The Tucson citizen., 1902-02-04


and safeguards which may be from
time 10 tlme discovered or invented for
the protection of persons and property
against injury growing out of the use
OF electric currents. II required SO 10
DO by the City OF Tucson, and the said
Henry and his assigns shall IN case
or loss or damage, indenify and save
harmless the City OF Tucson, its Of
iicers, agents and servants from and
against all lawful claims and demands
Tor injuries to persons or property oc-
casioned by excavations, or the having
or pipes and mains or the erection of
poles and wires. or by the existence
or such poles and wires, or the trans
mission OF electric current by means
thereof and the said city, its agents
and servants. exercising the rights and
powers given herein, shall not be held
liable by said Henry by reason of
any injury or damage caused there
by.
Sec. A. Said Henry, or his agents,
upon proper identification, shall have
the right at reasonable hours to enter
any building using electricity or gas
furnished by him. for the purposes of
repairing and adjusting aeters or
other appliances used for measuring
gas or electricity. and take al ac-
/ count OF gas or electricity used there
in. He shall have the right to furnish
| consumers of gas or electricity with
meters, and to charge for the use
| thereof. and also to remove ali meters,
pipes, wires. and connections owned
by him from the building OF anyone
who shall refuse or fail to pay a rea-
sonabIe charge for electricity or gas
used or consumed and also. in the
event OF such a refusal or failure. the
right to sever the connections and cut
on the supply c' gas and electricity,
or either.
Sec. s. 1t Is hereby expressly stip-
ulated and agreed that the prices to be
charged the inhabitants OF the City of
Tucson. during the continuance OF the
franchise hereby granted, for electric
lights shall never exceed twenty cents
per thousand watts. It Is understood
that the above rates are TO be maxi
mum rates charged. and shall not be
construed 30 as to prevent the said
Henry. or his assigns. from making
individuals. provided the said rates are
not exceeded.
Sec. 6. In consideration of the grant
Ing OF this franchise the said Joseph
J. Henry and his assigns, agree with
In nine months from the date of the
passage of this ordinance TO have In
operation an electric lighting plant with
a capacity OF at least 5000 lamps OF
sixteen candle power each. and tn /
increase the capacity of the said plant
from time TO time to meet the require !,
ments and demands OF the CITY Of
Tucson and LIS inhabitants, and from !
and after the expiration of nine /
months from the passage OF this /
ordinance TO at all times maintain |
during the life Of this franchise, a
first-class. modern electric light and /
power plant In said city. equipped |
with all such new devices and i'm |
provements as may from time to time |
be discovered or invented and consid- |
cred by expert electricians to be re-
quisite for modern plant, and also as /
soon as expedient TO construct. equip /
and have and maintain In operation |
modern gas plant for the manufacture, t
distribution and sale tn the said In /
habltants OF the said City OF Tucson. /
of Illuminating gas.
Sec. Z. The City OF Tucson shall
have the right to use during the period I
of twenty-five years free OF charge. any
and all of the poles now maintained
by the party of the first part or here
after to be erected or maintained by i
him or his assigns for the purpose OF +
stringing wires to be used in main /
tanning a fire alarm In said olty; said !
fire alarm wires to be strung In such .
manner as not TO interfere with the /
use of said poles by the said party OF
the first part.
Sec. s. Whenever in this ordinance
Joseph ]. Henry Is named or under
stood. the same shall be taken TO mean .
the said Henry, his heirs. executors
administrators, or assigns.
Sec. 0. All ordinances. or parts o.
ordinances, in conflict with this or
dinance are hereby repealed. end the .
franchise granted to the Electric +
Light G. Power Company. under ard
hy virtue OF Ordinance No. 124. ds /
passed and adopted by the Mayor and +
Common Council OF the said City OF i
Tucson on the third day of June. A. ID. I
1899. is, on the application OF TIE
said ]. ]. Henry, the successor of .
the said Electric Light & Power ~om-
pany. hereby revoked. said revocation /
to take effect February 3rd. 1897. ana +
the said Ordinance No. 124 is~hereby /
repealed, said repeal to take eftect
on the said 3rd day OF February. l9o2.
Sec. 10. This ordinance shall 'ake
effect and be in force from and aher .
It's passage. approval and publication
according to law.
Passed and adopted by the Mayor
and Common Council of the City OF
Tucson, this 18th day of January, IA .
d., 1902.
Attest:
(SeaD
N F. HAWKE.
Recorder and Ex-ofiicio City Clerk.
Approved January 18th, 1907
c. f. SCHUMACHER,
Mayor.
last Ian. %.