TABLE II: FRANCHISES
Ord./Res. No.
Date Passed
Description
Ord./Res. No.
Date Passed
Description
16
7-11-1908
Granting to J.J. Colburn the right to put in and maintain in the street and public grounds electric lights, poles and wires
20
5-14-1912
Granting permission to the Eastern Minnesota Power Company to erect and maintain poles, masts, wires and other fixtures for the purpose of furnishing light, powers and heat by means of electricity
22
7-7-1913
Granting to Hinckley Electric Company the right to put in and maintain electric light poles and wires through 5-8-1928
24
11-20-1914
Granting to Tri-State Telephone and Telegraph Company the right to construct, maintain and operate telephone lines for a period of 25 years
25
5-10-1915
Granting to the Farmers’ Cooperative Telephone Company the right to construct, maintain and operate telephone lines and to maintain a telephone exchange for a period of 25 years
26
9-7-1916
Granting to the Standard Oil Company permission to construct and maintain warehouses, tanks and other buildings necessary to meet the requirements of its business at this point for a period of ten years
46
- -1928
Granting to Minnesota Power and Light Company the right to construct and maintain an electric distribution system
51
3-1-1938
Granting to Minnesota Power and Light Company the right to construct and maintain an electric distribution system for a period of 20 years
56
9-27-1950
Granting to Iron Ranges Natural Gas Company the right to manufacture, import, transport, sell and distribute gas for heating, illuminating and other purposes for a period of 22 years
57
3-2-1954
Granting to Northern Natural Gas Company (operating as Peoples Natural Gas) a non-exclusive authority to erect and maintain a gas plant and/or gas system for the transmission, distribution and sale of natural gas for all uses for a period of 25 years
517
6-6-1972
Granting to Minnesota Power and Light Company the right to construct and maintain an electric distribution and transmission system for a period of 20 years
529
10-3-1978
Granting to Northern Natural Gas Company (operating as Peoples Natural Gas) a non-exclusive authority to erect and maintain a gas plant and/or gas system for the transmission, distribution and sale of natural gas for all uses for a period of 25 years
541
6-5-1984
Creating and awarding a cable communications franchise to Savage Communications, d/b/a Hinckley Cable TV, for an initial period of 15 years
557
10-3-1989
Granting to Minnesota Power and Light Company the right to construct and maintain an electric distribution and transmission system for a period of 20 years
596
11-2-1999
Creating and awarding a cable communications franchise to Savage Communications, d/b/a Hinckley Cable TV, for a period of 15 years
622
8-5-2003
Granting a natural gas franchise to Aquila, Inc., d/b/a Aquila Networks, a Delaware corporation, for a period of 25 years
3-2009
10-6-2009
Granting to Minnesota Power a franchise to construct and maintain an electric distribution and/or transmission system for a period of 20 years