Morris tribune., 1903-07-18
Ordinance No. II.

surface of the earth, and OF oWn1n
| maintaining and using all such poles
wires, masts, pipes, condits, conduc
| tors, and other fixtures heretotor
erected by it or it's assignors in tn
| said village, for the purpose of furnish
| ing electric lights, electric power, ant
| 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 th'
| Fowler Electric Company, its successor:
or assigns, the right and privilege t.
| erect, construct, install and malntal
| an electric light, power, and steam anc
hot water heating plant, and to operat tt
and maintain the same within the limits
of the village of Morris, Minnesota, for the
period of fifteen years, from and after the
and &c or erert ard ae
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
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 fol-
the village aforesaid, and the inha bitants
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
|
of such poles. wires, masts, Lamps, con
| dts, conductors and all other fixtures
property and appliances whatever, here
of9re faees reot or pnd pIaced by It withn
| the said village, and giving and grant1n
| to 1T, its successors and assigns, tuil 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,
Stn hot tori inn
! Sec. g 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 pur-
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 al 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
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
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 twe1Ity-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 as will not interfere with the use OF
said wire, when necessary for lighting
during the night time
Sec. a. The rights and privileges here
in granted shall at all times be and re-
main SUI jeCt to reasonable police regula-
Gil. and the said village council hereby
reserves the right to make and adopt
such regulation of a 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 lght1ug
for the whole night, or a 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 Norris, or any extenS-
ion or modification thereof, as may be
agreed upon bv the said Fowler Electric
Co and the village of Morris.
C2) To the inhabitants of the village of
cent lamps a the rate not to exceed l2cents
per one thousand watts, as registered by
watt meters.
Morris for commercial purposes incandes-
cent lamps at the rate not to exceed 912
cents per one thousand watts as register
ed by meters watts: All resi i?Le, and
make all connections such 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 all
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
Electric Co it's successors or assigns, is |
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 be of standard |
form and furnished and installed by the |
Fow,er Electric Co., its successors or as |
signs, to the consumer at 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 |
the charges made under the schedule |
hereinbefore described they may petition |
duced, which reduction shall not be below |
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
Electric Co, its 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 herebv
agree to accept as final.
The aforesaid petition for readjustment
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
left entirely with the Fowler Electric Co
and the consumer thereof, subject to the |
reasonable regulation and contiol of the
council.
Sec. g. The village council reserves |
the right to purchase said electric light
power and heating plant from said Fowler ,