Graham guardian., 1910-05-27
FRANCHISE

First. There is hereby granted unto Samuel
s. Campbell, ard his successors in interest and
assigns, subject to the conditions herein, q
franchise to lay, construct underground, and
operate along. across and through the public
streets and alleys of said Town of Stafford, wat,
er mains aud pipes below the surface thereof
for the purpose of supplying water for domestic
purposes and for purposes of generating and
supplying power for electric lighting and all
other purposes, for sale, or other proper uses,
| for period of twenty-five years from date of
granting of this franchise. This franchise in
cludes the right to supply water for irrigation,
live stock, building, and all other ordinary uses
and purposes for which water may ordinarily y
be used. and to construct hydrants. and adopt
other proper means for supplying and deliver
ing the said water, in carrying out the objects
of this franchise.
SECOND: The franchise hereby granted in
cludes the right to erect and maintain proper
peles and the striDging of wire thereon, in,
oveI, and across the said streets, alleys. and
highways of said Town of Stafford for the gen.
Grafton of electricity and electric power and
generating the same by steam, gas engine, or
water power and for the distribution of said
power and the sale thereof for light. heat, pow
er, and all other proper and useful and bene-
fetal purposes.
THIRD. The said Samuel S. Campbell, and
his successors and assigns, to whom this fran
chise is hereby granted, shall not charge in the
exercise of their rights and privileges under
this franchise in excess of the prices, fees, and
rates as follows to.wit: For household pur-
poses for families, each family, $500 per
month. Sprinkling lawns. on lot 5Oxl5O feet.
for hours per day. at hours designated by
grantee, through ordinary nozzle used for
lawns and gardens, $500 per month; each ad-
ditional lot, $780, restaurants, S5 90; saloons
$500; printing Offices. g. soda fountains $780,
stores, $500; meat markets, $s00s lodging houses
$500; business and professional offices, $780,
barber shops, without baths. $500; each bath
tub, S1.5o; corral and livery. 5000; building
purposes in course of construction, for the
construction of same, frame dwelling, inside
each room, so cents; outside, SO cents; founda
ton, walls and walks. sl.OO each running foot;
brick. plaster and mortar, rs cents; plas,eriny
inside. so cents; connections at curb, $3.50 each
street sprinkling, per wagon, $1,000 per mo nth
tor each town fire plug, up to ten, so oents each
per month; hotels, $500 per month: eac,, hath
tub, $l00. On meters first So 900 gallons, so cents
per thousand; each additional thouss nd there
after, 25 cents per thousanG,, where, so 600 gal
Ions or more are used.
For electric light, .,g and electric power, Is
cents per kilowa.,,, with minimum charge OF
81. 90 per NORM,
The chSraes above specified and limited are
monthly charges, unless otherwise indicated or
speeined herein, payable under the rules ot
sSsd grantee. which shall bo.unitorm.
Fourth. Work by grantee hereunder shall
begin inside of said town; also on the storage
reservoir III Mt. Graham and pipeline in con.
structiop of said system, within one year from
date of granting this franchise. and wa ter shall
be conducted into said town within so months
from date of granting said franchise. After ex.
piration of said thirty months, the town shall
be continuously supplied with a srtriciept wat
er supply for all domestic and fire purposes
Failure at any time on the para of the party to
whom franchise is granted, barring unsvoid
able accidents shall forfeilhhe franchise. Said
grantee shall, within Is usonths of the granting
of said franchise, spend at least $4,000 within
the corporate limits Of safford in the construc.
ton of water mains,