Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-11-23


nCns hSie'n, or viny pr, perty there
/ n, ali tie lSciric lights that nay To-.
needed or reasonably desired by sue!
fssiies re- psctivsiv. The SAID Tl.pt
hall possess an ,nic,ei iIa.-itr OF nc,
less thau two bundled ard ti;tv (25J)
sorse power, Oe caratlc OF supply ing -
constant urrent and "a ;Jowsr of not lass
th"n i've hundred watts per lamp tor
street fiiuminc tion, and If supplying a.
electric pressure OF not less than on
hundred volts per lsnp for all other
than arc lamps. The requisite ca, acity
herein provided for sf all be constant
at all seasons of the year regardless Of
| weather conditions end the power.
watts, voltage, pressure, ampereage
and current. shall be determined by
measurements taken within said Town.
18th. The said grantee shall, during
the continuation of this franchise or any
extension thereof, furnish at all times
ana at all hours of the day and night
as may be required by Council all the
current and electricity and other eIe
ments necessary for lights a. follows:
(a) To the Town for Purposes OF
Street illumination there shHll be fur
nisbeu as many street arc Temps ss the
Council of the Town may from time TO
time prescribe, having constant current
with a con*tant power OF rot less than
uNe hundreu watt, aud yielding net
less than seven hundred mean spheri-
cal candle power for each lamp; and n
addition thereto the said grantee shall
furnish to said Towr as many mean
descent LAMPS as the Courc Gil may from
time to time prescribe, each of actual
NIFTY candle power, the voltage in no
case 10 vary more than one and one
| half per cent. from the normal OF not
less than one hundred volts and not
more than one hundred and ten
volts. For every hour during which
the said grantee shall fail to keep such
arc lamps in operation, as aforesaid,
the said grantee shall pay to the said
Town twice the prices charged the
Town for keeping such lights ia opera
ton fOl cor. esponding period.
(b) To the Town for the purpose OF
li'htiug al public buildings owned or
maintained or used by said Town, ali
the current. pressure and electricity
! necessary for as many actual sixteen
car die POWER incandescent lamps.
meeting the above requirements as 10
pres sure and voltage, as said Council
may from time to time prescribe.
(c) To the persons, firms and corpo
ratiOns residing, doirg business OF
owning property in said Town, all the
current pressure and electricity
or thirty two candle power incandes-
cent lights, meeting all the require
In' hts as to voltage and pressure as
above stated, as may be desired by such |
persons, firms or corporations.
I'D The cost OF inst sllatiou, mainten
ance, renewal and repairs of the arc 4
lamps and fifty candle power incaD-
descent lamps shall be paid by the said |
grantee. The cost of installation ,Inain.
tena..ce, renewal and repairs OF all in
ce ndescent lamps of less than thirty
candle powe shall be paid by the Town
or other person directing such installa
lion.
18th. The current. pressure. power
ant voltage aforesaid shall be deter
mined by measurements taken within
the limits OF the said Town; aud to
that end Self-recOrding volt meter
shall be installed and maintained b.
said grantee ut such place within said
Town as may be determined by CouL-
ell, and operated by some one to be
designated by SAID Council; but such
meter shall always be open to the in
spectiop and examination of said gran
tee. In addition to the said volt meter
the said grantee shall install and mann
tain a self recording amIneter in con-
nection with the street light system TO
be located at some place in said Town
whith shall! be subject to periodical in.
spectiOu by said Town.
18th. The rates TO b. charged by said
grantee for the electricity furnished I'M
der the franchise hereby gra: ted shall
be as follows:
(a) For all lamps used by said Town
the charges shall be a fixed amount per
lamp per hour.
(b) For all incandescent lamps used
by said Town, or any person, firm or
corr Grafton therein, the charges shall
be determined by actual consumption
to be a-cerusined exclusively by watt
= ,ter record; 10 fiat rates to be per
united under tIis franchise.
(c) The rates to be charged pei are
lamp, and the rates to be based on the
meaSuTeIn ents of such watt-meters shall
be determined by the bid accepted by
the Council and Gu which this franchise
is to be granted.
(d) The watt meter aforesaid, which
eters are to be furnished by the
grantee free Of charge to the consumer.
shall at all times b" open to Inspection
ard subject to tests by such persons or
officials as the Council may from time
to time designate.
14th. All lights herein required to
be fur 9ished shall be wired and fxtured
In accordance with the requirements O.
the National Board of Fire Underwri-
ters.
18th. It shall be the duty of said
grantee, prcmptly and with reasonable
dispatch to wire and equip any desig-
mated building in said Town upon the
written direction Of the owner OF the
immediate estate of freehold thereof;
but said grantee shall have the right,
if it so desire, by direction In writing,