The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-16
Ordinance No.

and assigns, the right to erect, and
maintain poles and wires in the City
of Keokuk for the transmission and
distribution of electric energy for
light, heat. power, and other pur-
poses.
Be it ordained by the City Council
of the city of Keokuk:
Sec. 1. That Joseph o. Proctor,
Jr., his successors, lessees and as
signs Hereinafter referred to as the
Grantee) are hereby granted the right
to erect, acquire, maintain and oper-
ate through, over and upon all the
streets and alleys of the City of Keo-
kuk for term of twenty-five years
from August 1, 1911, poles or posts of
and to string thereon wires for the
transmission Of electric energy for
light. heat and power and other pur-
poses in the said City of Keokuk.
Sec. 2. All the said poles and posts
are to be located under the direction
and supervision of the city engineer
or other proper official of the City of
keokuk so as not to interfere with
the flow of water in any drain or gut
ter of the city, nor with the public
travel of the CITY nor with the proper
use OF other works or improvements
now existing on the streets and al
leys of said city, made by any other
person. company or corporation under
rights granted by the City of Keo-
kuk
Sec. 8. After the erection of the
poles or posts hereby authorized the
grantee shall put all streets and al
leys in as good repair as they were
before the erection of such poles and
posts, and if by reason of the grading
or improvements, or change of grade
on any street, alley or sidewalk it
shall become necessary to move or
relocate any of said poles or posts,
the grantee shall do so at his own cost
and expense
Sec 4. If the grantee shall fail to
use any of the poles, posts and wires
for the purpose herein granted for
period of six consecutive months,
then the city council may order the
same removed at the expense of the
grantee, unless such failure was with
out fault on the part of the grantee.
Sec. 5. If the grantee shall fail
to do any of the things required in
sections 2, 8 and 4 of this ordinance
within ten days after service of no
tice in writing, then the city council
may cause the same to be done at the
cost and expense of the grantee, and
to secure the payment of the same
shall have lien upon all property
operated under the provisions hereof
and the right to collect the same as
all other special taxes are collected.
Sec. 6. The City of Keokuk ex-
pressly reserves the right whenever 1t
becomes necessary in times of fire to
cut any wire or wires which in any
way may interfere with the efficient
use of the city fire apparatus, and
shall not be held liable or answer
able for damages by reason thereof.
Sec. {. The grantee agrees to fur
nish to the City of Keokuk, free of
charge, electric current sufficient for
six hundred (600) incandescent six
teen Q6) candle power lamps Cor
their equivalent) in the city Offices,
fire station, or other city buildings as
the council may elect. and in addi-
ton current for necessary police
signals and fire alarms. All such cleo
trio current shall be used only at such
times as may be necessary for pro-
perfy lighting public offices for the
performance of public duties, and
operation of said signals and alarms.
Sec. 8. The provisions hereof shall
be binding upon and enure to the
benefit of all successors, lessees, and
assignees of the original grantee nam
ed herein and the term grantee as
used herein shall include all such
successors, lessees and assignees.
Sec. 9. This ordinance shall become
null and void unless the grantee, his
successors or assigns, shall acquire
| before January /, 1912, the properties
now operated by the Keokuk Electric
Railway & Power company and Keo-
kuk Gas and Electric company.
Sec 10. This ordinance shall take
effect upon it's acceptance in writing
by the grantee filed with the
city clerk within ten days from,
the. passage thereof, and upon its ap-
proval by a majority OF the electors of
the City of Keokuk voting thereon at
a general or special election as pro-
vided in Section 776 of the Code, and
| Chapter AZ, Section IL, of the Acts
of the 32nd General Assembly
Sec. H. Until the power to fix
reasonable rates and charges is vest
ed by law in SOM other public body
the city council of the City of
Keokuk shall have the power to re-
quire the grantee herein, subject to
reasonable rules and regulations, to
furnish any person applying therefor
along the lines of its wires with light
or power, to require the grantee here
in to supply the said City of Keokuk
with light or power for all necessary
public purposes; to regulate and fix
reasonable rents and rates for electric
light OF. power, to regulate and fix