The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-07-26
PROCLAMATION BY THE
MAYOR.


Council of the city Of Ocala held on the a4th day
of June A. ID. 1897, for that purpose. an agree
by its board of aldermen and the General Eleetnc
Company for lighting the streets lanes and alleys
of said city. provided that such agreement should
be ratified by ma jority vote OF the freeholders
Of the city OF Ocals voting an election to be held
for the purpose of ratifying said agreement; and
auested the Mayor Of said city to cali an election
for said purpose, therefore /. w. :. Bullock. as
Mayor of the city of Ocala, Fla; do hereby call
election of the FreeholdIrs Of Ocala Fla, to be
held on the
9th day of July, A. D. 1897
for the purpose of ranfying or rejecting the said
The voting place will be at the City Hall in the
For the purpose of conducting the said election
DO hereby gp9nt as Bns2t anS sd
than, and as c ERIK E. T. Helveston. The terms
of said agreement TO be voted upon are as
follows:
This agreement made this day of
-: % A. d: 1897, by and between
after called the City, and the General E'ectric
Company. corporation organized and existing
under the laws of the State OF New York, herein
Witnesseth; Whereas; by resolution of its City
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hereof, the said City has authorized its Mayor
and Clerk to execute this contract with the Com
pany on its behalf. upon its confirmation by a
vote for the ratification Of such contracts and by
said resolution has authorized the calling Of said
%as s.a Coz
1897, confirmed and ratified by majority Of the
Now. Therefore, in consideration of $500 cash
in hand paid to- the Company. receipt whereof is
hereby acknowledged, and Of the mutual agree
ments herein contained, it is mutually covenanted
| and agreed between the parties hereto, as
follows:
Aasn rtrtc no 6nCty
| mated by the City Council of the city, not less
| than Thirty-six Arc Lights, nominally I2co Cp.
each, all night service, for the term OF two years,
beginning a. -. 1897, and
ending .................A. D. 1899 and the
City may, at any time. during the term of this
pany such data, information and tests, as viii!
establish that the service herein provided and
cd. The City agrees to pay for the said service,
and for the maintenance and operation of the
lights above specified for said term at the rate Of
night, payment to be made at the first meeting Of
the Council of said City in each month for seIvi-
ses during the preceding month If SAID ass City
aforesaid. then and in that event. vouchers shall
sums, which vouchers shall bear interest at the
rate OF Per cent per annum from date OF pres-H,
e
| non-payment for want of funds to be evidence OF
| such presentation.
parties that said Thirtysix lights Shall be located
at such points the City Council shall designate,
and that the City shall have the right to locate
additional lights on the lines of the Company as
established after the location of said Thrty-six
lights at the same rate as herein provided for said
Thirtv-six lights and without additional cost to
the said City for locating such additional lights
and erecting the same. Additional lights located
after the erection and establishment of sad
| Tbirty-six lights, at points not reached by the
Companys lines as then established, shall be paid
for at the same rates as the Thirty.six lights
to pay such portion of the actual cost to the
| Company, of the extending its lines to supply
such lights with current. as may be agreed upon
that in case the City and Company cannot agree
as to the division of this expense. it shall be
optional with the Company whether to erect such
additional lights or not:
All changes in location or removals of lights
| the City and the City agrees to pay to the Com
pany the actual cost of making such removals.
4th. 1t is understood and agreed that any
nshed the of ths Gtv within the
terms of this contract. or any service which the
Company may fail to furnish in accord ance with
the terms hereof and within the terms hereof shall
be charged extra or credited by the Company on
the same basis pro rata as the rates above speci-
payments hereunder, and said default continuing
to shut off the City's lights and take such further
hereunder. and upon failure of the Company. to
furnish light to the CITY for ten successive nights
| In accordance with It's covenants nerelD, tne lily
| NAV declare this contract at an end and at its
option may release itself from all further obliga
| tions hereunder to the Company, except amounts
unpaid for lighting already furnished provided.
Company, or a receipt of new services by the City
| furnished after the expiration of the ten days
aforesaid, shall in either case work a waiver Of
such breach by the party receiving such payment
| or services.
9Th. The Company agrees, in consideration of
the contract for City lighting being granted it, to
furnish to the inhabitants of said City, living or
doing business along its lines as now or as the
| same may be hereafter located lights for their
residence or places of business at. prices not to
exceed those mentioned and set out in the follow
ing schedule for and during the term of this con
tract, that is to say:
Commercial Lights, Basis of 16 Cp. Lamp.
| All Night.