Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-09-20

Heat for Electric Lighting Purposes
and for the Purpose of. Heating
Buildings in, the Streets and Alleys
or Elsewhere within the Fire Limits
Of the City of Bismarck, RurIeieh
County, North Dakota, for the
Period Of Thirty Years. ~
Be It Ordained by the City Council of
of the city Of Bismarck: >. .
Section /. Be it ordained that from
and after the date Of the passage and
approval of this ordinance until the
complete expiration of thirty years
Edward G. Taylor or heirs, Successors
and assigns shall have and is hereby
granted the franchise, license and
privilege to erect poles and string
wires for electric lighting and power
purposes and lay conduits in which to
lay wires for electric lighting and
power purposes in the avenues, streets,
alleys, public grounds and thorough
fares Of that portion of the city of
Bismarck embraced within the fire
limits thereof as provided by ordi-
nance for the purpose of distributing
light and electric power throughout
said territory and to sell the same to
all persons, bodies or corporations de.
string to purchase the same and gen.
orally to have all right, privileges and
franchises necessary to the proper
and successful furnishing of electric
light and electric power within the
fire limits Of said city to said city and
such person or persons and corpora,
lions as may desire to use the same.
Sec. 2. The said Edward G. Taylor,
his heirs, successors and assigns are
hereby granted the license, franchise
and privileges to lay pipes underneath
the street alleys. public grounds and
thoroughfares Of that portion Of the
city of Bismarck embraced within it's
fire limits as defined by the ordi.
nances of said city for the purpose OF
conveying heat to be supplied to
owners or occupants of building with,
in the said fire limits.
Sec. 8. The said Edward G. Taylor
his heirs, successors and assigns are
hereby granted the right and privil
age to establish. and maintain said
system of electric lighting and said
system of heating for the, period OF
thirty years from date of approval OF
this ordinance.
Sec. A. The construction of said
system or systems shall commence
within two years after the passage OF
this ordinance, and the whole of each
Of said system shall be completed
| within three years after the com
mencement thereof, provided that the
establishment of said lighting and
power plant and the establishment 81
said heating plant provided for il
sections one and two Of this ordinance
can be exercised separate and indie
pendent of each other to the same
extent as If the same had beer
granted as separate and independent
franchises. ~.
= Sec. 5. BE it further ordained thai
THE. said Edward C. Taylor, his heirs
successors or assigns shall be re
sponsible for all damages either tt
the avenue, streets, alleys, public
grounds or thoroug hfares resulting tx
4 persons or property from any act O
negligence in constructing or operat
ling said system of electric lighting
and power or said system of heat. n
Sec. g.. Be it further ordained thai
If the said Edward G. Taylor, hill
heirs. successors or assigns shall fai
to establish the said heating plant OF
the said lighting plant mentioned i'll
fsections one and two of this ordinance
or. shall fail to perform any Of thu
obligations prescribed by this ordi
nance then in that event said Edward
/ G. Taylor, heirs, successors and as
signs shall forfeit and surrender AMI
land all right, privilege and franchise
conferred or granted by this ordi
nance. s ~ y sS; .525 4. $ 81
] Passed September II, 1906.
! Approved September is, 1906.
4 EdWd. q. Patterson,
Attest: Acting Mayor.