The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1909-06-04
|OR ELECTRIC
| LIGHT PLANT
|rOoded Ordinance Is Submitted
HI Council Wednesday Night
NAL ACTION TUESDAY
,.ss,;ons Are Made for Several Minor
amendments Which Will be lNcorpo-
,.,ed Before Final Action is Taken

The following amended ordinance was
bmitted to the city council of Fort
o,ca at meeting held Wednesday
eninp, granting franchise to the st.
,c;e lee company for the erection of
electric light plant. Several minor
rsndments were suggested and ac-
nted and the council decided to finally
ant with such amendments as may
deemed necessary, at an adjourned
Getting which is called for next Tues
" evening" =.
ordinance granting to the st. Lucie
Ice Company franchise for electric
ligbt and power purposes: Granting
them the right to use and occupy the
streets, highways and alleys OF the
citv of Fort Pierce for such purposes.
Providing for the lighting of the
streets Of said city by said company,
land prescribing the compensation
therefor; and giving said city the
option of purchasing said electric
lighting plant of said company; and
for other purposes.
Z it ordained by the Mayor and City
Council of the city Of Fort Pierce,
Florida: ut.
Section l. The city of Fort Pierce,
lOrda, does hereby give and grant
hto the St. Lucie Ice Company, a cor
bration of the State of Florida, its
bccessors and assigns, the sole ana
kclusive right and privilege, for the
Erm of thirty years from and after the
Usage and approval of this ordinance.
! yend and sell electric lights in the
Nv of Fort Pierce for both public and
kivate use. and to that end the said
bmpany is hereby authorized to use
I'd occupy the public hig hways, streets
I'D alleys of said city for the purpose
/ erecting and maintaining poles, lay
hg conduits, stretching wires, placing
(mps. and providing all necessary Tx
hres for the purpose of establishing,
Maintaining and supplying system OF
ectric lights in said city.
Section 2. Said company IS also au-
horized to use and occupy the streets
highways and alleys of said city tor
he purpose of erecting and MAINTAIN
BIZ poles. laying conduits, st etching
hires and providing all necessary fx-
bres for the supplying of electric pow
B to such persons, firms or corpora
ions as may contract with it. TINS
light is not to be construed 10 permit
he furnishing of electric power Tor
treet railway purposes: A..
Section 3. In consideration OF the
lights and privileges hereby granted ny
he said city of Fort Pierce, the SAID
II. Lucie Ice Company shall, on or pc
ore January |, 1910, erect, establish
nd place in operation an electric light
Big plant within said city Of Fort Pierce
Il sufficient size and capacity to ade-
ua.ely supply the said city with cleo
ric lights for both private and pubic
Ise. And the rights any privileges
hereby granted by said city are on the
Express condition that said company
bhall have completed and put in ope3r
Ation said electric lighting system by
January /, 1910; otherwise this ordin'
lnce shall be null and void.
Section a. All poles erected unde,l
ibis ordinance shall be placed at suci
points as shall be approved by tn
Direct committee of the city council o.
paid city. Any sidewalk or pavlnt
that may be displayed by reason OF TN
ERECTION of such poles shall be replaces
by the said company, and upon its fail
pre- to do so, after twenty days notice
IN writing by the Mayor to said com
Pany, the said city may repair sue
eldewalk or paving, and collect Ut
cost thereof from the said company.
Section 5. Said company shall insta
bnd maintain as many electric lamp
tbr street lighting purposes as may o
deemed necessary by the City Counci
paid electric lamps to be of such typ
and to be placed at such points as Tn
|City Council may direct. In consider
alton therefor the said city agrees
permanently use and pay for at leai
two electric arc lights of 1000 candl
power each, at the rate of $9O.OO pe
annum per lamp, and twenty Iungste
electric lights at the rate of $45. 00 pc
annum per lamp. All additional llgnn'
that may be used by the said City Il
street lighting purposes shall be pa
for by the said City at the same rate
Section g. The rates herein liked II
electric lights for street lighting, pn!,
poses shall be binding on the said CT
and the said company for a period
ten years from and after the passal
and approval of this ordinance.
the expiration of the said ten year
said rates shall be open for readJus
nient at the option of either the sa
city or the said company on the glvll
Of two months notice thereof. "a
rate when readjusted shall be bindil
for a further period of ten year
when they may readjust as before, a
ip that event shall be binding until !
expiration of this franchise. II at t
end Of said ten year periods the 81