Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-09-25
Ordinance No. ao4.

Au Ordinance to repeal Art. 0 and 10 of Ordi-
nance No. Isl. and to enact d-substitute there
Tor and adopting new schedule for electric
lighting.
BE it ordained by the City Council of the City
of DEBORAH, Iowa.
SEC. 1. That Art Q and 10 of Ordinance No
ISL are hereby repealed and in lieu thereof, for
Art. aforesaid it is hereby enacted.
In consideration of the privileges herein
granted, said grantees shall at all times, on
reasonable demand therefor, and in accordance
with the provisions of this Ordinance, furnish
the city Of Decorah and to any and all citizens
thereof, suitable electric lights at prices, which
shall not at any time exceed the rates and
prices set forth in the following schedule. to-wit
SCHEDULE.
Are street lamps. nominal 1000 candle power,
burning from dusk to II O'Clock midnight,
every night in the year, at six dollars 5000 per
light, per month.
same as above burning from dusk until one
O'Clock a. m, at $3.50 per light. per month.
Same as above burning from dusk until two
O'Clock a. m per light. per month at $3.50.
same as above burning from dusk until day
light, all night and every night at $3.50 per light,
per month.
Incandescent lights, 32 candle power. for
street lighting. burning from dusk until twelve
O'Clock midnight at 81 10 per light, per month,
including renawals.
Same as above burning from dusk until one
Guiding renewals.
Same as above burning from dusk until two
o'clock a. m, at $3.50 per light, per month, in
Same as above burning all night and every
night at $i.75 per light. per month, including re-
newals.
Meter rates, for store and residence lights to
be not more than Is cents per kilo Watt Hour,
and rates per month. per light, to be as low as
above meter rates or lower.
1t Is understood that the above charges shall
be In full compensation for all rent and use OF
electric current, and for all appliances necessary
to furnish the Light contracted for, except as
follows:
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descent lights shall be furnished by the grantees
herein, but renewals of such incandescent lights
shall be charged for at cost In addition to the
above rates, and a rate of 10 cents per month,
may be charged for meters, unelss the customer
uses on the premises 500 worth of light per
month, in which case no charge is to be made
for meter
The grantees reserve the right to place meters
on all consumers where an unnecessary amount
of current is used.
Said grantees further agree to furnish lights
TO all city buildings and to churches and to pub
lie charitable Institutions at discount of 10 per
cent, from the schedule above set forth, for
term OF years from the publication Of this 0rd-
nance.
SEC. 2. BE it further ordained that during
the second term OF 8 years of this franchise
granted by said Ordinance No. ISL. the said city
of Decorah shall pay Burtis 4 Howard, or their
heirs. successors or assigns on or before the 10th
Gay oil each month of said term. next succeeding
the one In which such electric light Is furnished
III illl for each and every light or lamp used by
Committee of the city council. at the rates pro-
vided for In the foregoing schedule.
And said city hereby agrees to use and pay
for during each month of said term of five years,
not less than ten (l0l 1000 candle power arc
street lamps. burning from dusk until such hour
as council determines each night. and seventy
t7O 81 candle power ineandescent street lamps,
burning from dusk until such hour as council
determines, or the equivalent of these the num-
Der OF each kind, and the kind, TO be determined
by the city and said lights to be run upon such
schedule as the city may from time to time de.
termine, but such schedule Is not to be changed
by the city oftener than once In six 60 months,
and In case of any change. thirty 900 days notice
OF the same In writing shall be given to the
grantees
II is further agreed that in case any of said
lights should fail to operate, the city shall have
theright to deduct from the monthly bill of the
grantees herein the sum Of twenty (l0) cents for
each night each incaRdescent light fails To
operate, and forty ii0) cents per night for each
arc light, but this provision Shall not extend to
temporary unavoidable stoppages of such light
SEC. 3. This Ordinance shall he i'm force and
effect from and after Its publication as provided
by law, and its acceptance by the grantees here
In to be filed with the city clerk.
Passed and approved, ith day Sept. 1901
(Attest) +. M. HUGHES.
City Clerk.