State ex rel. Olympia v. Olympia Light & Power Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Thurs-ton county, Mitchell, J., entered August 27, 1915, upon findings in favor of the plaintiffs, in an action for a writ of mandamus, tried to the court.
1Opinion of the CourtHolcomb, J.
In June, 1890, Olympia, a city of the third class, conferred upon appellant, a public service corporation, by ordinance No. 897, the right to construct, maintain, and operate a street railway upon certain streets, including that portion of Fourth street situated between Eastside street and Puget street. The life of this franchise was twenty-five years. The franchise was accepted by appellant, and later, on September 8, 1891, by ordinance No. 548, the original franchise was extended for a further period of twenty-five years, making the total life of the franchise fifty years. Section 2 of the…
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