St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-02-16
AN ORDINANCE

Awarding the contract TO light the
Town Of Covington, Louisiana, with
electric lights.
Mayor and Town Council Of the Town
Of C0vingt0u, Louisiana, That the con
tract to light the Town Of COvingt0n,
Louisiana, Is hereby awarded TO the st.
Tammany Ice { Manufacturing Com
pany, Limited, for the period Of ten
years, upon the following cOndt :
lions, to-wit: The st. Tammany Ice
Z Manufacturing Co., Ltd, Is to furnish
arc lights OF 1900 candle power for the
sum Of SIS 90 each light per year; in
candescsnt lights of - candle power for
the sum OF S2l 90 each light per year;
incandescent lights Of 20 candle power
1t the sum Of $50 90 each light per year.
Tho Town agrees to take not less
than 1900 Oh 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 Highland specify what kind
Of light It shall be. That the Division
Of st. Jchu shall be lighted first, and
the 5000 10 shall be spent to light the
zane. That the Town shall have the
right At any time u have the lights ex-
tended beyond the Division OF St. John,
aud In such event each arc light shall
not be greater distance than from two
blocks, or eight hundred feet, from ex-
isting poles, snd the incandescent lights
not = 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.
pauy It the next meeting.
That the lights shall burn from hall
an hOur before dark, until sunrise the
next morning, aud said Company shall
deduct for every aud all lights failing
70 burn IN proportion to the amount
paid for each light when burning.
Sec. ,. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
That Ill main lines shall be Of copper
or some other material Of equal con.
ductivity, and all such wires and con-
juct0rs shall b.. well and securely insu'
lated by glaes or other Insulating ma
terial 1t all points Of suspension or sup
port. That all lines Of wires, all poles
all other necessary works and cOnstruc
lions shall Ike located so rs not to oh.
struct the public use OF the streets, nj.
leys, and other public places, or Il
interfere with commerce or travel.
That said wires ehall be carried inl<
the buildings aud we'll insulated at thu
point Of entry. That al spices ant
joints shall be well s0ldered, and shall
b Thoroughly wrapped with insulaiiu:
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 pr0pe
material.
That the said Company shall repai
the streets aud sidewalks wherever the,
tear them up. That said COmpan,
shall reimburse ~ private persons al
such damages Is they may cause them
aud the Town shall be held blameles
for damages.
Sec. 5. Be Il further ordained, etc.
That the work Of construction shall he
gin on the lrst day Of April. 1901, an,
be In practicable operation on ar by tn
nrst day Of October, 1901, aud Ii I'll!
said Company does NOT begin on lh
above said date of beginning, ar hni>I
BON the date Ut finishing, this Ordinance
to be null and void.
Adopted January Z, 1901.
T.. 4. WILLIAMS,
Mayor.
w. G. KENrzEH.. Secretary