Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-07-25
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 1. Be it ordained by the village
council of the village of Morris. Minneso-
! ia, that there is hereby granted to the
I Fowler Electric Company, it's successors
or assigns, the right and privilege to
| an electric light, power, and steam and
hot water heating plant, and to operate
and maintain the same M Within the limits limits
| period of fifteen years, from and after the
| passage and approval OF this ordinance,
and for that purpose to erect ana main,
| public ground and places of said village,
| or under the surface thereof II necessary,
poles, wires, masts, lamps, pipes, conolts,
| convenient to carry on the business OF
| furnishing electric light electric power,
and steam and hot water heat to and tor
| the village aforesaid, and the Inhabitants
| thereof, all such rights and privileges to
| become operative, and to continue upon
| the terms and conditions heretofore set
forth. Giving and granting to the said
| Fowler Electric Company, it's successors
| and assigns, the full title and ownership
of such poles, wires, masts, lamps, con
dts, conductors and all other fixtures
property and appliances whatever, here
tofore erected or placed by it, or to be
hereafter erected and placed by 1T within
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to it, it's successors and assigns, full right
and privilege to operate, maintain ard
use all of such property heretofore, or
which may be, erected and constructed IN
said village, in any way connected with,
or erected for said electric light, power,
steam or hot water heating plant.
Sec. 2. All poles and wires erected or
pipes and conductors laid by virtue of
this ordinance shall be erected or laid in
such places and in such manner as not to
unnecessarily enCroach upon the said
streets or alleys. or to obstruct or impede,
the users thereof for the ordinary pun
poses of travel thereon, and the erection
and construction thereof shall be subject
to the supervision and reasonable direct
ion of the common council of said village.
Sec. 8. All wires strung or used under
and by virtue of this ordinance shall be
placed at such distance from the ground
as the village council shall deem neceSS-
airy and reasonable and for the best i'll
twenty feet from the ground at any point;
and all wires shall be so located and
strung so as not to interfere in any man.
ner with the shade trees or buildings in
course of construction, or already erected.
Whenever any one desire to move any
building through or across any street or
alley of said village. within or upon which
any such wires ar strung, by which any
of said wires will be injured or interfered
with, such person shall give the owner or
manager of said electric light, power,
steam and hot water heating plant, at
least twenty-fOur hours notice OF the time
and place, when and where he desires
such, wires moved for such purposes, and
thereupon the owner or manager OF SAID
electric company, shall cause such wires
to be moved so as to allow the passage OF
such building. and in all such cases SUCH
removal shall be required at such time
only will not interfere with the use of
said wire, when necessary for lighting
during the night time
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-
Gil. and the said village council hereby
reserves the right to make and adopt
such regulation of police nature as they
deem necessary for the best interests of
the village.
Sec 5. The said Fowler Electric Com
pany shall Immediately after the passage
of this ordinance and it's approval, and
thereafter at all times furnish and be pre-
pared to furnish and supply their patrons
with first class service in electric lighting
for the whole night, or a less part thereof
at prices and compensation not to exceed
the following:
U 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
CC.and the Village of Norris, or any eXtenS.
ion or modification thereof, as may be
agreed upon by the said Fowler Electric
Co and the village of Norris.
(O To the Inhabitants of the village of
Morris, for residence purposes, incandes-
cent lamps at the rate not to exceed IL cents
per one Thousand watts, as registered by
watt meters.
81 To the Inhabitants of the village of
Morris for commercial purposes incandes-
cents per one thousand watts register
ed by meters watts. All residence and
commercial consumers of light shall
make all connections such as the wiring
of the building wherein the light is con-
sumed, and furnish everything necessary
to turn on the light. In all services rem
dercd for the village the grantee herein.
it's 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- |
cate consumption of fifty cents worth of
light per month, then the said Fowler
permitted to charge 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 he of standard |
form and furnished and installed by the |
Fowler Electric Co., it's successors or as
signs. to the consumer at rental of not |
own his own meter and furnish the same, |
is reserved to the consumer.
Sec. g. Should any twenty consumers
of light in the village of Morris 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 in neighboring Minnesota towns |
under similar conditions and an equal |
efficiency of service within 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 |
Electric Co, it's successors or assigns. |
may appeal from the decision or award so |
made to the Judge of their district court, |
or some neighboring district court whose, |
decision as to what a fair averaged price |
shout be as to the parties hereto hereby |
agree to accept as final.
The aforesaid petition for readjustment i
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 be furnished iS