Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-09-18
Ordinance No. 2o4.

An Ordinance to repeal Art and 10 of Ordj.
| nance No. Isl, and to enact substitute there.
for. and adopting new schedule for electric
BE it ordained by the City Council of the City
| of DEBORAH, Iowa.
| SEC, |. That Art. 0 and 10 of Ordinance No.
Isl are hereby repealed and In lieu thereof, for
Art. aforesaid II is hereby enacted.
I'D 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 DEBORAH, and to any and ali citizens
thereof, suitable electric lights at prices which
snail net at any time exceed the rates and
prices set forth In the following schedule. to-wit:
SCHEDULE.
Arc street lamps, nominal 1000 candle power
burning from dusk to IL o'clock midnight
every night in the year, at six dollars $4,000 per
light, per month.
o'clock a. m. at SC. 80 per light, per month";
same as above burning from dusk until two
o'clock a. M, per light. per month at $500.
Same as ABOVE burning from dusk until day
light all night and every night, 81 so per light,
per month.
Incandescent lights, 80 candle power. for
street lighting. burning from dusk until twelve
O'Clock midnight at Sl.1O per light. per month.
including renawals.
Same as above burning from dusk until one
o'clock a. M, at Sl.S5 per light per month. in
Same as above burning from dusk until two
o'clock a. m, at $50 per light, per month, in
Guiding renewals.
Same as above burning all night and every
night at $l.75 per light per month. includiGg re-
newals.
Meter rates, for store and residence lights to
pc not more than 10 cents per Kilo Watt Hour
aud rates per month, per light, to be as low as
above meter rates or lower
1t is understood that the above charges shall
De IN iull compensation for all rent and use of
electric current, and Tor all appliances necessary
TO furnish the Light contracted for, except as
follows:
All the first commercial and residence incan-
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 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 al consumers Where an unnecessary amount |
Of current is used.
said grantees further agree to furnish lights |
% all city buildings and to churches and to pub
lie charitable institutions at discount of I'd per
cent, from the schedule above set forth, for a |
nance.
SEC. 2. BE it further ordained that during
Inc second term Of years of this franchise
granted by said Ordinance No 49, the said CITY |
u Decorah shall pay Burtis & Howard, or their
leirs successors or assigns on or before the 10Th
lay of each month of said term. next succeeding
he one In which such electric light is furnished
\ f,lll Tor each and every light or lamp used by
diu CITY, anu located as directed by the Street
committee Of the city council at the rates pro-
'ided for In the foregoing schedule.
And said city hereby agrees to use and nav
or during each month of said term of five years.
lot less than ten (10l 1000 candle power arc
treet lamps, burning from dusk until such hour
s council determines each night and seventy
10) 81 candle power incandescent street lamps,
turning from dusk until such hour as council
determines, or the equivalent of these, the NUM-
er of each kind, and the kind, to be determined
y the city and said lights to be run upon such
chedule as the city may from time to time de-
ermine. but such schedule is not to be changed
y the city eftener than once in six co. months,
nd In case OF any change, thirty (30) days notice
the same In writing shall be given to the
raDtees,
It is further agreed that in case any of said
ghts should fail TO operate, the city shall have
heright TO deduct from the monthly bill of the
rantees herein the sum of twenty (2O) cents for
ach night. each incaRdescent light fails to
perate, and forty (4W cents per night for each 1
re light, but this provision shall not extend to
'mporary unavoidable stoppages of such light
SEC. 3. This Ordinance shall be In force and I
fect from and after its publication as provided
law, and Its acceptance by the grantees here 8
!, to be filed with the city clerk .
Passed and approved, 4th day Sept. 1901.
(Attest) +. M. HUGHES,
City Clerk.