Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-11-03


ton of the furnishing Of lights,
hca, and power, aud in further con-
sideratiou of the covenants aud
agreements in this ordinance con-
tanned, the said city of Baxter
Springs, Kansas, agfets TO pur-
chase from the said Harry &.
O'Neill, or his assigns, all the cleo
tricity il may use for lighting lite
public streets, ALLEYS and buildings,
for the period of twenty (2O) years,
being the full life of the grant
hereia expressed. Said light, cleo.
trio current or energy TO be taken
by the city, and furnished by the
said O'Neill, or his assigns, in the
manner. and at the prices herein
after stated, and under the condi-
tons of this ordinance.
Aud for the consideration in the
preceding paragraph expressed,
the city of Baxter Syringe, Kansas,
agrees that Il will annually, during
the term of this agreement, levy
and collect q tax of 5 mile upon the
assessed valuation OF said city.
Said tax, when collected, shall be
kept and known as the Light
Fund" and shall be held inviolate
for, and 10 hereby irrevocably
pledged and appropriated for, the
payment of such sums az may be
due the said O'Neill, or his assigns,
for lights, electric current or en-
ergy, furnished under the pro.
visions of this agreement and until
all bills for each current year have
been fully settled and paid; any sum
remaining in the fund when all bills
for the preceding year have been
fully paid shall revert to the gen
erai fund. Provisions to meet the
requirements of this section shall
be made annually, in compliance
with the laws of the State of Kansas,
and in accordance with the rules OF
the City Council of the city OF
Baxter Springs.
The price at which electric lights
and electric power, current or en-
ergy shall be furnished to said city
by the said O'Neill, or his assigns,
during the life of this agreement,
shall be as follows:
For standard commercial nominal
1000 candle power arc lamps, TOR
each lamp, $500 per annum.
The expression Nominal 1000
candle power shall be taken and
construed TO mean the standard
commercial enclosed arc lamp, con
Stunning approximately. 40 watts OF
electrical energy per hour.
32 candle power incandescent
lampe, when used for street light
ing, $1,000 per annum per lamp.
IS candle power incnndescent
lamps. when used for street light
ing, $500 per lamp per annum.
For electric current. power or
energy used by the said city for any
other purpose than lighting the
streets and alleys thereof. such
price as may hereafter be agreed
upon between the said O'Neill, or
his assigns. aud the said city. In
no event, however, shall the price
for electricity used for other than
street lighting exceed the sum OF &c
per kilowatt hour, and all other
electric current, power or energy
furnished by the said O'Neill, or his
assigns, to said city, for any other
purpose than lighting the streets
and alleys of said city. shall be
measured by accurate meters and
paid for at an agreed price per kilo'
watt hour, such price, however, not
to exceed &c per kilowatt hour, as
herein provided.
The amount due the said O'Neill,
or his assigns, for electric light
current, power or energy shall be
paid by the said city of Baxter
at the first regular meeting
of the city council in each month,
for light current, power or energy
during the preceding
month. during the term OF this
contract.
All lights shall be located under
the direction of the city council,
and shall be located and operated
within ten Q0 days after being or
dered by the city council, subject,
to further time being
granted on account of unavoidable
delays in the transportation Of ap-
pliances. or delays from other un.
avoidable causes.
Incandescent lights shall not be
placed more than two blocks apart,
and the rentals herein provided for
shall include the putting up, the
maintaining, cleaning.
and lighting of said lights, and all
lights herein referred to are to be
operated. cleaned and
lighted without expense to the city,
except as herein provided.
All lights herein referred to are to
be operated, maintained and light.
ed from twilight in the evening to
one O'Clock q 10 of the succeeding
day, except on clear moonlight
nights.