The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-09-22

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, its 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 defeating
the streets and alleys of said City to the
public.
Section 3.-The said Waraeld Electric
Company, its 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 to
exceed the following to-wit: For CONNER
cial and residence lights, all night service,
as follows:
FLAT RATE:
'16 c. p, ) $1.OO per month.
"32 c. p, $125per month.
For street lights all night service. the
City shall be charged rates as follows:
Arc lights standard Amp, 116 volts,
$3.50 per modth.
"32 c. p. Neutrality-suspicious. month.
Providing, however, that whenever any
person or persons desiring to use the said
electric lights, demand that meter be
placed in his or her or their building or
buildings, the same shall be furnished
and placed in such building by said War
field Electric Company, its executors.
administrators and assigns, at acaual cost
to the consumer, and the meter rate shall
not exceed 12c per 1000 watts.
THE following lights shall be furnished
free to the City of Bemidji:
1882 in City Clerks Office.
1882 in City Council Chambers.
Il in Police Station.
II in Basement City Hall.
70 in Fire Hall.
1.-the above to be all night service.)
provided, that all persons using meters
shall be charged a maximum rate as
follows:
"For the first $4,000 watts and under,
IL cts. per 1000 watts.
100000 watts and under, 10 cts. per
1000 watts. ,----.,, -.
100000 waits and under, 9 cts. per
1000 watts.
100000 watts and under, s cts, per
1000 watts.
100000 watts and under, 7 cts. per
1000 watts.
100000 watts and under, 6 cts. per
1000 watts.
For Power:-$1.OO per rated horse
power per month as service charge from
one horsepower to fifty horsepower and in
addition to said charge SIC per kilowat
for all current consumed, during daytime.
provided however, that above rates shall
apply to all power furnished or to be fur
nished to the City of Bemidji both day
and night. =
Section ~s4.-"The Warfeld Electric
Company, its executors, administrators
and assigns, shall at all times during the
continuance of this grant keep the
electric lights, apparatus and lamps in
repair and good order, without any ex-
pense to the City. The Light Committee
shall have the right to locate all lights
rented by the City.
THE City of Bemidji reserves the right
to at any time designate the number and
character of the lights that it shall need
for the lighting of said city, and to in
crease or decrease the number and char
acter of said lights at will; and the said
Warfeld Electric company, its executors,
administrators and assigns hereby agree
to furnish said city the number and char.
acter of lights it may designate at
price not to exceed the prices specified in
Section 2, of this franchise.
'An buildings in said city which are to
be wired and in which electricity is to be
installed, shall be wired in conformity to
the rules of the National Board of Fire
Underwriters.
whenever any building or other struct-
ure is being moved or about to be moved
over or along any street, avenue, alley or