The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03

shall supply and maintain a "a hour
service upon it's lines wherever the
same is required and paid for by any
customer, at the reasonable and legal
rate therefor.
And the said company is to continue
| to improve it's electric plant and en-
large and extend its service so as to
furnish electric current for light and
power to portions of said city not
now supplied, and put in service wires
and connect its service with buildings
already wired inside for electric cur
rent; provided. that said buildings are
not over 800 feet distant from its con-
structed pole line; and it is further
provided, that the aforesaid connection
for service to any applicant is condl-
toned upon the execution OF formal
contract, and upon the payment to
said company by the applicant OF a
reasonable compensation for such SerV-
ice; and said company shall nave a
reasonable time in which to make All
extensions and connections with its
service lines.
The said Edison Electric Illuminat-
ing company shall at all times during
the life of this franchise furnish, in
stall and maintain all meters at It's
own expense.
And in consideration thereof, all
contracts, rights, privileges, licenses
and franchises hereby granted to said
Edison Electric Illuminating company
of Topeka shall continue in force for
period of thirty 600 years from and
after the date of the publication OF
this ordinance in the official CITY
paper.
of Topeka shall at all times during
the existence of this grant contract
and franchise have the right by ord1n.
ance to fix reasonable schedule OF
maximum rates to be charged by the
said Edison Electric Illuminating COM
pany of Topeka within said city; pro-
vided however that said mayor and
CHI of
will prohibit said company from earn
ing, at least, ten (1O) per cent upon
it's capital invested in said city OF To-
peka over and above its reasonable
operating expenses and the expenses
for maintenance and taxes, but the
franchise herein granted to said the
Edison Electric Illuminating company
shall not be considered any part of the
investment of said company upon
which the ten (1O) per cent hereinbe-
fore provided for in this ordinance
shall be computed.
Section S-Said Edison Electric
Illuminating company of Topeka shall
have the right to make all reasonable
rules and regulations for the preven-
ton of loss or waste in the cOnducI
and management of it's business, and
sale and distribution of its products to
it's customers as may from time to
time be deemed necessary.
Section 9@That upon the terminal
ton of said franchise at the conclusion
said city of Topeka may acquire title
| to the plant of the said Edison Electric
Illuminating company of Topeka and
all the rights, privileges and property
thereto pertaining, in the manner fol-
| lowing, to wit: The said city of To-
peka may, upon the termination of
this grant file a petition in the dis
trict court of Shawnee county, Kansas,
against the owner or owners of such
plant and others interested therein,
which petition shall contain general
description of the plant or property,
setting forth the interest or property
rights of said corporation or others
| therein, as near as may be done, and
praying that the city may be permitted
| to acquire title thereto in the manner
provided by an act of the legislature
of the state of Kansas approved March
10, 1903, entitled 'An act relating to
cities of the first class and repeating
chapter 81 of the laws of 1881 and all
acts amendatory and supplemental
thereto, and chapter 80, laws of 1897
and all acts amendatory and supple