The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-14

7 IN the plant ana tue LJ-t-4 Gil -@4~
eeipts from each and every department. O
its business, separately and the total
amount eff expenditures made zer ali
purposes, separately; also 3 report of alas-
provements made and the cost thereof
and shall annually. from ana after ec-
ceptjng this ordnance ana Ifd3acillses gag
into the city treasury OF the city Of To-
peka ten t10) per cent OF its annual net
earnings over and above ten lte1 per cent
cash value Of its investment at the date
Of each report
any watered stock Issued by said
The Topeka Electrical Company, its
81 ana over and above the actual
cash value of its Investment. st the date
Of each report shall be Included as - = part
of the Investment of said The Topeka
Electrical Company. its successors or as
signs. in computing the ten tl9) per cent
annual net earnings OF said company upon
And the city clerk, or a committee ap-
pointed by the mayor and council. with
accountant, shall have access to and the
right to examine all the BOOKS, MES aflq
records of said The Topeka Electrical
Company, its successors or assigns TO
verify the correctness of the semi annual
aforesaid. and to correct the same Il
found to be erroneous. If said statement
be corrected, then said payments shala
be made upon the corrected statement.
Sec. s. The rates charged any customer
in the city of Topeka for light, power and
heat shall not exceed the following sehed-
For residence lighting, nine cents per
thousand watt hours =
For commercial lighting, SIX cents Per
thousand watt hours.
For power five cents per thousand watt
hours except power for electric elevators,
for which the maximum rate shall be six
cents per thousand watt hours.
For ali electric current furnished to the
city of Topeka for lighting the city prison,
fire stations, and all other municipal
buildings, and for power, the rate shall
not exceed four cents per thousand WaLt
hours; and for lighting public school
buildings the rate shall not exceed four
cents per thousand watt hours.
The Topeka Electrical Company, It's sue
cessors or assigns, shall furnish all stand
ara incardescent lamp renewals free OF
charge to the consumer, and the COM
pany shall redeem the same at the eX-
piration of the contract; and no consumer
shall be compelled to own or furnish arc
lamps to secure the above named rates
The minimum meter charge to any con-
sumer shall not exceed seventy-tlve cents
The Topeka Electrical Company, its sue
cessors or assigns, shall cause to be PRINT
ed on all bills rendered a complete sched-
uIe of rates, showing all discounts made
by said company to all OF its consumers
All new rates going into effect and all
reductions or discounts in existing rates
shall be printed on all bills within thirty
days after such rate or rates are made
or take effect
All bills rendered by said company shall
give correctly the last and previous met
er readings
Any determination by said The Topeka
Electrical Company, its successors or as
signs. by giving secret rates rebates. dis
counts or otherwise. in favor OF or
against any consumer. shall be unlawful,
and shall be cause for the forfeiture OF
this franchise. and such discrimination
may be punished as may be hereafter
provided by ordnance
Said The Topeka Electrical Company, It's
during the life of this franchise furnish
install and maintain all meters at ITS own
expense.
As g consideration for the granting Of
this franchise said The Topeka Electrical
Company agrees to furnish the city Of
Topeka without cost during the life of
this franchise, electric current for thirty
800 arc lamps and connect the same with
its service wires said lamps to be placed
on Kansas avenue from the city limits on
the north to the city limits on the south
Sec. g. The city of Topeka shall create,
spection Of all meters used BY said Ihe
Topeka Electrical Company. It's success
sors or assigns. and shall appoint one or
more competent and experienced lnspec-
tors, whose duties, among other things
shall be to Inspect and test electric
meters; and said inspectors shall, if call
cd 11rfl7 m IN 80 nv 4he r1roper officer cf
the city or by any consumer who intends
having an electric meter Installed. in ad-
dition to the other duties imposed upon
them by ordinance, examine and test the
accuracy of said new electric meters be-
fore the same shall be connected for
use in said city; and when they ind the
same to be correct within two per cent.
shall seal the same with some suitable
sea- OF stamp and marx thereon the date
Of such examination. Upon the applica-
ton of any consumer of electricity for a
test of meter through which electricity
IS supplied to him, said consumer shall
deposit with said city Inspector one dol
lar and take his receipt therefor where
upon said city inspector shall remove said
meter to the testing room of said city.
It shall be the duty of said city inspec-
tor TO then test and seal and return to
the consumer any meter so removed,
within three hours after It's receipt at
said eity's testing room. Should the city
! inspector find any such meter correct
within two per cent. he shall pay to said
Fcity the one dollar so deposited by said
consumer and take Its receipt therefor;
but should the meter be found too fast in
excess of two per cent the said fnspec-
tor shall return said money to the con
sumer and take his receipt therefor, and
said company shall pay TO said city one
dollar for such inspection.
/ Said CITY Of Topeka shall provide all
necessary electrical test Instruments and
make all necessary regulations to secure
4 the correct measurement of all electric
current furnished TO the city of Topeka
nd Inhabitants thereof
Said The Topeka Electrical Company, its
successors or assigns, shall have the
/ privilege of having a representative of tins
company who may witness the test of all
vided
Sec. 10. The Topeka Electrical Company,
{ ITS successors or assigns, shall be pre-
! pared to and shall furnish upon demand
! by the mayor or city clerk all electrical
current which may be required by the
mayor and council for the use of the
elty 70 hsnt It's Streets puoi1c grounds OF
/ other purpose, and the rates specified in
all contracts TO furnish such electrical
/ current to the city shall not exceed four
/ cents per thousand watt hours.
And current for light and power shall
+ be furnished to any customer who may ap-
ply for the same. when such customer Is
! located within three hundred feet of any
pole and wire or conduit line establish
/ ed and maintained by said company: and
! to any. party SO applying distant more
! than three hundred feet from the pole,
WIRE conduit line of said com
Dany, the additional cost of in
/ stallation by reason Of any increased
distance over three hundred feet shall be
+ borne by the party OF parties desiring
such extension of service.
The current so supplied to be Of a kind
! and character to meet the need Of the
customer, and any expense of transform
ing such current shall be paid by the
/ customer. and the said company shall
/ supply and maintain a twenty-four "a
hour service upon its lines wherever tbs
same is required and paid for by any