St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-02-09
AN ORDINANCE

Awarding the contract to light the
Town Of Covington, Louisiana, with
electric lights.
section l. Be 1t ordained, by the
Mayor and Town Council Of the Town
OF Covington, Louisiana, That the con
tract 70 light the Town Of CovingtOn,
Louisiana, Is hereby awarded to the. st.
Tammauy Ice ( Manufacturing Conn
pany, Limited, for the period Of ten
years, upon the following cOntii-
lions, to-wit: The st. Tammany Ice,
{ Manufacturing Co., Ltd, Is to furnish
arc lights Of 1900 candle power for the
sum OF SIS on each light per year; in-
candescent lights of ~ candle power for
the sum of s24 90 each light per year;
incandescent lights of 70 candle power
at the sum of $50 % 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 aud specify what kind
OF light 1t shall be. That the Division
Of st. john shall be lighted first, aud
the 5000 90 shall be spent to light the
same. That the Town shall have the
right 1t any time ~ have the lights ex-
tended beyond the Division OF st. JOHN.
and in such event each arc light shall
not he . greater distance than from two
blocks, or eight hundred feet. from ex-
isting poles, and the iucandescent lights
not Z 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 ut the next meeting.
That the lights shall burn from half
au hour before dark, until sunrise the
next morning, aud said Company shall
deduct for every aud all lights failing
to buru In proportion to the amount
paid for each light when burning.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, etc.,
That all main lines shall be Of copper
or some other material of equal cOn-
ductivity, and all such wires and con-
ductOrs shall b. well aud securely insu-
lated by glass or other insulating ma
terial at all points of suspension orsup-
port. That all lines of wires, all poles,
oil other necessary works aud cOnstrnc-
/ lions shall be located SO rs 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 shall be carried into
the buildings aud well insulated ut the
point Of entry. That all spices and
Joints shall be well s0ldered, and shall
be thoroughly wrapped with insulating
material, and when 1t becomes Deces-
sary to cross any telephone or telegraph
wires, the electric wires at such points
shall be we'll Insulated with proper
material.
| That the said Company shall repair
the streets aud sidewalks wherever they
tear them up. That said Company
shall reimburse 10 private persons oil
such damages as they may cause them,
and the Town shall be held blameless
for damages.
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, etc.,
That the work Of construction shall be-
gin on the first day of April, 1901, and
be In practicable operation on or by the
flrst day Of October, 1901, and II the
said Company does not begin on ths
above said date of beginning, or tinisl
on the date Of finishing, this Ordinance
to be null and void.
Adopted January Z, 1901.
| T.. Z. WILLIAMS,
/ Mayor.
NV. G.. KENTzEL, Secretary.