Williams news., 1908-08-22
ORDINANCE No. AS.

ONDllNAlNSE lNO. 40.
 An ordinance granting the Grand Canyon Electric Light & Power Company, Ga corpora tion.) its successors and Assigns franchise to construct. maintain, regulate and operate system of waterworks, and a sewerage system, and an electric light and power plant in the Town of Williams. Coconino County, Territory of Arizona; and for sanitary and health pur- poses in said town.
 BE IT ORDAINED by the mayor and the cannon council of the Town of Williams, as follows:
 section1. That whereas pursuant to the presentation and application of the ''Grand Canyon Electric Light & Power Company" a corporation. organized and existing under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, to the Con- mon Council of the Town of Williams, a muni- cipal corporation, in Coconino County. Terri tory of Arizona, for the franchise hereinafter mentioned and granted, and a resolution pass ed by this, the said Common Council. stating the fact that said Common Council deemed the granting of such franchise beneficial for such municipal corporation, said Town of Williams which said resolution was, and it has been duly spread upon the minutes record of this said Common Council, and the submission of the question as to whether said franchise shall be granted or not. to the qualified voters OI sdiu IOWu Oi W lllldms dt Specldl eleCGlO1l duly called for that purpose. to be held on Monday the third day of August A. D. 1908, and which said election after due and legal notice thereof had been given, was held on said day, and the returns thereof duly made to said Common Council, and on the fifth day of Aug ust, 1908, by said Common Council duly cap- vassed, and it was found by said Common council upon such canvas, that one hundred and eighteen votes in all had en cast. one hundred and eleven of which had been so cast for and in | favor of the granting of said franchise, and only seven thereof had been cast against the granting of the same, and that by such vote said franchise was authorized to be granted by majority vote of the qualified voters of such municipal corporation, said Town of Will | jams, and such election and the result thereof
 was, and it has been by said Common Council. upon the making of such canvass declared, and a motion thereupOn having been duly made, seconded and put to a vote and carried by said common Council: granting said franchise; Mayor and the Common Council of said Towr of Williams; That the said "Grand Canyon Electric Light & Power Company" Ca corpora tionl it's succe> sors and assigns be. and hereby granted. subject to the limitations here in or by law provided such, said, and the fol
 cred to construct, lay down. maintain, regulate and operate, and keep in repair, pipes, mains and laterals upon. into and along any and all of the public streets and alleys of and in said Town of Williams. now existing and hereafter | to exist, for the purpose of carrying. conveying and conducting pure water, and constructing, establishing, maintaining, regulating and | operating system of waterworks, for public, municipal domestic, private and other pur- and the citizens and inhabitants thereof both
 public and private, for compensation and the collection of rates therefor; and also for the | construction. mainteance. regulating and operating and repairing of hydrants, suitable for fire purposes and protection in the said Also, to establish, dig. construct, maintain,
 regulate, operate, and repair sewers and drains. ross any and all of said public streets and atleys of and in said Town of Williams, for pnb- lie and private h use for c9mPensation and tc the right of an outlet for the contents of such sewers and drains;
 Also, to construct. maintain, regulate, oper ate and repair du electric light and power plant in the said Town of Williams, and to place. erect maintain. regulate, control operate and repair poles and wires attached thereto, or strung thereon upon. in, along and across any | and all of the said public streets and alleys of | all other appliances such as are or may become | necessary or convenient ior the maintenance
 the transmission and distribution of electric.
 said municipal corporation, the said Town of | Williams, for municipal. public domestic and
 private uses of the said Town of Williams. and
 the citizens and inhabitants thereof, for com
 Section ?. The rights and privileges herein | granted to continue for d term of twenty-five | years from and afteI the passage of this ordi-
 nance.
 l Section 3. That the construction of said
 waterworks shall be commenced within six
 months, and the sewer system within one year l from and after the passage of this ordinance | and such construction shall thereafter be con- | tinued until completed without any unreason-
 able delay; Provided however, that any delay
 caused by strikes. malicious interference, or
 order of court shall work an extension of time | for the loss of time so occasioned.
 Section 4. That the rates to be charged for
 water and the furnishing thereof shall not at | any time exceed the rates heretofore charged 1 for the same service in the Town of Flagstaff l Coconino County, Arizona, first after its issue
 of bonds for a waterwQrks system in that said | town.
 Section 5. That the rates to be charged for
 electric light and power shall not at any time
 exceed those now being charged for the same
 service by said company now furnishing the
 same in the Towu of Williams.
 | Section 6. That in case of any non-payments
 of rates for the use of water by customers, water
 may be cut out from such customers and be- | fore re-connecting, connecting charge of not | to exceed one-dollar and half may be charged
 and also all arrearages for water may be re- quired to be first paid by said customer in ar
 rears.
 For sewerage service. a charge of not to ex- ceed two and one-half dollars may be made for
 making connections.
 ] Section :. For fire protection there shall be
 placed at such places as the Town Council shall