St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-02-02
an ORDINANCE

Awarding the contract to light the
Town of Covington, Louisiana, with
electric lights.
section l. Be it ordained, by the
Mayor and Town Council of the Town
Of Covington, Louisiana, That the con
tract to light the Town of Covington,
Louisiana, is hereby awarded to the St.
Tammany Ice & Manufacturing Com
pany, Limited, for the period of ten
years, upon the following cOndi :
lions, to-wit: The St. Tammany Ice
& Manufacturing Co., Ltd, is to furnish
arc lights of 1900 candle power for the
sum Of <76 90 each light per year; in
candescent lights of ~ candle power for
the sum of $24 90 each light per year;
incandescent lights OF ~ candle power
at the sum Of $50 90 each light per year.
The Town agrees TO take not less
than 5000 o. worth of lights from said
Company each year, to be paid monthly,
out Of the general expense fund OF the
Town. That the Town Council shall
locate each light and specify what kind
Of light 1t shall be. That the Division
Of St. john shall be lighted first, and
the 5000 90 shall be spent to light the
same. That the Town shall have the
right 1t any time to have the lights ex-
tended beyond the Division Of st. John,
and in such event each arc light shall
not lie greater distance than from. two
blocks, or eight hundred feet, ffon ex-
listing poles, and the incandescent lights
not q greater distance than 400 feet
from existing poles. That the Council
shall furnish plat showing where they
want each light located to the said Com
pany 1t the next meeting.
That the lights shall burn from half
an hour before dark, until sunrise the
next morning, and said Company shall
deduct for every aud all lights failing
to burn In proportion to the amount
paid for each light when burning.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, etc.,
That al main lines shall be OF copper
or some other material of equal con-
ductivity, and all such wires and con-
ductors shall b. well and securely insu-
lated by glass or other insulating ma
terial 1t all points Of suspension or sup.
port. That all lines of wires, all poles,
al other necessary works and cOnstrnc.
tions shall be located SO as not to OBJ
struct the public use of the streets, al
leys, and other public places, or to
interfere with commerce or travel.
That said wires ehall be carried into
the buildings and we'll insulated at the
point of entry. That all spices and
joints shall be well soldered, and shall
be thoroughly wrapped with insulating
material, and when 1t becomes neces-
sary to cross any telephone or telegraph
wires, the electric wires at such points
shall be well insulated with proper
material.
That the said Company shall repair
the streets and sidewalks wherever they
tear them up. That said Company
shall reimburse 10 private persons Ill
such damages IS they may cause them
and the Town shall be held blameless
for damages.
Sec. 8. Be 1t further ordained, etc.
That the work Of construction shall be
gin on the first day Of April, 1901, -ant
be in practicable operation on or by tn,
first day Of October, 1901, aud II thu
said Company does not begin ON tbs
above said date OF beginning, or finisl
on the date of finishing, this Ordinance
to be null and void.
Adopted January Z, 1901.
T.. Z. WILLIAMS,
Mayor.
W. q. kENTzEL, Secretary.