The border vidette. (Nogales, Ariz.) 1894-1934, 1904-03-12
NOTICE.
TO THE VOTERS OF THE TOWN OF

no THE VOTERS OF THE TOWN OF
L NOGALES:
The Nogales Electric Light, Ice and
Water Co, of Nogales, Arizona, has
made its application to the Common
Council of said Town. for a Franchise,
to be, if "A majority of the qualified >ot-
ers of said Town shall be in favor there
of, granted by an Ordinance. The
terms and conditions of said Franchise
to be embraced in the following sec
tiOns of such Ordinance, Viz:
Section THAT Franchise be and
the same is hereby granted to the No
gales Electric Light, Ice and Water
company, corporation organized ana
Incorporated under the laws of the
Territory of Arizona, its successors and
assigns. to supply the Town of Nognles
and its inhabitants with electricity and
electric light fol- all purposes To which
the same may now or hereafter be np-
piled; the duration of said Franchise to
be the period of twenty-five years
DATING from the passage of this ordin--
Section u.-Said company shall have
the right to erect and maintain i'll the
said Town of Nogales Electric Light
Works for the manufacture of electric
ity for the purposes above expressed
and to operate and maintain the same
during the continuance of this Fran
chise. 1t shall have the right to erect
poles and string wires for the distribu-
throughout said Town as now bounded
or as the same may be enlarged or eX-
tended during the continuance of this
Franchise, and to maintain the same in
and on all or any of the streets, lanes,
alleys. and public grounds of said Town,
and to furnish electricity for the pur-
poses herein mentioned. Provid ed
that said company shall not at any
time erect or maintain more than one
line of poles on any street. lane or alley,
tbEf of Said nd
wires be subject to the control of the
council.
Section III.-The said company shall
adopt and use in its business any de-
vices and safeguards which may oe from
time to time discovered or invented for
the protection OF persons and property
against injury growing out of the use
OF electric current, If required SO to do
by the Council of the said Town of No
gales, and the said company, its success
ors and assigns shall, in case of loss
damage ind emnify and save harmless the
said Town from and against all lawful
claims and demands for njuries to per-
sons or property occasioned by the ex
istence of such poles and wires on the
streets of said Town, and the said Town
shall not be held liable by said com
pany by reason of any injury or dam
age caused thereby on the streets,
lanes, alleys and public grounds of said
Town.
permitted to charge for any light fur
nished or services supplied by it, a ren-
sonable price at the time of such fur
nishing service, said price not to ex-
coed twenty cents go cents) per kilowatt
hour. 1t shall have the right at rea-
SOnable hours to enter any building
using electricity for the purposes of
repairing and adjusting meters or other
appliances used for measuring electricity
or in furnishing the same. 1t shall have
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meters and to charge for the use there
of, and also to cemove all meters, wires,
and connections owned by it from the
building or premises of any one who
shall refuse or fail to pay for the cleo
tricity used or consumed therein or
thereon. and in such event to sever the
connections and cut off the supply.
Section V.-Said company shall not
at any time with its poles or wires OBJ
struct the traffic or travel in said streets.
lanes, or alleys or interfere with the
free use and full enjoyment of the
public grounds.
Upon this application the said coun-
ell passed the following resolution:
RESOLVED: That the Common Coun-
Gil of the Town of Nogales deems the |
granting of said Franchise beneficial to
the municipality of the Town of Mega
les, and direct that the question as to
whether said Franchise shall be granted |
or not be submitted to the qualified
voters OF Siiu municipality al bne Ioi-
lowing regular election held therein,
next after the passing of this resolution
and after publication as required by
law
Notice is therefore given that at the
next regular Town Election to be held |
on the 18th day of April, A. D., 1904
the question of the granting of said
Franchise will be submitted to the vot-
ers of said Town.
EARL L. GR1SwOLD,
Town Clerk. |
First publication March -, 1904. 1T. |