Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-10

said wires prior to eight (s) o'clock In
the forenoon or later than three (3)
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 q written notice to grantees, deliv-
cred twenty-four (24) hours prior to
the time for said removal. accompan-
ted 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. 8. 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-
tenn and other construction hereby au-
thorized.
Sec. Z. II at any time after Septem-
Der 1. 1917, the persons, officers or
body authorized by the statutes of
Iowa to fix the rates which the said
grantees may charge for electric light
electric power and electric current, de-
sire to 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
said grantees at all reasonable times:
but said investiga tons shall be con-
Quoted in such a manner as 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 Q2) consecutive calen-
dar months, and the grantees herein
shall at all times keep and maintain
within the state of Iowa, complete rec
ords Of their business.
Sec. s. The city council may. by res
olution, upon the demand of one or
more persons having installed ten U0)
1e-candle power lamps. or the equiva-
lent thereof, within two hundred (200)
feet of the proposed extension, require
the grantees herein to extend their
overhead transmission and distribu-
ton lines so as to furnish electric
light. electric power or electric cur
rent to- said applicants: said appli-
cants, however, shall sign reasonable
contracts for the use of electric cur
rent for a period of not less than one
(D year. BY the term, 16-candle pow
er lamp is meant 9 lamp having an
hourly consumption Of not less than
fifty watts.
All provisions of the city which re-
quire the inspection by city official
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 said
inspection to be made and the city
furnishes reasonable facilities for said
inspection.
Sec. 8. 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
tosthe city; but said city shall hold the
grantees harmless from any and all
causes OF action, litigation or damage
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
ileges granted by this ordinance are
hereby granted to, conferred upon and
vested in grantees for period of
twenty-five (25) years from and after
the acceptance Of this ordinance: but
this ordinance shall not he construed
as an exclusive franchise or as pro-
hibiting 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 to 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.
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 hereinaft
err set out. for each months consump-
ton; and by the term, lamp" is meant
lamp consuming fifty (50) 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 (50) watts,
said rates being as follows. to-wit:
Residence and Church lighting-For
all current used for lighting by
churches and private residences, gran
tees may charge at the rate of twelve
G2) cents per kilowatt hour for
the first one half kilo-watt hour con-
sumed per month for each lamp in
stalled and seven (7) cents for each
kilo-watt hour consumed per month in
excess of one-half kilo-watt hour up to
one and one half lSilo-watt hours per
month for each lamp installed: and
five (5) cents for all consumption In
excess of one and one-haif kilo-watt
hours per month for each lamp in
stalled: hut a 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, II paid on or be-
fore ten 10) days after the delivery
OF the bill to the consumer.