The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-08-20
Ordinance No. $40.

An ordinance granting to the NOR
folk Electric Light and Power COM
pany, it's successors and assigns, the
right and privilege of laying and main
tanning q water pipe or pipes to con-
meet it's power plant with the North
fork river, and of excavating in said
streets and alleys for the purpose of
laying said pipes under ground in said
streets and alleys in said city for the
purpose of supplying said power plant
with water.
Be 1t ordained, by the mayor and
council of the city of Norfolk. Ne.
braska:
Section Authority and permits
sion "a hereby granted to the Norfolk
Electric Light and Power company, its
successors and assigns, to excavate In
the streets and alleys hereinafter de-
scribed, and to lay under the ground
in such streets and alleys water pipe
or pipes, as follows: Commencing at
the power house of said corporation,
located on lot 5, on block l, of koenig-
STEMS Third addition to the city of
Norfolk, Nebraska, running thence d.
agonally across Seventh street to a
point opposite the center Of the alley
between Madison and Norfolk avenues,
thence runnig east in the said alley to
the Northfork river, and from point
where the said alley crosses First
street, north on said First street to
the Northfork river.
Sec. 1.-The franchise is granted
only upon the following conditions:
That the water conveyed through such
water pipes shall be for the private
use only of said corporation, and In
running it's machinery and developing
it's power. And the said corporation
shall not he permitted at any time to
furnish water through said pipes tC
any other person or persons, firm OF
corporation, or sell water so obtained
to any person or persons, firm or cor
poration for any purposes whatsoever
Section 3.-The excavating for the
laying of said water pipe shall be done
by a licensed plumber of said city, ant
shall be in all things cared for ant
protected according to the ordinance!
of said city regulating plumbers. ANT
the said pipe shall be laid after TN
trenches have been dug and th'
trenches re-filled as speedily as pos
sible so the use of said streets ant
ALLEYS and public travel thereon shall
be interfered with for the shortest pos
sible time. And all dirt from said eS
cavations which is not refilled in sat
trenches shall be leyelled off and sal
streets and alleys left in a good an
smooth condition, ana said streets an
alleys and at about where said eXcaVf
lions have been made, shall be S
maintained by said corporation for
period of one year after the compile
ton of same.
Sec. 4.-Said pipes shall be S
placed and constructed as to not int
fere with any water or sewer pipe
now owned by the said city, and Shout
the said city determine at any tutur
period to lay water or sewer pipes o
a grade with the water pipes OF sal
corporation, or should the water pipe
of said corporation interfere with sue
water or sewer pipes which may I
laid and maintained by said city, the
said corporation shall raise or lowe
said water pipes at its own eXpens
so as not to interfere with the watt
or sewer pipes of said city.
Sec. 5.-Should the Norfolk Electr
Light and Power company, its su
cessors or assigns refuse to comp
with any of the provisions OF this
dinance. or violate any of its pro-
sions, the mayor and city council
said city shall have the right and q
right is hereby reserved to tmmedia'
ly rescind this franchise and all RICH
and privileges granted herein, a
shall have the right to remove sa
pipes or any portion thereof and d
continue the use thereof by said c.
poration. it's successors or assigns.
Passed and approved this 10th d
OF August, 1909.
Attest: ]. Friday, Mayor
Ed Harter CITY Clerk