The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-03-30

| AN ORDINANCE
To Provide for Electric Lights and
Power for the Town of Bamberg,
South Carolina, and Its Inhabitants.
An ordinance authorizing A. B. Jordan,
of Dillon, S. c., and D. J. Howell, OF
Washington, D. c., their heirs, admins
! traitors, executors. and their associates
and assigns, to build, construct, establish,
maintain, own and operate electric light
and power works to supply the Town OF
Bamberg, South Carolina, and the inhabi.
tants thereof, with electric lights and
power, and defining the rights, duties,
privileges and powers of the said A. B.
Jordan and D. J. Howell, their heirs, ad-
ministrators, executors, and their assocl-
ates and assigns.
Be it ordained by the Town Council Of
the Town of Bamberg, S. c., in the fol-
lowing manner, that is to say:
SEcr1oN I. The said A. B. Jordan and
ID. 7. Howell, their heirs, administrators,
executors, and their associates and as
signs, known and designated In this Or
dinance as the grantee, are hereby author
lied and empowered to erect, build, con-
struct, establish, maintain, own and oper-
ate electric light and power works in the
Town Of Bamberg, S: c., and to furnish
all persons, partnerships and corporations
therein with electric lights and power to
use and occupyehe streets, alleys, side
walks, bridges, parks and all other public
grounds and places of the said Town with
in its present or future limits for the pur-
pose Of erecting, constructing, placing and
repairing poles, wires, lines, both under
ground and overhead, and other appli-
ances and devices for the service OF elec-
tricity, and for all other proposed purposes
in connection with the construction,
maintenance and operation OF the said
electric light and power works. Nothing
int his ordinance is to be construed as en-
powering the Town of Bamberg, S. G., to
at any time have the right to compel SAID
grantee to place any electrical wires or
appliancesin conduits, buried beneath the
surface Of the ground.
SEC. 2. For the purpose OF lighting
the streets and public places Of said Town,
the said grantee shall place in position
and equip for use IS arc lamps, each OF
standard six and six-tenths amperes. Said
lamps shall be placed at such points with
in the present corporate limits OF the said
Town as may be designated by the Coun-
Gil, provided the distance between any two
of said arc lights shall not exceed 500 feet,
and provided further that designation is
made within thirty (3o) days after the ac-
ceptance of this ordinance. In case the
Council shall fail to designate the said
locations within the said time, the said
grantee shall locate the same. The said
Town can have the location Of the said
lamps changed, but such change shall be
made by the said grantee, and the expense
of such changes paid by the Town. The
said Town may at any time by resolution
of Council, and upon thirty (3o) days
written notice, require the said grantee to
place in position and equip for use, such
additional arc lights of standard SIX and
six-tenths amperes as it may deem neces-
sary, provided the distance between any
two arc lamps shall not exceed 500 feet,
but as condition to furnishing said ad-
ditionel arc lamps the said Town agrees to
rent and pay for each additional arc lamp
in excess of rs, the same annual rental,
and in the same manner, as hereinafter
provided for arc lamp rental. The rental
as specified above for arc lights shall IN
clude service beginning 80 minutes after
sunset, and ending 80 minutes before sun
rise each day, except the said grantee
shall be allowed in consideration Of the
above price per arc light, to observe the
standard moonlight schedule each month
for street lighting.
SEC. :. The said grantee shall not
charge the consumers of electricity TO,
commercial and domestic lighting during
the term of the franchise granted by this
ordinance, in excess of the following rates
For each Kilo Watt Hour twenty (2o)
cents. From this rent discount OF Is
per cent. shall be allowed if monthly bill
is paid in cash or its equivalent at the es'
tablished Office of the grantee in the Town
of Bamberg, S. c., on or before the tenth
day of ensuing month. There shall be
minimum monthly rate, however, of one
dollar and seventy-fve cents ($1.75) to all
consumers. All services are to be meter
ed. Meters will be furnished by the gran.
tee, but said grantee is authorized and en-
powered to collect from consumers rent
! al of IS cents per month for the furnish
ing and keeping in repair of each meter
For all power purposes the said grantee
may charge and collect such sum as may
be agreed upon between the grantee and
consumer. The cost of all services, fix
lures, attachments and appliances shall
be paid by the consumer.
SEC. d. In consideration of the beDe:
fits which will be derived by the said
Town and its inhabitants from the con-
struction and operation of the said cleo
tric light and power works, and as an in
ducement for the said grantee to enter up
on the construction of the said works, the
franchise hereby granted to and invested
in him or them, shall be an exclusive one
and remain in full force and effect for the
term of thirty years, subject, however, tc
the right of the said Town of Bamberg,
S. c., to purchase the said works as here
matter provided. And for the same con-
sideration and inducement the said Town
of Bamberg, S. c., hereby rents Of the said
grantee for the said period of thirty years
IS arc lamps hereinbefore described at an
annual rental of $50 per year per arc lamp,
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