Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-27
GENERAL LIGHT FRANCHISES


by the council Feb. &c, 1894:
Light and Light Franchises.
An ordinance relating to light and ligh
franchises:
Whereas, The Peoples Power
company. a corporation organized
and existing under the laws of the
state of Illinois, is the grantee of
the Brush Electric company, the
Merchants Electric Light company,
the Rock Island Gas company, and
of Thomas b. and Samuel S. Da-
Wis, and of their property in the
city of Rock Island. in the county
of Rock Island, and state Of Hi
nols, their franchises. right of way
and privileges. granted to them,
its said grantors, by and under the
ordinances of the city of Rock Is
land. duly passed by its city coun-
Gil in their behalf and respectively
and,
Whereas, The said Peoples Pow
er company, by virtue of said
grant. is now operating the said
franchises and privileges, so grant
ed as aforesaid.
Be il ordained by the city council d
the city OF Rock Island, Illinois:
Section l. That consent is here
by given by the said city Of Rock
Island to the transfer and assign
ment of all rights, franchises and
privileges granted to the respect
i've companies above enumerated
by the ordinances of the city of
Rock Island unto the said Peoples
Power company, and that said
transfer and assignment is hereby
ratified and confirmed.
Sec. 2. That such rights. fran
chises and privileges shall not in
any way be lessened or abridged
by reason of such transfer and as
signment, but, on the contrary,
such rights, franchises and privi-
leges shall be and they are hereby
granted, assured to and confirmed
in said Peoples Power company,
it's successors and assigns.
Sec d. That the contract enter
ed into by and between the said
city of Rock Island and the Mer-
chants Electric Light company
for the lighting of the city of Rock
Island and the streets thereof, said
contract being dated the Both day
of September, A. d. 1898, having
been assigned and transferred by
said Merchants Electric Light
company. and the rights, duties
and obligations agreed upon and
stipulated therein, having been as
sumed by said Peoples Power com
pany, the said city of Rock Island
hereby consents to said transfer
and assignment, and hereby con-
fers to and confirms in said Peo-
pies Power company all rights.
claims and demands under ana by
virtue of said contract, and will
look to said Peoples Power COM
pany and hold it responsible for
the faithful compliance on its
part with the terms. agreements
and stipulations of said contract,
upon said Peoples Power company
giving bond in the sum of SIS 900,
with good and sufficient sureties
to be approved by the mayor.
Sec. 4. Said Peoples Power
company shall furnish light to the
public of the following standard
quality at the following rates:
Gas of not less than 1S-candle
power, 81 per thousand cubic
feet, and when bills exceed 81 and
are paid before the 10th of each
month for the previous months
bill,a discount of % cents per
thousand cubic feet will be al
lowed.
Where 10000 cubic feet or more
is used in any one month by one
consumer, a discount of SO. cents
per thousand cubic feet will be al
lowed for payment as above.
Arc lights of standard 2,000-can-
die power on yearly contracts and
run from
An hour before sunset till C:15
p. m, shall not average over Sc
per month.
An hour before sunset till Sis
p. m, shall not average over 81
per month.
An hour before sunset till 1915
p. M, shall not average over $3.50
per month.
An hour before sunset till 1915
p. m, shall not average over So
per month.
The above prices to apply only
when bills are paid before the
10th of each month.
Incandescent lights, l cent per
ampere, by meter, with a discount
of 25 per cent when bills exceed
SO per month are paid before the
10th of each month.
Where bills exceed $40 per
month, a discount of SO 1-3 per
cent will be allowed for payment
as above. Ali renewal lamps to
be furnished by the company with
out charge
Sec. 5. This ordinance shall be
in force from and after its pas
sage.
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