The daily sentinel., 1906-11-12
rENnrSG THE FRANCHISE OF

THE GRAND JUNCTION ELEC-
TRIO AND GAS COMPANY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY Of
GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO;
That. whereas. on November "a,
1890, an ordinance was adopted py
the Board of Trustees of the town
of Grand Junction granting to J.
Trowbridge Bailey and Thomas D.
Stearns and their legal representa-
tives the right, among other Things,
TO construct, maintain and operate an
electric lighting plant In the then
town. now city, of Grand Junction;
and c.
thei,. successors and assigns forlelt-
ed all rights under said ordinance
save and except the right to con
struct, maintain and operate an elec-
trio lighting plant, which franchlse
is now vested in The Grand June
tion Electric and Gas company,
CORPORATION organized under the laws
of the State of Colorado; and.
Whereas, the said company is the
only corporation or person furnish
ing electric lights to the city OF
Grand Junction and its inhabitants.
and IL is desired that said company
shall continue to furnish electric nghts
aforesaid and for that purpose shaii
extend its transmission lines 10 al
parts of said city, and the said COM
pany Is unwilling to extend It's trans
mission lines urless its franchlse'
which expires on November "a, l5lo'
is extended;
The right. privilege and franchise of
using the streets avenues and alleys
+, of the city of Grand juno
tion. Colorado for the pur-
pose of transmitting TO the diner
ent parts of said city. and to the sew
eral residences and places of business
of the inhabitants thereof, electrical
energy to be u,ed for power, light
and all beneflci,l purposes, is here
by granted to The Grand Junction
Electric and Gas company. its success
sors and assigns, and It's existing
franchise so to do is hereby extend
ed for the full period of twenty-five
years from and after the passage ana
approval of this ordinance, subject
howe 5er, to the conditions, stlpula-
tlons and requirements hereinafter
recited.
: Section 2. All wires shall be laid
, In underground conduits, or shall be
run on poles which shall be not less
than twenty-five feet in length, De
set in the ground not less than hve
feet and be not less than five inches
lin diameter at the smaller end, ana
be set in such places as the cit,s
council may direct. Such tfbo.. -
sion lines and all wires ar-O1 there-
paratus used ip--.aIned and kept in
with shnlaar the supervision of said
I'cIty council.
Section 3. Said company shall at
all times keep its transmission lines
In such condition as to render the
use of electric current safe to life
and property using such safeguards
as science and experience may demon
strate are practicable shall do all work
in such manner as to give to the in
habitants of said city the least pos
sible inconvenience in the use ami
occupancy OF the streets. avenues, al
leys and public places, and SO to in
terfere as little as possible with the
laying OF gas and water pipes. sew
ers and drains. All excavations oc-
casloned in doing such work shall
be ref1lled and settled with water,
graded and repaired by the company
its successors and assigns, at it's own
cost and expense in a good, substan-
tial and workmanlike manner as soon
as practicable. And the said COM
pany, its successors and assigns, shall
be exclusively responsible for all
damages to person and property that
may occur by reasons of any negli-
gence or unskillfulness in the carry
ing on of such work, in subsequent
repairs and changes thereof, and shall
hold the said city of Grand Junction
safe and harmless from any and all
loss and damage by reason thereof
Section 4. No lamps or wires shall
be placed or strung by said company
at a height of less than eighteen feet
above the streets, unless express per-
mission of the said city council shall
be first had and obtained. And said
company shall at all times, act of
God, accident, and unavoidable cas-
ualty excepted, be prepared to furn-
ish to said city and its Inhabitants
IL good standard quality of electric
light for Illuminating purposes for
compensation not to exceed the rate
of twelve and one-half cents (l2h
cents) per kilowatt hour.
Section 5. The rights. privileges
and franchises hereby granted are
granted upon the express condition
that said city of Grand Junction shall
have the right and power to pur-
chase or condemn the works of said
company heretofore and hereafter to
be acquired at the cash value there
of, and at q price excluding the value
of the franchise or right of way
through the streets of the city and al
so excluding any value by virtue of
any contract entered Into with the
municipality in excess of the actual