The Denison review., 1899-09-12

parClclp0C0 uuu0T Tue STARS 80Q SCrlpeS.
William Mckinley.
Ordinance No. las.
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR LIGHT
ING OF THE STREETS OF DENISON,
IOWA, AND CONTRACTING WITH THE
DENISON ELECTRIC LIGHT AND
POWER COMPANY TO FURNISH SAID
LIGHT.
Be 1t Ordained by the Council of the City
of Deais0n:
SEC. /. That the city council of the city
OF DenlsOn party OF the first part, here
by agrees to enter into the following
contract with the Denison Electric
Light u Power Company, party of the
second part. to light the streets of said
city, as follows:
1t ls agreed on the part of the said
Electric Light y Power Company that
in consideration Vt the payments to be
made and the covenants to be kept and
performed by the city Of Denison, that
the said party OF the second part Will
for the period of Is years from and
after the 1st day of September, 1899,
furnish lne said city of benson twenty
five arc lights of 1870 G. p. each, said
lights being now located in SAID city.
Each of said lights to be equal in power
and brilliancy TO that furnished by any
other system for lamps OF same G. z.
Said lamps to be maintained over the
Intersection of the streets where now
located and not to be less than 16 feet
above the surface OF the ground.
SEC. 2. The said party of the second
part shall keep said lamps in good con.
ditiOn and repair and have the same
lighted every night in the year from
dark until midnight, and from 5 q. m.
until day time, except such moonlight
nights or fractions of the same as are
not oSscured by clouds. and as affords
sufficient natural light to light the
streets of said city.
SEC. 8. II said lamps are prevented
from being lighted and from burning
on account OF any unavoidable accident
happening to the machinery and ap.
pliances IN connection with said plant
or any unavoidable interruption to the
operation of the same whereby said
lamps shall cease to burn at q time
when they should be burning under
this contract, then such time may be
deducted pro rata from payments to be
made by said city as hereinafter pro-
vided, except as is provided in Section
of this ordinance.
SEC. 4. Whenever 1T shall be neces-
J sary or desirable for any person or per-
sons to convey along OF over any of the
streets or alleys of said CITY any vehicle
or structure of any heighth or size SO
as to interfere with any poles, wires or
other appliances erected under Ordi-
nance No. 81 heretofore granted then
upon receiving "a hours written notice
4 f,.r,s nit oh
and place where such vehicle or struc-
ture is intended to be moved temporar-
lily, said party of the second part shall
remove such poles, wires and other ap-
pliances so as not to interfere with or
Obstruct or impede the passage of any
such vehicle or structure, but the said
party of the second part shall not make
any reduction or rebate in consequence
OF any lighting service, lost or inter-
rupted by reason of the removal of any
OF the poles, wires and other appliances
as provided in this section and all ex-
penses either for material or appliances
damaged or destroyed or for any labor
necessary to remove such poles, wires
and other appliances shall be paid by
said party of the second part, but the
said party of the second part may re-
cover one-half of the amount of said ex-
pense from the said person or persons
owning or removing said vehicle or
structure and in determining the
amount of such expense. the value of
or destroyed shall be fixed by the mar
ket price of the same with freight or
express charges added. All labor neces-
sary to remove, said poles, wires and
other appliances shall be charged at the
rate of 80 cents per hour for each man
for the actual time employed for re-
moving said poles, wires and other ap-
pliances.
SEC. s. If the party OF the first part
may at any time desire to change the
location of any light from the place
where now located, then it shall pay
the actual expenses and cost of such re-
moval and change, not to exceed the
actual cost of material and 80 cents per
hour for labor of each man for actual
time employed.
Sec. 6. The city of Denison agrees
to pay for each light SO to be furnished
by the said party Of the second part the
sum of sixty dollars per annum. The
same to be made in equal monthly in
stallments due on the FIRST day OF each
month Of each year. and paid at the
first meeting of the said council of said
city after said dates
SEC. q. II the said city shall at any
time desire any lights in addition to
those herein provided for, then the
same shall be placed in position for
said city by said party of the second
part at such places within the city
limits of said city as said city council
shall direct, at the expense of the party
OF the second part, provided that said
lights are not placed more than one
thousand feet nor distance of two
blocks from the point where other
street lights are placed under this con-
tract, and the said city shall pay for
the same at the rate Of sixty dollars
/ per anDum for each light of 1900 candle
power, the same to be paid as herein
before provided.
Sec. 8. The rights and privileges
herein granted by the party of the first
part are upon the express condition
that the party of the second part shall
/ be liable for any and all damages Ito