Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-13

An ORDNANCE TO Provide Tor the ConStruc-
ton and Purchase of a Hydro-Electric
Plant to Be owned. Maintained and
Operated by the City of South Omaha,
Nebraska
BE 1t Ordained by the Mayor and Council
of the City OF South Omaha, Nebraska:
Section 1. That for the purpose Of provid-
ing for the construction and purchase of a
hydro-electric plant for the said city of
South Omaha, the said city enter forth
with into a contract in writing with The
Nebraska Power company" a corporation,
for the construction and sale to the said
city OF a hydro-electric plant of fifteen
thousand horsepower capacity, which con-
tract shall be in the terms following. towit:
This agreement made and entered into
this--day Of, A. d. 1908, by and
between 1.-THE Nebraska Power company"
a corporation, and the city of South Omaha,
Nebraska:
Witnesseth, That for and in consideration
OF the covenants and agreements herein
after contained to be kept and performed
by the said city Of South Omaha, said THE
Nebraska Power company hereby agrees
TO construct, equip, and sell to said city of
south Omaha, upon the terms and under
the conditions hereinafter set forth, a
hydro-electric plant Of fifteen thousand
horsepower capacity, together with the
initial lines necessary for distributing the
CuIItHL 70 the various lnQuStrlal
institutions. business places and residences
within the said city, and for lighting the
streets public places, public buildings and
public offices in said city on the following
terms and conditions, towit:
Said THE Nebraska Power company
being the owner of perpetual rights to the
use of the waters of the Loup river for the
purpose OF developing power, hereby
agrees to construct a canal from sale
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Genoa, Nebraska. and conduct the water
Of he river to its reservoirs, which
are located about three miles north
OF Columbus, Nebraska. and there con-
struct a hydro-electric plant of fifteen
thousand horsepower capacity for the pur-
pose OF. supplying electrical current to said
city OF South Omaha, and to equip said
plant with the most modern machinery,
and also to construct all transmission lines
necessary to bring the electrical current to
said city of South Omaha; and to erect a
transformer station and switch board in
said city Of South Omaha for the dis
tribution of said current; and said THE
Nebraska Power company further agrees
TO construct and install in and for said
city of South Omaha, all the initial dis
tributing lines. including all poles, wires
ana equipment reasonably necessary for
the distribution of the electrical current 10
~ AioAlludOI8s business
places and residences of the said city, and
Tor lighting the streets, public places. pub
Tic buildings and public offices OF said CITY
provided, however, that said initial dis.
triouting lines shall cost not to exceed five
hundred thousand dollars 600, O00. OO) and
provided further, that said distributing
lines shal in no event cost said citv of
South Omaha more than said "rhe Me-
braska Power company is actually re-
CURED to pay for the material, con-
strucuon and equipment of said dis
triouting lines, and that said ''The Ne
praska Power company shall have the
Tree and undisputed and unobstructed right
to the use OF all the streets, alleys and
public places of said city for the purpose
OF erecting constructing and installing
SAID distributing lines in and for said CITY.
Said "The Nebraska Power companv"
further agrees when said power plant ia
completed, to furnish and deliver during
'he continuance of this contract and for
The purpose herein set forth, at said switch
board In said city of South Omaha, cleo
trical current amounting to fifteen thou
saho ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; that is, one
hundred and fifty thousand HORSEPOWER
hours a day, to be distributed throughout
the day and night in such a manner as
Will be found most convenient for thu
needs OF said city and it's customers; the
quantity or power used as above set forth
In no case to exceed fifteen thousand
horsepower at any one time.
Upon the compliance of the city OF South
Omaha with the terms, conditions and
provisions OF this contract upon it's part e
be performed. said The Nebraska Power
company" agrees to sell and transfer "a
said city Of South Omaha, said TRANSFORMER
station, switchboard and distributing lines
within said city, together with a perpetual,
right to the delivery at said switchboard
or the amount of electrical current here
inbefore specified and described, at IN,
actual cost OF supplying the same.
Said city OF South Omaha further agrees
at all times during the continuance OF thii
contract to maintain and operate said
plant In said city to the best advantag,
and to sell all OF said current possible, foi
power purpose at an average price nettins
not less than l cent per kilowatt hour ovei
and above all fixed charges and operating
expenses. which charges. and operating ex.
perses shall be paid by said city from IN,
gross revenues OF the plant, and which
charges and operating expenses shall in
clude Sthe actual cost of delivering sait
current at its switchboard. which shall b,
equivalent to the actual cost Of maintain