The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-01-14
ORDINANCE NO. So

An Ordinance pertaining to the granting
of Franchise for the construction off
Electric Light Plant.
>BE II ORDAINED, by the Board of Alder
men of the City Of Scotland, South Dr1sota.
SECTION THAT there is hereby given to
the Dakota Gas, Electric Light & Power Co.
i South Dakota corporation. of Wagner. South
Dakota, its successors and assigns, permits
sion and right 10 furnish light, heat, electric
ity and motive power to the City of Scotland,
South Dakota, and to the residents thereof,
and to any aud all companies and corpora
lions therein for and all purposes and for the
purpose Of 50 doing.
SECTION II-Said Dakota Gas, Electric
Light & Power Co, has the right TO construct,
operate and maiutaiu 4 gas plant, an electric
light plant aud heating plant. either one or
more siugiy nr jointly for the purpose of using
natural gas, manufacturing and producing
gas. heat and electricity, either one, sin gly or
Jointly or all three combined, and if more than
one plaut shall be necessary, they may be run
aud operated jointly or separately in different
locations.
SECTION lII--said Dakota Gas, Electric
Light & Power Co. shah have the right to lay
pipes, tubes, aud erect poles, wires or cables
in The streets aud alleys of Scotland, South
Dakota, 10 an extent that may be necessary
for operating any of the aforesaid business.
SECTION IV--Said Dakota Gas, Electric
Light s. Power Co. shall nave the right to con-
duct, transmit and bring into the City of Scot
laud any OF tue above named gas. heat, light
aud electricity which it may manufacture and
produce outside of the City of Scotland. TO
condnct, transmit and bring into the said City
of Scotland, gas, light, heat aud electricity
which It may rent, lease or buy outside of said
City of Scotland.
SECTION N-Tbat the said Dakota Gas,
Electric Light & Power Co. shall have the
right to conduct, transmit. aud take from their
aforesaid plants in the City of Scotland, gas,
i light, heat aud electricity. either one or all TO
be used outside of Scotland, South Dakota.
SECTION VI-Afl tubes, wires, pipes, ca
I bles and poles shall be placed so as not to in
terfera with the travel in the city, nor with
any of the wafer mains or pipes or any estab-
\ lislied business in the said city of Scotland,
ard same shall be placed and erected under the
direction OF TIE Board of Aldermen of the
said city.
! SECTION VII That the rates charged by
the said Dakota Gas, Electric Light 6 Power
Co. its successors or assigns, TO the city of
Scotland and toits inhabitants for incandes-
cent lights shall not, during the period this
, ordinance is in force, ever exceed fifteen cents
, per one thousand waits, provided, however,
that the said Dakota Gas, Electric Light &
T Power Co.. its successors or assigns shall be
permitted to charge at least $1.00 per month to
each consumer of electric current, who has
l not consumed sufficient electric current to
amount to the sum of S1.o0 per month under
the above rate.
SECTION yIII--That al amy time after ten
years from the granting of this franchise, the
said City of Scotland shall have the right to
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installed by said Dakota Gas, Electric Light
81 Power Co.. its successors or ~aseigns. for the
{ then actual value thereof; such valuation to
be established by three appraisers, one TO be
chosen by said Dakota Gas, Electric Light &
Power Co. lis successors or assigns aud one
4 by said City 0 fSeotla1d. those two to select a
third, the city reserving the right to cecline to
, take said plant or plants at such appraised
valuation within thirty days after the same is
made. In making said appraisal no valuation
Shalt be given or attached TO this franchise.
SECTION N-Tiia said Dakota Gas. Elec-
i trio Light & Power Co, its successors aud as
I. signs shall at all times main tain said electric
! light plant in y first class manner and salts
factory to the patrons thereof and for the
pur pose Of determining whether said plant is
operated in a satisfactory manner or not, the
city, by its proper officers, may at any time
test and examine the voltage of said plant and
If it shall be found that the voltage of said
| plant al any point of the system varies either
II 5 volts above or 5 volts below the established
! voltage of said plant. tiien the same shall be
deemed to be unsatisfactory, and the said Da-
kota Gas, Electric Light & Power Coz, its sue
cessors, assigns or employees in charge of
5 said plant elafl be given notice thereof IN
Writing atdif the said Dakota Gas, Electric
Light 81 Power Co. It's Successors. ssig us or.
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