The herald., 1893-05-04
Notice of franchise.

| NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT AN AP-
| IN Dlication has been made 70 the board OF
trustees OF the town of Santa Monica to grant 3
| franchise for the erection, construction and
maintaining on the streets, alleys and places OF
ni sla .own @ q santa Monics 81 pSies ana a. con- on
purpose Of conducting electricity for electric
| lights and electric energy, and for furnishing
ants thereof for the term OF hfly years from the
srsntins Of said franchise, and that It is pro
| ttustees of the 81 i'd town n Santa Montba will
on Monday, June IL. 1893, at o'clock p M.
OF said day meet In open session, and read any
the purchase of said franchise
The franchise proposed to be sold and grant.
ed by said board of trustees is fully described
ORDINANCE NO. 49,.
An ordinance Granting to. ..............and as
signs franchise for the electric poles, string
ing wires. and constructing conduits foe the
ergy through the city oil Santa Monica.
The board Of trustees of the town OF Santa
Monica 40 ordain as follows:
............nnd their assigns are hereby granted
for The period of fifty (50) years from date
hereof the right to erect and maintain poles
upon, and to run wires over and along the pub
lie streets, alleys and places in the town OF
santa Monica, aud also 70 construct and main
purpose of carrying, furnishing and distribut-
ing electricity and electrical energy for motive
power engines, motors, elevators, lightning,
ana for any other purpose for which ELECTRICITY
SEC. .. such poles as are erected shall not be
placed nearer together than 100 feet, excepting
At Intersections, and shall In all cases be set
flush with the inner edge of the curb when not
otherwise directed by the board OF
p hoh tss ssa pons ss0 asve WHEN
ttcular poles shall be set, and which shall also
have the right to order the removal OF any poles
which it may designate. In no case shall any
Wtr0 MOLE bn less QintauCe from the
ground than twenty feet, except where connec-
ton is being made from pole to the side of a
SEC. 5. All underground conduits construct
ed by said company shall be placed in such
portions OF the streets or alleys, and places, and
at such depths below the surface of the ground
as the board of trustees may direct.
SEC. 4. The town Of Santa Monica shall have
the right at all time to use the poles and con.
du1ts OF said company, without cost to SAID
town, for the purpose Of running and laying
such wires as it may need for its fire and police
alarm, ana telegraph and telephone purposes;
erecting said poles shall commence within 80
days from the date of granting. Of this fran
chise, and said grantee must have electric
light turned on, and ready to furnish said town
or the inhabitants thereof with electric lights
within six N onths from the date of the passage
posit with the treasurer of the town of Santa
Monica the sum OF one thousand dollars in law
full money of the United States OF Am erica, be-
fore the taking effect OF this ordinance, to be
retained By said town as fixed and liquidated
damages If said grantee or assigns shall fail in
any of the requirements Of this section;
SEC. =. The board of trustees shall at all
times have the right to regulate the charges to
consumers of electric lights furnished under
snd psid rrsntee snail pay all II costs @ Of puSiics
tions required by law in relation to the grant
ing of this franchise before the same shall take
effect,
SEc.7. This franchise is granted on each
and all of the conditions herein contained, and
8 failure to comply with each or any OF said
conditions shall work as q forfeiture of all
rights herein granted.
SEC s. The clerk OF the town of Santa Mon
lea shall certify to the passage OF this ordinance
Santa Monica Outlook, newspaper published
and circulated within the town OF Santa Mon
lea.
Pass. ........................, 1859.
President Of the Board Of Trustees OF the town
of Santa Monica.
I,C. g. Dales clerk of the town of Santa Mon
ica, and ex-oficio clerk of the board of trustees
of said town do certify that the foregoing ordi
nance was duly passed at regular meeting of
said board held on the, day Of ...........,
1898, by the following vote: Ayes ............
.-.........-..
and an was then ana there signed by the president
of said board of trustees.
Sealed proposals will be received by the town
CLERK at his office In the bank block, corner of
Third street and oregon avenue, of the town of
Santa Monica, Los Angeles c0un y, California,
at any time. on or before June IL, 1893. at 7:30
o'clock p. M, for the purchase of said franchise
subject to the following conditions, tewit Each
bid shall contain a certified check for the
amount of the bid payable to the order of the
president of the board of trustees of the town
Of Santa Monica, and also certified check for
the sum of one hundred dollars payable as
aforesaid
And it is made further condition of the sale
of said franchise to the successful bidder, that
he shall within two days after the acceptance
of said bid pay to the treasurer of the town of
Santa Monica, the amount of the cost of adver-
tsing of this notice, and of publication of the
ordinance, and in case he fall to pay the same
the town as nsuidated damages. And on ao-
ceptance of any bid all other certified checks
than those of the successful bidder shall be re-
turned to the bidder so enclosing tk EN-.
BY order of the board of trustses.
[sEAL.l O. g. DALRS, CLERK.
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