Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-10-17
ELECTRIC LIGHT CONTRACT
Mace With the White River Electric
Co. by the VILLAGE Trustees,

Co. by the Village Trustees.
The agreement for furnishing electric
| lights in this village, made Tuesday, the
/ Sth inst, between the White River Elec-
trio company of Bethel and the village
of Randolph, reads as follows:-
| This agreement, made this 9Th day of
| October, A. ID. 1907, between the " hite
Rivre Electric company of Bethel in the
county of Windsor and state of Vermont,
of the first part, and the village of Ran
dolph, in the county of Orange and state
of Vermont, of the second part.
Witnessed: The White River Electric
company, in consideration of the cove
nants on the part of the party Of the
second part hereinafter contained, doth
covenant and agree to and with the said
village of Randolph to furnish electric
lighting in and for the said village for
the term of three years from and after
the first day of July, A. d. 1908, in COM
pliance with the terms of certain pro-
posal made by said company to furnish
electric lights in and for the village of
Randolph, dated September %, 1907, the
rates and conditions of which proposal
are specified as follows, to wit:
All street lights, except as hereinafter
provided, to burn from not later than
sunset until 2:3O O'Clock a. IN. 312
nights in the year and all other nights
W hen needed.
All street lights to be installed by the
company at locations fixed by the trus-
tees of the village.
All poles, wires and other appliances
for lighting to be installed and main
tanned by the company in good order and
condition, and all poles to be kept
painted.
AIl-night service lamps for street light
ing TO be installed on or near street
corners and on old poles as far as posi-
BILE.
All lighting service except street lights,
to be an all-night service every night in
the year.
For street service, the lights, and rates
therefor, TO be as follows
One arc light of 1000 candlepower, $50
per year.
Two hundred and forty-three incan-
descent lamps of 80 candlepower each and
such other 81 candlepower lamps as may
be required by the trustees in lieu Of four
arc lights now in use, at IS per lamp per
year; but in case any of said lamps shall
by the trustees be required to burn all
night, then the rate for the lamps so
burned, not less than thirty, shall be 80
renewed at least five times in each year.
For commercial lighting, including
dwellings, stores, churches, halls, offices,
mills, etc, the rate shall not at any time
exceed an advance of csc. to SOC per
lamp per year, on the rates in force at
this date, September 25, 1907, said rates
in force being as follows:
For stores and offices, l or lamps,
$3.50 per lamp per year; 3 or lamps,
50 per lamp per year; or more lamps, -
per lamp per year.
For house lighting, l or lamps, $3.50
per lamp per year; or lamps, 20 per
lamp per year; lamps, 2 per lamp
per year; : to 10 lamps, s1.S0 per lamp
per year; II to 10 lamps, S1.75 per lamp
per year; IS or more lamps, $3.50 per
lamp per year.
For livery stables, g per lamp per year.
Fer churches, halls, etc, II per lamp
per year.
Lamps Of 10 candlepower at 100 volts
being the basis for the foregoing rates.
Said company will have and maintain
all lights at standard candlepower,
according to the rating of the lamps
used, provided proper lamp renewals are
made upon inspection by the company,
which reserves the right to reject such
lamps as upon inspection are found unfit
for use, or otherwise no pay for light
shall be required.
The company reserves the right to cut
off light in case of non-payment of rates.
And the said village of Randolph. in
consideration of the covenants on the
part of the party of the first part, doth
covenant and agree with the said White
River Electric company that said COM
pany be and hereby is granted the right
and privilege until the first day of July,
a. d. 1911, of erecting and maintaining
necessary poles and wires on and along
the streets of the village of Randolph for
the purpose of furnishing electric light
and power to said village and its inhab
itants.
That said village will take of said COM
pany lights or lamps for street service
as hereinbefore specified and will pay
therefor the rates so specified, such pay
ment to be made semi-annually on the
first of October and April in each year.
And it is further understood and agreed |
by the parties hereto that in case of nom
with the terms of this agree
ment by the party of the first part, then |
said agreement shall be void and of no
effect, reasonable length of time being |
given for unavoidable delays.
In witness WhereOt we nave nereunto |
set our hands and seals, the day and year
first above written.
w. c. Emerson, Trustees
A. E. Bass, of the
A. A. Chadwick, Village
A. II. Beedle, of
H. NJ. Totman, Randolph, VT.
w. B. Wall, Pres, Officers Of
c. d. Cushing, Clerk, White River |
L. NJ. Heath, Treas. Electric &C.
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