St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-02-23
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 " the St.
Tamsnauy Ice & Manufacturing Com
pany, Limited, for the period of ten
years, upon the following cOndi-
tiOns, t0-wit: The st. TaIumany Ice
{ Manufacturing Co., Ltd, Is to furnish
arc lights Of 1900 candle power for the
sum Of SIS % each light per year; in
candescent lights Of 81 candle power for
the sum of Ss4 90 each light per year;
incandescent lights Of - 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
locale each light and specify what kind
OF q light il shall be. That the Division
of st. John shall be lighted first, and
The goo &C shall DE spent To light the
same. That the Town shall have the
right At any time Ia have the lights ex-
tended beyond the Division Of ST. JOnu,
and in such event each arc light shall
not lie greater distance than from two
blocks, or eight hundred feet, from ex-
listing poles, and 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
pany It the next meeting.
That the lights shall burn from half
an hour before dark, until sunrise the
next morning, aud said Company shall
deduct for every aud all lights failing
u buru IN proportion to the amount
paid for each light when burning.
Sec. ?. BE- it further ordained, ETC.,
That all main lines shall he 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
terizl 1t all points of suspension or sup
port. That all lines Of wires, all poles,
al other necessary works aud cOnstruc-
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 and well Insulated ut 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 Deces-
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 aud sidewalks wherever they
tear them up. That said Company
shall reimburse 10 private persons all
such damages IS thew may cause them,
aud 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
he in practicable operation on or by the
first day of October, 1901, aud II the
said Company does not begin on the
shove said date Of beginning, Or finish
on the date of finishing, this Ordinance
to be null and void.
Al pied January Z, 1901.
T.. Il. WILLIAMS,
Mayor.
". @. KENTzEL. Secretary.