Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1905-10-20
Ordinance No. 50.

An ordinance granting unto the Bear Lake
Valley Railway and Electric Company the right
power privilege and authority, to erect, con-
struct and maintain upon the streets alleys and
public highways, within the corporate limits OF
the city of Montpelier, lines of poles, wires. and
electrical conductors, light, heat and power
system, with the right, power and privilege to
operate said system and to enlarge and extend
the same within the said corporate limits.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Council of
the City of Montpelier:
Section |. There is hereby granted to the
Bear Lake Valley Railway and Electric Com
pany, corporation, the right power, privilege
and authority, to build, erect, construct ana
maintain, through, over and upon the streets,
alleys and public highways OF the City OF Mont
pelie-, lines of poles, wires and electrical con-
ductors together with the necessary arms, cross
arms piers, supports, structures and fixtures
for the purpose Of conveying and transmitting
electric current for sale and distribution to in
habitants of the said City of Montpelier for
lighting. heating and power purposes. together
with the right to extend and enlarge said light,
heat and power system, and to operate and
control the same and to receive the rents and
profits thereof to it's own use and benefit.
Section g Said poles so erected on any of the
streets and public highways as aforesaid, shall
he erected in straight and slightly manner and
shall be at distance not to exceed two feet
from the curb line of property adjoining said
highways. They shall be placed not to exceed
one hundred and ten feet apart and poles on all
other streets, shall be not less than 30 feet in
length, and the lines of poles, wires and cleo
trical conductors shall be placed and construct
ed in workmanlike manner so as to be reason
ably safe and secure from such breakages as
would likely endanger the public and the said
grantee in consideration of this grant shall hold
said city harmless of and from all cause OF
action which may arise by reason Of any damage
inflicted or injury done from, by or through the
operation OF said light, heat and power system
within said corporate limits, and said grantee
shall furnish to the said city sufficient bond in
the sum of S10,0O0.00, to indemnify it for any
damages or injury resulting from the negligence
or ineffciency Of said grantee, in the erection
construction, maintainence and operation OF
said system. And the said company is hereby
granted the right to place poles and wires on all
streets having only one line OF poles at present
and on all streets having no poles at present.
but OIL streets where both sides of the streets
are at present used then the said grantees wires
shall be placed under ground, and the said
january l. 1909, six arc lights of the same power
and efficiency as at present in use in the said
city, free of all cost to the grantor.
Section 8. In the sale and distribution of
electric current under this franchise the
grantee herein agrees that it will make no un-
due or unreasonable discrimination in favor of
or against any person or persons, and that it
will upon proper application therefor impartial
ly supply all who are reasonably accessible,
and that it will in any section district of said
city when it can secure sufficient consumers of
electric current to pay it annually six per cent
ON the cost of extending and maintaining its
system, extend the same to said section or dis
trict.
Section 4. The grantee herein agrees that its
charges for the lights furnished to the city of
Montpelier and it's inhabitants shall be reason
able and that the prices charged therefor shall
not exceed the prices charged by said grantee
for like service furnished to any of the other cit
les and villages in it's system.
Section 5. In the installation, renewing and
extending of this system under this ordinance
the grantee shall use double braided weather
proof wire, and shall provide safety switch
which shall be accessible to the grantor, for the
purpose of cutting off the current from the
primary lines in the said city of Montpelier, il
case of fire or other accidents wherein the con
tinuation Of said current would endanger thu
lives or property of its citizens; and said granite,
shall be held blameless for the loss of curren
during such time as the grantor shall have dis
connected the same, provided the same shall b.
re-connected within a reasonable time after tn,
grantee has been notified of snch disconnection
Section 6. The city of Montpelier assumes
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