Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-08-13

through said Section SO. and also COM
| mencing at the southwest corner OF
| the southeast quarter of Section "a. in
Township 81. Range west, thence
north to the road extending east and
west through the center OF Section %.
in said Township, thence west on said
road to the west line Of said Section
20. thence south to the southwest cor
ner thereof, thence west to the intersec-
ton with what is known as the Buck
Creek road, thence southeasterly along
said Buc! Creek road through Sections
%. 20 and SO to the Jones County line.
thence westerly along the south side of
Sections 33 32 and 81 to the southwest
corner of said Township 81. Range 4.
Your petitioners further request that
said permission be granted upon such
reasonable terms and conditions as
may be prescribed by your honorable
body in granting said franchise to your
petitioners.
Your petitioner further says that the
purpose Of constructing said transmits
sion line is to furnish electric light.
heat and power to the farmers along
said line and to such people in the
village OF said Sand Spring as may
desire III and said petitioner proposes
and pledges to furnish to those who
subscribe for Its current uninterrupted
electric service for twenty four hours
each day.
MONTICELLO ELECTRIC CO.,
BY F. N. Carpenter. president.
The following resolution was
adopted:
Be ii resolved by the Board OF Super
visors Of Delaware County, Iowa, That
the Monticello Electric Co., be and
hereby is granted the right to use the
highways in Delaware County. Iowa,
as specified in the above petition,
for the erection of poles and wire to
carry electricity OF high tension. pro-
vided that said grant is subject to the
following express conditions; That the
SAID Monticello Electric Co.. will not
oyerbuild the lines Of the Delaware
County Telephone CO., and IL the con-
struction and maintenance OF said high
tension wires interfere with the use OF
the lines of the Delaware County Tele-
phone Co.. then and in such event the
rule. order and decision of the Board
of Railroad Commissioners of Iowa.
filed December Goth, 1916, shall deter
mine the rights OF the Monticello Elec-
tric Co. and the Delaware County
Telephone Company In the matter OF
construction and maintenance OF lines
and compensation to be paid by the
Monticello Electric Co., to the Della
ware County Telephone Co. and neces-
sary changes first being submitted to
the Monticello Electric Co. with esti-
mated cost OF same. The franchise hes
comes null and void on all roads in the |
above petition that the lines are not !
built on within one year from this
date
a notion was made, seconded and
carried to reconsider the resolution
granting w. A. Milroy franchise to |
build electric transmission lines on the
highways in South Fork Township. |
granted July It'll. 1919, the following
was adopted:
Be It resolved by the Board Of Super
visors OF Delaware County. Iowa. That
the franchise granted w. A. Milroyl
July z. 1919 becomes null and void on |
all roads that the lines are not built
on within one year from the date OF |
the granting OF the franchise.
An application having been filed by |
w "A. Milroy Of Hopkinton. asking for |
franchise for the erection Of poles |
and wire for the transmission OF cleo |
tricity In South Fork and Union town
ships. q motion was made seconded and |
carried that the notice be published as
required by law and that Saturday. I
August 20. 1919 at 10 o'clock d. m. be
set for hearing objections.
A motion was made. seconded and !
carried that the scale OF wages be set
for patrolman at zoe per hour.
A motion was made seconded and |
carried that the auditor be authorized /
to issue warrants for all claims allow /
ed at this meeting.
A motion was made seconded and
carried that this meeting adjourn until /
August %, 1919.
The minutes Of this meeting were
read and approved.
ROBERT FISHEL. Auditor.
F "A. MEAD. chairman.