Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-07-29

said Grantee, its successors and as
signs, shall erect and maintain suit
able barriers and lights to prevent
any accident in consequence of such
opening or encumbering of such street
alley, or public place Neither shall
said Grantee, its successors and as
signs do any permanent injury to any
street, alley, or public way, or in
any manner unnecessarily interfere
with any sewer, water pipe, gas pipe,
cable wire, conduit, or shade tree
! therein, nor open, nor cucumber any
more OF such street, alley, or public
way, at any one time than may be
necessary to enable the said Grantee,
| its successors and assigns, to proceed
with advantage in constructing or re-
pairing its conductors or other APP
paratus.
Section 4. The poles or maSts shall
be reasonably straight, and shall be
painted and set upright in the ground,
and shall be such as may hereafter be
provided for by general ordinance
affecting all such poles or masts, with
in the said City OF Alma All wires
shall be strung at least twenty-one
feet from the surface of the ground,
except when entering buildings, and
at such distance from other telegraph,
telephone, or electric wires as
to prevent interference by induction
or otherwise, with any such wires.
The said Grantees plant, wires, insu
lators, and other apparatus shall be
modern and first class in every re-
spect. No wire or wires shall be at
, tached to buildings without the con-
sent of the owners.
Section 5. All poles erected, wires
strung, or conduits laid by said Gran
tee, its successors or assigns, shall be
erected, strung, and laid under the SUI
pervision of, and as directed by the
Common Council of said City of AL
ma. All poles shall be kept in an
upright position, and the cables and
wires thereon so drawn as to avoid
as far as practicable, any obstruction
in any of the streets, avenues, alleys,
highways and other public places, and
so far as practicable, all work shall
be done so as not to inconvenience or
damage property owners.
Section 6. If said Grantee, its sue
cessors and assigns, shall not be de-
livering and selling electric current
from its dams on the Chippewa river
to the citizens of the said city of Alma
on or before the expiration of three
years from the time that this ordi-
nance shall be approved by the cleo
tors of said City at a general or spe-
! cial election, then the Common Coun-
Gil, at any time after the expiration
of said three years and before said
Grantee, its successors and assigns, is
selling electric current from its dams
on the Chippewa river to the said
City of Alma, shall have the right
to pass a resolution declaring this or
/ dinance null and void, and after the
passage Of such a resolution this or
dinance shall be and become null and
void
Section Z. The said Grantee, its
successors and assigns, shall be en-
titled to charge the inhabitants of
said City for electric light, heat, and
power, no higher rates than are paid
under like conditions in other cities
! of this state provided that said Gran
tee, its successors and assigns, shall
not charge TO private and public con-
sumers any more than ten cents per
kilowatt hour for its electric current
and electric current for light, heat
and power, shall be furnished by said
Grantee, its successors and assigns,
! to such as desire it along its lines
provided such person or persons shall
pay for the same, and subscribe TO
keep and abide by such reasonable
rules and regulations as may be es-
tablished by said Grantee, its success
sors and assigns.
Section s. The said Grantee, its
successors and assigns, shall within
thirty days from the time that this
ordinance shall be approved by a vote
City of Alma, voting thereon at a
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 g. 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 BUSH
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