The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-09-29
PROPOSED
FRANCHISE
Continued from Fist Page.1

obstruct travel on any street, alley or ave-
nue. of the said city. Said poles and
wires and operating fixtures, within the
streets, alleys or avenues of said city
to be placed and erected under the dir
ection of the Light Committee of the City
of Bemidji, and when so placed, located
and erected, the same shall not be moved
or ordered to be moved by said City dur
ing the term of this grant, without just OF
sufficient cause.
And provided further, that if at any
time during the life of this grant the said
Warfield Electric Company, it's executors,
administrators and assigns, shall fail to
furnish electric light in accordance with
the provision of this grant, to said City
and to the inhabitants thereof for thirty
(30) consecutive days through the failure
or neglect of said Warfeld Electric Com
pany, its executors, administrators and
assigns, then the right by this ordinance
granted, shall cease and terminate at the
option of said City Council, excepting
however, as part of such period of fail
ure aforesaid, such time as may be reas-
onably required by said Warfield Electric
Company, it's executors, administrators
and assigns, to repair or restore such
works and their appurtenances, or any
part thereof, as may at any time be in
jured by fire, lightning or other causes,
which necessary time shall not be con-
sidered as part of such period of failure
to operate said works or to furnish light
and power.
Section 1.-THE said Warfeld Electric
Company shall at all times protect, de-
fend, save harmless, and indemnify said
City of Bemidji from all liabilities for
damages which may arise or accrue
against the said City from the injury
OF any person or persons, company
or corporation or to any property from the
doing of any work herein authorized to
be done, or from the failure of said Warfeld
Electric Company, it's executors, admins
traitors and assigns, or any of it's employ
ees to comply with any ordinance relative
to the manner of the use of the highways
of said City, and defend the City from
any and all actions at law and in equity
on account of property or persons being
injured by the using or occupying any of
the streets, avenues or alleys of the said
City by the said Warfeld Electric Com
pany, its executors, administrators and
assigns, in business herein set forth, and
save said city harmless from any action
the Bemidji Townsite & Improvement
Company, it's successors or assigns may
institute by virtue of any right it or they
may claim in and to any ofthe streets
and alleys of said City, by virtue of any
reservation said Townsite & Improvement
Company may have made in dedicatine
the streets and alleys of said City to the
public.
Section 3.-The said Warfeld Electric
Company, it's executors, administrators
and assigns in consideration of the grant
ing the aforesaid rights and privileges
shall furnish electric lights to said City
and its inhabitants thereof at rates not tc
exceed the following to-wit: For CONNER
cial and residence lights all night service
as follows:
FLAT RATE:
nc c. p, S $1.OO per month.
"32 c. p, $l25per month.
For street lights all night service, the
City shall be charged rates as follows:
Arc lights standard 712 Amp, 116 volts
$3.50 per month.
"32 c. p. Incandescents$12 5Der month
Providing, however, that whenever any
person or persons desiring to use the sale
electric lights, demand that meter be
placed in his or their building OF
buildings, the same shall be furnished
and placed in such building by said War;
field Electric Company, it's executors
administrators and assigns, at actual cost
to the consumer, and the meter rate shall