The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-04-11
[ORDINANCE No. 60.
ELECTRIC COnPANY

AN ORDINANCE granting unto the
Ardmore Electric Company the
right and privilege to erect, con-
struct, operate and maintain an
electric light and power plant in
the city of Ardmore.
BE it ordained by the city council
of the city OF Ardmore:
Section 1. That the Ardmore Elec-
trio Company, a corporation organ
lied under the laws of Missouri, their
associates, successors or assigns.
are hereby authorized to erect, main
tain and operate an electric light and
power plant within the city or Ard
more, Indian Territory, with all the
necessary buildings, electrical appa-
ratus, steam plants, poles, line wires,
guy wires and fixtures, to supply
said city and the inhabitants thereof
with suitable and sufficient electric
lights and electric power, and for
that purpose may enter upon any
street, alley, avenue, bridge or pub
lie ground belonging to or under the
control of said city, for the purpose
of setting poles and stretching wires
for such lights and power as they
may erect: provided, that said
streets, alleys. avenues, bridges or
public grounds shall not be unnec-
essarily or reasonably impaired or
obstructed, nor for longer time than
Lay be actually necessary: and. pro-
vided, further, that forthwith after
the use of any of the streets, alleys,
avenues, bridges and public grounds
for the purpose aforesaid, the same
shall be put in as good condition in
the opinion of the street commits
sioner. if any, and if not, majority
of the committee on streets and al
leys, and whenever, in the opinion of
said commissioner, or a majority of
said committee, any further repairs
NAV be necessary in consequence OF
the use of said streets, alleys, ave-
nues, bridges and public grounds
aforesaid, and by reason of the in
sufficiency of former repairs, said
grantees, their associates, success
sors and assigns, shall make such
further repairs, or in case they shall |
refuse tc do 50, said commissioner
or committee shall make the same at
the expense of the grantees herein,
or their associates successors or as
signs, and provided, further, that all |
poles used by said company shall be |
placed against the outside or imme-
stone, and the setting of all poles re-
quired for said company shall be un-
der the supervision of the street |
commissioner.
Sec. .. The rights and franchises |
herein granted snail continue for
period of 90 years from the day this
shall take effect upon the
terms and provisions herein pro-
vided.
Sec. 8. The grantees herein, their
associates, successors and assigns,
shall be capable of furnishing the city
all the lights it may require for pub
lie use, and the inhabitants all the
lights they may require for private
use, subject to the conditions men
toned in this ordinance.
Sec. 4. Upon the grantees, their
associates, successors or assigns, ac-
cepting this franchise, they shall
place 10 the city building or hall, at
points as the council may direct, six
lncandescent lights of 80 candle
power each, and operate the same
free of cost to the city for the full
term of this franchise: provided four
Of said six lights shall not be used
to exceed an average of eight nights
in each month; the other two to be
used every night.
Sec, 5. The grantees, their asSo-
ciates, successors and assigns, shall
furnish lights to the city and to pri
vate consumers upon such terms as
may be agreed upon from time to
time between said grantees, their
successors and assigns. and the city
Or private consumer, at not to ex-
ceed the following rates per month
for electric street lighting:
1 to 10 1000 c. p. arc lights, all
night, SO each.
IL to 20 1000 C. p. arc lights, all
night. SO each.
81 to 80 1000 C. p. arc lights, all
night, $3.50 each.
81 and over, 1000 C. p. arc lights,
Ill night, 81 so each.
COMMERCIAL LIGHTING.
Maximum charge, 1900 C. p. arc
light, all night, SIS each.
Maximum charge, 1900 C. p. arc
light, II O'Clock, midnight, SO each.
Maximum charge, 1900 c.. p. arc
light, 10 O'Clock p. m, IS each.
Maximum charge, $50 C. p. incan-
descent light. all night. $40 each.
Maximum charge. $50 C, p. incan-
descent light, 10 O'Clock p. M, s5
each.
Maximum charge, 16 C. p. incan-
descent light, all night, s1.50.
Maximum charge, 16 c. D. incan-
descent light, II O'Clock, so, so each.