The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-24

poses in the said City Of Keokuk.
Sec 2. All the said poles and post
are to be located under the direction
and supervision of the city enginee
or other proper official of the City o
| Keokuk so as not to interfere witt
the flow of water in any drain or gut
ter of the city, nor with the publi
travel of the city nor with the prope
use of other works or improvement
| now existing on the streets and al
legs of said city, made by any othe
person. company or corporation undel
rights granted by the City of Keo
kuk.
Sec. 8. After the erection of thu
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 anG
posts, and if by reason of the grading
or improvements, or change of grade
on any street, alley or sidewalk II
shall become necessary to move OF
relocate any of said poles or posts
the grantee shall do SO at his own cos,
and expense.
Sec. 4. If the grantee shall fail &c
use any of the poles, posts and wire
for the purpose herein granted for q
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, 5 and 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
o9erated 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 il
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. Z. The grantee agrees to fur
nish to the City of Keokuk. free OF
charge. electric current sufficient for
six hundred 5000 incandescent six.
teen (16) candle power lamps Tor
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-
perly lighting public Offices for the
performance of public duties, and
operation of said signals and alarms.
Sec. s. 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. 8. 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 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 4S, Section 10, 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 tc
reasonable rules and regulations, tc
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 Keokuh
with light or power for all necessary
public purposes; to regulate and fis
reasonable rents and rates for electric
light or power. to regulate and fi1
reasonable charges for electric light
or power meters, or other devices Oh
means necessary for determining the
consumption of electric light or power
And you are further notified tina
on the 9th day of April, 1911, applica
ton was made by Joseph o. Proctor
Jr., for the grant of a franchise II
him, his successors, lessees and as
signs, comforting the right to operat'
a street railway and power compan.
in the city of Keokuk in accordance
with the terms of certain proposed
ordinance, draft of which Is now OF
4 file in the office of the city clerk o
the city of Keokuk, Iowa, as a part o
said duplication and being in words
and figures as follows, to-wit:
Ordinance No.
An ordinance granting permission
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