The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1907-08-23

Notice i. hereby given tina, J. E Shue and
Z. ID. BluiGett of the County of Delta and State
of tolGrado vii! apply To The Board of Trustees
state of Colorado at it, regular meeting to h.
held il Delta in the County and State aforesaid
on the 7th day of September, \. D 1901. f"r,
rights and privileges and general terms thereof
to IL a. follows:
SECTION =. That the said J. f. Shuc and E y.
Bludcett. their heirs and assigns ~ given the
right to construct. operate and maintain plant
and the necessary equipments for any and all the
following purposes For e.oneratinc electricity
for light, power, and any other purpose. and for
furni shing electric light. power. and electrical
communication. or an! one or all of them to the
Inhabitants of the said Town. to the said
Town in Its corporate capacity. whenever il may
desire to contract therefore. and for any one or
all of said purposes, to acquir. by purchase or
otherwise. to erect. construct and maintain poles
Of suitable aud safe material. and to string the
same with wins the said j. T. ShGe and E. d.
B!CIEett, their helr~ and assigns may deem
f--slry through, along and across the streets,
alley~. avenues. side walks, and public grounds.
now or hereafter existing in said Town. with the
necessary wins, poles, lamps or apparatus, for
any one ur all of the aforesaid purposes, pro-
vided that all such work shall l.. done in such
manner and the said pole. arranged a. to give
the people of the said Town of Delta the least
possible Inconvenience in the free and oc-
public grounds, and i to interfere little a.
possible with the lay InC of gas and water pipes,
or construction of sewers or drTlins the opera
tion and use of telephone lines now or her,,fter
to he constructed: all excavation occasionsi by
the doing of said work to be hlled. graded and
reTalrt1 b! said grantees their heirs and assigns
at their own eXIsn-e IN a good and wOrkmanlike
manner, a. soon a practicable after the work il
completed. Provided further that the said
grantees, their heirs and assigns shall hold the
said Town of Delta harmless on account of dam
axe to persons or property that may occur by
reasnn of any neg clGencs- or any unskillfuine~S
in the carrying on of such work. or in the subse-
Quent repairs or chanEs- therein.
sECTIoS I All wire> - be run on pole, which
shall t be les than - feet IN height above the
ground and not les than four inches in diameter
at the smaller end and such poles shall be set in
such places the Boa NJ uf Trustees Gy IL, COM
mittcc streets and al cy> shall elect and all
wins and other apparatus in connection there
with shall bc placed. maintained and Kept in re-
pair under the supervision and approval Of the
said committee.
SECTION T. That the said ]. + Shuc and E D.
BlodSct their heirs and assigns shall al all TINS
prUtCCt the wires and appliances by such iusua-
tor> covering of wire with uou-Cuuiuctiug ma
tcriHl. etc n is necessary to rvudrr the u>t. OF
such electrical Currcut> >Sfr - life aud property
within the Town. and by such safe guards ~
science and experience may demonstrate will
aid thereto the aid !. Shue and E. T. Blod-
preII nd 10 furnish To said Town and its inlahit-
auts standard quality of electric light for lum-
mating purposes at a fair and reasonable CONT
TcnSaIi"n and al uniform prices for the same
candle rowrr the Town Of Delta tn have the
privilege of using all lights it R"ari of Trustees
shall deem ncvr~>try tor lighting it. streets
and alleys al public PLACES. at such priC,'> and
gu such terms a. may hereafter be contracted
for. Provided hat in no event shall such prirv
be- as high as the price made TO private cousum-
Tr>.
SEC-rIor 5. The maximum r,tc to bc charged
by said J. T. Shuc and f, u. Rl0cgvtt their heirs
and assigns shall he seventeen cents pr kllo-
watt hour. Provided however that all Cun>um-
e. who nay their t'll> at the office of said j. +.
~huC and u. Boigcut their heirs and assigns
not later than the sixth duv OF the month folluw-
ing the Use Of slid light. shall be entitled Ia the
following discounts, for consumers who shall
hare used:
Under - Kuowatt hours per month, 20 per
cent discount
y to ~ Ktlowatt hou per month. - per cent
80 to 100 Eiowatt hours per month, 81 per cent
discount.
l,O to a0 Kilowstt hours per month, 81 per
cent discount.
40 to asO Kilowau hours per month, 10 per
cent discount.
over sO Kilowatt hours per month. 50 per cent
discount
Provided further that the minimum charge for
each consumer shall be $. % per month net
Each consumer shall make deposit of 5000
for meter, which amount shall b. rcfundei upon
the return OF said meter in good condition,
Provided further that whenever the Town uf
Delta shall have population of 2.aoU within the
pr~ent corporate limits of said Town that then
the said hsse rate shall be sixteen cents per
kilowatt hour. and said schedule of discounts
shall apply to said base rate.
SsC-rloN 6, The said ]. E. Shue and +. u.
Rlo-igett their heirs and assigns shall furnish all
electric light orderN or required by said Town
or its inhabitants, at the rates above specified,
service.
SECTION :. The above and fore going rates are
10 De maximum rates ana are not to ls conslu-
ered in any way to deprive the said grantees.
their heirs or assigns from making special CON
TRACTS provided the rates herein are not eNcseied
and the charges are uniform for like services
SECrloN \ When two lights ar,'
taken. service wires shall bc placed free OF
charge, all lamps shall be furnished consumers
at cost.
SScrIoN ., The life of this franchise shall be
for a pcriod of twenty years from and after
granting the same
SECTION 10. The Town of Delta shall have
the priviicyc OF eondemning or purchasing at
pericds of ten, fifteen and twenty years pro
videi by statute, the said Electric Light Plant
together with all poles, wipS. dynamo~, engines,
boilers, machinery and in fact all property OF
any kind and description used in carrying on
said electric light plant, said purchase to bs
hasssd upon the cash value of said property,
cluding all value of the franchise right OF way
through the streets and also excluding any value
by virtue of any contract for furnishing light to
the said Town of Delta, in said parties can
not agree to the actual cash value of said
plant the same shall be committed to Arbtra-
tors as follows:
The owner of the plant to select one Arbitrator
and the Town of Delta to select one. and the two
thus selected to choose IA third Arbitrator and
should the owner of the plant fail for 30 days
after request to choose an Arbitrator, the then
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