Morris tribune., 1903-07-11
Ordinance No. II.


poles, masts, or establish pipes, con-
dts, conductors, and all other fixtures
necessary, in the streets, alleys and
public places of the village of Morris,
Minnesota either above or below the
surface of the earth, and of owning,
maintaining and using all such poles
wires, masts, pipes, condits, conduc-
tors, and other fixtures heretofore
erected by it or it's assignors in the
said village, for the purpose of furnish
ing electric lights, electric power, and
steam or hot water heat to said vii
lage and the Inhabitants thereof
Sec L. Be it ordained by the village
council of the village of Morris. M1IlneSo-
ia, that there is hereby granted to the
or assigns, the right and preVllege TO
erect, construct, install and malntal
an electric light, power, and steam a1ia
hot water heating plant, and to operas
and maintain the same within the UNITS
of the village of Norris Minnesota, tor the
period of fifteen years, from ana atter tue
passage and approval of this ordinance,
and for that purpose to erect anu nalt 5
tain on the several streets, alleys anu
public ground and places OF s :s ailsage'
poles, wires, maStS, lamps, pipes, CopullS,
conductors and fixtures necessary ana
convenient to carry ; on the 1ec 9sn eower
and steam and hot water heat to and for
the village aforesaid, and the lnha b1tants
thereof all such rights ana an op Iive unom
| the terms and conditions heretofore sG5
! forth. Giving and granting to the sag
| Fowler Electric Company, its succensbin
| and assigns the full title and OWNERSHIP nt
| of such poles, wires, mastS, lam RiS'+Hres
dts, conductors and all other nAt tnre2
property and appliances WhateNS.' 10 he |
hereafter here erected and placed by it within ain
| the said village, and giving ana E1 r;uI /
! to it, its successors and assigns, tuil rls' 4
| and privilege to operate, maintain I'd
! use all of such property hereIolotte' OF
which may be, erected and const taS ID in
| said village, in any way conneCteu with
or erected for said electric light bower
steam or hot water heating plant.
! Sec. 2. All poles and wires Is, e' ected O.
| this ordinance shall be erected or leid il
such places and in such nnan1 4er as not t.
unnecessarily encroaGh u 2on the saiG
the users thereof for the }ordi1,arv M.
| poses OF travel thereon, g md tie erection
and construction thereof shaW be subjec
ion of the common CO. 4ncil Of said village
Sec. g. Al wires WI tis; erung/or used undel
and by s yE reh Of dist sf shall
as the village council stall deem necess
airy and reasonable anG for the best in
t te Of the e.. village /and not less thar
and all wires shaI be so I 1oc ae Po and
| strung SO as not tot nterfere in arV man
ner with the shad/ trees or buildings in
Whene W. arv ton, or already erected
building through or across any street OF
a ane vi sand , Tlage, within or upon which
OF Said i Wir @s ga ar strung, by which any
mana ea4ianager cry 81 said e.ectric light, power
Ilseat4 ivy avg hot water heating plant, at
lea 5 Enty-four hours notice of the time
a s.,,u Ip'SI e, when and where he desires
H 9uom, Tres moved for such purposes. and
e eiItenyp pom the owner or manager of said
10y iC company, shall cause such wires
s 80 moved so as to allow the passage OF
aa./ IL building, and in all such cases such
noyal shall be required at such time ne
said wire, when necessary for lighting
during the night time
Il Sec. 4. The rights and privileges here
in granted shall at all times be and re-
main subject to reasonable police regula-
tions to be imposed by said village coun-
Gu, and the said village council! hereby
reserves the right to make and adopt
dr FGe 6ef 81
Sec 5. The said Fowler Electric Com
pany shall Immediately after the passage
| OF this ordinance and its approval, and
| pared to furnish and supply their patrons
! with first class service in electric lighting
| tor the whole night or less part thereof
| at prices and compensation not to exceed
| the following:
~ TO the village of Morris, Morris, Min
! nesota, when required and as required, in
! accordance with the terms of the contract
! now in exist nee between Fowler Electric
| Co.and the village of Morris,o or any extens-
ion or modification thereof, as may be
| agreed upon by the said Fowler Electric
Co and the village of Norris.
~ 10 the inhabitants of the village of
Morris, for residence purposes, incandes-
cent lamps at the rate not to exceed HcentS
per one thousand watts, as registered by
watt meters.
80 To the inhabitants ofthe village of
Morris for commercial purposes incandes-
cent lamps at the rate not to exceed 9A
cents per one thousand watts as register
ed by meters watts. All residence and
make all connections such as the wiring
of the building wherein the light is con-
to turn on the light. In all services rem
dercd for the village the grantee herein
its successors or assigns, shall make. ali
connections and furnish all equipments
necessary to turn on the lights. If any
meter upon the reading of the same BY
the said Fowler Electric Co. does not indi-
light per month, then the said Fowler
Electric Co it's successors or assigns, is
permitted tocharge any such consumer
not to exceed fifty cents per month for the
light so furnished and the reading of the
meter. All meters are to be of standard
form and furnished and installed by the
signs. to the consumer at a rental of not
to exceed 20 cents per month, the right to
own MS own meter and furnish the same.
is reserved to the consumer.
Sec. E. Should any twenty Consumers
Of light in the village of Norris consider
the charges made, under the schedule
hereinbefore described they may petition
the common council to have the same re-
duced, which reduction shall not be below
a fair averaged price charged for electric |
lighting i'll neighboring Minnesota towns
under similar conditions and an equal !
efficiency of service within a radius of |
fifty miles of the village of Norris. And !
if the common council of the village of |
Morris find that the prices charged BY the |
said Fowler Electric Co., it's successors or |
assigns, are above fair average price, as |
compared with the towns within the |
limits described above and the said com |
mon council shall reduce the prices to a /
fair average price. The said Fowler B
Electric Co, it's successors or assigns.
may appeal from the decision or award So k
made to the judge of their district court. |
or some neighboring district court, whose /
decision as to what fair averaged price I
Shout be as to the parties hereto hereby |
agree to accept as final.
The aforesaid petition for readiustnent
of the prices can only be made at odd |
numbered years prior to the first day of |
June.
Sec. Z. The prices for electric power
and heating purposes and when and how |
and where the same shall he f11rnist,ad |