The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-09-06
AN ORDINANCE

To pro. idle for a supply Of light for the village
OF Hi.lsboro, Ohiu, and to regulate the price
| vf said light supplied to said village and to
private consumers therein. and granting the
franchises and privileges Incident to the
maintenance of plant for tho purpose Of
supplying light as aforesaid, to said .llage
and to private consumers residing therein.
| SEoTloN |, Be il crlainad by the Council
OF IT, T. rorsted Village OF Hillsboro, Ohio,
that saiu -. 'ge htr,bv grauts 2. j. PICARD,
and his assigns, 49, ..out and privilege OF US
ing the streets alleys, sidewalks and public
grounds for the purpose of providing the
necessary apparatus aud running the neces-
| sary wires along the streets, alleys, sidewalks
and public grounds in said village, which may
be necessary in order to furnish electric light
| to said village and the citizens thereof for
public aud private use.
SEC. g. That during the period of ten years
from and after the taking effect of this
ordinance, according to law, the said F. j.
Picard, or his assigns, shall charge and receive
| for electric light furnished by him to said
village, for streets, lanes, alleys, avenues and
| public grounds, the sum of eighty-seven (8O
| dollars and fifty (50) cents per annum payable
monthly, for each arc lamp in number not less
than sixty nine, Of two thousand candle power,
and to full extent TeSurs sy Council
be lighted by said f. ]. Picard, or his assign,
as aforesaid, during the period provived for
| by Section two OF this ordinance at the price
| provided for therein, with not less than sixty
nine two thousand candle power arc lamps, to
additional lamps to be located at the direction
| OF the Council of said village, and hung in
center OF the street. The light to be lighted
and turned on and off according to che Stand
ard United States Moon Light Schedule, the
| lights 20 be turned on one half hour after sun
sets and one hour before moon sets, and to be
| extinguished one hour before sun rises or one
hour after the moon rises, and at such other
times not included therein as Council may in
writing request, the rate to be charged by said
+. j. Picard, or his assigns for such addition.
| 81 and extra lighting not included in said
| schedule to be three and seven-eights (3T)
| cents per hour for each lamp during the time
| IT may be by said request kept burning, and
| for all times during said schedule period that
| said lights may be turned of or may not burn,
| reduction of three and seven .eights (3%)
cents per hour for every hour during said
| schedule time that any or all said lamps may
be distinguished or failed to burn, shall be
made by the Council of raid village from the
amount heretofore agreed to be paid F. j.
Picard, or his assigns. In the event OF the
said =. J. Picard, or assigns, failing to furnish
| said lights from any cause for ten successive
| nights, the said Council after giving the said
| grantee, F. ]. Picard, or assigns, thirty days
| notice in writing, may declare the contract
lights within the thirty days after such notice.
SEC. 4. The machinery and material to be
| used in producing said electric light shall be
| OF the best quality and shall be kept and main
tanned in first class repair, and the electric
light to be furnished, as aforesaid, shall be
kept up to full two Thousand candle power for
street lighting, and ell material to be used to
| be held subject to examination by experts to
the satisfaction Of Council.
Sec. 8. The said F. J. Picard, or his assigns,
shall furnish incandescent light during the
night season until the hour Of one O'Clock q.
| m. to private consumers of said village for the
| term aforesaid, At cost not to exceed for each
bulb OF sixteen candle power, three-fourths of
| . cent per hour, for the time used, il the
measurement be made by the said F. j. Picard,
or his assigns, by using meter, but il q meter
| 10 not used for said measurement, then the
said F. j. Picard, or his assigns, shall furnish
incandescent light as aforesaid to private con-
sumers at price not to exceed one cent per
hour for each bulb Of sixteen candle power.
Said incandescent lights to be Of full sixteen
candle power.
SEC. That during the period aforesaid,
the said F. J. Picard, or his assigns. are here
by granted the privilege and right Of using the
streets, alleys, sidewalks and public grounds
in said village for the purpose OF maintaing or
laying down pipes TO convey gas through said
village to the citizens thereof. as well for
puolic as for private use and consumption, at
the option of said F. ]. Picard, or his assigns
The said F. J. Picard, or assigns, in consider
alton OF said rights and privileges to furnish
merchantable gas of standard legal quality to
private consumers in said village, at the rate
Of one dollar and fifty cents per thousand
cubic feet. No charge to be made or rent to
be collected from said consumers for meters
for the measurement Of sid gas. And the
said F. J. Picard, or his assigns, shall charge
and receive for gas furnished for the use Of
the City Building Of said village (s;tuated on
the southwest corner Of High and Walnut
streets), during said term, ct the rate Of
seventy-fve cents per thousand cubic feet.
The said F. j. Picard, or his assigns, to furnish
Q written declaration of his option as Aforesaid
to the Clerk OF said village ninety days from
the date Of the passage Of this ordinance.
Sec. Z. And be it further ordained that
when the said F. j. Picard, or his assigns.
shall file with the Clerk of said village hil
written acceptance Of the terms of Sections
one, two, three, four and five of this ordinance,
and the provisions thereof, then said sections
shall take effect and be contract by and
between said village and said F. J. Picard, or
his assigns, and shall be and remain in full
force and effect for the period OF ten years
thereafter, from and after ten days after the
publication hereof, according to law. And
that when the said F. ]. Picard, or his assigns,
shall file with the Clerk OF said village hi
written declaration to accept the option pro-
vided in Section herein, after the passage and
publication Of this ordinance and within said
said Section hereof shall take effect a. con-
tract by and between said village and said F.
j. Picard, or his assigns, and shall be and re-
main in full force and effect for and during
the period Of ten years thereafter.
SEC 8. And be it further ordained thai
this ordinance shall take effect and be in force
from and after ten days after its publication
Passed August Sist, 1894.
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