The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-23


wood, iron or other suitable material
and to string thereon wires for the
transmission of electric energy fol
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 a
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 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
oHerated 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. T. The grantee agrees to fur
nish to the City of Keokuk. free of
charge, electric current sufficient for
six hundred (6O0) incandescent six
.een q6) candle power lamps Cor
heir equivalent) in the city offices,
ire station, or other city buildings as
The council may elect, and in addi-
ion current for necessary police
signals and fire alarms All such cleo
.ric current shall be used only at such
ines as may be necessary for pro-
'erly lighting public offices for the
performance of public duties, and
operation of said signals and alarms
Sec. s. The provisions hereof shall
De binding upon and enure to the
benefit of all successors, lessees, and
lssignees of the original grantee nam
ID herein and the term grantee as
lsed herein shall include all such
lessees and assignees.
Sec. 3. This ordinance shall become
lull and void unless the grantee, his
successors or assigns, shall acquire |
'efore January /, 1912, the properties
low operated by the Keokuk Electric
Railway & Power company, and Keo-
TUX Gas and Electric company.
Sec. 10. This ordinance shall take
fleet upon its acceptance in writing
Y the grantee filed with the /
lty clerk within ten days from |
he passage thereof, and upon it's APP
'roval by a majority of the electors of
he City of Keokuk voting thereon at !
general or special election as pro- !
.ided in Section no of the Code, and
1hapter 4S, Section u, of the Acts
# the 32nd General Assembly.
Sec. II. Until the power to fix
easonable rates and charges is vest
d by law in some other public body |
he city council of the City of |
leokuk shall have the power to re-
uire the grantee herein, subject 60 /
easonable rules and regulations, to |
urnish any person applying therefor
long the lines of its wires with light (
r power, to require the grantee here
n to supply the said City of Keokuk /
With light or power for all necessary /
ublic purposes; to regulate and fix
easonable rents and rates for electric I
light or power, to regulate and fix /
easonable charges for electric light |
r power meters, or other devices or
leans necessary for determining the !
of electric light or power.
And you are further notified that
n the 9th day of April, 1911, applica-
ion was made by Joseph o. Proctor,
r., for the grant of a franchise to
i'm, his successors, lessees and as
igns. comforting the right to operate
street railway and power company
the city of Keokuk in accordance /
nth the terms of certain proposed I
rdinance, draft of which is now OH
lie in the office of the city clerk of