Morris tribune., 1903-07-04
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-
! TIA, that there is hereby granted to the
| Fowler Electric Company, it's successors
| or assigns, the right and privilege to
erect, Construct, install and mainta
| an electric light, power, and steam and
| hot water heating plant, and to operate
| and maintain the same within the limits
| of the village of Morris, Minnesota, for the
period of fifteen years, from and after the
| passage and approval of this ordinance,
tain on the several streets, alleys and
| public ground and places of said village,
| or under the surface thereof, If necessary,
| poles, wires, masts, lamps, pipes, condits,
i conductors and fixtures necessary and
| convenient to carry on the business of
furnishing electric light, electric power,
| and steam and hot water heat to and for
| the village aforesaid and the inhabitants
| thereof, all such rights and privileges to
become operative, and to continue upon
| forth. Giving and granting to the said
| Fowler Electric Company, its successors
and assigns, the full title and ownership
| of such poles, wires, nasts, 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 it within
| the said village, and giving and granting
| to 1T, its successors and assigns, tu!l right
and privilege to operate, maintain ard
use all of such property heretofore, or
| which may be, erected and constructed in
said village, i'll 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 i'll 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 comnon council of said village.
Sec. 3. 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 in
terests of the village and not less than
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, already erected. !
Whenever any one desire to move any !
building through or across any street or ,
alley of said village, within or upon which
Of said wires will be injured or interfered |
with, such person shall give the owner or
manager of said e'eCtriC 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
t,nr I1n mr. n
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 as 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 su beet to reasonable POLICE regula-
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
Sec s. The said Fowler Electric Com
pany shall Immediately after the passage
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 less part thereof
at prices and compensation not to exceed
the following:
ID TO the Village of Morris, Morris, Min
accordance with the terms OF the contract
now in exist, nee between Fowler Electric
Clo.and the village OF Morrison any extens.
ion modification thereof, as may be
agreed upon by the said Fowler Electric
Co and the village of Norris.
"a To the inhabitants OF the village OF
Morris, for residence purposes, 1nCandeS-
cent lamps at the rate not to exceed l2CentS
per one thousand watts, as registered by
watt meters.
81 To the Inhabitants of the village of
Morris for commercial purposes inCandes-
cent lamps al the rate not to exceed 912
cents per one thousand watts as register
ed by meters watts. All residence and
commercial consumers of light shall
make all connections such as the wiring
suned, and furnish everything necessary
to turn on the light. In all services rem
dercd for the village. the grantee herein,
its successors or assigns, shall make all
connections and furnish all equipme nts
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
Electrlc GO its successors or assigns, is
not to exceed fifty cents pei month for the 7
light SO furnished and the reading of the
meter. ALI meters are to be of standard | :
tow er Electric Co., it's successors or as I
signs. to the consumer at a rental of not
to exceed % cents per month, the right to {
own his own meter and furnish the same,
is reserved to the consumer.
Sec. 6. Should any twenty consumers
Of light in the village of Morris consider i
the charges made nader the schedule
the common council to have the same re-
1uced, which reduction shall not be below +
a fair averaged price charged for electric
lighting in neighboring Minnesota towns !
under similar conditions and an equal r
of service within a radius of /
fifty miles of the village of Morris. And I
If the common council of the village of
Morris find that the prices charged by the r
said Fowler Electric Co, it's successors or
assigns, are above fair average price, as c
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 fair averaged price =
shout be as to the parties hereto hereby r
agree to accept as final.
The aforesaid petition for readjustment ! g
Of the prices can only be made at odd
numbered years prior to the first day of a
Iune.
Sec. 7. The prices for electric power t
and heating purposes and when and how