Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-09-25
An Ordinance.


business under the firm name and
Style OF the Enterprise Electric Light
and Power Company. Enterprise, Ore
gon, and to repeat io-me- ordinance
granting $ franchise 70 the Enterprise
Electric Light Company.
The city OF Enterprise does ordain
as follows:
Sec. I.--That c. C. Stacy and ]. D.
Zurcher, partners doing business m
der the firm name OF the Enterprise
Electric Light and Power Company,
OF Enterprise, Oregon, be and they sre
hereby granted the right, privilege
and franchise to erect, construct. main
tain and operate electric light and
power wires, and supports thereof or
any and all the streets and alleys
within the corporate limits OF shs
City OF Enterprise, Oregon. and 20
erect poles and stretch wires on the
said streets and alleys within the cor
porate limits OF the city OF Enter
prise, Oregon, for the purpose
o; furnishing and dispOsing of
electricity. and 20 do all acts and
things necessary for the successful
operation of an electric light and
power plant, for the purpose of gener-
ating and furnishing and dispOsing
OF electricity Tor general uses for the
public.
Sec. II.-Said Enterprise Electric
Light and Power Company, in the
exercise OF the right snd privileges
hereby granted to them, shall erect is
poles II such points in the streets and
place It's wires at such heights, and
construct sll other apparatus in such
manner as shall leSs, interfere with
public travel and use OF said streets
and alleys, and TO the satisfaction OF
the City Council OF said city.
See. III.-It shall be unlawful for
any person or persons without: auth
GRITTY from the said Enterprise Flee
tric Light and Power Company, or
from the City Council Of said city to,
in any manner. interfere or meddle
with, iniure, 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 Conn
pany, or connected with said plant,
except in cases OF fires or other sim
liar emergencies when such iuterier
ence may ne necessary, and Il sEy per
son violate any OF the provisions Of
this ordinance. he shall upon convic.
ton thereof, pay fine o; not less
than five, nor more than fifty dollars
for each Ofense, and .he costs OF his
arrest and prosecution.
Sec IV-The maximum charge OF
tie said Enterprise Electric Light
and Power Company 20 it's patrons
for each light OF sixteen candle power.
and in The same proportion for other
sizes. shall be as follows When the
number OF paying lights OF sixteen
candle power, or their equivalent, OF
said company do not exceed three
hundred, siyty-fiye cents a month.
and when the plumber of such light,
exceeds three hundred. sixty cents q
month, and In making the foregoing
enumeration the lights furnished the
city, exclusive OF the arc lights, shall
5e included and It shall be the duty OF
the said Enterprise Electric Light anG
Power Company 10 file with the City
Recorder on the FIRST Monday OF Jan
nary and OF July OF each year a writ
ten report showing the names and ia,
number o; all the patrons, includinc
the numb-.r OF lights used by the CITY
itself, and the number and the sizes
OF the lights charged TO each.
Sec. V.-The rights and privileges
herein granted shall expire at the enc
OF ten years from the date OF the ap-
p-oyal OF this ordinance. provided, the
said Enterprise Electric Light and
Power Company shall, within ter
days after such approval file with tn,
City Recorder written acceptance OF
terms and the conditions OF this ordin-
Auce.
Sec. Wa failure, refusal or neg
lect on tile part OF the sari Enterprise
Electric Light and Power Company
TO comply with or 90 perform any OF
tine terms or requirements, or eondi-
tions OF this ordinance shall work
a forfeiture OF al the rights, privileges
and franchises herein granted and
this ordinance may thereupau be
Immediately repealed by the CITY
Conncii. tH"
Sec. YII-That an ordinsrice 70