The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-08-11

on file.
TO the Mayor and Common Council:
Your committee 70 whom was referred the
complaint OF Chas. jackson would respectfully
report that the matter 10 which he refers has
not become public nuisance and is not there
fore, within the jurisdiction OF this council, In
the opinion OF your committee.
Warren Pierpont,
q. Mclean.
The committee on claims and accounts re-
ported favorably on the accounts as above pre-
sented. Unanimous consent being given they
were allowed and the clerk was directed TO
draw orders therefor. Ayes, 10: nays,0
Aid. Palmer submitted the following contract
as made by the committee on public lighting
and the Owosso & Corunna Electric Co. and
moved IL be adopted and confirmed; motion
prevailed. Ayes, 10; nays,0.
This agreement made and entered unto this
the oMosso IVY Electric Con- compsny
Owosso, Michigan, party Of me nrst part.
and the city Of owosso, 9 municipal corpora
Michigan, party OF the second part.
Witnesseth-Ihe said party OF the first part
for and In consideration OF the agreements and
promises of said second party, hereinafter
mentioned, promises and agrees to and with
second party, that 1t will furnish, maintain,
and operate the lights, hereinafter mentioned,
In places and on poles, az the council may
designate, not exceeding sixty feet in length,
The number OF lights 10 be furnished by said
first party shall be sixty (6U or more, standard
1000 candle power; arc electric lights for
puclic lights. Such lights and each OF them to
be lit and kept burning, according TO moonlight
schedule, until midnight, except such lights as
shall be designated TO run all night; said first
party agrees 10 keep burning all night on moon
light schedule.
The said second party agrees to pay to said
first party for the lights burned until midnight
the sum of five 1857 dollars each per month, and
for the lights burned all night on moonlight
schedule, the sum OF seven and 5Jl0O (S7.6
dollars each per month. payable monthly
promptly after the first council meeting In each
month.
Provided further that all lights furnished
shall be lit and kept burning upon such nights
other than herenbefore mentioned as may
reasonably require artificial light by reason OF
clouds that cause IL TO be uncommonly dark.
Provided further that any light which shall
not be kept burning as aforesaid or which shall
be kept burning effectively said first party
shall make pro rata deduction for such light or
lights as shall not be kept so burning, though no
deductions shall be made for any light that Is
out for less than one hour, and deductions for
defective lights that are not defective for more
than two successive nights; but on notice TO
said company of any defective light, the same
shall be remedied as soon as possible. The
word defective as herein used, shall not apply
to lights that are out.
Provided also, that the committee, OF the
common council on public lighting, shall at any
time they deem IT necessary to make test OF
the foregoing lights to ascertain whether the
said lights are being maintained at standard
1000 candle power, said committee may have
free access TO all the lights and machinery OF
said first party, for the purpose OF making such
test.
This contract and agreement to be In force
and continue from August LIST, 1899, for and
during five years.
1t is further provided that any changes in
the hanging of lamps which are now hung on
brackets, In order TO furnish more effective
light, shall be made by said first party on re-
quest Of the common council of said city.
II either party to this agreement fails to per
form the covenants and agreements as specified
in this contract. then this contract may, Cat the
option of the opposite party, be declared null
and void.
The Owosso & Corunna Electric Co.,
Id. H. RALPH, Pres.
City Of Owosso BY
ALBERT K. PALMER,
+. II. GOULD,
j. H. CoPAs, SR.,
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