Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-14
AN ORDINANCE.

AN ORDINANCE.
An ordinance authorizing William G..
Dows. Isaac B. Smith. John A. Reed
and r. S. Cook. their successors or
assigns. within the city OF Marshall
town. Iowa, to acquire. construct.
Reconstruct, maintain and operate a
power plant or plants for the gener-
atom Of electricity. systems for the
transmission. distribution and use Of
electricity and to furnish electric
light, electric power and electric cur
rent to the public.
Be 1t ordained by the city council Of
the city of Marshalltown. Iowa:
Section !. Permission and author
ity are hereby granted to William G..
Dows Isaac 3. Smith. John A. Reed
and r. S. Cook, their successors or
assigns. within the corporate limits OF
the city of Marshailtown, Iowa. as the
same now are or may hereafter be To-
Gated or extended to acquire. con-
struct reconstruct, maintain. operate
and use a power plant or plants for
the generation Of electricity whether
said power plant or plants have been
and to enter upon the public streets,
alleys ard highways. bridges and pub
,lic places OF said city now or here
after opened, extended or erected and
therein. thereon, Hereunder and there
over to erect. construct. use, maintain,
operate and reconstruct systems for
the transmission. distribution and use
Of electricity to consist OF electric
wires. poles. conduits and other con-
struction necessary or incident to said
systems and their use. whether said
systems have been heretofore or may
hereafter be constructed, TO sell OF fur
nish electric light electric power and
electric current to the city, its inhabi-
tants. industries. railways. fnterurpan
railways. street railways, the public
and all applicants for light. power or
current. and to carry on general cleo
trio light and power business.
Sec g. In this ordinance, the word
Getty" refers TO and means the city of
Marshalltown, Iowa. and the word
grantees refers to and means Will
liam G. Dows. Isaac B. Smith. John A
Reed and R. s. Cook, their successors
or assigns.
Sec. g. Said transmission and dis
tribution system, hereafter erected, IN
Guiding the poles, wires, conduits ana
other construction, shall so FAR as
practicable. be constructed and erected
in and upon the alleys OF said city
with the wires upon said poles and
brackets at least twenty-three (23)
feet from the surface Of the street or
a,,ey beneath: and said construction
shall be put I'D and maintained in ac-
cordance with the specifications OF the
National Board OF Fire Underwriters
In force at the time OF said construc-
ton. The poles. wires. condufts ana
other appliances aforesaid and All the
apparatus connected Herewith shall De
located, arranged, adjusted ana nam
tanned 80 as not to endangsr persons
or unrea sonably TO interfere. electrlcaa-
" or otherwise, with other electric ap-
pliances erected prior thereto or with
any improvement the city may deem
proper to make nor unnecessarily MN
der or obstruct the free use OF streets
avenues, alleys, bridges or private or
public property.
Sec. 4. Whenever grantees. in erect
ing. constructing or maintaining saio
poles, conduits or appliances. shaA
take up any pavement on the streets
or alleys of said city or shall make any
excavations therein OF in any OF the
public places of said city. such excava-
tons shall be at once refilled and pave
ments replaced under the direction OF
the city engineer, and all surfaces
made as good as before by the SAID
grantees. or, in case of their failure so
to do as promptly as practicable, the
city or any abutting property owner
NAV do the same at the expense of the
grantees. and said grantees shall be
liable therefor in civil action for cost
OF same; and provided, further, that
when the grade Of any street. avenue
or alley of said city is changed. SAID
grantees shall change and remove SAID
poles. posts or conduits so as to con-
form with said new grade and meet the
requirements hereinbefore mentioned
as to the height Of wires above salo
alleys and streets all at said grantees
own expense, but the city may require
the grantees, at grantees own expense
to relocate any pole or poles IN any
other suitable location.
Grantees herein, before constructing
any new transmission OF distribution
lines. shall obtain written permit
from the city so TO do and the CITY
shall issue said permit to grantees
herein under reasonable terms and
conditions.
Sec. 5. II it shall become necessary
for any person to move across any
streets. avenues, or alleys. any house
or building Of such type or size as may
interfere with the poles, wires or other
construction Of the transmission and
distribution systems hereby author
lied. the said grantees herein shaii
temporarily remove the poles ana wifes
80 far as necessary TO allow the pess-
are ~ snch house or other building Tor
| a reasonable period OF time nos ex-
ceeding I'VE (6) hours, but SAID ssan-
tees shall not be required TO remove
said wires prior to eight % o'clock "