The Dolores star., 1909-04-09
Ordinance No. as.

An ordinance granting certain rights and
privileges to The Western Siopc Electric Light
4 Power Company Corporation
BE Il ordained by the Board OF Trustees Of The
/ Town o! Dolores Colorado
Section I. A franchise for the term of twenty
| t2vl years to construct, maintain and operate
poles, put il underground conduits. string
wires thereon or therein. IN. on or along any
and all streets. avenues. alleys and pubic
places in said Town. they now exist, may
hereafter be established and to have, posse-s
and exercise such rights, privileges. license
and franchises necessary To the proper and
successful prosecution and operation of the
business of manufacturing. distributing and
selling electricity in said Town OF Dolores and
all additions thereto; and FOR the said pu rposes
| are authorized to make all necessary excava-
tions in streets. avenues. alleys and public
Section 2 The privileges and license hereby
granted, shall at all times be subject to suciI
police power and reasonable regulations and
control as the Board Of Trustees of said Town
hereafter provide, and all poles shall be placed
at the outer sidewalk line streets and ayeil-
ues a nd al the sidelncs of alleys and shall not
be less than five inches in diameter at the small
end and project not less than twenty feet above
the surface of the ground.
Section 5. The maximum rates to be charged
for lighting. shall be as follows:
For said Town. 2O.O candle-power arc lights,
s. 30 per light per month. 52 candle-power
iucandescents, sl.sO per light per month, for all
outdoor lighting.
For private parties. 200 candle-power arc
smss nsMer & @ @ slco per- sb, per month
For esidences, 81 2candie-power incandescents
80 cents per light per month.
Lamps of greater candle power at proper
Section 4. Service by meter shall be furnished
il demanded by any applicant, provided that
the minimum charges Tor service by meter rate
shall be 81 80 per month and further provided
that said applicant shall have not less than
three l3) lights connected thereto. Meters
shall be furnished by the said Company upon
deposit of 800 by the consumer to cover any
damage thereto arising from any act of the
The Company to pay Ave per cent interest per
annum said deposit Meter rates twenty
cents per LOU watts.
Section D.. All appliances necessary for the
use of electric current from plug cut-out and
into buildings shall be furnished, placed and
maintained at the expence OF the consumer
The Town shall erect, furnish and maintain. at
its own expence, the necessary appliances for
outdoor lights used by it. The expense OF all
connections from main up to and including all
cut-outs shall be born by the Company. Said
Company shall have exclusive control of all
cut-outs and may at any time disconnect any
consumer who fails to pay for lights other
wise fails to comply with the reasonable rules
and regulations of the Company. The obliga-
ton Of said Company as to furnishing light as
he rein provided shai extend only to a service
from sunset to sunrise.
Section g.. The rights, privileges and fran.
chises hereby granted, are given and granted
upon the express terms precedent to their
enjoyment, namely said Company shall within
HE WITH the q Town si s
acceptance OF the terms thereof and execute
and deliver to said Town their bond in the
penal sum OF $500 with good and sufficient
surety to be approved by the Board OF Trustees
Of said Town. conditioned to save ha rmless said
Town from all loss or damage or claims against
it for damages caused by reason of it's negli-
gence in the construction or maintenance of
said system.
Section Z. Said Company agrees to furnish
current to light one 600 candle-power arc lamp
for the said Town, free Of charge, during the
where the Board Of Trustees may direct.
Section 8. Nothing shall be taken or under
stood, that the Board Of Trustees, of the Town
OF Dolores, by granting this franchise, given
the said Corporation, any exclusive right
whatever, to furnish electric lights and power
Passed and approved April 5th, 1909.
w +. ORDwAY,
Il. l.. WILBER. Mayor.
Town Seal) Clerk.
State of Olorado, Too
Town OF Dolores, 90
l, Edwin l.. WILDER, Clerk Of the Town of
Dolores Colorado, do hereby certify, that the
foregoing Ordinance No. IS was read twice to