The Greeley tribune., 1905-03-16
ORDINANCE NO. 1874.

Power and Light Company the right
to erect. maintain and operate an cleo
tric light and power system IN the city
OF Greeley, and imposing certain con-
ditions and restrictions upon the eSer-
else OF the privileges herein granted.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF GREELEY. COLO
RADIO:
Section /. There is hereby granted TO
The Greeley Power and Light Company
IA corporation, organized under the laws
of the state Of Colorado. for the period
OF twenty years from date hereof, The
right to acquire, construct and operate
in said city, and all additions thereto
made, an electric light and power plant,
or system, and to that end 10 erect, main
tain and operate all necessary poles win
cross ms and stays and wires thereon,or
underground conduits with man -toles,
cables and wires with necessary poles
for distribution, upon. along or under all
streets, alleys and public ways, within
said city, subject always to the terms
and conditions hereinafter contained.
Sec >. The rights, privileges and
franchises granted to said company by
Seclionl OF this ordinance are subject,
to the following terms, conditions and
agreements, and not otherwise:
(a) All poles or masts erected for the
support OF line wires shall not be less
than % feet in length, nor less than .
inches in diameter at the top or small
end, and shall be straight and smooth
and be placed not less than 100 feet
apart. All wires shall be placed not
less than IS feet above the curb or sur
face OF the ground. save where entering
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to interfere further than necessary with
shade trees, or public or private prop
erty, and shall not be attached to any
building except with the consent OF the
owner or occupant, and in all cases first
class insulators shall be used in making
connections. Poles placed in the street
shall be placed at or near the curb line,
and when placed in alleys they shall be
placed at the side of the alley, but no
pole shall be so placed as to interfere
with the proper use OF any street, alley,
building or entrance to private grounds,
or any hydrant, sewer, Waterman, gas
main. ditch or culvert, or so as to un-
necessarily interfere with the poles or
appliances OF any other company or per-
son using said streets, but where this
company has heretofore erected poles, it
shall have the preference over junior
Whenever the moving Of buildings or
other proper use OF any street requires
that the wires OF said company should
be cut or removed, it agrees at its ex-
pense to do 80 upon written request
served not less than ten hours prior
thereto. II. upon such notice said com
pany shall fail to cut or remove its wire,
then the party desiring to use the street
may cut said wires without liability to
said company.
(b) The privileges herein granted
shall at all times be subject to such rea-
sonable police regulations as now exist.
or may hereafter be ordained, concerning
the placing o: poles and wires in the
streets and alleys OF said city, and main
tanning and operating the same. In
making excavations said company shall
guard the same, be governed by all or
dinances in reference to such matters,
and restore the street to it's former con-
dition, including gravelling and paving,
il any at such point.
(c) II, during the term of this fran
chise the wires OF other companies using
said streets are required to be placed in
underground conduits in any portion of
said city, then said company agrees to
replace its wire in underground condults
tc the extent 80 required.
ld4 During the term OF this franchise,
and 90 long as said company maintains
poles and wires in said streets, it agrees
to hold and save said city harmless from
any and all damages arising by reason OF
so erecting said poles and wires and
transmitting electricity thereon, and in
case Of any litigation arising from said
causes, it agrees to bear all expenses and
settle all judgments rendered against the
city.
(el Said company agrees to furnish
electric light to the inhabitants OF said
city at price not to exceed the equiva
lent OF gas at the rate OF two dollars per
thousand cubic feet.
IL During the term of this franchise
said company and it's successor or as
signs agrees to furnish arc lights to the
eaid city of Greeley in such number as
it may desire, at price not to exceed
$50 per year for each arc light 80 fur
nished, SAID lights to burn from sun
down Of each day until II o'clock mid;
night, and further agrees to place and
keen in repair at it's own expense all arc
lights SO taken by said city.
(g) Said company, its successors and
assigns agree with said city OF Greeley
that it or they will sell to said city the
electric light plant together with all
poles and wires constituting said elec-
trio light system owned by said com.
pany, in the manner, at the times and
upon the terms prescribed by the stat
utes OF the state OF Colorado.
(h The provisions Of this ordinance
shall bind the successors and assigns OF
said company, and failure to comply
with the conditions herein contained
shall work a forfeiture OF the privileges
herein and hereby granted.
G) Ordinance No. 40, under which
said company is now operating is hereby
repealed with the consent OF said com
pany, and it accepts the provisions OF
this ordinance. and agrees to operate
Hereunder from the time it is duly
enacted and published as by law re-
quired.
proved this 18th day Of March, 1905.