The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-23
Ordinance Mo. Al.
BY E. NJ. Hartman.

tiOni ITS SUCCESSORS AND assigns, the Au-
thority. right, privilege and franchise
50 distribute electricity. and electrical
currents for the purpose Of furnishing
electricity for light, heat, power and
other domestic and commercial purposes
To the Village OF Meridian and to the
inhabitants thereof and any other bust
ness o. corporation desirous OF using
the same under III or across, over,
streets, alley.ways, avenues, lanes,
bridges and public places ia the Village
81 Meridian, Ada County, State Of
Idaho, and ID addition also TO locate,
construct, erect, operate and maintain
poles, wires, subways, conduits, under
ground conduits and electrical conduc
tors, necessary cross-braces, supports,
cross arms, feeders and necessary ap.
performances and appliances for the re-.
ceptlon into the Village or Meridian,
Ada County Idaho, and for the trans.
mission on, in and through the same OF
said electricity and electrical currents,
and providing for the terms and condi
lions under which said authority il
gwen and granted.
BE III ORDAINED: BY the Chair
man and Hoard 81 Trustees 81 the Vii
lAge Of Meridian, County Of Ada, State
~ Idaho:
section /; There IL hereby granted to
The Beaver River Power Company, q
corporation, its successors and assigns
and grantees, full and complete right,
authority privilege, permission and
franchise To distribute electricity and
electrical currents for the purpose OF
furnishing electricity for light, heat,
power and other domestic and CONNER
eial purposes, TO the Village Of Meridian
and to the inhabitants thereof, and TO
any other business or corporation de.
slsous ~ using the same, in, under,over,
and across streets, alley-ways, avenues,
bridges and public places In the Village
% Meridian, Ada County State OF Idaho,
A. the same now exists or may hereafter
be further laid out or extended, and in
addition, also 70 locate, construct, oper-
ate and 10 maintain works, poles, wires,
subways, eonduits, underground con.
dults, with the necessary cross braces,
croah-arme, feeders and other necessary
appliances and appurtensnces for tho
reception into the Village 81 Meridian,
Ada County, state oi Idaho, and the
transmission in and through the same
q said electricity and electrical cur
rents.
Section 2; Any and all poles that shall
hereafter be located or erected or
placed under the authority OF this or.
dinance and franchise, shall be ayme.
tFical in shape and shall be at least
twenty t20l feet above the ground and
Of good sound material and Of Sufficient
size and placed IN the ground ut such
depth as viii properly support all wires,
eliminating IS far as possible the use u
guy wires and ibraces; and poles and
lines shall be placed at the outer edge
Or side ot streets or alleys wherein the
same may be located in such place or
places as will not interfere with the ord
mary and customary use OF the same;
and the location o. the poles and lines
shall be under the direction Of the
Board OF Trustees. All wires placed
and stretched by virtue OF this franchise
shall be safely placed at least nineteen
a9l feet from the ground in such way
that they shall not interfere with the
reasonable use Of the streets, alley ways
and public places by the public, and al
least three lal feet from any wires now
lawfully entitled 10 be IN any Of said
streets, alleys or public places.
Section Q, The said beAver River
Power Company shall do no permanent
injury 10 any OF the streets, sidewalks.
alleys or lanes or public places. When
ever Ii shall become necessary to disturb
or interfere with the condition Of the
streets, sidewalks, alleys, lanes or public
places, the same shall be restored to
their former condition with as little de
lay and annoyance as possible by The
Beaver River Power Company or its
successors or assigns.
Section 4: In consideration Of the
franchise herein mentioned the sAid The
Beaver River Power Company shall
furnish electricity and electrical cur.
rents to the said inhabitants OF the Wi
lage Of Meridian and corporations there.
IN at not to exceed the following rates,
iED-wit
RESIDENCE LIGHTING
For current consumed in one month
as follows:
The first % kilo-watt hours, II cents
Z per kilo watt hour.
The next 20 kilo-watt hours, II cents
per kilo watt hour.
The next 20 kilo-watt hours, 10 cents
per kilo-wRtt hour.
The next 40 kiio-watt hours, 8 cents
per kilo watt hour.
The next loo kiio-watt hours. 6 cents
per kIlo.WRtt hour
Minimum bill, s1.00 per month.
COMMERCIAL. LIGHTING
Fos current consumed in one month
as follows:
The first SO kilowa hours, 10 cents
per kil-cKatt hour.
The next 50 kilo-watt hours, cents