Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1892-10-14

An Ordinance Providing For the Con-
struction and Operation Of Gas and
Electric Lights Works in the
City Of Little Falls,
Minnesota.
The Common Council Of tho City of Little Falls,
90 ordain rs follows, to-Wit: rs.
v. Berg, Mary Gross, Fred stangI and Philip
Gress, pc, and are hereby granted, for term of
tnltty years beginning Oh the date Of the passage
OF tnls ordinance. the privilege OF laying gas
and pipes in the streets, avenues and alleys
OF said City Of Little Falls Morrison county. Min
nesota and all additions to said city, subject to
the terms and considerations hereinafter con-
SECTION 2. That said P H. Gross, John Wetzel,
J: W. Berg, Mary Gross, Fred Stangl and Phillip
Gross, be, and are hereby granted for the term OF
IRON the TINS and
electric wires thereon in the streets, avenues and
alleys Of said city and the additions thereto, to
the terms and considerations hereinafter named
SECTION 8. The said p. H. Gross, John: Wetzel,
ady 6tsns Of and
WORKS within thirty days from the passage OF
this ordinance and snail have completed at least
one and one-half miles OF gas mains on Or before
work may be prosecuted by any responsible COM
pany or corporation OF. parties to whom said
rights may be assigned; and provided further
Mary Gross, Fred stangl and Philip Gross shall
complete compliance with the provisions of
this ordinance until the City Council may ap;,
the asstgnees only shall be held responsible for
the subsequent compliance with this ordnance.
SEC: A., Said gas mains and pipes shall be laid
which may have been laid IN said city prior to
the laying of such gasmains and pipes provided,
that such gas mains and pipes shall be SO laid
sewers to become frozen, and any damages which
may be caused to said water mains and sewers,
shall be repaired at the expense of the company
damage; the minimum size Of the gas mains
which shall be laid shall be three inch pipes;
there shall be laid Of said mains and pipes, on OF
before October 1st, 1898, not less than one mile
six inch ppe at least $500 feet Of four inch pipe
| and the balance Of three inch pipe; before lay.
ing said mains and pipes, the city engineer shall
| fix the grade Of the streets whereon said pipes
are to be laid and the mains and pipes shall BIZ
laid Ia conformity thereto and the ground restored
to proper condition and If thereafter said grades
owners Of said works, the amount of the damage
which they may sustain by reason of the chang
ing of said grade, provided there shall be no lia
for aama e Of s OF 'ro5
pipes for the purpose of repairing any water
mains or sewers, unless the persons repairing sale
water mains or sewers shall have neglected to no
tify the owners of said gas mains and pipes as t.
| the time and place when and where they would
| be uncovered prior to the uncoveriug, and pro.
yided further, that no gas mains and pipes shall
be laid SO as to cross directly over any valve IL
| any water mains.
SEC S. Said gas mains and pipes shall be lait
whenever and wherever they may be ordered t.
said city, within its limits, provided. that ne
resolution ordering new mains and pipes laid shall
be passed, unless at least four consumers shall
have agreed to use gas therefrom, for the term
one year for each block of mains and pipes 81
ordered laid, and provided further, that no pipe
and mains shall be ordered laid, unless as exten
sions Of the mains and pipes which shall hav'
| SEC. 6. Individual consumers shall be charget
no greater sum than one dollar and fifty cents pc
one thousand cubic feet of gas furnished TO
one thousand cubic feet for gas furnished for fuel
said city shall be charged no greater sum thai
one dollar and twenty five cents per one thousan'
cubic feet OF gas whether used for fuel or lights
| than one row OF poles shall be erected in an,
one street, and said poles shall be erected, an
said mains and pipes shall be laid. on such street
as are now occupied by poles for electric light,
mains for wafer, on the side Of such stree
which may not be occupied, and in all street
avenues and alleys which run Northerly an
SoutherIy, and which are not now occupied b
electric poles or water mains, said poles whe
erected shall be placed upon the Easterly sid
thereof, and said mains and pipes shall be lai
upon the Easterly side thereof, and in all street.
avenues and alleys which run Easterly an
Westerly, and which are not now occupied b
poles for electric lights. or by water mains, sal
poles. when erected therein, shall be place
upon the sputherly side thereof. aud sai
mains, when laid therein shall be laid upon tt
Northerly side th ereo1; when said poles al
erected and wires strung thereon. they shall t
so erected and strung that no electric wire
shall be nearer to the surface CT the ground tina
| Il distance OF forty t.rce feet at any sire,
crossing and shall br ut least three feet abo,
| the wires u the Electric and Water cOmpan
Gtuny crossing
poles which shall have been erected pursuant
this ordinance shall permit te use thereof for tt
purpose OF st'ingiEg electric or other wires; sal
wires to be the property Of the persons, corpor
tions or companies other than the then owners
said poles, when such use shall have been orderc
by resolution of the Comln,,n Council of said cit
provided that no wires shall be thus strung, III
less the persons, corporation or company autho
lied to string such wires shall have paid to tt
owner OF said poles sum of money which sha
bear the same proportion to the costs of procurir
and erecting said poles that the numbrr of wiz
to be strung bears to the number of wir
which shall h h therefore have been strung !,
| vlded further, that any person, corporation
company who shall pay for the use of stringir
wires as aforesaid, shall thereafter be the own
ola portion Of said poles which shall bear Il
same proportion to the whole thereof, as the SUI
paid by said person, company or corporate
shall bear to the whole cost of procuring and ercc
ing said poles, shall bear like proportion oft
| expense of maintaining the same
| SEC. 9. Said owners Of said works shall at ar
and all times furnish light to each and every pc
son, corporation Or company who may order tt
company shall comply with such reasonable ruiz
and regulations as shall have been promulgate
by the owner of said works.
SEC, 1O> At any time after fiji cen years fro
the date Of the passage OF this ordinance, sal
city OF Little Falls shall have the right t
purchase said Gas aud Electric Lights WorI
the owner OF said works at such time. In Gail
said City shall elect to purchase said works, the
the consideration therefor shall be the amour
which shall be fixed by the Beard OF Arbitra
tJrs, consisting OF three competent disintereste
persons; one Of whom shall be selected by ii!
Common Council u said city, ono by the the
owner Of said works; and the other by the tw
nrbitra,ors which shall have been chosen Ivy th
said Common Council and the said oyne
respectively. r.
| SEC. H. The Common Council shall hay
authority to order wires strung Il.der tn
provisions OF this ordinance removed CT place
in different place or, position whenever tn
safety OF the public demands it in the judgmen
Of the council. Sail company shall protcc
l and all damages and from any and all suits b
persons or property being. injured by tn
improper or negligent manner OF using streets b
the parties operating Under this ordinance.
/ SEC. IL. Failure. refusal or neglect of sal
P. Fl. Gross, John Wetzel, J. W. perg an
Mary Gross, Fred Stangl and Phillip Gross thci
successors and assigns, and such company O
corporation as shah have been organize; O
Incorporated on their behalf to comply wit
the terms, conditions and requirements of thi
ordinance or to keep the said works in orde
for an unnecessary length OF time, shall foriei
the privileges hereby granted
| SEC. -. Said T.. Il. Gross. John Wetzel, J. "
Berg, Mary Cross red Stangl and Phill
Gross. shall signify their acceptance, OF thi
4 ordinance, and the terms, conditions require
ments and agreements thereof within fifteen day
from the passage thereof, which acceptance sha
be in writing, endorsed with the approval {
the Common Council and filed with he Cit.
| Clerk. and the acceptance OF this oc;:!:.L5ce a
between said City Of Little Falls and ne sal
/ PHI. Gross, j ohn Wetzel. j. W. Berg, Mar
Gross redstangland Phillip Gross. and sha
bind ench party to fulfill its share OF the cor
3 tract and none Of the conditions OF the sal
i cont rnct. shall be- altered or tamcnded withou
the consent OF both parties. -
SEC l. This ordinance shall take effect an
he In fore from and after it's publication.
Passed this 18th day OF Oct 1892:
President OF the Council
/ Attest: s. p BRICK, 4 -.
City Clerk.
Approved Oct.ss, 1892. - =,
i I'd rs }s.ss. n. R1CilAH osi'N,
atsS$$ - Mayor.