15-2-1: FRANCHISE GRANTED:
There is hereby granted to NorthWestern Corporation DBA NorthWestern Energy, its successors, and assigns ("franchisee"), the right, privilege, and franchise (collectively the "franchise") under the terms contained herein to construct, equip, lay, maintain and operate in, under, upon, over and across the streets, avenues, alleys, highways, bridges, easements and other public places in the city of Whitefish, Montana ("city"), as now or hereafter constituted, natural gas delivery facilities for the purposes of transporting, conveying, distributing, supplying and selling natural gas services for heat, power and other purposes. Such natural gas services shall be provided at rates fixed and allowed by the Montana public service commission, and franchisee agrees to make publicly available the schedules of rates thus fixed or allowed as required by the laws of Montana. (Ord. 13-10, 12-2-2013)