The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-10-27

works for the production of light, power
and heat, and to use the public streets,
alleys and public grounds of the town
of Leon for the purpose of conducting
light, power and heat so produced.
Be it Ordained by the Town Council
of the Town of Leon, Iowa:
SECTION 1.
That the right and franchise is hereby
granted to the Leon Electric Light,
Heat & Power Company, it's successors
and assigns, to build, maintain and oper-
ate in the town of Leon, Decatur county,
Iowa, plants or works for the produc-
tion and sale of light, power and heat,
and to use the streets, alleys and public
grounds of the said town of Leon now or
hereafter laid out or constructed, for
the distribution of light, power and
heat, by overhead or underground con-
ductors, for the supplying Of the citi-
zens of Leon, the city, and all corporate
or private consumers with the commod-
tiles herein mentioned, subject, how
ever, to the conditions and stipulations
hereinafter set forth.
SECTION 2.
| The rights herein granted shall ex-
tend for the period of twenty years,
from the taking effect of this ordinance.
SECTION 3.
The grantees herein, in consideration
of this franchise, shall furnish to the
town of Leon three or more arc lights of
Two Thousand candle power each for
| lighting the streets of said town at a
price not to exceed $50 per year for
each light. And further agree to furn-
ish to said town, and the town of Leon
agrees to take and use seventy-fve in
candescent street lights of 16 candle
power each, at a rate of not to exceed
rs cents per month for each light, pro-
viding, however, that the Town Council
may have substituted for the incandes-
cent lights or any part thereof, arc
each, at rate of not to exceed So per
month for each light, providing that the
amount paid for street lights to said
change; all street lights to be located
by the Town Council as provided herein,
said street lights to be furnished under
what is known as the Philadelphia
Moonlight schedule, with the further
provision that in case of dark and
stormy nights or of actual necessity,
l ouS oeNlo oOlSSo dIC w NO OuIuOo
on and used under the direction or
order of the mayor of said town without
any additional compensation to the
grantees herein; said lights to be paid
for at the rate specified only during the
time they are in actual use as provided
herein.
! SECTION A.
The grantees herein are to furnish all
renewals Of said street lights required
to supply lamps burned out, or exhaust
ed, or broken by any cause except
malicious ones; said town to pay for
the renewals of all street lamps destroy
ed maliciously, the grantees herein to
furnish said lamps to the town in that
case at their actual cost.
SECTION 5.
4 The grantees herein shall furnish to
any person or persons along it's line of
wires, making application therefor,
electric current for incandescent and
arc lighting, and shall also furnish a
standard electric meter for the measure
ment of the electric current so furnish
ed and shall be entitled to charge each
consumer for such electric current con-
sumed not to exceed the sum of 12l
cents per Kilo Watt, and all churches
and lodges not to exceed the sum of 20
cents per Kilo Watt. Said grantees
shall also be entitled to charge each
consumer for such services minimum
charge of 81 90 per month wherever a
meter is furnished by said Company
Where by agreement between grantee
and consumer no meter is used a flat
rate not to exceed rs cents per month
for each light of 16 candle power may
be charged. All rates to be fixed and
adjusted by the Town Council as pro.
vided by law.
SECTION 6.
That the said grantees herein further
agree as part Of the consideration Of
said franchise, that they will pump the
water required by the town for it's use
to supply certain contract with De-
catur county, Iowa, and furnish same il
: the tank at the Electric Light Plant, fol
the consideration of Is cents per thous
and gallons; it being understood thai
the minimum to be used by the town fol
said purpose is to be an average Of LOO
gallons per day, by the year. and in case
! that more than 1000 gallons per day i.
required for said purpose, then sale
town is to pay for the excess over LOO
gallons at the rate of 10 cents per thous
and gallons; it being understood thai
the said water is to be furnished during
the entire period of the franchise, pro
viding the same is required by the tow
but that the town is to have the righ7
; to cancel this part of the contract, anl
cease using said water when conditions
and circumstances may no longer re
quire the same under their contrac
with Decatur County, or at the option
of said town.
SECTION z.
The grantees herein are granted tn,
right to trim all trees located in tn,
streets of said town in such a name
and way as may be necessary for TIN