The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-09-18
ELECTRIC LIGHTS.

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Providing Tor Costrsct 10 Light n
Isws 81 Q Cost Of Not Less Tia
Ss0.n. and Most Probably SI,Ise.0
Per Year. Tee Citizens cempas
Shut Oct.
When the Town Board met Mon
day night Mr.. Hunter presented tn,
following petition of the Citizen.
Electric Light Co., accompanied by
a $1,000 bond for the faithful carry.
ing out of the same.
To THE HONORABLE BOARD OF rRusrEEs Oh
THB Town OF JAsPKk
We the undersigned. persons who conssi
Co. respectfully petition your honorable
board for franchise and right Of way and
the privileges 60 erect posts. poles, wires and
To- ne ur.,ntssn.nes - ~ r1s- nesessa
Plant In the streets. alleys and other public
places in said town. for the term of twenty
and inhabitants thereof W irh Electric I.iybts
lsf- We further agree To put up and ope-
rate an Electric Light Plant. providing said
sosn agrees TO take ten (lo) Arc Lights OF
dollars per year for each light, but we furth-
er Axee 90 reduce the price OF each lixh,
tN0 anu ultt cents when said
hiss taken Is Arc Lamps OF 2.oO L. r. each.
W further agree to give the town the
right to purchase said plant after S wears
from the date said plant is put in operation.
We further agree that IL our proposition j.
accepted that we will run Electric Light
Plant every night till half past one O'Clock
said company further agrees To keep ali
wires. poles. lamps. and globes in FIRST elias.
order, while under our management.
We further agree To use IS It. poles for sus-
m 70. f.ars
such shall only be 30 f., and poles to be S n.
In the Ground- II the Citizens Electric Light
and fovsr Co. after in operation should
happen 10 break any machinery from una
yoidable accident. they agree 20 repair same
- soon - can be done. and IL stopped over
sen days. We viii pay the town for loss
loss shall be reasonable. and said company
agrees 20 be subject 90 any and all ordf-
nAnces. which may be passed by said town
and the maintaining of the same, but ali such
ordinances shall be reasonable ans said
lamps shall be in eenrers OF street. anu when
the hghss are established they shall remain
90 fixed. and be moved only at expense OF
said town
md. II this Is not the wish OF the board TO
put in an Incandescent plant. providing said
town take not less than 20 lights OF As AN
Ole power each. Af one dollar and thirty
. lghi an half past one. and shall be subject
10 all conditions conta aimed in this contract
either Arc system or Incandescent and IL
four Arc lights are taken or more and 40
Incsndescents or more the price be as
CnIIExs ELECTRIC LIGHT PowKRCo.
EDWARD A BoHsKkI,
JOHN LoREy
Mr.. Brett then presented q $1,000
bond Of the Jasper Electric Light
Co., and an amended petition. in
which they agreed to certain things
which had been suggested, and that |
we're not specified in the original |
petition presented at the last meet
ng. The resolution of President |
Pfau, laid over from last meeting. |
vas then amended to conform with |
he amended petition. The specta-
ors were ordered out of the room,
md the Board decided to use only
Arc lights. They also consulted
With Mr.. Brett and he for, the CON-
,any, agreed to the reduction in
he price Of lights to that offered by
he Citizens Co., $3.50 per light
'er year for not less than Is lights
4 1000 c. p. each, after which the
pectators were again admitted to
be room and Mr.. Hunter was told
( their action. Mr.. Hunter then
sked that if the JasI er Company
e allowed to consult and reduce
heir price, that the Citizens Co.
hould haye the same privilege, but
here Was no permission given.
Lfter some more talk the room was
gain cleared, to allow the Trustees
D vote on Mr.. Pfau's resolution to
rant the franchise to the Jasper
%. The Trustees took a so-called
ecret ballot, and the vote stood
to 2, and President Pau decided
, favor Of the Jasper Co., when the
oors were again opened, and the
allowing ordinance which was &C
opted by the Jasper Co., was then
dopted.
An ORDISAScE granting TO certain per 4
ms the night to use the streets, alleys
ID public places Of the town Of Jasper q
q the purpose Of establishing Electric n
ights under certain restrictions and
'nditions, and providing for . future :
ntract for lighting the streets of said !.
wn with electric lights under certain =
nditione.
Passed and adopted Sept. IA, 1896. O
SECTION l. Be u ordained, by the ri
bard Of Trustees Of the corporation OF :.
e Town of Jasper, Dubois county, In Y
ana, that the right Of way be granted
John l.. Bretx. John Granddaughter, j
hn p. Salb, Frank Joseph and Joseph =,
Friedman, who constitute the Jasper II
ectric Light Company, for the term Of :, :,
enty five years, with the privilege to r.
ct and MAINTAIN posts, poles, wires, +
lsts, skeleton towers and other appii- &.
Go and structures necessary to the
ntainance of an Electric Light plant " "
tie streets, alleys, and other public n
ces in said town OF Jasper, for the be
pose Of supplying said town and the
Iabitants thereof with electric lights,
h poles and posts TO be used TO be not hs
J than thirty feet in length above ~
und and the wires not less than in
'nty EIGHT feet above ground for arc 81
it,, and ten feet less above ground -
incandescent lights. Reserving, e.
vever, 10 the town Of jasper the right IN
grant like franchise, right u way
privileges 10 any other company or On
IONS applying for the same, also re- -
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