The Tucson citizen., 1902-01-17
ORDINANCE.
mo 1871


Providing for a franchise for Elec-
trio Light and Gas plants.
BE 1t orda.n.i by the Mav"H and
Common Coud1'l ~ the city OF I"c-
son, as follows:
Sec. /. That franchise be and
the same Is hereby granted to Joseph
j. Henry, and his assigns, to supply
the inhabitants of the City OF Tucson
with electricity and gas for all pur-
poses to which the same is now or
may hereafter be applied, the dura-
ton OF said franchise to be the perlod
of twenty-five years, to commence on
the first day of February, A. d. l9''2
Sec. 2. Said Henry shall have tn"
right to erect and maintain in the city,
gas and electric light works for the
manufacture of gas and electricity Tor
the purposes above expressed. ana 10
operate and maintain the same during
the continuance of this franchise, he
shall have the right to erect poles ana
string wires for the distribution ol
electricity throughout the said city
and to maintain same in all or any
of the streets, alleys, and puDhC
grounds of the city, in such manner
only. however, as to offer the least IN
reference with the public use thereof,
/ and the right to make necessary eX-
cayations for, lay and maintain mains,
distributing and supply pipes in all or
any of the streets. alleys ana pupll'
grounds of the city for the dlstflhu-
ton of gas for the purposes herein
mentioned; all excavations made III
streets or pubic ways shall be re-
filed and graded within five CD days
after the opening thereof, ana snt'l
streets or public ways restored TO as
good condition as the same were IN nj
the time of the commencement OF such
excavations, at the cost OF the SAld
marty of the first part. or his assigns.
Sec, 3 The said Henry shall adopt
and use in his business any devices
and safeguards which may be from
time tn time discovered or invented for
the protection of persons and property
against injury growing out or the use
of electric currents. if required so t.
do by the City of Tucson, and the salo
Henry and his assigns shall, IN case
of loss or damage. indenify aud save
harmless the City Of Tucson. its Of
frers. agents and servants from and
against all lawful claims and demanGS
for injuries to persons or property o'-
easioned by excavations, or the laying
of pines and mains or the erection ol
poles and wires, or by the eXistcnrf
of such poles and wires. or the trans
mission OF electric current by aeane
thereof, and the said city. its agent
i.,iY TiU
powers given herein. shall not be held
liable hy said Henry by reason OF
any injury or damage caused there
by
Sec. 4. Said Henry, or his agents
upon proper identification, shall have
the right at reasonable hours to enter
anv building using electricity or ga'
furnished by him. for the purposes o
repairing and adjusting meters OF
other appliances used for measufiht
gas or electricity, and take At ar
count Of gas or electricity used theft
in. He shall have the right to furmA'
consumers Of gas or electricity witt
meters. and to charge for the use
thereof and also to remove all meters
nipes, wires, and connections owned
DV nlID lIOH lllt iltlllulIlB w an va
who shall refuse or fail to pay rea-
sOnable charge for electricity or gas
used or consumed and also, in th'
event of such a refusal or failure the
right to sever the connections and eat
off the supply Of gas and electricity
or either.
See 3. 1t is hereby expressly stip-
ulated and agreed that the prices to BE
charged the inhabitants Of the City oI
Tucson, during the continuance OF the
franchise hereby granted, for electro
lights shall never exceed twenty cents
per thousand watts. 1t Is understood
that the above rates are to be maxi
mum rates charged. and shall not he
construed so as to prevent the said
Henry. or his assigns, from making
special contracts with corporations or