The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-05-19
An Ordinance.

SECTION That during the period of ten
iO) years from and after the 18th day OF sep
hall receive from The Hiilsboro Light &
Fuel Company, its successors or assigns, III
artificial light for the streets. lanes, alleys
and pnn6s greupnas n oi sSo az ssyeaey eaf
nine and 50-iOO dollars (795O) per annum, pay
able monthly, for each arc lamp, in NUMBER
ssts Which the Council @ Of the
village may desire to install during the term
of this contract ordinance TO be furnisheo a,
the same rate per lamp per annum
SEC g The said village of Hillsboro, Onio,
is to be lighted by the said The Hillsboro
Light Fuel Company. its successors or as.
signs, during the period PROVIDED ior nereln n
by Section One of this Ordinance, at the price
provided tor therein. with not less than
seventy-tve Cfh) arc lamps, consuming not
less than four hundred and thirty.two watts.
lamp or to deliver as many more watts at
each lamp as Is necessary to keep each lamp
up to its full 1900 candle-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 list,
1904, direct. And the said village shall DUR
ing the period provided for in Section one
herein, elect to use for the purpose oil lght
aforesaid. other and additional arc lamps OF
the kind heretofore described: then all suCh
additional lamps are to be located az any
points within the incorporated limits OF said
village as said village by its Council may
designate. Allofthe lamps above mentioned
are to be lighted and turned OIL according 10
the following schedule:
Lights to burn on all night schedule.
Lights to be turned on at sun set from NO
vember Ist to April list, and to be turned on
one hour before sun rises, and turned on
one-halt hour after sun sets from April ISL TO
November lst, and turned off one hour before
sun rises EXCEPT on & seGn c'asp hlsp's hriybt 5sg
moonlight. and the light from such natural
source Is not interferred with or obscured
in any way. otherwise to burn as aforesaid
For all times during said schedule period
that any of said lights may be turned on: eN-
cept by consent OF said village Councll, or
may not burn, reduction of two t2) cents
per hour. Tor each lamp Tor every hour , or
that any or all of said lamps may be extin,
guished. shall be made by the Council of said
village from the amghat Thn nileborn gbt
Fuel Company. said out age to be figured
by police report approved by the Light Com
mittee of the said village
SEC g. The machinery and material to be
used in producing said electric light shall
be of the best quality, and shall he kept anu
maintained in flrst.class r, pair, and all mate
rial to be used shall be held subject to eN-
animation by experts, to the satisfaction of
said Village Council.
All poles and wires shall be located so as
not to interfere with. or iniure the property
corporation having the right to use the
streets, lanes. alleys. avenues ana puDnC
grounds tor the purpose OF Stringing wires
and placing poles. All poles to be of stand
ard height aud OF proper material and the
lamp poles from East street TO West street
on Main street. and from Beech street TO
Walnut street on High street. shall nave at
tached thereto iron brackets and shall be
placed so as to suspend the lamps at each OF
said lamp poles at least twelve feet from the
ground to the place OF burning OF the llght,
All wiring of buildings for the purpose of
inCandeSCent lighting shall be subject TO the
approval OF The HillsbOro Light Fuel Com
pany. and when such wiring has been APP
proved, then said Company snail turnish Sald
lights up to the candle power specified.
All light furnished at meter rates shall be
measured by either the Westinghouse or Ft
Wayne watt Meters, but no meter except the
above mentioned ones shall be used without
the same be approved by The Hillsboro 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 along the lines OF the pole lines
of said The Hillsboro Light & Fuel Company,
without cost or charge TO said village, such
changes to be not in excess of i've in any one
year, and any additional arc lamps hereai-
ter under the terms hereof ordered TO be 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
time TO time reasonably require.
SEC. And in consideration OF the pro-
visions of the foregoing sections one, TWO
and Three herein, the said The Hillsboro
Light & Fuel Company, its successors and as
signs shall furnish incandescent light during
the night season until the hour of O'Clock a.
m, to private consumers of said village Tor
the term aforesaid, at a cost for both COM
mercial and domestic lighting, II meter Is
used, not to exceed ten 0O) cents per kilo-
watt, and II a meter be not used, then at
cost for commercial lighting not to exceed
seventy-hve C5) cents each Tor the hrst Two
such bulbs, seventyC10) cents tor the third,
sixty-ive 1881 cents for the fourth, sixty t6O)
cents for the NTH, titty-fye (55) cents for the
sixth, and tfty (5D cents Tor the seventh and
all additional bulbs, of sixteen candle power,
as aforesaid and tor domestic lighting at
cost not TO exceed thirty-1ve l(35) cents per
bulb per month for each light Installed,
where six or more lights are Installed IN the
same dwelling-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-halt the rates
above fixed for commercial lighting
SEC. B. In consideration OF the provisions
OF Section One hereof the said The Hills
aforesaid, shall furnish merchantable gas OF
standard legal quality to private consumers
in said village, at the rate OF one dollar and
fifty cents $3.50 per thousand cubic feet. No
charge shall be made or rent be collected
from any consumer for meter for measure
ment of said gas, unless the amount of the
less than three hundred cubic feet per
month. for which said month The Hillsboro
Light & Fuel Company may charge an
amour. 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, its 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-ive Ci5) cents per thousand cubic
feet
SEC. g. When The Hillsboro Light & Fuel
Company, its successors or assigns shall file
with the clerk of said village of Hillsboro, its
written acceptance OF the terms OF TINS or
dinance and the provisions thereof, together
with the bond hereinafter provided for, then
the same on and after its publicati ac-
Cording to law, shall take eject and be a
contract by and between the Vlliage OF
Hillsboro, Ohio, and the said The Hillsboro
Light g. Fuel Company, It's successors or as
signs, and shall be and remain in full force
and effect for the period OF ten years.
SEC. T. And it is considered as a further
duty, and by the acceptance OF this contract
by the said The Hllsboro Light Fuel Com
Light and Fuel Company, its successors or
assigns, the following, to-wit
That all streets, lanes, alleys avenues,
crOss-walks, sidewalks public grounds or
other public or private property that may be
torn up or materially Injured In any way,
operation uuder this ordinance, or during
It's operation under the term OF years atore-
said, shall be replaced in as good condition
as before and at no expense to the said VIII
lage of Hillsboro, ohio.
And further-Upon failure OF The Hills
boro Light Fuel Company, its successors
or assigns, to properly erect poles, string
wires and insulate same, as well as 10 prop