Williams news., 1908-08-29
ORDINANCE No. 4S.

Electric Light & Power Company, Ca corpora, tion, its successors and assigns franchise t. | construct, maintain, regulate and operate system of waterwOrks, and sewerage system, | and an electric light and power plant in tn,
 Town of Williams. Coconino County, Territory
 If Arizona; and for sanitary and health pur-
 BE IT ORDAINED by the mayor and the cannon council of the Town of Williams, as | follows:
 SecGonl. That whereas, pursuant to tn. | presentation and application of the '.Grano Canyon Electric Light X Power Company" | i corporation, organized and existing under tht | laws of the Territory of Arizona, to the Com | 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 granting of such franchise beneficial fol such municipal corporation, said Town o | Williams which said resolution was, and it las l been duly spread upon the minutes record o 1 this said Common Council, and the submission of the question as to whether sad franchise shall be granted or not. to the qualified voters of said Town of Williams, at a special election duly called for that purpose. to be held oI which said election, after due and legal notice | thereof had been given so held on sai6 day, and the returns thereof duly made to saic | Common Council, and on the fifth day of Aug ust 190S by said Common Council duly can vassed, and it was found by said Common council upon such canvas, that one hundred and eighteen votes in all had b cast one hund red and eleven of which had been so cast for and in l IdVOr O1 the granting or SalQ frdnchlSe, 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 | d motion thereupon having been duly made, seconded and put to vote and carried by said Common Council. granting said franchise; Now, Therefore, BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and the Common Counci of said Town nf 1iQr hot. Ina gsGr H,n | Electric Light & Power Company,"fa corpora tionl its successors and assigns be. and are hereby granted, subject to the limitations here in or by law provided, such, said, and the fol l lowing franchise, and authorized and empow- 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 l 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- poses; and for the use of said Town of Williams and the citizens and inhabitants thereof, both pn6l1c 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 | Town of Williams;
 Also to establish, dig. construct, maintain, | regulate, operate, and repair sewers and drains. and a system of sewerage in, upon, along and a"ross any and all of said public streets and alleys of and in said Town of Williams, for pub | lie and private use, for compensation, and to connect the same with private property, with | the right of an outlet for the contents of such sewers and drains;
 Also, to construct. maintain, regulate. oper- ate and repair an 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 the said Town of Williams, with insulators and | all other appliances such as are or may become necessary or convenient for the mainte nance and operation of it's said plant and works. for | the transmission and distribution of electric. | ity and electric lights-and power throughout said municipal corporation, the said Town of private uses of the said Town of Williams and the citizens and inhabitants thereof, for com
 Section 9 The rights and privileges herein granted to continue for term of twenty-five years from and afteI the passage of this ordi- nance.
 Section 3. That the construction of said waterworks shall be commenced within six months, and the sewer system within one year from and after the passage of this ordinance and such construction shall thereafter be con 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 for the same service in the Town of Flagstaff | Coconino County Arizona first after it's issue of bonds for a waterworks 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 G. That in case of any non payments of rates for the use of water by customers, water may be cut cut from such customers, and be- | fore re-connecting. connecting charge of not to exceed one-dolar and half may be charged, and also all arrearages for water may be re- quired to be first paid by said customer in ar |
 l For sewerage service. 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