Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-12-06

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City of Albuquerque includ-
ing Special School Tax. 8 47,549 80
$191,S 1853 49
In the matter Of the petition for the
granting of a franchise to the Electric
Light Company to furnish electricity
for power, heat and illuminating pur-
poses.
Be is ordained by the Honorable Board
of County Commissioners of Berna-
lilo County, New Mexico:
Section 1. That the Electric Light
Company of Albuquerque, New Mex.
leo, a corporation organized and exist
ing under and by the virtue Of h laws
of the territory, and its successors and
assigns shall have the right to estab-
lish, construct and maintain in the
County of Bernalillo, electric power
| plants for the manufacture of cleo
| tricity for all purposes to which the
| same may now or hereafter be applied,
and to operate and maintain same dur
| ing the continuance of the franchise.
Section 2. That there is hereby guar
anteed to the said Electric Light
Company, and to it's successors and as
signs, the right to furnish to the in
habitants of the County of Bernalillo,
whenever its proper authorities may
desire to contract therefore, electricity
for power, heat and Illuminating pur-
poses and for such purposes to main
tain the necessary poles or posts Of
wood, iron or other suitable material,
and to string and put in place all nec-
essary wire, apparatus and other at
tachments suitable or proper for the
successful operation OF electric light
and power plants as the same Is now
and has been heretofore constructed
and maintained by the said Electric
Light Company, or to excavate the
roads, venue and public highways
within the limits of the said county as
they now exist or may exist in the fu.
! ture and any additions thereto, for the
purpose of conducting such wires be-
meath the surface of the ground for the
transmission of such electricity and
I from time to time to replace the poles
and wires now existing, or to erect
and construct additional poles and
/ wires as the occasion may require
along the said public highways, roads
or avenues. or across the same, and
/ other public places within the limits
of the said County Of Bernalillo, ant
all additional thereto; and string, put
2 in place and maintain the necessary
! lamps, wires, apparatus and other at
tachments upon the posts or poles
hereafter to be erected above ant
, across said roads, public highways o.
i avenues. .
Section 8. Said Electric Light Com
t pany shall put and keep in good ordel
all such poles, posts, lamps. wires ant
other apparatus as has been hereto
0 fore erected or in use by it, and which
may hereafter be erected, so long al
the same shall be kept for use, ant
shall always be prepared to furnish
= and shall furnish to the county and III
inhabitants a good quality Of cleo
. tricity for power, heat and illuminat
u ing purposes.
Section 4. The Electric Light Com
{ pany shall adopt and use in its bus
ness any and all devices and safe
guards which may be from time t
c time discovered, invented for the pre-
lection Of persons, and the %protectiol
against injury growing out of the us
I, of said electric currents.
n Section 8. The County of Bernalill
A in granting the franchise surrender
S no privileges or rights that it may no,
4 have or possess Of owning or install
ing any system of light, heat or power
n and furnishing the same to the sal
county and inhabitants thereof.
Section 6. That the Electric Ligt
Company or its assigns shall assum
and pay all liabilities or risks for dan
age to persons or property which ma
,r arise from the construction or oper,
ton of any or all parts Of said plaI
or plants or appliances connecte
therein that may be erected or CO..
structed, and shall ave the County
k Bernalillo, its officers, agents and sc
lie wants harmless from any and all Iii
n bility that may arise or be INQUIRE
from the erection, construction {
operation of same.
~ Section 7. The rates to be charge
~ by the Electric Light company sha
No. not exceed the following. to-wit:
Meter rates: Business houses
cents per kilowatt; residence rate
n. 20 cents per kilowatt; 16-candle po'
er, 10 o'clock closing, one dollar an