The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-11-30

To provide for q supply OF light for the VliisRe
OF Hillsboro. Ohio, and to regulate the price
OF gas and electric light, supplied to SAID
village and private consumers residing there-
in, and granting the franchises and prlvi-
leges incident tp the maintenance OF plant
for the PURPOSES If supplying light, as
afor, said in said village.
SECTION 1. De it ordained by the Council of
the incorporated village Of hilsboro. Ohio,
that said village hereby grants j. NJ hughey,
receiver OF the Hillsboro Gas Il Electric Light
Company. and his successors n office, and as
signs the right and privilege OF using the
streets, alleys. sidewalks and public grounds
in said village for the purpose OF laying down
pipes to convey gas thr ough said village to the
citizens thereof, as well for public as for prl-
yate use and consumption; and be it further
ordsined. that ssid village hereby grants said
receiver as aforesaid, the privilege to con-
struct the necessary apparatus, aud run the
necessary wires along the streets alleys. ave,
nues, sidewalks and public grounds in SAID
village, for the purpose Of furnishing electric
light to said village and the citizens Thereon,
for public aud private use
SEC. 2. That during the period OF SIX
months and after the taking effect OF this or
dinance, according to law, the said j NJ.
Hughey, as said receiver, shall charge and re-
ceive for gas furnished by said Company to the
citizens OF said village. the sum OF one )
and said receiver, IS aforesaid, obligates him
self under authority to him granted by the
Court of Common Pleas OF Highland County.
Ohio, to furnish gas and electric light during
the period of six months as aforesaid, to pri-
vate consumers of said village.
SEC g. That during the period provided for
by Section of this ordinance, the said }. NJ.
Hughey, as said receiver, shall charge and re-
ceive for electric light furnished by him to
said village, for streets, lanes, alleys, avenues
and public grounds, the sum OF, ninety (9O)
dollars per annum, payable quarterly, for each
arc lamp, in number not less than sixty-nine
nor more than seventy-four, of two thousand
candle power, and for said consideration said
J. NJ. nughey, az receiver as aforesaid, Is to
furnish gas for the use of the C.ty Building OF
said village for the term OF six months, (said
building being situated on the southwest cor.
ner of High and Walnut streets) at the rate OF
seventy-five (75) cents per thousand cubic feet.
10 to be lighted by the said ] NJ Hughey, re-
ceiyer "a aforesaid OF said HillsboIo Gas and
Electric Light Company during the period pro-
vided for by Section 2 of this ordinance and
at the price provided for by Section OF the
same, with not less than sixty-nine nor more
than seventy-four, two thousand candle power
arc lamps, to be located ut the direction OF the
Council Of sail village, and hung in the center
Of the streets. The lights are to be turned on
one-half hour after sunset, and to be extin-
guished one hour before sunrise, lights to be
continued burning all night and every night
in the year, excepting after midnight OF nlghts
perfectly clear, during the third quarter Of the
moon, and further excepting times when lights
will be extinguished by unavoidable accidents.
SEC. g. The machinery and material to be
used in producing said gas and electric light
shall be of the best quality, and shall be kept
and maintained in first class repair. II any
improvement or improvements be made in the
electric light system used by saidJ. NJ Hughey,
Receiver as aforesaid, his successors in office
and assigns, during the term Of six (6) months,
then said Receiver shall furnish said improve
ment or improvements, without additional cost
TO village or private consumers using said light,
and any improvement or improvements made
by other electric light systems, ether than the
one used by said Receiver, shall be added ~
price for lighting shall be increased in proper
lion to the cost Of said improvement or i'm
provements. The electric light furnished by
said Receiver shall be kept up to full two
thousand candle power for street lighting, and
all material held subject to examination by ex-
perSs to the satisfaction of Council.
SEC 6. The said J. NJ. Hughey. Receiver -
aforesaid. shall furnish incandescent light to
private consumers. end so continue to furnish
inesndescent light % aforesaid, for said term
Of six Q6) months. The said incandescent lights
are TO be Of the best quality now Manufactured
ana IN use, anu 10 Dc put up IN BOoO buhp0 euu
kept in good repair and to te Of full sixteen l6)
candle power. The cost is not to exceed for
each bulb Of sixteen Q6) candle power three
fourths (34) Of cent per hour for the time
used. il the measurement be made by said Re-
ceiver by using meter, but il meter is not
used, then said Receiver il to furnish incsn-
descent light as aforesaid to private consumers
at price not to exceed the price Of gas as fixed
by Section Of this ordinance, and the man
ner and method of measurement to be determ-
ined hereafter.
SEC. 2. And be it further ordained that when
said j. NJ. Hughey, Receiver as aforesaid, shall
file with the Clerk OF said village, his written
acceptance OF this ordinance, then this ordi-
nance and the provisions thereof shall take
effect as a contract by and between said village
and said ]. M. Hughey, Receiver as aforesaid,
and be and remain in full force and effect for
the period Of six (6) months, subject .neverthe-
less to, and said j M. Hughey, Receiver as afore-
said. as well as the said village shall in al
things relating thereto be governed by the lawi
OF the State of Ohio, governing municipal cor.
pOrations.
SEC 8. And be it further ordsinei that thii
ordinance shall take effect and be in force from
and sfter ten days after it's publication.
Passed November 28th, A. D., 1893.
q. ID. DAVIS, Mayor.
ELLIS PENCE, Clerk, Pro. TEN.