The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-06-16
ORDINANCE NO. "a.

An ordinance granting to The Pacific
Telephone and Telegraph Company, a
corporation. its successors and assigns,
poles. wires and other appliances and
conductors and to lay underground wires
for the transmission of electricity for tele-
under the streets, alleys. evenues. public
thoroughfares and public highways in the
town of Oroville, State of Washington
and to exercise the privilege of operating
telephone and telegraph instruments in,
and doing general telephone and tele-
graph business in the said Town of Oro-
vile. State Of Washington.
Be 1t ordered by the Town Council of
the Town of Oroville as follows:
Section There is hereby granted by
the Town Of Oroville to The Pacific Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company, a corpo-
ration. its successors and assigns, the
right and privilege to do a general tele-
phone and telegraph business within the
Town Of Oroville and to place, erect, lay
maintain and operate in. upon, and I'M
der the Streets alleys, avenues. public
thoroughfares and public highways with
appliances and conductors for the trans
mission of electricity for telephone ana
telegraph purposes, but wherever practi-
the ground shall be erected in the alleys
Of the said town. Such wires and applI-
ances and conductors may be strung up
at the option Of the grantee, its success
sors and assigns, may be laid under
ground in pipes or conduits or otherwise
protected, and such other apparatus may
be used as may be necessary or proper
to operate and maintain the same.
Section at shall be lawful for said
The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph
make all needful excavations in any of
such streets alleys avenues and public
thoroughfares and public highways in
said Town of Oroville, for the purpose of
placing, erecting, laying and maintaining
poles or other supports. conduits or con-
ductors for said wires, or for repairing
renewing or replacing the same: Saio
work shall be done in compliance with the
necessary rules, regulations, ordinances
or orders which may. during the contin
time to time by the Town of Orovlle.
Section 3.-Whenever the Pacific Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company. its sue
the streets for any purpose aforesaid, it
or they shall restore the same to good
order and condition as soon as practicable
to do so, The Town Of Oroville shall have
the right to fix a reasonable time within
which such repairs and restoration of
ure Of such repairs being made by said
company, its successors and assigns, The
Town Of Oroville shall cause such re-
sad the paee respho ns ahd Tee
graph Company, its successors or assigns
Section l.-Nothing in this ordinance
shall be construed In any way to proven,
Oroville from sewering. grading. plank
ing, rocking. paving. repairing. altering
or n improving s,a any OF the streets, alleys alleys
highways within the Town of Orovile in
OF upon which the poles. wires or other
conductors Of said company shall be
ments shall be done, IL possible, so as not
to obstruct or prevent the free use of
said poles, wires, conductors, conduts,
pipes or other apparatus.
Section BIN consideration OF this
franchise and the rights and privileges
herein contained; The Pacific Telephone
and assigns. gives and grants to the said
Town Of Orovile without further charge
the. right and privilege to suspend ana
grantee it's successors or assigns in streets
alleys. avenues and public thoroughfares
and public highways Aforesaid. any ana
phone and telegraph service, and when
ever The Pacific Telephone and Tele-
graph Company, its successors or assigns
to the ue of such underground pipes ana
conduits or other protection for carrying
underground its wires used for police
vice. and the use Of three telephones for
transacting the business Of the tow
within the corporate limits thereof, such
wtn the a limits Sa as ma4 Se
the Town of brownie. Said Company fur
less the said Town Of Oroville OF and
from any and all damages, expenses,
costs and charges and against all such
loss and liability that may be caused to
any person or persons by reason of the
negligence of said company in setting or
placing any Of its poles. wires, conduc-
tors or other apparatus, or for its failure
or negligence in maintaining or repair
ing the same.
Section 6.-The rights and privileges
and franchises herein granted shall con-
tinue and be in force for the period OF
(25) years from and after
the date of the passage of this ordinance.
Section This ordinance shall take
effect and be in force from and after its
passage and publication.
Passed first and second reading this 5th
Approved this 18th day Of June. 1916
J. T. SAMSON. Mayor.
Published June ls. 1915.