The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-12-28
WEST REYNOLDSV|LLE Street
LIGHTING ORDINANCE

Reynoldsville Light & Power Company
make new contract with the Borough
of West Reynoldsville, for the lighting
of the streets, lanes and alleys of said
Borough with Street Series Tungsten
lamps;
THEREFORE,, be it ordained by the
Town Council of the Borough of West
Reynoldsville and it is hereby ordained
by authority of the same;
ESectiou l. That the said Borough hire from
The Reynoldsville Light & Power
Company its successors or assigns. not
less than Twelve O2) Street Series
Tungsten lights, to be of not less than
100 watts and to be kept burning each
and every night during the period of
this contract to be located at such
point or points as the Light Committee
of the Town Council e may direct,
which said lights shall be kept and
maintained by the said Reynoldsville
Light & Power Company, its successors or
assigns for the period of three (3) years
from the lst day of January A. ID. 1911,
and so long thereafter as may be
satisfactory to both parties. Either
party, after the period of three (3)
years, may terminate this contract by
giving ninety 900 days notice in
writing to the other party.
In consideration for which the said
Borough of West Reynoldsville will pay
or cause to be paid to The Reynolds
vile Light & Power Company, its
successors or assigns, the sum of thirty
two and 50-l00 (s325O) 0, Dollars per
annum, for each and every Street
Series Tungsten light so kept and
maintained, provided however, that
where the renewals for any series
Tungsten lamp or lamps shall exceed
four for the year, that then the said
borough will pay or cause to be paid
to the said Light Company, its success
(s35.O0) Dollars, for each and every
Street Series Tungsten light so kept,
maintained and renewed more than four
times for the year Said sum to be
paid quarterly ON the lst day of January
April, July and October of each and
every year during the period this
contract shall be in force and effect.
Deductions and allowances shall be
made by the said Reynoldsville Light
& Power Company, its successors or
assigns, for any light or lights that do
not burn the required length Of time
as follows:
For the time the first night any
individual lamp does not burn, the Light
| Company shall deduct the amount it
would have received had the lamp been
burning for that time and for the time
during the second and subsequent nights
when any individual lamp does not burn,
the Light Company agrees to deduct the
individual outage for the time the lamp
did not burn plus an additional outage of
twenty-five (25) percent for the time
the lamp did not burn by way
of penalty.
The Borough Council agrees to CO.
operate with the Light Company in
ascertaining when lights are out and
will have its employees notify the Light
Company promptly, either personally or by
postal cards, of any light they may
know of being out, said deductions and
allowances to be determined for each
quarter, before the light bill is paid
In case of any accident by fire, the
elements or any other unavoidable
accident the Light Company shall have
reasonable time in which to repair
its lights or plant, during which time
the said Company shall shall receive no
| pay for lights not actually furnished,
and the general outage shall be
| determined at the end of each quaater
and deduction at pro rata the cost
of the light, shall be made for the
general outage so found. it being under
stood that there is to be no penalty for
general outage.
Section 3 The Borough of West
Reynoldsvile will annually hereafter,
levy and collect from its inhabitants a
tax sufficient for the purpose of paying
for said Street Series Tungsten lights
as now provided by law.
Section 3. Should the said Reyn-
oldsville Light & Power Company, its
successors or assigns, fail to accept this
ordinance and be bound by the terms and
conditions thereof. within thirty days
from the date hereof, then this
ordinance shall become void and the
Borough OF West Reynoldsville shall be
released from all inability Hereunder,
Section 4. That any ordinance or part
of ordinance conflicting with this
ordinance is hereby repealed, so far as
the same affects this ordinance.
Ordained and enacted into law in
Council this 9TH day of December A. D.
1910