The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-08-28


council held Monday August Is
and which is really franchise for
the Warfeld Electric company, whose
original franchise expired during the
month of July.
The ordinance was given its
second reading last Monday night.
when the prices for lights were in
serted and the resolution was read
and made a part of the ordinance:
AT regular meeting of the City Coun-
Gil on the 18th day of August, 1909, the
following ordinance was introduced by
Alderman E. J. Gould, seconded by Alder
man Smart.
"Ordinance No. AZ.
IAN ordinance for granting the use and
right of the streets and alleys in the
City of Bemidji for electric light and
power purposes.
The City Council of the City of Bemidji,
Beltrami County, do ordain as follows:
Section 1.-There is hereby granted by
the City Council of the City of Bemidji,
Beltrami County, Minnesota, unto C. W.
Warfield and A. A. Warfeld, copartner-
ship doing business as Warfield Electric
Company, their executors, administrators
and assigns, permission and authority to
IF
Q5) years the use of the streets and
alleys in the City of Bemidji within the
corporate limit as may be necessary for
the production and transmission of elec-
tricity for the purpose of lighting and
furnishing power.
And the said Warfeld Electric Com
pany, it's executors, administrators and
assigns, is hereby granted permission and
authority for a period of fifteen Q5)
years from and after passage of this
ordinance to erect and maintain poles on
any and all of it's streets, alleys or ave-
nues, and to stretch wires on said poles
for the purpose of operating the said elec-
trio light plant in the City of Bemidji for
the use of the City Of Bemidji and its
inhabitants.
provided, however, that such poles
shall be so set and placed and the wire
so strung thereon as not to endanger or
obstruct travel on any street, alley or ave-
nue. of the said city. Said poles and
wires and operating fixtures, within the
streets, avenues and alleys 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 or
sufficient cause.
And provided further, that if at any
time during the life of this grant the said
Warfeld 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
(3O) consecutive days through the failure
or neglect of said War6eld Electric Com
pany, it's 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 a part of such period of fail
ure aforesaid, such time as may be reas-
onably required by said Warfield Electric
Company, its 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 igh,
and power.
Section 2-The said Warfield Electric
Company shall at all times protect, de.
fend. save harmless, and indemnify said
City of Bemidji from and assume all liza.
bilities for damages which may arise OF
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 tt
be done, or from the operation of sale
Electric Company, its executors, admins.
traitors and assigns, or any of its 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 o.
the streets, avenues or alleys of the sale
City by the said Warfeld Electric Com
pany, its executors, administrators anc
assigns, in business herein set forth, anc
save said city harmless from any actor
the Bemidji Townsite g. Improvement,
Company, its successors or assigns may
institute by virtue of any right it or they
may claim in and to the streets and alleys
of said City, by virtue of any reservation
said Townsite & improvement Company
may have made in dedicating the streets
and alleys of said City to the public.
Section 3.-The said Warfeld Electric