The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-11-21

lhe Guy council neld n regular meet
ing Friday night with all the member.
in attendance except Councilman Seely
and Law, whose absence left the Fifth
ward unrcpresented. The mayor Presid.
ed and City Clerk Cole was at his desk
as usual in the discharge OF his duties
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
Councilman Moore, of the street com.
mittee, submitted the following writ
ten report, which explains itself:
Pursuant to an order entered of rec.
ord upon the minute book BY this body
at its regular meeting Friday night, No.
vember 9th, 1908, the ordinance commit.
tee and the street committee were di.
rccted to meet in joint session and pre-.
pare a report upon the adyisability, ex,
pediency, and the terms upon which the
said committees, in their Judgment, deem
best for the granting Of the Cunning.
tram.Stone" electric light franchise, which
is now pending before this council.
Your committees met in joint session
at the council chamber on the evening
OF the 10Th day.of November, 1903, and.
after much consideration, beg leave tc
submit the following report. to.wit:
First. Whenever any person, firm or
corporation residing or doing bnsincs.
within the city shall make application
to the holders Of this franchise, to be
furnished electric current for light ol
power, it shall be the duty of the said
holders of this franchise to supply the
same to such person, firm or corporation
within ninety days from the time Of
said application and at no higher rate
than shall be charged any other person
firm or corporation within said city ol
any part thereof for similar service.
Second. All poles, wires and outside
work to be erected under this franchise
shall ESQ placed, erected and maintain.
ed as not to interfere with tile wires or
poles Of any telegraph, telephone, elcc.
trio light or street car company nov
erected in the city.
Third. All poles, wires and outside
work to be erected under this franchise
shall be erected and maintained in con,
fornity with the requirements of the
''National Electric Code" or the "Rule.
and Requirements Of the National Board
of Fire Underwriters for the installa,
tion Of Electric Wiring and Apparatus
as recommended by the Underwriters
National Electric Association, for the
year lOO3,' or with such future modifi
cations Of the same as may from time
to time be made by the said Underwrit,
ers' National Electric Association or it:
successors.
Fourth. Your committees beg leave
to report further that all poles, as fal
as possible, stal DE placed in alleyways
and, wherever any pole is to be set ol
placed upon any public street, road, or al
ley within the corporate limits Of th'
city, the same shall be placed by sait
company under and by the direction o
the council,
Fifth. Your committees further be-
leave TO report that they recommend
in addition to the regularly assessed tax
able value of said electric plant, etc
that said company pay an annual renta
rs follows: Two hundred t2OO) dollar
each year for the first FIVE t5) years
three hundred 1900 dollars each yea
for the second five t5l years; five hun
dred (5OOl dollars each year for tn
next ten lO) years, and seven hundre
t7OO) dollars each for a period of thirt,
tS0) years.
Sixth. Your committees further rec
ommends that the time of accepting sal
franchise on the part of Cunningham an
Z Stone be January lst, 1901 and that tn
said Cunningham and Stone, their heir
or assigns, shall enter into bond befor
the mayor Of this city, this bond bcin
payable to the city in the penal sum {
two thousand 10000 dollars, for til
faithful performance of their dutit
therein
And we further recommend that th
report be referred 10 the ordinance con