The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-05-26
An Ordinance.

BE IL ordained by the Council Of the Village
of Hillsboro, Ohio
U0) years from and after the i2th day Of Sep
te mber, A. ID. 1904, the village of Hillsboro
shall receive from The Hillsboro Light
artificial light for the streets. lanes, alleys,
avenues and public grounds OF said village.
and shall pay therefore the sum OF seventy.
able monthly, for each arc lamp, In number
not less than seventy-hve C5), and any or az
Lights whTs she G9ppe abe 81 ,ae
of this contract ordinance 80 be furnished at
the same rate per lamp per annum
SEC. 3 The said village of Hillsboro, Ohio,
Light 8 Fuel Company, its successors or as.
ses sy Section dE One e" Of tsis at price
seventy.fve (75) arc lamps, consuming not
less than four hundred and thirty.two waits
delivering 1000 candle-power light ats, at saen
each lamp as is necessary to keep each lamp
up TO. Its full 1900 candie-power.
Lamps to be located as they are at the
present time or in such locations as the said
Village by its Council, may, between the
date hereof and the date of November ist
1904, direct, And II the said village shall dur.
herein, elect to use for the purpose OF light
aforesaid. other and additional arc lamps OF
the kind heretofore described; then al such
additional lamps are to be located at any
points within the Incorporated limits OF SAID
village as said village by It's Council may
are to be lighted and turned off according to
the following schedule:
Lights to burn on all night schedule
Lights to be turned on at sun set IRON NO.
vember 1st to April ist, and to be turned on
one hour before sun rises. and turned on
one-halt hour after sun sets from April Isl TO
November LIST, and turned of one hour before
sun rises. Except on such nights after
twelve O'Clock when there Is clear. bright.
moonlight, and the light from such natural
'urce is not interferred with or ooscure5a
in any way. otherwise to burn as aforesaid
For all times during said schedule period
that any of said lights may be turned on ex.
cept by consent of said Village Council, or
may not burn. reduction OF two t2) cents
per hour. for each lamp, for every hour or
fraction thereof during said schedule time
that any or all of said lamps may be extin,
village from the amount heretofore agreed
to he paid the said The Hillsboro Light q
Fuel Company. said on, M age 10 to pe ,h, figured
by police report approved by the Light 'om
mittee ot the said village.
SEC 3. The machinery and material TO be
used in producing said electric light snail
be of the best quality, and shall be Kept and
maintained in 1rst-ciass repair, and all mate
rial to be used shall be held subject to ex-
animation by experts, to the satisfaction OF
said Village Council.
All poles and wires shall be located so as
not to interfere with. or injure, the property
of any citizen of the village, or any other
corporation having the right to use the
grounds tor the purpose OF stringing wires
and placing poles All poles to be of stand
ard height. and OF proper material, and the
lamp poles from East street to West street
on Main street and from BeeCh street 10
Walnut street on High street, shall have at
taChed thereto iron brackets, and snail be
placed so as to suspend the lamps at each OF
said lamp poles at le asst twelve feet IRON the
ground to the place of burning oi the hght'
All wiring OF buildings for the purpose OF
incandescent lighting shall be- subject TO the
approval of The Hillsboro Light FuelCom-
pany, and when such wiring has been APP
proved then said COMPANY snaii iufnisn ,as sara
lights up to the candle power specified.
All light furnished at meter rates shall be
measured by either the Westinghouse or TT.
Wayne Watt Meters but no meter except the
above mentioned ones shall be used without
the same be approved by The Hilsboro Light
& Fuel Company. its successors or assigns as
well as to be subject to the approval OF said
Village Council.
Any arc lights of the number herein pro-
Weed for will be changed as said Council
may order der al9ng the Lines OF n the pole llnes
without cost or charge TO said village such
changes to be not in excess of five in any one
year, and any additional arc lamps hereaf-
ter under the terms hereof ordered to he in
stalled by said village Council shall be pro-
vided in such location within said village as
directed by Council, without any Charge or
cost to said village.
All poles shall he painted in such manner
and color as said Council may direct, and
shall be kept painted as Council may from
SEC 4 And in consideration of the pro-
visions of the foregoing Sections one, Two
and Three herein, the said The Hillsboro
Light 4 Fuel Company, its successors and as
signs shall furnish incandescent light during
the night season until the hour OF clock a.
m, to private consumers of said village for |
the term aforesaid. at cost Tor both com |
mercial and domestic lighting, II meter is |
used, not to exceed ten O0) cents per kilo- |
watt, and If a meter be not used then al
cost for commercial lighting not to exceed |
such bulbs, seventyG0 cents Tor the third |
siXty-tive 1857 cents for the fourth, sixty t6O)
cents for the fifth, ttty-tiye (55) cents for the
sixth, and fifty Is y cents for the seventh and |
all additional bulbs, OF sixteen candle power, |
as aforesaid and tor domestic lighting at
cost not to exceed thirty-five 1881 cents per |
bulb Der month for each light installed, |
where Six or more lights are Installed in the |
same dwclling-house by the same consumer |
Current for incandescent public lighting |
at City Building or elsewhere, for incandes'
cent sixteen candle power lamps, not ex- |
ceeding 30 in number, at one.half the rates
above fixed for commercial lighting.
SEC s. In consideration of the provisions |
OF Section One hereof, the said The Hills |
boro Light Fuel Company, duringthe term
aforesaid shall furnish merchantable gas OF |
standard legal quality to private consumers
in said village, at the rate OF one dollar and |
nifty cents Gl ;50) per thousand cubic feet. No
charge shall be made or rent be collected
from any consumer for meter for measure
ment OF sara gas, unless % sn the amount & ot me ne
month, for which said month The Hillsboro |
Light g. Fuel Company may charge an |
amount OF rent for such meter as may make |
the charge for rent. when added to the
charge for gas consumed, the sum OF forty
five (45) cents per month and the said The |
Hillsboro Light Fuel Company, IT'S success
sors and assigns. shall charge and receive
for gas furnished for the use OF the public
building of said village, situate on the south
west corner of High and Walnut streets,
during the term aforesaid at the rate of
seventy-five G5) cents per thousand cubic
feet
SEC. g. When The Hillsboro Light a. Fuel
Company, its successors or assigns shall lille
with the clerk of said village of Hillsboro, its
written acceptance of the terms OF this or
dinance, and the provisions thereof. together
with the bond hereinafter provided for then
the same on and after its publication ac-
cording to law, shall take effect and be a
contract by and between the village of
Hillsboro Ohio, and the said The Hillsboro
Light Fuel Company, its successors or as
signs, and shall be and remain in fun force
and effect for the period of ten years.
SEC :; And II Is considered as a further
duty, and by the acceptance of this contract
by the said The Hllsboro Light a Fuel Com
pany to impose upon the said The Hillsboro
Light and Fuel Company, its successors or
assigns the following, to-wit
That all streets. lanes. alleys. avenues,
xys41l al