The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-04-01

city of Red Lodge, Carbon County,
Montana, and whose names appear on
the said city or county tax-roll pre-
eeding such special election, as to
whether or not the City Council of the
said city of Red Lodge shall be author
lied and empowered to grant by ord :
nance to the Northwestern Improve
ment 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 communi-
eating power, light and heat.
That the places of voting at said
special election will be as follows:
First observation-disclosures 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,
corporation, is in the words and
figures as follows:
ORDINANCE No.
An Ordinance granting to the North
western Improvement Company,
corporation, its successors and as
signs, the privilege of constructing,
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 repeating
ordinances inconsisuel.. = - s'''sS
Herewith.
Be it Ordained by the Council of the
City of Red Lodge, Montana:
Section /. By virtue Of authority
vested in this Council by the electors
of the city of Red Lodge, at the spe-
cial election April s, 1926, at which
| majority of votes cast were in favor
\ of granting this Franchise, there Is
y hereby granted to the Northwestern
Improvement Company, corporation
it's successors and assigns, the right
\ privilege and franchise, to construct
II operate and maintain upon, along
Il under or over any of the streets ane
H alleys of the city of Red Lodge, wires
II pipes, or other form of conduits O.
II conductors to be chosen and selecte,
II by the grantee of this Franchise TO
= the purpose. of conducting electricity
air, gas, steam or other form o
Il medium of communicating power
Il light or heat. The Grantee of tn
II rights, powers and privileges confer
II red by this section shall have tn
II right to collect reasonable charges flo
II any services rendered for and in be
n half of said city or any of the inhat
II itants thereof.
II Section 2. Poles may be erecte
upon the streets and alleys but
: erecting the same due care shall b
y taken that the said streets and alley
II shall not be made unsightly thereb.
Il and that the ordinary use Of sal
h streets and alleys, for the purpose c
h public travel shall not be abridged.
Il Section 8. Excavations may b
II made in said streets and alleys for tn
= purpose of laying and maintaining tn
- conduits named in the first section Q
this Ordinance, but the streets an
n alleys shall be promptly restored b
said Grantee to their former condition
II and no disturbance Of the streets an
II alleys for the said purpose shall b
II permitted longer or to any create
II extent than is necessary.
!. Section a. II at any time sal
= Northwestern Improvement Company
N corporation, it's successors or as
signs, shall fall, neglect or refuse
n except for any cause beyond it's cor
troll, for sixty (60) consecutive day
ar to accept the grant herein given an
otherwise to comply with the provis
ions of this ordinance, then and i
" such event, this Franchise and a,
rights under it shall, at the option 0
:, said City Council after thirty go
~ days written notice served by regis
tered mail upon said Northwestern
" Improvement Company, corporation
at Red Lodge, Montana, its successor
or assigns, be forfeited and all coven
= ants and agreements herein containe
- shall cease to be binding upon sal
: city of Red Lodge, and the rights AM