The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-06
NOTICE AND PROCLAMATION.

NOTICE AND PROCLAMATION.
To the Qualified Electors OF the City
Of Keokuk and to whom 1t may con.
Germ:
You are hereby notified that on the
9TH day of April, 1911, application
was made by Joseph o. Proctor, Jr.,
for the grant of franchise to him,
his successors, lessees and assigns,
comforting 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 purposes
IN accordance with the terms of 4
certain proposed ordinance, a draft
OF which is now on file in the office
Of the city clerk of the city OF Keo-
kuk, Iowa, as part of said application
and being in words and figures as fol-
lows, towit:
Ordinance No.
An ordinance granting to Joseph o.
Proctor, Jr., his successors, lessees
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. l. 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 a term of twenty-five years
from August |, 1911, poles or posts of
wood, iron or other suitable material,
and TO string thereon wires for the
transmission OF electric energv 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
ieys 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 il by reason of the grading
or improvements, or change of grade
on any street, alley or sidewalk 1t
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. II the grantee shall fail 70
use any of the poles. posts and wires
Tor 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. 8. II the grantee shall fail
TO do any of the things required in
sections 2, 3 and 4 of this ordinance
within ten days after service of no
uce In writing, then the city council
may cause the same to be done at the
cost and expense of the grantee, and
70 secure the payment Of the same,
shail have lien upon all property
o Grated under the provisions hereof
ana me right to collect the same as
an other special taxes are collected.
sec. 6 The City Of Keokuk ex-
pressly reserves the right whenever it
becomes necessary in times of fire to
cut any Wire or wires which in any
: way may interfere with the efficient
: use OIL tne city fire apparatus, and
shall not be held liable or answer.