Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-07-30

of Alma.
The village OF Alma ordains:
SEC. /. That PERMISSION and authority rs
hereby granted To- any reputable aud rcsPOu-
siblc party, company or corporation Win
which the village OF Alma may contract. TO
lie stree, allv parks ana other pubic grounds
of the village oi Alma. All necdiul and proper
pole. naet-, towers, maiUs. wirc,. pipes,
lamps, motors ana other clcctrcui apparatus
tor the period OF thirty years from ana alter
the pas -tlC % thls ordnance. subject, now =
ever, to an tbs conditions. specifications ana
Limitations nercinattet contained. prUvidCd
that nothing IN tins section cOutaiacd sh0i bc
construed GO Operate L. E.Nc or grant 10 any
parry, company or corporation 10y the making
OF eUCh 4, ieCI ~ comic iuphtcd lil th' lore
going sectors me exclusive rIEut or truncnIsC
10 ~ and OpcrGtc a plan ana y stem or cl"c
tr.c lighting ana power in, through Hnd upon
the sttects and .thcr puunc grounds Oh said
vliiaHc.
SIC , ..ll % es uasts and towers erected
unc or mud 10y virtue o. thr permission herein
grcntt u shall Oc kept pa uttd ia such Il l a..
ucr rs nOt 10 be uusi( nifty uuC the establish
meut OF such poles, masts aud towers W all
streets, avenues, alleys ana pu1hc grounds,
shall be done under the objection ~ the street
Commit &c. subject 10 approval OF the COm-
mon Council and any poles or nasts so erected
SHAH Dc subject TO such change rs the Com
mon COuucu by resolution from time 10 time,
determine ana direct
SEC All wires strung on poles or ma-ts
snall De at least tweuty-Oue ell fest above the
CQrD or sur ace OF the ElOHht, tAttpl WItu
entering buildings, aud shall be 80 placed a.
not TO seriously interfere with shade trees or
any description OF pubic or private property
and no wires sh 81 be attached 70 buildings *
| cept with the consent Of she owners or occU-
| pants aud ia sucn cases titst cia~S iusulAtOrs
shall be used IN making such connection.
SEC. /. y wires placed by virtue OF such
contracts a. contemplated by the preccdlus
sections tor conveying electricity shall he -
| placed as TO approach nearer than one l1 foot
| TO any telegraph or te!cE hOue we nov
wire hereafter erected in any avenue, street or
| pubic grounds OF this Village be SO placed as
| u approach nearer thUu one ID toOt To any
| wire cOnVt wing electricity
| SEC. 3. Any party, company or corporation
| desiring To accept the franchise hereby
| granted and desiring TO make contract
| hereunder. may do so 10y the Concurrence OF
| II twU-thirdS majority o. the common council;
| suCh con rtCt to be an WritluR aud 10 contain
| full ard complete specifications de ID TIE
| character oil WORK, intltfld 10 ne co num-
| Der and power 81 lights, time OF performance,
consideration and all ucct ssdry terms hud Gov
| enauIs aud conditions as to make the same
| full complete and mutually binding upon the
| respective parties. such contract after having
| been adopted 10y said Council as atoVe stated.
| shall, in ordor 10 bcc1 me uluclhg up n sHId
| village be signed ~ the Pfcsldt nj ana clerk
| of SAID village in thrir uihClal characters.
| SEC o. Upon making Of such contract, such
| party, company Or coFpora'l1t' shdl furnish
| electric hgnts TO such paru' as shtl make APP
| picutiou tor the same. within the territory
| covered 10y the ines Cstabti shed, PROVIDED mat
| the party or parties making such dppHcAtOh,
| shall subscribe to agree % keep dud auldc uA
] such reaeOna bic rules and regulations a. may
| be estabIshtd by the owners OF SAID lues ana
| snail agree 10 pay sucn rates as are deter
| mined and fixed 10y such owners Tor II Use OF
| said lights: provided further. that the Hgh :
| furnished ly such owners OF sucn plant -hnl
| equal light furnished by repu uuie Companies
| for the same purpose
! SEC = sucn party, company or operation
| shall erect and maintain such Vht CT Hghts ~
| the Council. from time To time orders, ana
| shall furnish such light or lights within Il
| reasonable time from the date ~ notices re-
| cciVed by them OF the action OF the COtu ~
| relation thereto. provided the village shall pay
| the amount agreed upon Tor additional H2n's
| IN it's contract with such party, company oi
| corporation
dlnanoe relative to The permission OF the oc
cupuncy of the streets shall uOt DE- iepeHleu vi
| consent Withdrawn wish put TN co1tcht 'i
| such party company OF CJrpUrdl ~, but tue
| Common Councii expressly tesrrNes tue riHh'
70 amend or change thC prONIsl N OF tnIs orul
nance ia all other respects ~ III ITO JudRIcb
| the public good may demal nj
| SFC O. my person " hu shall willtully modest
ipiurc or disturb any pole. tower mast. main
| ulbe or any Ot her apparatus on material owned
| or controlled 10y any such party, company OF
corporation shall be- punished by nhe no
rNceeding nifty $50 4 liars ard costs OF prose
| cution or by imprisp umCnt iu the CON "a n Jdl
| of GratiW county iu the discretion ~ th'
| court or maxtstratr b 1ole WUoH ttlai NAY b
| had for a period not exceeding Sixty tuOl dHys
| and IN, casc such count shuil VuIy impose mo-
| and costs the offender ma Toe ten'euced u
| IUnrisoumout ia SAID jail uutU SAID fine ans
| costs are pad, not exceeding s'N.3 900 dH5a
| SIC 10 Any pCrsui. company or corpora
| ton desiring 10 avail itsclt ct Ties" ptlNdc-e
and franchise hereby granted. shall sisiut.
| such desire by submitting 10 the common
| Council al HnY regular mrctinE theron OF a.
| any special M, ctng called a. th u purp 1sC.
| urip6sittou in writing undrr the terms ant
| proV i.ipns 81 this ordinance.
| $40 u TIN ordlnnuCe shtll take elect IN
| br in force, nu AMI after th" i1th oi Nueu0l, \
" !sg. ~ ~ u.r.u.N noon.
| Ne hereby certify tnat ihr foregoing o'a
| nance wa, hdupteu az "a regular m"rti G9 h. IN
| .otnm ~ touurll 80 the NtllpA" OF - ma mol
tuty ,, I,'t bv a. co. curing Not' ul U.s..
| ttiras q, he mon. bctS elect of ~Ud coun"l
Pissed ordained ana otdctCd pal llsncd ihi
&c day OF July \. y l,H,
| T.. :. Is why. hLf btttN % M.
president Acting e. crt