Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-18
CITY OFFICIAL NOTICES.
No. ga. December IS. 1892.

Construct, operate and maintain wires,
poles, Conduits and other structures ana
appuTtenances necessary Tor properly con-
Veying, conducting ana distributing. eleC-
trio currents. and energy Tor power, hsHv
ing and heating purposes within sald CITY,
subject to certain conditions, rules anu
regulations, and also pr2Iic!ns LOT the
-uBmission OF the same to the electors, OF
the city of Omaha Tor their ratlncalloh
Be IL Ordained by the CITY Councll OF the
Section l. That the right is hereby
granted TO Andrew ms sue
SCISSORS and assigns, for the erection. con-
struction, operation and maintenance IN
upon, over under and along Ihe streSts,
city of Omaha OF poles, condUlts and other
structures and appurtenances,, with wires
and cables Tor properly conveying ana us
electric current ana energy for
power, lighting and heating purposes within
the city, subject to existing ordinances re-
latlng to such construction ana sucn reason-
Re nrovtded by the ordinances OF said CITY
for the safety and protection or the per-
sons and property OF ths inhabltantS
thereof. The said right hereby granted is
also subject to the construction ana MAIN
tenance of the power plant and the FUR
nishing OF power as hereinafter provided.
Section .. In consideration of the rights
herein granted said Andrew Rosewater, HIS
successors and assigns, snail cause 10 De
constructed a hyoIaGnc POWer s a bo oT
rivers which shall have an average daily
hydraulic capacity on a ten-hour oasis OF
not less than twenty thousand horse power
said plant with all electrical mechanism
poles, wires, cables, condutts and other
necessary adjuncts for transmission ana
distribution OF electrical euTrs3: &c be de-
Veloped by said power into and WITHIN the
CITY OF Omaha. Shall be completed and m
operation within three years after the rati-
ncation of ,his ordinance oy the electors
OF the city OF Omaha: providec, nat any
delay that may be cause % litigation, I
either as to the operation in pertectlng the
power plant, or IN erecting or constructing
the power, light and heat therein referred
10, snail no. pe included as a part OF the
time limit OF three years where mentioned.
Sector 3. AS a further consideration of the
franchise her9in granted, the said Andrew
Rosewater, his successors ana assigns,
electric lighting of the c!eS at not 10 ex-
coed siXty-ttve dollars per are light or the
present standard of ~. watts Tor twelve
hours each day. through the year, and In
addition thereto said Andrew
his successors and assigns, shall pay TO the
city OF Omaha an annuity OF one a. per
cent OF the gross receipts from safes IN the
city OF omaha during fne nrst we ~ 5e5
cent of such gross receipts during the next
five years ana three 90 per cent thereatter;
Section 4. AS a further consideration OF
the rights herein granted by the. city, the
said Andrew R~osewater, his successors and
assigns, shall furnish electric current Tor
power. light or heat to consumers within
the city of Omaha on seml,annual con-
tracts at not 10 exceed the Following rates
per kilowatt hour:
Five horse power or ,$OO5
over five to ten inclusive .:..;::...'... .0Sd
over ten to twenty-five inclusive. .0ZS
Dver twenty-five to fifty nclusive...... .02I
over fifty to one hundred inclusive. .0S
inclusive ............ .O23
over two hundred fifty to hve hundred
over dve hundred to seven hundred
Over seven hundred fifty to one thou
over one thousand to twelve hundred =
o ndty t meISsiySe nndred dfty 10 fifteen
hundred Inclusive. yOlS
over hfteen hundred to two thousand
Section 5. At any time after january list.
A. d. 1885, upon giving six months notice
thereof. the eir" 81 Omaha shell nave the
right TO acquire the power plant, LANDS.
reservoirs, buildings, machinery, co2dults,
poles, wires snd all appurtenances thereto
for and in connection with the plant for
the development of hydraulic ana electrical
power, light ard heat Of the said Andrew
Rosewater. his successors and assigns, by
paying to the owners thereof the APPRAISED
value, but no allowance shall pc mace py
chise herein granted by the city OF Omaha
when computing the value of such plant.
sppraisers. as follows: Two appraisers
SHAH be selected by the owners. two by the
mayor ard city council and the hfth shall
be designated by che -FOUR appraisers thus
appointed, and, II they cannot agree, men
the aith shall ~ be %b frsw snail lfo be, respectively,
selected by each OF the two heretofore ap-
Section G. The privileges and franchise
mentioned herein shall not be in force or
be considered as granted 20 Andrew Rose
ordiIance shall nave been submitted TO the
electors OF the city OF Omaha at the hoio'
ing OF the next genera ,eGs 0 e,eeu uDlsss io q SS
'tority of the electors voting at sucn elecuoI
shall vote for the same 20 be In force ane
section 7. At the general election for city
Officers TO be held In the city OF Omahi
in 1903 the question of whether the SAT-
Franchise and privileges as herein mentioned
and provided and upon the terms herein sc
forth shall be granted 70 Ah1rew sba TTI y
tsubmitted 10 the electors Of the city o
'omaha: The question shall be submitte'
"Shan the franchise and privileges pro
,vided for and described in Ordinance Nc
Andrew Rosewater, his successors and as
signs the right In, over, upon under an
S 26SlFo t rTou SS5see 81 t ISu' e,ry Of omaha. I
ierect, construct, operate and maintai
i, wires. poles, conduiIs ano other structure
land appurtenances necessary for properl
conveying, conducting and distributin
i~eiectric currents and energy for powell
eitV' Subject to Certain conditions. rule
and regulations. and also providing for IN
NtSe CITY or Omaha for the ratification q
,Tepecton' be granted TO Ahdrew hos;
water, his successors and assigns as in sal
said proposition shall be printed upo
the official ballot az said eleeuon. IN u
left side OF the ballot and immediately NJ
derneath the said proposition snan
printed the word For" and immediate
Underneath the word Against" All ele
tors desiring 10 vote for the ~propositiC
shall make a cross at the proper place {
the ballot opposite the word For, al
those electors desiring 70 vote against "a
proposition shall make a cross az q
proper place on the ballot opposite q
word Against The vote upon said prop
sitiou shall be counted, canvassed and 7
turned, and the result of the vote there
declared by the same officers In the sar
manner as the vote upon the election
officers are counted. canvassed. return
IL, upon the canvass Of the returns
the vote upon said proposition, Il shall a
pear that a majority Of the electors Notl
al said election have voted for the sa
proposition. the same shall he deemed a
considered az carried, ana the result shi
be declared by the canVassing board a
cordingly. And thcreupon the sald Andre
R~osewater. his successors ana assigns sh.
become tie owner OF and possessed OF 1
franchise and privileges Described. me
toned and provided for and granted by "a
ordinance. subject 10 and upon the teri
ord conditions therein prescribed. with I
right 20 Use and enjoy the same to hlmse
4 his SUCCESSORS and assigns Provided, IN
said Andrew snail, within thlI
days from the date Of such declaratis
file with the city clerk his acceptance
writing OF said ordinance and its terms a
conditions.
Bat II 1t shan appear that a majority