The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-10-05

! AIlS I11O oIO1Coolu 11Sulo d1lu privileges,
shall furnish electric lights to said City
and its inhabitants thereof at rates not to
exceed the following to-wit: For CONNER
cial and residence lights, all night service,
as follows:
FLAT RATE:
"16 c. p, S $1.OO per month.
"32 c. p, $1.25per month.
For street lights all night service, the
City shall be charged rates as follows:
Arc lights standard 712 Amp, 116 volts,
$3.50 per month.
"32 c. p. Incandescents$1.25Der month.
"Providing, however, that whenever any
person or persons desiring to use the said
electric lights, demand that meter be
placed in his or their building or
buildings, the same shall be furnished
and placed in such building by said War
field Electric Company, its executors,
administrators and assigns, at actual cost
not exceed 12c per 1000 watts hours.
THE following lights shall be furnished
free to the City of Bemidji:
1882 in City Clerks Office.
1882 in City Council Chambers.
1872 in Police Station.
1882 in Basement City Hall.
1882 in Fire Hail.
1.-the above to be all night service)
provided, that all persons using meters
shall be charged a maximum rate per
months as follows:
For the first $4,000 watt hours and
under, IL cts. per month per 1000 watt
hours.
From $4,000 watt hours to 100000
watt hours 10 cts. per month per 1000
watt hours.
From 100000 to 100000 wait hours,
cts. per month per 1000 watt hours.
From 100000 watt hours to 100000
watt hours, s cts. per month per 1000
watt hours.
From 100000 watt hours to 100000
watt hours, cts. per month per 1000
watt hours.
From 100000 watt hours to 100000
watt hours, and over, 6 cts. per 1000
watt hours.
For Power-$1.OO per rated horse
power per month as service charge from
one horsepower to fifty horsepower and in
addition to said charge so per month, per
1000 watt hours for all current consumed,
during daytime, provided however, that
above rates shall apply to all power fur
nished or to be furnished to the City of
Bemidji both day and night.
Section 4.-"The Warfeld Electric
Company, it's executors, administrators
and assigns, shall at all times during the
continuance of this grant keep the
electric lights, apparatus and lamps used
by the city in repair and good order,
without any expense to the City. The
Light Committee shall have the right to
locate all lights rented by the City.
1.-The City of Bemidji reserves the right
to at any time designate the number and
character of the lights that it shall need
for the lighting of said city, and to in
crease or decrease the number and char
acter of said lights at will; and the said
| Warfield Electric company, its executors
administrators and assigns hereby agree
to furnish said city the number and char
| acter of lights it may designate at
price not to exceed the prices specified in
Section 2, of this franchise.
"All buildings in said city which are to
be wired and in which electricity is to be
installed, shall be wired in conformity to
the rules of the National Board of Fire
Underwriters.
whenever any building or other struct-
ure is being moved or about to be moved
over or along any street, avenue, alley or
public ground, and the wires of said
Warfeld Electric company, its executors,
administrators or assigns obstructs or
interferes with the moving of such build
ing or structure, the said Warfeld Elec-
trio company, its executors, administrators
and assigns, shall at their own expense,
upon at least ten QO) hours notice, re-
move such wires and thereafter replace
the same.
Section 5-All poles are to be peeled
and straight in the construction or extern
sion of any and all lines transmitting
Electricity. All electric conductors shall
be placed not less then thirty (3O) feet
above the ground in the business districts
of said city, and not less than twenty-five
(25) feet above the ground in the resi-
dence districts of said CITY, .
Section 6.-The acceptance of this
ordinance shall not In any manner impair
any existing rights to use the streets which
the Warfeld Electric Company now have,
if any, nor be construed in any manner
as waiver thereof, .aG
Section THE said Warfield Electric
Company shall file their written acceptance
of this ordinance with the City Clerk with
in five (5) days after the passage thereof.