The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-06-28

ms nt " 8 tered In o between the city of Ocala,
Company for lighting the streets. lanes and alleys
CT sal CITY. provided that such agreement should
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for the pure ose Of ratif ing said agrermen'; and
wh 'eas the i'd City C:'uncil OF DC ia has re-
auestedd the Mayor OF Sid city t. call an election
Mayor of the city of Ocala, FL; do hereby cali an
= ection of the Freehold rs of Ocala, Fla, to be
held on the
9th day Of July, A. D. 1897
for the purpose of ratlf,ns 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 appoint as ms ,ecto CT said election,
W. c. Jefords, o; L: Burdiek and w; P. Tran
Of said agreement to be voted upon are as
fellows:
AGREEMENT.
This agreement, made this. ..............day OF
the municipal operation Of Oeaia, Fla, herein.
after called the City, and the General Electric
IF & New
Witass;sth;, Whereas by resolution Of its City
copy Of which is hereto attached and made part
hereof, the said City has authorized its Mayor
and Clerk to execute this contract with the Com.
ma jority Of the Freehoidars authorized by law to
vote for the ratification of such contracts, and by
said resolution has authorized the calling Of said
1897 xa sfs and ratified by majority q 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 e-ein contained, 1t Is mutually covenanted
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1st. The Company agrees to establish. main
tain and operate, at such points as may lie deSig-
mated by the City Council of the city, not less
than Thirty-six Arc Lights, nominally 1900 Cp.
each, al night service, for the term Of two years,
ending. ..... A. D. 1899 and the
City may. at any time during the term of this
panv such data, information and & SITS. as will
establ sh that the service herein provided and
Th n or the sad service
and for the marital nance and operation of the
lights above specific for said term at the rate CT
night payment to be- maze at the FIRST me st Of
thu Council of said City in each month for servi-
ces during the proceeding month. If ssid City
pay sums hereby agreed to be paid at the time
aforesaid. then and in that event, lchers shall
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rate of Ger cent. Per annum from date of pres-r-
ta,ion to the City Treasurer for payment, said
IreasuTer's endorse ment of pre- entaton and
such presentation.
Sd: It is understood and agreed by both
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at such points the City Council shall designate,
and that the City shall have the right to locate
sdditopa Lights on the lines Of the GomIasy
ihirtv-six lights and without additional cost to
s sne sHts
after the erection and establishment of sa
TbiFty-six lights, at points not reached by the
Company's lines as then established, shall be paid
for at the san rates as the Thirty:six lights
herein specified; and III addition the City agrees
of s lines a so
such lights with current. as may be agreed upon
between the City, and the Company; provided
as to he Of this IT sha
optional with the Company whether to erect such
additional lights or not:
after once placed shall be made at the expense of
the City, and the City agrees to pay to the Com
pany the actual cost Of making such removals.
additional service which may hereafter be fur
nished, upon the orders of the City, within the
Company may fail to furnish in accordance with
the terms hereof and within the terms hereof shall
be charged extra or credited by the Company on
the same basis pro rata the rates above speci-
fed. In case of default in meeting any Of the
payments hereunder, and said default continuing
to shut off the Citys lights and take such further
action as it may deem best to enforce its rights
hereunder, and upon failure of the Company to
furnish light to the City for ten successive nights
in accord lance with its covenants herein, the City
NAV declare this contract at an end. and at its
tons hereunder to the Company, except amounts
unpaid for lighting already furnished; provided.
that receipt of Payment for past services by the
Company, or receipt of new services by the City
furnished after the ex pration of the ten DAYS
aforesaid shall n either case work a W i, er Of
such breach by the party receiving such payment
CT services.
5th. The COMPANY agrees, in consideration CT
the eontra:, ter Sity lighting being granted it, to
doing business along lines as now or tho