Franchises

RAILROADS

LONGVIEW, PORTLAND & NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY

ORDINANCE NO. 24

An ordinance granting to the Longview, Portland & Northern Railway Company, its successors and assigns, the right, privilege, franchise and authority to lay down, construct, maintain and operate railway tracks in, along, over, upon and across certain streets, avenues, alleys, highways and other public places which are now dedicated to the public or which may hereafter be dedicated to the public in the City of Longview, Cowlitz County, Washington, together with all telephone and telegraph lines and appurtenances necessary or convenient in the operation of said tracks. (Expires 1974)

ORDINANCE NO. 245

An ordinance granting to the Longview, Portland & Northern Railway Company, its successors and assigns, the right, privilege, franchise and authority to lay down, construct, maintain and operate railway tracks in, along, over, upon and across certain streets, avenues, alleys, highways and other public places which are now dedicated to the public or which may hereafter be dedicated to the public in the City of Longview, Cowlitz County, Washington, together with all telephone and telegraph lines and appurtenances necessary or convenient in the operation of said tracks. (Expires 1982)

COLUMBIA & COWLITZ
RAILWAY COMPANY

ORDINANCE NO. 1745

An ordinance granting to the Columbia & Cowlitz Railway Company, its successors and assigns, the right and franchise to construct, maintain, and operate a railway within certain described limits of the City of Longview. (Expires 1995)

ORDINANCE NO. 2380

An ordinance granting to the Columbia & Cowlitz Railway Company, its successors and assigns, for a period of twenty years, the right and franchise to construct, maintain, and operate a railroad and energy transmission lines within certain described limits of the City of Longview, providing that the franchise may assign a part of this franchise to Weyerhauser Company, and repealing Ordinance No. 1745.

ORDINANCE NO. 3230

An ordinance granting to the Columbia & Cowlitz Railway, LLC, its successors and assigns, for a period of 20 years, the right and franchise to construct, maintain, and operate railroad and energy transmission lines within certain described limits of the City of Longview, and repealing Ordinance No. 2380.

ORDINANCE NO. 3265

An ordinance granting to the Columbia & Cowlitz Railway, LLC, its successors and assigns, for a period of twenty years, the right and franchise to construct, maintain, and operate a railroad within certain described limits of the City of Longview, and repealing Ordinance No. 2380 and 3230.

NORTHERN PACIFIC
RAILWAY COMPANY, ET AL.

ORDINANCE NO. 454

An ordinance granting to Northern Pacific Railway Company, a Wisconsin corporation; Henry A Scandrett, Walter J. Cummings and George I. Haight, Trustees of the Property of Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Company: Oregon Washington Railroad & Navigation Company, an Oregon corporation, and its lessee, Union Pacific Railroad Company, a Utah corporation, and Great Northern Railway Company, a Minnesota corporation, and to their successors and assigns, a franchise to construct, maintain and operate an industrial spur track over and across Columbia Way in the City of Longview in Cowlitz County, Washington (No expiration date)

SEWERS

COWLITZ COUNTY

ORDINANCE NO. 21

An ordinance granting to Cowlitz County for the benefit of Consolidated Diking Improvement District No. 1 of said County and to the Supervisors of said District a franchise to construct and maintain a drainage ditch in that portion of 26th Ave. in Highlands Addition to Longview No. 1, lying South of the Northerly line of Beech St. (No expiration date)

COLUMBIA AMUSEMENTS INC.

ORDINANCE NO. 41

An ordinance granting to the Columbia Amusements, Inc., its successors and assigns, the right to place, lay and install, maintain, operate and use, in, upon and under the alley in Block 82, Plat of Longview No. 2, Longview, Washington, from Maple Street to Michigan Street, a storm sewer therein. (No expiration date)

COWLITZ COUNTY

ORDINANCE NO. 1657

An ordinance granting to Cowlitz County, a political subdivision of the State of Washington, the nonexclusive right to place, erect, lay, maintain and operate in, under, upon and along certain streets, thoroughfares and public highways in the City of Longview, an interceptor line for the transmission of sewage to said County’s treatment plant. (Expires 2023) (Amended by Ord. 1709, passed October 10, 1974)

WATER SERVICE

LONGVIEW PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY

ORDINANCE NO. 25

An ordinance granting to Longview Public Service Company the right to keep and maintain, and to install, erect, maintain, repair and use fire hydrants over, under and upon the public thoroughfares of the City of Longview. (Expires 1974)

ORDINANCE NO. 153

An ordinance granting to Longview Public Service Company, a corporation of the State of Washington, and its successors and assigns, the right and franchise to construct, maintain, use and operate within the City of Longview, State of Washington, and in the avenues, streets, ways, lanes, alleys, highways and public parks and grounds thereof, for the purpose of distribution of water therein, underground pipes, hydrants, and all connections or appliances necessary to operate same. (Expires 1976)

ORDINANCE NO. 213

An ordinance reenacting the terms and provisions of a certain ordinance, being No. 153, entitled as follows, to wit:

An ordinance granting to Longview Public Service Company, a corporation of the State of Washington, its successors and assigns, the right and franchise to construct, maintain, use and operate within the City of Longview, State of Washington, and in the avenues, streets, ways, lanes, alleys, highways and public parks and grounds thereof, for the purpose of distribution of water therein, underground pipes, hydrants, and all connections or appliances necessary to operate same.

passed December 14, 1926, and approved by the Mayor December 18, 1926; empowering the Mayor of the City of Longview to enter into a hydrant rental contract with the Washington Gas and Electric Company under and pursuant to said ordinance as so reenacted; and cancelling and terminating the hydrant rental contract of December 21, 1926, heretofore entered into with the Longview Public Service Company, and supplement thereto. (Expires 1976)

ELECTRICAL SERVICE

LONGVIEW PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY

ORDINANCE NO. 152

An ordinance granting to Longview Public Service Company, its successors and assigns, the right and franchise to construct, maintain, use and operate within the City of Longview, State of Washington, for purposes of the distribution of electricity therein, substations, pole lines, wires, underground cables and other conduits and all appliances necessary to operate the same, and repealing Ordinance No. 35, passed February 3, 1924. (Expires 1976)

ORDINANCE NO. 214

An ordinance reenacting the terms and provisions of a certain ordinance, being No. 152, entitled as follows, to wit:

An ordinance granting to Longview Public Service Company, its successors and assigns, the

right and franchise to construct, maintain, use and operate within the City of Longview, State of Washington, for the purpose of the distribution of electricity therein, substations, pole lines, wires, underground cables and other conduits, and all appliances necessary to operate the same, and repealing Ordinance No. 35, passed February 3, 1924.

passed December 14, 1926, and amending Section 2 thereof, and repealing Ordinance No. 185, entitled as follows, to wit:

An ordinance amending Section 2 of Ordinance No. 152, entitled ‘An ordinance granting to Longview Public Service Company, its successors and assigns, the right and franchise to construct, maintain, use and operate within the City of Longview, State of Washington, for purpose of distribution of electricity therein, substations, pole lines, wires, underground cables and other conduits and all appliances necessary to operate the same, and repealing Ordinance No. 35, passed February 3, 1924,’ passed December 14, 1926.

passed January 17, 1928. (Expires 1976)

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

ORDINANCE NO. 410

An ordinance of the City of Longview granting to the United States of America a right-of-way for a term of fifty years for the construction, operation and maintenance of electric power transmission circuits, together with the necessary equipment and facilities appurtenant thereto, over and across certain city streets in the City of Longview, Washington. (Expires 1992)

ORDINANCE NO. 482

An ordinance of the City of Longview granting to the United States of America a right-of-way for a term of fifty years for the construction, operation and maintenance of electric power transmission circuits, together with the necessary equipment and facilities appurtenant thereto, over and across certain city streets and ways in the City of Longview, Washington. (Expires 1995)

ORDINANCE NO. 656

An ordinance of the City of Longview granting to the United States of America a right-of-way for a term of fifty years for operating and maintenance of electric power transmission circuits, together with the necessary equipment and facilities appurtenant thereto, upon and along California and Columbia Way in the City of Longview, Washington. (Expires 2002)

PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT No. 1

ORDINANCE NO. 1831

An ordinance granting to Public Utility District No. 1 of Cowlitz County, Washington, a franchise to construct, maintain, use and operate within the City of Longview, on the streets, alleys and other places, utility facilities for the transmission and distribution of electricity and water.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

ORDINANCE NO. 3237

An ordinance of the City of Longview, Washington, granting to the United States of America, Department of Energy, Bonneville Power Administration, a non-exclusive franchise for an electric transmission system in, on, over, upon, under, along, through and across public rights-of-way of the City of Longview, Washington, prescribing certain rights, duties, terms, and conditions with respect thereto.

GAS SERVICE

TWIN CITIES GAS COMPANY

ORDINANCE NO. 662

An ordinance granting to Twin Cities Gas Company, its successors or assigns, the right and privilege to use and occupy the streets, avenues, lanes, alleys, highways and other public places of the City of Longview, State of Washington, for the purpose of supplying, distributing and selling gas to the inhabitants of the City, and elsewhere; and the right and privilege of constructing, and thereafter maintaining, a gas works, mains, service pipes and other necessary equipment in said City, for the manufacture and distribution of gas, and to manufacture, convey, distribute and sell gas for light, fuel, power, heat and other purposes, and repealing Ordinance No. 208 of said City. (Expires 1978)

ORDINANCE NO. 927

An ordinance amending Ordinance No. 662 of the City of Longview passed by the City Council on the 12th day of March, 1953, entitled

An Ordinance granting to Twin Cities Gas Company, its successors or assigns, the right and privilege to use and occupy the streets, avenues, lanes, alleys, highways and other public places of the City of Longview, State of Washington, for the purpose of supplying, distributing and selling gas to the inhabitants of the City, and elsewhere; and the right and privilege of constructing and thereafter maintaining, a gas works, mains, service pipes and other necessary equipment in said City, for the manufacture and distribution of gas, and to manufacture, convey, distribute and sell gas for light, fuel, power, heat and other purposes, and repealing Ordinance No. 208 of said City.

(Expires 1978)

ORDINANCE NO. 663

An ordinance fixing the percentage of gross receipts to be paid to the City of Longview by the Twin Cities Gas Company, for the rights and privileges granted to said Twin Cities Gas Company by said City under that certain franchise created by Ordinance No. 662 of the City of Longview. (Expires 1978)

CASCADE NATURAL GAS CORPORATION

ORDINANCE NO. 2854

An ordinance granting to Cascade Natural Gas Corporation, a Washington corporation, its successors or assigns, the right and privilege to use and occupy the streets, avenues, lanes, alleys, highways and other public places of the city of Longview, state of Washington, for the purpose of supplying, distributing and selling gas to the inhabitants of the city, and elsewhere; and the right and privilege of constructing, and thereafter maintaining a gas works, mains, service pipes and other necessary equipment in said city, for the distribution of gas for light, fuel, power, heat and other purposes, for a term of twenty-five years and repealing Ordinance No. 1882 of said city. (Expires 2028)

TELEPHONE SERVICE

PACIFIC NORTHWEST BELL

ORDINANCE NO. 1288

An Ordinance granting a revocable permit to Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone Company to install, maintain and operate public telephone booths at various locations on city property and city streets. (No expiration date)

US SPRINT CORPORATION

ORDINANCE NO. 2284

An Ordinance granting a franchise to US Sprint Communications Company, to construct, operate and maintain underground cables, wires, conduits, manholes, drains, splicing boxes and other facilities in, under and through the public streets and public property of the City of Longview for the purpose of operating as a carrier of long distance telecommunications traffic.

CABLE TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

MOUNT SOLO CABLE T.V. ET. AL.

ORDINANCE NO. 1240

An ordinance granting separate franchises to John W. Blood and Garnet A. Blood, doing business as “Mount Solo Cable TV”; Longview Publishing Company, a corporation; Cowlitz Cablevision Inc.; and Telecable, Inc., to construct, operate and maintain coaxial cable subscriber systems for television, radio and other audiovisual electrical signal distribution throughout the City of Longview. (Expires 1980)

KING BROADCASTING COMPANY

ORDINANCE NO. 1248

An ordinance amending Section 1 of Ordinance No. 1240 of the City of Longview, relating to the granting of franchises for the construction, operation and maintenance of coaxial cable subscriber systems for television, radio and other audiovisual electrical signal distribution throughout the City of Longview, by providing for the granting of such a franchise to The King Broadcasting Company, and adding a new section to said ordinance to be known as Section 29. (Expires 1980)

COWLITZ CABLEVISION, INC.

ORDINANCE NO. 1992

An ordinance granting a franchise to Cowlitz Cablevision, Inc. to construct, operate and maintain coaxial cable subscriber systems for television, radio and other audio-visual electrical signal distribution throughout the City of Longview. (Expires 1995)

ORDINANCE NO. 2789

An ordinance granting a franchise to Cowlitz Cablevision, Inc. to construct, operate, and maintain a cable communications system for television, radio, and other audio-visual electrical signal distribution throughout the City of Longview. (Expires 2016)

ORDINANCE NO. 3164

An ordinance extending the termination date of midnight December 31, 2013 to a termination date of midnight December 31, 2016, of that non-exclusive, revocable franchise, as authorized under Ordinance No. 2789 to Cowlitz Cablevision, Inc., dba Adelphia Cable Communications, and later assigned under Resolution No. 1813 to Time Warner NY Cable LLC, a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation. (Expires 2016)

CASCADE NETWORKS, INC.

ORDINANCE NO. 2852

An ordinance granting a non-exclusive, revocable franchise for a thirteen (13) year period commencing January 1, 2003, for the purpose of constructing, operating and maintaining a communications system within the City of Longview, and providing that in lieu of a franchise fee, the franchisee will be subject to a non-discriminatory utility tax equal to 6% of its gross revenues. (Expires 2016)

NORTHWEST OPEN ACCESS NETWORK

ORDINANCE NO. 3177

An ordinance granting to Northwest Open Access Network, [NOANet], a Washington non-profit mutual corporation, a non-exclusive franchise to install, operate, and maintain a telecommunication system in, on, over, upon, under, along, and across public rights-of-way of the City of Longview, Washington, prescribing certain rights, duties, terms, and conditions with respect thereto. (Expires 2036)

LIGHTSPEED NETWORKS INC., DBA LS NETWORKS

ORDINANCE NO. 3243

An ordinance of the City of Longview granting a non-exclusive franchise to construct, install, operate, maintain, repair, or remove fiber optic cables within the public ways of the City of Longview.

ASTOUND BROADBAND, LLC

ORDINANCE NO. 3294

An ordinance of the City of Longview granting Astound Broadband, LLC a non-exclusive franchise for the transmission of telecommunications in, through, over and under the rights-of-way of the City of Longview.

LIGHTSPEED NETWORKS INC., dba LS NETWORKS

ORDINANCE NO. 3481

An ordinance of the City of Longview granting a nonexclusive franchise to construct, install, operate, maintain, repair, or remove fiber optic cables within the public ways of the City of Longview. (Expires 2033)

GARBAGE COLLECTION

CLAUD STANLEY WILLIS

ORDINANCE NO. 1351

An ordinance granting a franchise to Claud Stanley Willis to collect and dispose of garbage within certain portions of the City of Longview for a period of five (5) years. (Expires 1972)

CLAUD STANLEY WILLIS

ORDINANCE NO. 1850

An ordinance granting a franchise to Claud Stanley Willis to collect and dispose of garbage within certain portions of the City of Longview for a period of five (5) years. (Expires 1982)

CLAUD STANLEY WILLIS

ORDINANCE NO. 1978

An ordinance granting a franchise to Claud Stanley Willis to collect and dispose of garbage within certain portions of the City of Longview for a period of five (5) years.

CLAUD STANLEY WILLIS

ORDINANCE NO. 2193

An ordinance granting a franchise to Claud Stanley Willis to collect and dispose of garbage within certain portions of the City of Longview for a period of five (5) years.

CLAUD STANLEY WILLIS

ORDINANCE NO. 2282

An ordinance granting a franchise to Claud Stanley Willis to collect and dispose of garbage within certain portions of the City of Longview for a period of five years.

CLAUD STANLEY WILLIS

ORDINANCE NO. 2313

An ordinance granting a franchise to Claud Stanley Willis to collect and dispose of garbage within certain portions of the City of Longview for a period of five years.

ORDINANCE NO. 2431

An ordinance granting a franchise to Claud Stanley Willis to collect and dispose of garbage within certain portions of the City of Longview for a period of five years. (Repealed by Ordinance 2432)

CLAUD STANLEY WILLIS

ORDINANCE NO. 2468

An ordinance granting a franchise to Claud Stanley Willis to collect and dispose of garbage within certain portions of the City of Longview for a period of five years.

WASTE CONTROL, INC.

ORDINANCE NO. 2523

An ordinance granting a franchise to Waste Control. Inc., to collect and dispose of garbage within certain portions of the City of Longview for a period of five years.

CYCLONE FENCES

WILLIAM J. SWANSON

ORDINANCE NO. 1654

An ordinance granting a revocable permit to William J. Swanson to install and maintain a cyclone type fence within the Pacific Way street right-of-way.

EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS

PORTLAND GENERAL
ELECTRIC COMPANY

ORDINANCE NO. 2047

An ordinance granting to Portland General Electric Company a franchise to construct, maintain, use and operate within the City of Longview, on certain streets, property of the City of Longview, as shown on Exhibit “A,” for the installation of an early warning system.

ENERGY TRANSMISSION FACILITIES

WEYERHAEUSER NR COMPANY, NORTH PACIFIC PAPER CORPORATION AND
SOLVAY CHEMICALS, INC.

ORDINANCE NO. 3266

An ordinance granting to Weyerhaeuser NR Company, North Pacific Paper Corporation and Solvay Chemicals51    56, Inc., their successors and assigns, for a period of twenty (20) years, the non-exclusive right and franchise to construct, maintain, and operate energy transmission facilities within certain described limits of the City of Longview, and repealing Ordinance Nos. 2380 and 3230.

SMALL CELL WIRELESS

COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS

VERIZON WIRELESS (VAW), LLC

ORDINANCE NO. 3416

An ordinance of the city of Longview, Washington granting to Verizon Wireless (VAW) LLC dba Verizon Wireless, a Delaware limited liability company, a non-exclusive franchise to install, operate and maintain a small cell wireless communications system in, on, over, upon, along and across city rights-of-way within the city of Longview.

CELLCO PARTNERSHIP
DBA VERIZON WIRELESS

ORDINANCE NO. 3428

An ordinance of the city of Longview, Washington granting to Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wireless, a non-exclusive franchise to install, operate and maintain a small cell wireless communications system in, on, over, upon, along and across city rights of way within the city of Longview.

WODEN, LLC

ORDINANCE NO. 3429

An ordinance of the city of Longview, Washington granting to Woden LLC, a non-exclusive franchise to install, operate and maintain a small cell wireless communications system in, on, over, upon, along and across city rights of way within the city of Longview.