Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-05
cIrr orriciAL NOTICE..
No. 90, March "a. 1903.
nRnINA NOE NJ

ORDINANCE NO, -.
| An ordinance granting to Andrew Rose
water, his suocessors ana assigns, the
right In. upon, over, under and along ths
streets bouievatds, alleys and pubne
construct operate and maintain wires,
poles, conduits and other structures and
veying. conducting and distributing eIeo-
trio currents and energy for power, light
ing and heating purposes Within tald eity;
regulations, and also providing for the
Submission of the same to the electors OF
the city Of Omaha for their ratification or
Be Il Ordained BY the City Council of the
| city OF Omaha;
granted to Andrew Rosewater, HIS success
sors and assigns, for the erection, con-
! upor, over. under and along the streets
/ boulevards, alleys and public grounds OF the
| city OF omaha OF poles, conduits and other
| structures and appurtenanees with wires
! and cables for properly conveying and dis
! tributing electric current and energy Tor
power, lighting and heating purposes within
| the city, subject to existing ordinances re
! lattng to sucn construction and such rea-
sonable regulations as nay from time g
city for the safety and protection Of the
| persons and property of the tnhabitants
| thereof. The said right hereby granted Is
also subject to the construction and main
/ tenance Of the power plant and the tur-
nlshing of power as hereinafter provided.
Section 2 In consideration or the rights
| herein granted said Andrew Rosewater, has
| successors and assigns, shall cause TO be
TSS is Water ro the s
/ rivers, which shall have an average daily
| hydrsuliS capacity on a ten-hour basis OF
not less than twenty thousand horse power; (;
said plant, with all electrical mechan sm,
poles, wires, cables, conduits anu o.her
distribution OF electrical current. 10 be de-
/ veloped by said power into and within the
city Of Omaha, shall be completed and in
| operation within three years after the rau-
| hcstion OF this ordinance by the electors OF
| the city Of Omaha; provided that any de-
lay that may be caused by litigation, either
pant, or In erecting or constructing within
the city the means of distributing the
| power. light and heat therein referred to,
| shall not be included as part of the time
limit of three years where mentioned.
! Section 3. AS a further consideration Of
the franchise herein granted, the said An
! drew Rosewater, his successors and assigns
shall, when required by the city, do the
ceed sixty-five dollars per arc light of the
| present standard of 462 watts for twelve
hours each day through the year, and In
addition thereto said Andrew Rosewater,
| his successors and assigns shall pay to the
city Of Omaha an annuity OF one ~ per
| cent of the gross receipts from sales in the
! city of Omaha during the first Ave years
after completion of said plant. two (O per
| cent of such gross receipts during the next
five years ana three (sl per cent lheI eater.
| Section T.. As a further consideration Of
the rights herein sranteS by the city the
assigns shall furnish electric current tor
| power, light or heat to consumers within
the city OF Omaha on semi-annual &C ntraots
| at not to exceed the following rates per
| hlowatt hour
| Five horse power or less S0o3S
| over five to ten, inclusive ,......,....,. 03l
! over ten to twenty Ave, inolusive...... 02s
over twenty-five TO fifty. inclusiYe.... Q2i
| over fifty to one hundred, inclusive. US
oyer, one hundred to two hundred fifty, ana
over two hundred afty to ave hundred, ~ =.
over i've hundred to seven hundred -
nifty inclusive ft,, =. @ ;bo OlS
sand, inclusive ......................... .q17
over one thousand to twelve hundred
Over twelve hundred ifty to ffieen 0-'
hundred, inclusive .............,....... .0lS
over. fifteen hundred to two thousand
inclusive ........................... .Oll
| Section o. Al any time after January 1st,
A. d. l9%, Upon giving six months notice
thereof the city of Omaha shall have the
| right TO acquire the power plant, lands,
| reservoirs, buildings, machinery, condu,ts,
poles, wires and all appurtenances thereto
within and without the city limits used for
and in connection with the plant for the
| development OF hydraulic and electrical
power light. and heat OF the said Andrew
| Rosewater his successors and assigns, by
paying to the owners thereof the appraised
value but no allowance shall be made by
ehfse chi % herein granted mt By % the city OF W Omaha
| when computing the value of such plant.
The appraibement, t,sia shall be en- made by iiye
shall be selected by the owners, two by the
mayor and city council and the NTH shall
appointed, and, IL they cannot agree, then
the fifth shall be drawn from list OF four
| selected by each of the two heretofore ap-
pointed.
Section 6. The privileges and franchise
hs considered es sranted 70 Xnarew y0rSe Sso oI
water, his successors and assigns until this
ordinance shall have been submitted 20 tn
| electors of the city of Omaha at the hold
Ing of the next general election for city
officers in the year 1903, nor unless ma
lion shall vote for the same to be In force
and effect.
Section Z, At the general election for city
1903 the question of whether the said iran
chise and privileges as herein mentioned
and provided and upon the terms herein set
water his successors and assigns shall be
submitted to the electors of the city OF
Omaha, The question shall be. submitted
at said election ln the following form:
shall the franchise and privileges pro-
vided fer and described In Ordinance No.
drew Rosewater his successors anu IS gn
the right in. over, upon. under and along
ae srSunds of the city o%ha a%a eTee
construct, operate and maintain wires:
poles ema 9Hef for & and
Veying, conducting and distributing electric
currents and energy Tor power, lighting an
TO certain conditions. rules and regulations
and also providing for the submission OF
the same to the electors OF the city OF
Omaha for their ratification or rejection,
be granted to Andrew Rosewater his sue
cessors and assigns as In said ordinance
said proposition shall be printed upon the
| oflcial ballot at said election. on the left
side Of the ballot and Immediately under
meath the said proposition shall be printed
the word For" and Immediately under
meath the word Against" All electors de-
string TO vote for the proposition shall
make q cross at the proper place on the
ballot opposite the word For" and those
electors desiring TO vote against said prop.
osltion shall make a cross at the proper
place on the ballot opposite the word
"Against" The vote upon said proposition
shall be counted canvassed and returned
and tie result OF the vote thereon declared
by the same offlcsrs IN the same manner a.
the vote upon the election OF officers are
counted canvassed. returned and declared
II, upon the canvass of the returns of the
vote upon said proposition. II shall appear
that majority Of the electors voting al
said election have voted for the said prop.
! osition the same shall be deemed and con.
sidered as carried, and the result shall be
declared by the canvassinS board accr7N =,
ingly. And tbSvSupon me said AND
| Rosewater, his Nssors and assigns 1
become the oG of and possessed OF tIt
! franchise and l-Hileges described men.
! TONED and urOVided for and gran,.sd nv