The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-02-11

by authorized to give notice of sucl
special election as required by law
which said notice shall be in substan
TALLY the following form:
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION
Notice is hereby given that special
election shall be held at the same
time and place the regular or general
election is held in the city of Red
Lodge, Carbon County, Montana, on
the 9th day of April. 1926. from eight
O'Clock A. M. to six o'clock P. NJ. on
SAID day for the purpose of ascertain
ing the will of the qualified registered
electors who are resident freeholders
OF the city of Red Lodge, Carbon
County, Montana, and whose names
appear on the said city or county tax
roll preceding such special election,
as TO whether or not the City Council
of the said city of Red Lodge shall be
authorized and empowered to grant
by ordinance to the Northwestern
Improvement Company, a corporation,
Red Lodge, Carbon County, Montana,
a twenty-five (25) year franchise to
construct, operate and maintain upon,
along, under or over any of the streets
and alleys of the City of Red Lodge,
wires, pipes or other form of conduits
or conductors for the purpose of con-
Quoting electricity, air, gas, steam or
other form or medium of communicate
ing power, light and heat.
That places of voting at said special
election shall be as follows:
First Ward-Commissioners' Room
Carbon County Court House,
Second Ward Council Chamber,
City Hall,
Third Ward-Basement, Carbon
County High School Building.
Said proposed ordinance granting
said franchise applied for by the said
Northwestern Improvement Company,
a corporation, is in the words and fig
ures as follows:
ORDINANCE NO -
An Ordinance Granting to The North
western Improvement Company,
Corporation, its Successors and As
signs, the Privilege of Construct
ing, Operating and Maintaining
Light, Heat and Other Conduits,
Upon, Along, Under and Within the
Streets and Alleys in the City of
Red Lodge, State of Montana and
to Collect Reasonable Charges for
Services Rendered Thereby, and Re-
pealing Ordinances Inconsistent or
in Conflict Herewith.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RED
l09dIl. 1nO1N L ANA.
SECTION l. By virtue of author
ty vested in this Council by the cleo
;ors of the City of Red Lodge, at the
special election April 5, 1926, at which
| majority of votes cast were in favor
IT granting this Franchise, there is
hereby granted to the Northwestern
Company, a corporation,
is successors and assigns, the right,
privilege and franchise, to construct.
operate and maintain upon, along, un-
Ter or over any of the streets and al
eys OF the City of Red Lodge, wires,
pipes, or other form of conduits or
to be chosen and selected
" the grantee of this Franchise for
he purpose of conducting electricity,
'lr, gas, steam or other form or
medium of communicating power,
light or heat. The Grantee of the
lights, powers and privileges conferr-
ID by this section shall have the right
% collect reasonable charges for any
services rendered for and in behalf of
'ald City or any of the inhabitants
hereof.
SECTION 2. Poles may be erected
lpon the streets and alleys but in
erecting the same due care shall be
aiken that the said streets and alleys
hall not be made unsightly thereby,
md that the ordinary use of said
treets and alleys, for the purpose of
public travel shall not be abridged.
SECTION 8. Excavations may be
made in the said streets and alleys for
he purpose of laying and maintain
ng the conduits named in the first
section of this Ordinance, but the
treets and alleys shall be promptly
estored by said Grantee to their