Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-07-22

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general or special election. file its
acceptance of the same with the Clerk
OF the said City, and from the date OF
filing such acceptance, this ordinance
and all the provisions thereof shall
be deemed contract between the City
OF Alma, Gratiot County, Michigan,
and the said Chippewa River Power
Company, its successors and assigns.
Section 8. The said Grantee, its
successors and assigns, prior to the
time of beginning any construction
work, or the work of building, con-
structing, or erecting, any appliances
necessary To carry inc effect the pro-
visions of this ordinance and the right
and privileges herein contained, shall
file with the Clerk of said City, a
good and sufficient bond in the sum
OF five thousand dollars in favor of
the said City OF Alma, with some sure
/ ty company authorized to do bust
ness in Michigan, as surety, the con-
ditions OF which bond shall be to save
the said City of Alma harmless from
any and all damages incurred by
reason of the negligence of the said,
Grantee, its successors and assigns,
! in the construction of its system, as
herein provided; such bond TO remain
in full force and effect, until such
time as the said Grantee, its success
sors and assigns, shall have complet-
ed its electric lines, and is furnish
ing electric current to the inhabitants
of said City.
Section 10. The said. Grantee, its
successors and assigns, shall not be
required to furnish electric current TO
anyone applying for the same for any
purpose, unless it has such current
at its disposal.
! Section H. In consideration of the
rights, powers, authority, and privi-
] leges herein granted, the said Gran
tee, its successors and assigns, shall
faithfully perform all things required
by the terms hereof, and such per-
Torrance by the Grantee, its success
sors and assigns, shall be in lieu of
all license fees and charges of every
name and nature, except taxes upon
said Grantee, its successors and as
signs.
Section II. The City of Alma here
by reserves the right 10 make such
further reasonable rules and regula-
lions, except as to rates, as may at
any time be deemed necessary for the
interest, welfare or accommodation of
the public in relation to the conduct
OF the public business of said Gran
tee, its successors and assigns, and
the extension of its lines in the
streets avenues, and alleys of said
City. All the terms OF the ordinance
are made binding upon the success
sors and assigns of said Grantee.
Section 10. 1t is expressly under
stood that the rights and privileges
conferred by this ordinance upon said
Grantee, its successors and assigns,
are in no way to be construed as ex-
elusive in their nature, and as pro-
hibiting the City of Alma from grant
ing rights and privileges TO other
light, heat and power companies dur
ing the life of this ordinance.
Section IA. In the event of the fail
ure of the said Grantee. its sue
-cessors and assigns, to comply with
the provisions of this ordinance, the
Common Council of said City shall
have the right to serve upon said
Grantee, its successors and assigns
a written notice calling the attention
OF said Grantee, its successors and as
signs, to the particulars in which said
Grantee, its successors and assigns,
has failed TO comply with this ordi-
nance, and notifying said Grantee, its
successors and assigns, to cease violat
ing the terms of this ordinance. and
if after the expiration OF sixty days
from the time of service OF such writ
ten notice, the said Grantee, its sue
cessors and assigns, persists in VIC
lating the terms of this ordinance,
then the Common Council OF said City
shall have the right by a two-thirds
vote OF all members elect OF said
Council, to pass a resolution declar-
ing this ordinance forfeited
And be it further
Resolved, That the form of ballot
to be used in voting upon the said
ordinance be as follows:
For an ordinance granting the Chip
pewa River Power Company a cor
poration organized and existing under
the laws OF the state of Michigan, its
successors and assigns. the right,
power, and authority, to construct,
acquire, maintain, and use electric
lines, consisting OF towers, masts,
poles, cross arms, guys, braces, feed
ers. transmission wires, transformers,
cOuduits, and other electrical apph-
ances, on, along, acros, and under,
the avenues, streets, alleys, highways,
and other public places i'm the City of
Alma, Gratiot County, Michigan, sub
ject to certain limitations, conditions,
and restrictions. and to transact a
local business in said City by furn-
ishing to the inhabitants thereof eleS-
trc current for light, heat. and power