State ex rel. Dakota Central Telephone Co. v. City of Huron

It appears from the application in this original' special proceeding that in 1898 the defendant city by ordinance granted to one J. W. L. Zietlow, his successors and assigns, the right to construct and maintain through and upon its streets, alleys, and public grounds all poles, posts, and appliances necessary and proper for supplying to its citizens communication by telephone, subject to the conditions expressed therein, the right thus granted being expressly limited to a term of 10 years from and after the passage of the ordinance; that thereafter, and in 1898, Zietlow constructed and…