The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-08-08
ORDINANCE NO. 4sl

ORDINANCE NO. 4sl
An Ordinance. of the City Of
Kennewick. Washington. granting
to Roy II. Skill. his Heirs. Success
sors and Assigns. a Non-Exclusive
License and Franchise for a Period
of twenty-five (25) Years to
Construct. Maintain and Operate
In and on the Present and Future
Streets. Alleys and Public Places
Of the City Of Kennewick. County
Of Benton. Washington, and Its
Successors. Electric Light and
Power Lines and Appurtenances
Thereto. for the Purpose of Sup
plying Electricity and Electric Ser
vice to the City of Kennewick. the
Inhabitants Thereof and Others.
Subject to the Terms and Condi-
tions Of This Ordinance.
The City Council of the City of
Kennewick do ordain as follows:
Section 1.-The City of Kenne-
wick, Washington, a municipal
corporation, hereinafter called the
City, does hereby grant to Roy IL.
Skill, his heirs, successors and
assigns, hereinafter called the
Grantee, non-exclusive license
and franchise for the period Of
twenty-five (25) years from and
after the effective date of this or
dinance, to construct, maintain and
operate in and on the present and
future streets, alleys and public
places of the City, and its sue
cessors, electric light and power
lines, with all the necessary or de-
sirable appurtenances Gncluding
underground conduits, poles, wires
and telephone and telegraph wires
for its own use), for the purpose
of supplying electricity and cleo
trio service to the City and the in
habitants thereof, and to persons
and corporations beyond the limits
of the City for light, power, heat
and other purposes, subject to the
terms and conditions hereinafter
specified. ~. >, s..-'..... IT
Section 2. The height, location
and method of installation and
maintenance of all poles, wires,
fixtures, underground conduits,
and appurtenances shall be under
the reasonable regulation and SUI
pervision of the City Council, or
by such committee of the Council,
or such official of the City as may
be designated by the Council, but
such regulation and supervision
shall not interfere with the proper
operation of said lines and appur-
tenances; poles shall be erected in
alleys wherever practicable, and
all such poles, wires, fixtures, UNI
derground conduits and appurten-
ances shall be so constructed and
maintained as to interfere as little
as possible with street or other
traffic. &
Section 8. The. service to be fur
nished hereunder by the Grantee
to the City and the inhabitants
thereof shall be twenty-four hour
service, Interruptions due to un-
avoidable accident, interference or
other causes beyond the reason
able control of the Grantee except
ed and shall be subject to such
reasonable rules and regulations
as the Grantee may make from
time to time for the proper con-
duct of the business, including the
requirement of reasonable security
for the payment of its bills. Such
service and all rates and charges
therefor, and all rules and regu-
lations pertaining thereto or to the
making Of necessary and proper
extensions of service, shall be SUBJ
ject at all times to the rules, regu-
lations and orders lawfully pre-
scribed by the Department of
Public Utilities of the State of
Washington, or by any other law
full authority having jurisdiction
in the premises.
Section 4. When necessary in
order to permit any duly author
lied person to move any building
or other structure across or along
any street, alley or public place
within the City, the Grantee shall
temporarily raise or remove its
wires, fixtures and appurtenances
upon such streets, alleys or public
places, upon reasonable notice in
advance from the City Clerk, at
such time and in such manner as
may be necessary reasonably to
accommodate such moving, con-
sistently with the maintenance of
proper service to the customers
of the Grantee; provided, however,
that the cost to the Grantee of
such temporary raising or remov-
al, and of any interruption of the
Grantees service to the custom
ers caused thereby, shall first be
paid or satisfactorily secured to
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