Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-10-02
Ordinance No. as.

An Ordinance Authorizing and EmpOW-
ering Albert III. Harris, his Associates,
Successors and Assigns TO Construct,
Operate and Maintain an Electrical
Plant in the City OF Sturgis, Meade
County, South Dakota, and contract
ing with the said Albert H. Harris,
his Associates, Successors and Assigns
for the Lighting OF the Streets of said
City by Electric Lights.
Be it ordained by the city council Of
the city Of Sturgis:
Sec. L. Albert H. Harris, his associ-
ates, successors and assigns are hereby
granted the exclusive right to construct,
and for period of twenty years, to OPP
crate and maintain an electric plant for
the purpose OF furnishing to said city
and to the inhabitants OF said city and
it's vicinity, light, heat and power, and
to erect maintain and use all the neces-
sary wires for conveying electricity with
all supports and structures necessary
and proper therefor, or all necessary APP
purtenances thereto, in, upon, over,
through and along and across all streets,
alleys and highways and public grounds
of said city as the same now exists or
may be hereafter laid out or extended.
Sec. 2. ALI poles, wires or other
things necessary for the purposes men
toned in the preceding section shall be
SO placed and used as to interfere as lit
tie as practicable with the ordinary uses
of the streets, alleys, highways and pub
lie grounds of said city.
Sec. 8. It shall be unlawful for any
person, without the authority of the said
Albert FL. Harris, his associates, success.
ors or assigns, to interfere or NEEDLE
with, impair, injure or remove any Of
the property OF the said Albert lei. Har.
ris, his associates, successors or assigns
appertaining to or used in connection
with the said electrical plant, or to at
tach thereto any placard, handbill o.
other thing whatsoever, and any person
violating any of the provisions of thil
section, shall upon conviction thereof b.
punished by fine of not more thar
twenty five dollars nor less than one dol
lar, and the costs of prosecution, or BY
imprisonment for term Of not NOR,
than sixty days nor less than five days
Sec. 4. The said Albert H. Harri
his associates, successors or assigns shall
on or before January l, 1892, have sale
electrical plant completed and in opera
ton to an extent sufficient at least h
furnish to said city for lighting tn
!. streets thereof, five arc electric lights o
two thousand nominal candle powe
each.
Sec. 5. In consideration of the con
struction, operation and maintenance @
the said electrical plant, within said cit
and of the lighting of the streets of sal
city by electric light, the said city @
Sturgis hereby agrees to rent and doe
hereby rent from the said Albert I'll. Hal
ris, his associates, successors and assign
for and during the term of the franchis
hereby granted, the five arc electri
lights mentioned in the next precedin
section, and the said city hereby agree
to pay as rental for said lights in equt
quarter-yearly payments, on the firt
days of January, April, July and Noven
Der of each and every year during th
said term, the sum Of two hundred do
lars each per annum, in cash.
i Sec. 6. Within ninety days after til
publication OF this ordinance, the sal
Albert FL. Harris, his associates, sui
cessors or assigns may file with tt
auditor of said city of Sturgis an accep
ance thereof in writing, and thereupo
the same shall have the effect of and /
contract between the said Albert I
Harris, his associates, successors {
assigns and said city, and if not SO a.
cepted within said time the comme
council OF said city shall have the rigl
to repeal the same.
Sec. 7. This ordinance shall take 9
feet and be in force from and after i
passage and publication.
Passed September as, A. d. 1890.
Approved September 81, A. d. 189
: Attest: JOHN MoNHEIM,
PETER MunHEIMs, Mayor.
Auditor