Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-09-18
An Ordinance.

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and J. D. Zurcher, partners doing
business under the firm name and
Style OF the Enterprise Electric Ligh;
and Power Company. Enterprise, Ore
gon, and to repeat a former ordinance
granting franchise to the Enterprise
Electric Light Company.
The city of Enterprise does ordain
as follows:
Sec. l.--That C. G. Stacy and ]. D.
Zurcher, partners doing business un-
Ter the firm name OF the Enterprise
! Electric Light and Power Company,
II Enterprise, Oregon, be and they are
hereby granted the right, privilege
and franchise to erect, construct, main
tain and operate electric light and
power wires, and supports thereof on
any and all the streets and alloys
within the corporate limits OF the
City OF Enterprise, Oregon, and to
rect roles ard stretch wires on the
sid streets and alleys within the COR
norate limits of the city OF Enter
prise, Oregon, for the purpose
/ Of furnishing and disposing o.
electricity, and to do all acts ant
Ihings necessary for the successful
operation OF an electric light and
power plant, for the purpose OF gener-
,ting and furnishing and disposine
Of electricity for general uses for the
public.
See II-Said Enterprise Electric
Light and Power Company, in the
exercise OF the right and privileges
hereby granted to them, shall erect its
loles at such points in the streets and
,iace its wires at such heights, and
.onstruct all other apparatus in such
manner as shall least interfere witt
ublic travel and use OF said street,
and alleys, and to the satisfaction Of
he City Council o; said city.
Sec. III.-I; shall be unlawful fcr
my person or persons without autl-
lrity from the said Enterprise Flee
-ric Light and Power Company, or
from the City Council OF said city to,
in any manner, interfere or meddle
with. injure, impair or remove any of
the electric light o. power poles, wires
lights, lamps, fixtures or any other
APPARATUS belonging to said Enter
prise Electric Light and Power Com
pany, or connected with said plant,
except in cases OF fires or other sim
/ liar emergencies when such interfer
,nce may be necessary, ana If acy per
son violate any OF the provisions
this ordinance, he shall upon convic-
tion thereof, pay fine OF not less
than five, nor more than fifty dollars
for each olYepse, and the costs OF h :
arrest and prosecution.
Sec IY.-The maximum charge OF
The said Enterprise Electric Light
and Power Company to its patrons
Tor each light OF sixteen candls powe
and in the same proportion Tor other
sizes, shall be as follows: When tie
number o. paying lights OF sixteel
candle power, or their equivalent, q
said company DO not exceed three
hundred, sixty-fye cents month,
nd when the number OF such lights
Xceeds three hundred, sixty cents a
Month, and in making the oregoing
Enumeration the lights furnished the
,ity, exclusive OF the arc lights. shall
e included; and il shall be the duty OF
: he said Enterprise Electric Light and
2ower Company to file with the CITY
Recorder on the FIRST Monday OF Jan
) lary and OF july OF each year writ
ten report showing the names and the
E number OF all the patrons, including
she number OF lights used by the city
itself, and the number and the sizes
'f the lights charged to each.
Sec. V.-The rights and privilege
herein granted shall expire at the END
i ten years from the date OF the ap-
proval OF this ordinance, provided, the
said Enterprise Electric Light and
Power Company shall, within tel
lays after such approval file with tilt
City Recorder a written acceptance o.
/ terms and the conditions OF this ordin-
ance.
Sec VIA failure, refusal or neg.
+ lect on the part of the said Enterprise
Electric Light and Power COMPANY
70 comply with or TO perform any o
she terms or requirements, or condi
tions of this ordinance shall worl
J forfeiture Of al the rights, privilege
and franchises herein gran ted and
this ordinance may thereupon b,
Immediately repealed by the Cit,
: Council.