Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-08-15

by writing to that effect, to be fled
with the city clerk, and after the filing
of such acceptance. this ordinance
shall be and constitute a contract be-
tween said party, his heirs, successors
or assigns and said city of Bismarck
and the duration thereof and OF the
privileges and franchises hereby
granted, shall beSthe term Of twenty
five years, subject, however, to all linz
itations herein contained. whether
hereinbefore or hereafter set out.
Section 8. All posts, poles and APP
planes set or placed by said person,
his heirs, successors o assigns under
provisions hereof in any of the streets,
alleys, and public places of said city
of Bismarck shall be set and placed in
conformity with the provisions of any
and all ordinances, rules and regula-
lions of said city in force ait the time
thereof, whether now enacted or here
after to be enacted and all work done
in that behalf shall be done to the sat
~isfaction of the proper authorities of
said city with regard to the public con-
|Yenience and safety.
Section The said party, his heirs,
successors OF assigns, shall extend
said system of electric lighting as rap
idly and in and to such parts of the
said city as the needs Of the public
and the patronage shall Justify.
Section $. Nothing herein CON
tained shall be construed as the grant
ing or attempting to grant of any ex-
elusive privilege to said person, his
heirs, successors or assigns, or as
binding said city at any time to besa
patron OF said person, his heirs, sue
cessors or assigns. either in the way
Of taking lights, or otherwise.
SectionN9. The maximum rate to
be charged by said person, his heirs.
successors or assigns, for lights fur
nished consumers either public or pri-
Yate, shall never during the life Of this
privilege exceed twenty cents PEI n
thousand watts.
Section 10, The said person here
Einbefore named, his heirs, successors
or assigns, and bhe city council OF the
ely CT Bismarck may contract for and
make regulations relating to the light
ing of said city with electric light, il.
such manner IS may be agreed upon,
and they may make generally such
contracts in relation thereto as may
be beneficial to the said respective
parties. In case the said person, his
heirs, successors o. assigns. and the
city council Of the city OF Bismarck
cannot agree on the price to be charged
for electric light by said person, mis-,
heirs, successors and assigns, from
time to time then it shall be- left to the
arbitration and award of three disin-s
terested persons to fix and determine
said price. The said person, his
heirs. successors or assigns, shall,
whenever notified SO to do BY the city
scauncil Of said city, select one person
to- act as arbitrator. and the city coun-
81 ct said city 4 person for such
purpose and the two selected shall
choose a third. And said three arbi-
traitors shall, with all convenient dis
pstch proceed to hear the proofs and
allegations Of the parties, and shall
.thereupon name and fix a price, by re-
port in writing, which shall be paid BY
said city for the use Of electric light
Tor such time as may be agreed upon.
and submitted TO arbitration, and not
less than one year: In case any Of 1he