The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-10-20

Of Leon for the purpose of conducting
light, power and heat so produced.
Be it Ordained by the Town Council
If the Town of Leon, Iowa:
SECTION 1.
That the right and franchise is hereby
granted to the Leon Electric Light,
Heat & Power Company, it's successors
and assigns, to build, maintain and oper-
ate in the town of Leon, Decatur county,
Iowa, plants or works for the produc-
ton and sale of light, power and heat,
and to use the streets, alleys and public
grounds of the said town Of Leon now or
hereafter laid out or constructed, for
the distribution of light, power and
heat, by overhead or underground con-
ductors, for the supplying of the citi-
zens of Leon, the city, and all corporate
or private consumers with the commod-
tiles herein mentioned, subject, how
ever, to the conditions and stipulations
hereinafter set forth.
SECTION 2.
The rights herein granted shall ex-
tend for the period of twenty years,
from the taking effect of this ordinance.
SECTION 3.
The grantees herein, in consideration
of this franchise, shall furnish to the
town of Leon three or more arc lights of
Two Thousand candle power each for
lighting the streets of said town at a
price not to exceed $50 per year for
each light. And further agree to furn-
ish to said town, and the town of Leon
agrees to take and use seventy-fve in
candescent street lights of 16 candle
nj oh 10 81 %l
Is cents per month for each light, pro-
may have substituted for the incandes-
cent lights or any part thereof, arc
lights OF Two Thousand candle power
each, at rate of not to exceed So per
month for each light, providing that the
amount paid for street lights to said
Company will not be diminished by said
change; all street lights to be- located
by the Town Council as provided herein,
said street lights to be furnished under
what is known as the Philadelphia
Moonlight schedule, with the further
provision that in case of dark and
stormy nights or Of actual necessity,
the said street lights are to be turned
on and used under the direction or
order of the mayor of said town without
any additional compensation to the
grantees herein; said lights to be paid
for at the rate specified only during the
time they are in actual use as provided
herein.
SECTION 4.
The grantees herein are to furnish all
renewals of said street lights required
to supply lamps burned out, or exhaust
ed, or broken by any cause except
malicious ones; said town to pay for
the renewals Of all street lamps destroy
ed maliciously, the grantees herein to
furnish said lamps to the town in that
case at their actual cost.
SECTION ).
The grantees herein shall furnish tC
any person or persons along it's line OF
wires, making application therefor
electric current for incandescent and
arc lighting, and shall also furnish a
standard electric meter for the measure
ment of the electric current so furnish.
ed, and shall be entitled to charge eact
consumer for such electric current con
sumed not to exceed the sum Of ~
cents per Kilo Watt, and all churches
and lodges not to exceed the sum of u
cents per Kilo Watt. Said grantees
shall also be entitled to charge eacl
consumer for such services minimum
charge of S1.0O per month wherever q
meter is furnished by said Company
Where by agreement between grantee
and consumer no meter is used tla1
rate not to exceed 10 cents per month
for each light of 16 candle power may
| be charged. All rates to be fixed an(
adjusted by the Town Council as pro
vided by law.
SECTION 6.
| That the said grantees herein further
agree as part Of the consideration O
said franchise, that they will pump the
water required by the town for it's us,
to supply a certain contract with De
catur county, Iowa, and furnish same il
| the tank at the Electric Light Plant, 70
the consideration of Is cents per thous
and gallons; it being understood tina
the minimum to be used by the town 70
said purpose is to be an average of 90
| gallons per day, by the year. and in cas-
that more titan 1000 gallons per day i
required for said purpose, then sal,
! town is to pay for the excess over LOO
| gallons at the rate of 10 cents per thous
and gallons; it being understood tina
the said water is to be furnished durin,
the entire period of the franchise, pro
viding the. same is required by the tow
but that the town is to have the RICH
to cancel this part Of the contract, an,
cease using said water when condition
and circumstances may no longer re
quire the same under their contrac
with Decatur County, or at the option
of said town.
! SECTION z.
The grantees herein are granted tn
right to trim all trees located in tn
streets of said town in such name