The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-04-24
AN ORDINANCE
An Ordinance Providing for the
Sale OF a franchise or Priyl-
Iege to Construct, Establish,
Maintain and operate In the
City of Mt. Sterling, Kentucky,
an Electric Lighting System.


Board Of Council of the city OF
Mt Sterling, Kentucky
First-That a franchise for the
period of twenty (2O) years from
the date of sale hereunder to erect,
acquire, maintain and operate an
electric lighting system, with all
the necessary appurtenances, in Mt.
Sterling, Kentucky, be sold on the
10th day of May, 1912, at the
front door of the City Hall, in the
City of Mt. Sterling, KY, at the
hour of ten (lO) o'clock a. M, to
the highest and best bidder, at
public cutlery after due advertise
ment as herein provided.
Second-Said sale shall be con
Quoted by the Mayor of the City
of Mt. Sterling, KY, and shall be
advertised by publishing this ordi-
nance for three consecutive weeks in
one of the weekly papers publish
ed in the City of Mt. Sterling,
KY. Said Mayor at said sale shall
accept the highest and best bid
made thereat and said bid so ac-
cepted by said Mayor shall be re-
ported to the City Council of Mt.
Sterling, KY, at its next regular
meeting or meeting held for the
purpose of considering same.
Said sale shall be for cash and the
purchaser of said franchise shall
at the time of said sale deposit
with the Mayor in the form of
cash, currency or certified check,
one.fourth of the amount of said
bid. Said sum shall be returned
to said bidder if said bid is not
accepted. The City Council of
Mt. Sterling, KY, reserves the
right to accept or reject any bid
so made or reported by said May
or and direct the further adver-
tisement of this ordinance for the
sale of said franchise or privilege
as it may deem advisable, until
bid is finally accepted and approved
by said City Council. When any
bid has been reported by the May
or and accepted by said City Coun-
Gil, for the purpose of this fran
chise or privilege hereunder, the
said sale shall be deemed finally
closed and this ordinance shall
then become and be the contract
by and between the City of Mt.
Sterling, KY, and the purchaser,
and the purchaser and his assigns
shall hold and enjoy said franchise
or privilege unto him or his as
signs for the term of twenty years
from the date of sale, together
with the privileges hereinafter
named. .
Third-Said purchaser is hereby
granted the privilege of erecting,
maintaining and operating in said
City of Mt. Sterling, KY, a com,
plete system of electric lighting
and of using the streets, alleys,
public squares and other public
places in said city for the purpose
of erecting its poles, wires and all
other apparatus necessary for the
construction, operation and main
tenance of said electric lighting
system, and for making repairs
and extensions to said system,
provided, however, the use of the
streets, alleys, public squares and
other public places in said city,
shall be under the exclusive con-
troll of the City of Mt. Sterling,
Kentucky,
Fourth-The rates to be charged
for electric lights to said city shall
not exceed the following, to-wit:
Arc lamps of 1900 candle power
$4,000 per lamp per year; incan-
descent street lamps 32 candle
power $500 per lamp per year.
The above rate for arc and incan-
descent street lamps shall apply to
lamps used for street lighting only
and said lamps shall be kept burn
ing during all dark hours from
dark until dawn.
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