Morris tribune., 1902-12-27
PROPOSED ORDINANCE ]
SYLVESTER STEWART OFFER sTO
DO ELECTRIC LIGHTING AT
REDUCED RATES.

REDUCED RATES.
Full Text of the Ordinance Which
He Petitions the Common Council
to Grant Him.
Sylvester Stewart has tiled with
the village recorder for presentation
to the common council at their next
meeting the following petition:
To the Common Council of the Village OF
Morris:
[ hereby respectfully make application
for franchise to erect poles and electric
wires in the village of Morris, or to use
such poles therefor as [ may be able to
rent from Others This application is
made in good faith, and l desire to furnish
light to any and all persons residing in the
village of Morris, and to any and all parts
of the said village; also l desire to furnish
electric lights to the village of Morris as
soon as the said village may desire me to
do so. TO that end l respectfully request
that be granted franchise in substance
as follows:
An ordinance granting to Sylvester Stew
art, of the village of Morris, Minnesota,
and his assigns, the right and privilege to
operate an electric light and power plant,
to erect and maintain all necessary poles
and place thereon all necessary electric
wires in and upon the public streets and al
leys in said village of Morris, Minnesota,
and also to use in connection with such
lighting and power plant any and all suita-
BILE poles erected in said village Of Morris,
that he may be able to rent from others
for snch use.
The Common Council of the village of
Morris, do ordain,
Sec. 1. That the right, privilege and
authority be and is hereby granted to Syl-
vester Stewart of the village of Morris,
Minnesota, his executors, administrators or
assigns, to erect place, construct and
maintain upon and through the public
streets and ways of the village of Morris,
Minnesota, all the poles, posts and other
supports, and all wires and fixtures proper
village of Morris, and any and all citizens
thereof, or other persons wishing to use
the same electric light and power, and also
the right and privilege of using for the
aforesaid purpose any and all suitable
poles already erected in said village Of
Morris, that the said Sylvester Stewart,
shall be able to rent from the owners there
of, subject however, to the conditions and
stipulations herein set forth.
Sec. 2. The aforesaid privilege men
toned in Sec. 1, is granted expressly on the
condition that the said Sylvester Stewart,
his executors, administrators or assigns,
shall assume all liability, and all RESPONSE
biIity for any and all injury and damage
that may result from, or be sustained in
consequence of the erection, maintenance,
or operation of said poles or wires, or cleo
tricity conducted by means thereof, and
shall and does at all times indemnify and
save the said village of Morris harmless
from all liability from said injury or dam
age.
Sec. 3. Said right privilege and author
ity mentioned in said Sec. l, is also granted
on condition that the said Sylvester Stew
art, his executors, administrators or as
signs, shall furnish to the village of Nor
ris, the residents thereof, and the public |
electric light and power on the
terms namely:
Light at residence, at 10 cents per thous-
and watts.
Light for village of Morris, at rs per
cent of the present contract price with W.
P. Fowler.
All other lights as follows:
Where the amount used is from eighty thou
sand to one hundred fifty thousand watts per
month, the price shall be eight cents per thou
sand watts; where the amount used per month
IS from one hundred fifty thousand to two
hundred fifty thousand watts, the price shall be
eyen cents per thousand watts;
Where the amount used exceeds two hundred
fifty thousand watts per month"; the price shall
)e six cents per thousand watts.
Sec. T. All poles and wires erected by virtue
If this ordinance shall be erected, at such places
Ind in such manner as not to unnecessarily
,ncroach upon the said streets or alleys, nor OBJ
truct or impede the way thereof for the ordin-
Lry purpose of travel thereon; all wires used for
conducting electricity, shall be insulated wires ,
My, and no poles shall be erected within or ,
pon the streets or alleys of said village of
Iorris, less than thirty feet above the surface
the ground, and the erection thereof and the
lacing of all electric wires on any of the poles
erein mentioned, shall be subject to the super
ison and reasonable direction of the common a
Ouncil of said village, by It's authorized officers
agents. e
Sec. 5. The said common council of the will y
ge of Morris, hereby reserves the right to r
rant like franchise to any other individual or I
ny corporation and nothing in this ordinance
lall be construed as granting an exclusive
anchise right or privilege to the said Sylves- '.
II Stewart.
Sec. 6. Whenever any person desires to move =