The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-09
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION
Of Ordinances Passed and ResoIu-
tiOns Adopted by the Common
Council of the City of ST. Paul.

of the streets and alleys of the City Of
St Paul for the purpose OF transmit
ting electric currents for furnishing
The common Council of the City of st.
Paul do Crdain as follows:
SECTION 1.
That there is hereby granted to Fred
p. Brace. George H. Shellenberger ard
Fred G. Genge, their successors and as
signs, subject, however, to all the agree
merits limitations and conditions herein
after contained, for the period Of twenty
five (25) years from the date Of the &C
ceptanc5 of this ordinance as hereinafter
provided, the right to enter upon, Use
ami occupy for the purpose of transmit
ting ard carrying electric currents there
in. for furnishing light and power, the
streets and alleys included in that part
Of the City Of St. Paul lying west OF the
center line of Lexington avenue; and TO
erect poles in such streets and alleys and
to string wires thereon and to maintain
and operate the same for conducting cleo
trio currents for furnishing light and pow
er. Also conduct and maintain under such
streets and alleys an underground con-
duit system of wires for conducting and
transmitting electric currents for furnish
ing light and power, but the grant or
authority hereby conferred shall not be
construed as a grant Of an exclusive TlSht
or privilege. but no poles or overhead
wires shall be placed or maintained in
said Lexington avenue.
SECTION 2.
The grantees herein, their successors
and assigns, within the period Of one ID
year~after the date of their acceptance
of this ordinance as herein provided,
shall enter upon the construction of the
necessary plant and equipment for put
ting in operation a system for supplying
electric light and power to the City Of
St. Paul and its Inhabitants Within the
district herenabOYe prescribed, and with
in two % years from the date of the ac-
ccptarce Of this ordinance shall have in
successful operation a proper plant. in
GLIDING the necessary equipment for the
furnishing of electric light and power,
and shall actually enter upon the bust
ness of supplying electric light and pow
or within said district. and as said sys-
tenn is put in and extended there shall
be constructed and put in, in connection
herewith. the necessary leads and con-
nectiOpS 10 and throughout all lamp posts
and masts which shall then and thereaft-
e. be erected or located by the City Of
S.. Paul in any or all of said streets for
the purpose Of street lighting and when
ever required by said city, said granite eS
shall put in the necessary lamps, globes
ana connections therefor, and shall light
Tie various streets and public 9rouu Is
upon which it shall have extended its
Yves to such extent and in the m amer
directed by said city, and when required
shall furnish and put in the necessary
wiring and connections with the various
L '-ildinga along the line of the streets
50 occupied by it. and furnish ana nrc-
vide proper and suitable light Uhref&r
TIE light so required to be furnished said
city and its inhabitants to be furnished
at just and reasonable pr'ra to be
CHI; TgCi therefor not exceeding the max
imum rates therefor. to bs fixed and es-
tab.is led as hereinafter provided.
SECTION 3.
The grantees herein, their successors
and assigns, at any time after the ca
piratiCn of four (N years from the date
of the acceptance Of this ordinance, may
DE required, by direction Of the Common
CCUHcil Of said city, TO extend It's poles
or conduit system for the furnishing of
Ii -ht ana power along such streets and
alleys within said district as the Common
Council may direct, and said grantees,
Wiilil the period Of SIX 81 months after
Teo6NinE such directions shall construct
the necessary pole lines ard underground
system as the Common Council may de-
terml0o, and thereafter maintain and OF
craze the same in The streets and alleys
specified in said direction, throughout
the period covered by this grant subject
to the terms and cOnolli)aS hereof, pTo-
ViIed, however, that not more than one
miIe Of pole line Or more than one-haf
mile q conduit shall he ordered or re-
qui.cd { be constructed in any one year.
SECTION A.
The c. mmon Council reserves the right
at apJ time after live years from the
passage Of this ordnance 10 q der
any role line or overhead vii es au-
thor ZC5 to be constructed under the
provisions of this ordinance, to be
placed underground in a system of I'M
derground cOnduits, and reserves the
right to order any overhead wires and
the poles supporting the same, to be re-
moved from one street to another, and
reserves the right to order cOnduitS or
pipes which may be placed by said COM
pany in any Of the streets and alleys of
the city to be changed or relocated in
said streets whenever the public inter-
eSts shall so require, and all changes of
the character provided for in this section
shan be made at the expense of the said
grantees, their successors and assigns.
SECTION 5.
The grantees herein, their successors
and assigns, whenever called upon so to
DO, by the Common Council of the City of
ST. Paul, snail, at their own cost, make
ali the necessary connections to and
throughout all street lamps and maSts
at any time put up and maintained by
the city, furnish all the necessary globes
therefor and light by electricity, in such
manner as said city may require. all of
The streets alleys and public grounds OF
SAID city upon which they shall have
placed any of their electric wires to the
extent that said wires shall have been
placed thereon, and said grantees shall
receive from the city a just and reason
able price for the light so furnished and
the Common Council shall have the pow
CT herein and hereby reserved from time
10 time to regulate and prescribe the
maximum price to be charged by said
company for the furnishing of light and
power under the terms of this ordinance
whether furnished to the City of st. Paul
or 10 any other person, company or cor
porauon but such price shall be fair
and reasonable.
SECTION 6.
The poles, conduits and wires put in
by said grantees, their successors and
assigns under the provisions of this ordi-
nance, shall be Of such character and
snail be placed and located in such man
ner and at such places as shall be pre-
SGG1[ 1I2e by the Commissioners of Public
works Of said city, and whenever any
street upon which any pole shall have
been set shall be graded, paved or other
wise improved, said grantees shall re-
set their poles in such manner as the
Commissioner shall direct, at their own
expense, 10 conform to the street as re-
SECTION 7.
The rights and privileges hereby. granted
shall be held and exercised by the gran
tees named herein their SuccesSors qua
assigns, subject to all the conditions ana
limitations contained in the charter of
me City of st. Paul, including the filino
~ IIe statement provided for in section
II OF chapter ~ of said charter and tho
payment of a license fee of five neT
cent 70 per cent? of the gross earnings
derived or accrued from the exercise and
IS IIeit OF such rights and privileges
SECTION 8.
The grantees herein. for tber,so,,,o,
their successors and assigns heTnb1, e.
sumo all liability that may be caused nv
lHe exercise OF the rights and uriviIeoes
conferred by this ordinance and shall
at all times save the City of 81 p1Ii
harmless from all damages costs and a.
penSe arising therefrom, and whenever
SStIQ company, its successors and assipnc
S!lalI ueSlre TO erect poles, string wires
OF eAcaVate any portion of anY straef
Wltnln the district herein prescribed thew
Shau trst obtain from the CommissionoJr
u 81 qDIc works, or his successor. a ner-