Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-03

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| O'Clock in the afternoon; and also, pro-
vided that the route hour and day Sc
lected for removing said building shall
be first approved and deemed suitable
by the city engineer, designated by him
in a written notice to grantees, deliv-
cred twenty four (24) hours prior to
the time for said removal, accompan-
led by the reasonable cost of said re-
moval and replacement to be paid by
the owner of the building, said rea-
sonable cost to be fixed by the city
engineer.
Sec. 6. Said grantees shall hold the
city harmless from any and all causes
OF action, litigation and damage.
caused or accruing through or by rea-
son of the construction, reconstruction.
maintenance and operation of the said
transmission system, distribution sys-
TEN and other construction hereby au-
thorized.
See. :. If at any time after Septem-
Der l, 1917, the persons, officers or
body authorized by the statutes of
. Iowa to fix the rates which the said
grantees may charge fer electric light.
electric power and electric current, de-
sire 10 investigate and inspect the
books. records and property of the said
grantees To ascertain the facts and
values necessary to determine whether
said rates charged by said grantees are
reasonable, they may cause said inves-
legations and inspections to be made
by persons skilled and competent to
make said Investigations and for that
purpose. may have access TO the books,
records, vouchers and properties of the
"a Ill 1Dl ~
but said investiga tons shall he con-
Quoted III such a manner IS not to in
terfere with the transaction Of the bus
mess Of the said grantees in The usual
way and the said grantees shall not be
required TO permit access TO its books,
records or properties oftener than once
in each twelve (12l consecutive calen-
Car months. and the grantees herein
shall at all times keep and maintain
within the state OF Iowa, complete rec
crds of their business.
Sec. S. The city council may, by res
olution, upon the demand OF one or
more persons having installed ten Go)
16- candle power lamps. or the equiva-
lent thereof. within two hundred (2oo)
feet Of the proposed extension. require
the grantees herein to extend their
overhead transmission ard distribu-
ton lines So as to furnish electric
light, electric power or electric cur
rent TO said applicants: said appii-
cants. however. shall sign reasonable
contracts for the use Of electric cur
! rent for q period of not less than one
~ year BY the term, "16candle pow
er lamp is meant a lamp having an
hourly consumption OF not less than
fifty watts.
All provisions Of the city which re-
quire the inspection 10y city officia!
before use. OF an installation of cleo
trio wires, shall be fully complied with
before grantees herein shall connect
their transmission systems or furnish
current for use over said wires. This
section shall only be applicable so long
as the city, by ordinance. requires sail
inspection TO be made and the city
furnishes reasonable facilities for said
inspection.
Sec. 9. Grantees shall. when request
ed by the city. permit their poles. so
far as may be done without interfering
with the free use and enjoyment Of
their own wires and fixtures, to be
! used for the purpose OF maintaining
! thereon any wires which may be nee
essary for the use of the police or fire
| department of said city, free Of expense
| to the city: but said city shall hold the
/ grantees harmless from any and all
| causes of action, litigation or dana &c
| caused or accruing, directly or indi-
rectly. by or through the placing Of
/ the city's wires on the poles OF grantees
! herein.
! Sec. 10. The rights, powers and priv
leGes granted BY this ordinance are
! hereby granted TO. conferred upon and
( vested in grantees for a period of
twenty-five (25) wears from and after
the acceptance of this ordinance: but
. this ordinance snail not be construed
as an exclusive franchise or as pro-
bibiting the city from granting rights
: in the streets or alleys TO other cleo
! trio light companies: and the rights
! herein granted are conferred subject
/ TO the rights Of the city 20 make such
/ reasonable rules. regulations and ordi-
| nances as to the manner and method
of construction and Of the location OF
| the said transmission lines.
1 Sec. II. Grantees herein are hereby
! authorized to charge for current used
! for light from the time they are ready
to render service up to September l..
! 1917. not TO exceed the rates ilereinaft
! eT set OUT. LOT edcn TlOnlIl cphSuilp
ton: and by the term, lamp is meant
/ a lamp consuming fifty 600 watts or
/ less of electricity per hour. but lamps
/ of greater consumption shall be count
| ed equal to as many lamps as their
/ consumption is times fifty 600 watts.
said rates being as follows. toWit:
! Residence and Church Liehtins-For
! all current used for lighting by
| churches and private residences. gran
tees NAV charge al the rate of twelve
! f2) cents per kilowatt hour for
! the first one-half kilo-Watt hour con-
sumcd per month for each lamp in
stalled and seven % cents for each
: kilo-Watt hour consumed per month in
i excess of one half kilo-Watt hour up TO
one and one-half kilo- watt hours per
month for each lamp installed and
| FIVE 60 cents for all consumption in
/ excess Of one ard one-half kilowatt
hours per month for each lamp in
! stalled: hut discount of ten 10) per
| cent shall be allowed upon all bills paid
| on or before the tenth day of the
month following the month during
which service was rendered. or if gran
| tees adopt the rule, if paid on or be-
fore ten (10) days after the delivery
| % the bill to the consumer.
numerical Liehting-For all cur
rent used for lighting. except by
churches ard private residences. gran
r-