The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-06-30
ORDINANCE NO, IS


its successors and assigns, "a franchise to
construct, maintain and operate poles and
wires over, along and across the streets,
avenues and alleys within the Town of Lea
Venworth as the same now exist or the
corporate limits may be hereafter extended,
to construct conduits therein for the pur-
pose of transmission, distribution and sale
of electric power, heat, light and other pur-
poses, and for any other purpose for which
electricity may be used.
Be it Ordained by the Council OF the Town
of LeaVenwOrth as follows:
Section |. That there be and is hereby
granted to the Washington Steel and Iron
Company, corporation, its successors and
assigns, the right, privilege and authority
and franchise to erect, maintain ana use
poles for the support of wires in, over, upon
and along the streets avenues and alleys OF
the Town of IeaVenwOrth, and to construct
conduits therein, and to maintain and use
such poles and wires for the transmission
and distribution of electric current for cleo
trio power, heat and light and for any other
purpose for which electricity may be used,
and to furnish electric power and light
within the Town OF Leavenworth for NUM-
cipal, domestic and manufacturing pur-
poses and for ony other use or uses to which
electricity may be put, and to charge ana
collect tolls, rates and compensations for
such power, heat, light and use, within the
Town of LeaVenwOrtb us the corporate linn
its now exist or may be hereafter extended.
Whenever said grantee shall desire to
erect poles, string wires or cables, or lay
conduits under this grant, it shall file with
the council of the Town of Leavenworth
plat showing the streets, avenues, alleys, or
other public places, or parts thereof In
which 1T is proposed to erect pOles string
wires or cables, or lay conduits, 1t shall ut
the same time present and file with the said
council written statement OF the poles,
wires and conduits proposed to be erected,
strung or laid by 1t, specifying the material
and dimensions thereof, the height OF wires,
the depth of conduits, the method of install
latiOn and the devices to be used for the pro-
lection of life and property, and said coun-
ell shall grant permit to the said grantee
to proceed with the work and definitely
tnI Ia NHFh ~ a VI
to be placed.
Sec.2 That all work authorized and re-
CURED by this grant shall be done by said
grantee in safe, thorough and workman
like manner. Said grantee snail, when IL
shall become necessary, upon reasonable
notice from the council of the Town of Lea
venworth, and at its own expense, raise or
lower any wire or cable maintained by it,
and in the event it shall become necessary
the town may at It's own expense move any
pole or conduit to permit the making OF
any necessary local improvement or laying
of sewer or water main, or branch thereon,
after giving reasonable notice TO the grantee.
Sec. 3. said grantee shall, during the en-
tire period of this grant supply the electrl-
city to such an extent as the capacity of It's
plant and its facilities for increasing the
same will permit, to all persons and corpor-
ationS desiring the same in said ToWn OF
Leavenworth and situated along its main
lines of transmission or distribution or
within three hundred 600 feet thereof up
on their complying with such general rules
and regulations not inconsfstent herewith,
shall not charge therefor II greater proper
tionate price or higher rate per horsepower
than it shall charge other consumers in SAID
city for the same or u less quantity OF cleo
tricity supplied. Said grantee agrees that
1T will extend It's line a distance of one hun
dred tl0O) feet for each additional contract
rendered.
Sec. Said grantee shall be prepared to
supply power to consumers within the Town
of Leavenworth on or.before the first day OF
June, 1912, up to one thousand (l0OO) horse
power, and will be prepared from time TO
time to furnish additional horsepower as
the same may be required, up TO TWO tnou-
sand 10000 horsepower.
This grant is made for u period of ten (l0)
years from the date of its acceptance, as pro-
yided in section six go hereof, at the eXpira-
ton of which period ali rights and privi-
leges he eby granted or conferred snail cease
AMI terminate.
The grantee shall not enter into any
agreement with any other company or cor
poration furnishing electric power to pre-
vent competition or to prevent the reduction
of the price OF electricity NlInln Cne TOWN.
of LeaVenWOrth.
sec. 5. The grantee will fully indemnify
and protect the Town OF LeavenWorth from
and against all claims and actions or suits
at law or equity of any name or nature for
damages to persons or property resulting
from, accustomed by or growing out OF us
omission to properly guard any excavation
or construction in any street. avenue, alley
or public ground occasioned by the con-
struction operation of said line.
Sec. q. This grant shall not become opera
tive until Said grantee shall have filed with
the clerk of the Town of Leavenworth
written acceptance of all the terms ana con-
ditions thereof, and shall be'yoid If such &C.
ceptance shall not be filed within sixty (OO)
days after the adoption of this ordinance,
and in the event the grantee herein fa1ls TO
construct and operate said line IOf power,
light and heat, and shall be void II the gran
tee herein shall not have commenced to FUR
nish power to the consumers OF the Town OF
LeayenWorth on or before the first day of
June, 1912. In consideration OF the fran
chise hereby granted, the grantee agrees TO
furnish light for street-light1ng purposes
along it's pole line ut the rate of II thirty-tWo
t32) candlepower lamp for $50 per month,
which consideration includes the supplying
and maintenance of said lamps; also agrees
that the maximum rate for consumers III
the Town of LeaVenworth Will De Tor the
first sixty (G0) kilowatts ut u rate not TO eX-
coed ten (0) cents per kiloWatt; for the next
forty 40 kilowatts ut II rate not TO exceed
eight (S) cents kilowatt hour; all over one
hundred (l00) kilOWattS mt n rate not TO eX-
coed six 60 cents II kilowatt hour, with
minimum rate not to exceed one VI dollar
per month.
Sec T. This ordinance shall take effect and
be in force when it shall have been passed
by the Council of the Town of LeayenWorth,
approved and signed by the Mayor. attested
by the Clerk, and seven days after the date
of its publication once in the Leavenworth
Echo, newspaper printed, published ana
of general circulation in said Town OF Lea
Venworth. The clerk of said town is hereby
directed to cause the same to be published
First reading, 18th day of May, 1911.
Q Passed by the Council of the Town OF
Leavenworth, on the 9th day of June, 1911.
Approved and signed by the Mayor on the
l.. w. WOODROW,
Mayor of the Town of Leavenworth.
Attest LIN =. HART,
Clerk of the Town of Leayenworth.