City of Helena v. Helena Light & Railway Co.

On April 4, 1901, the city council of Helena enacted Ordinance No. 491, by the term of which there was granted to George M. Brill and his associates, successors and assigns, the right to acquire, construct, operate and maintain a street railway system over and upon the streets and avenues of the city then occupied by the tracks of the Helena Power and Light Company, which streets and avenues were particularly mentioned, and in addition thereto the right to use “such other streets and avenues as may hereafter be deemed needful by said grantee for the conduct of his said street railway…