The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-12

clerk of said city be- and he is hereby authorized and directed to attest the signature of the president of the board of commissioners to said indenture and to affiX the corporate seal of the city thereto.
 And be it further ordained that. ef- fective upon the execution of said in- denture by the Birmingham Railway. % Light and Power company, there is hereby granted to said company by the city of Birmingham, all and singular. the rights, powers and privileges men toned in the foregoing covenants and agreements of the city with the Bir- mingham Railway, Light and Power company; and the city shall, on its part, keep and perform all and singular its said covenants and agreements.'
 Ordinance to Reduce Rates
 The ordinance proposed to reduce the prices of electricity both to the city and general consumers is as follows:
 Be it ordained by the board of com missioners of the city of Birmin gham.
 that the president of the board of com missioners be, and he is hereby author
 ized and directed, in the name and be-
 half of the city of Birmingham, to en- ter into a contract with the Birming- ham Railway, Light and Power com pany, in words and figures as follows, to-wit:
 "This indenture, between the city of Birmin gham, a municipal corporation. hereinafter, for convenience, called the city. of the first part, and the Birming- ham Railway, Light and Power com pany, corporation, hereinafter, for convenience called the company, of the second part, executed in duplicate on this the - day of---, A. D. 1911; l "Witnesseth: That, whereas, there Is an existing contract between the city and the company, terminating on the
 1st day of September, 1915. whereby
 the company agrees to install. maintain land illuminate arc lights for lighting
 the highways and public places in the city, at the rate of seventy G70) dol liars per annum;
 ], And. whereas. the company is now furnishing to the city 50 candle power series tungsten lamps for lighting the
 highways and public places in the city
 at the rate of twenty-eight ($2S) dol lars per anuum;
 And, whereas, the company is now supplying electricity for lighting to the city (other than that supplied in i1lum- mating arc lights and tungsten lamps)
 and to the inhabitants of the city at the rate of twelve CPD cents per l<ilo-
 watt hour with a minimum monthly charge of one and twenty five one hundredths (S1259 dollars per month | for each installation;
 And, whereas, the city desires to cancel the contract now in force for arc lights and to enter into new con l tract with the company for lighting the highways and public places of the city. both by arc electric lights and 60 candle power series tungsten lamps, at substantially lower rates than those now charged by the company, and also l to enter into a contract with the com pany for its supplying electricity for l lighting to the city (other than that
 supplied in Illuminating street arc lights and tungsten lamps) and to the inhabitants of the city at substantially lower rates than those now charged by the company;
 And. whereas. the parties have reached an agreement which they desire to he reduced to writing;
 Now, therefore. with respect to lighting the highways and public places of the city by street arc lights and 60 candlepower series tungsten lamps. it is covenanted and agreed by the company with the city, in consid- eration of the covenants and agree
 ments of the city with the company, to | be by the city kept and performed. as 1 follows:
 Period of Ten Years | q. That for period of 10 years from
 and after the 1st day of April, 1912, 1t will install, maintain and illuminate 1 with electricity all street arc lights required by the city for lighting the | highways and public places of the city lCONTUNJTEn ON PAGE III