Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-30
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An ordinance authorizing William G.
Bows. Isaac B. Smith, john n. 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 Sener-
alton 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 it ordained by the city council of
the city of Marshalltown. Iowa:
Section /. Permission and authority
are hereby granted to William G.
Bows, Isaac B. Smith. John A. Reed
and r. S. Cook, their successors or
assigns, within the corporate limits Of
the city of Marshalltown- Iowa. as the
same now are or may hereafter be To-
Gated or extended, to &C, 4uire. 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
heretofore or may hereafter be erected
and to enter upon the public streets.
alleys and highways, bridges and pub
lie places OF said city now or hereaft-
er 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 OF may
hereafter be constructed. to sell or fur
nish electric light, electric power and
electric current to the city, its inhabi :
tants. industries. railways, interurba n
railways, street railways. the public
and all applicants for light. power or
current and to carry on q general elec-
trio light and power business.
Sec. 2. In this ordin ance. the word
city refers to and means the city Of
Marshalltown. Iowa, and the word
grantees refers to and means Will
liam G. Bows, 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 and
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
alley beneath: and said construction
shall be put up 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, conduits and
other appliances aforesaid and all the
apparatus connected there with shall be
located, arranged, adjusted and main
tanned SO as not to endanger persons
or unreasonable to interfere, electrical
" or otherwise, with other electric ap-
pliances erected prior thereto or with
any Improvement the city may deem
proper to make, nor unnecessarily hin
der or obstruct the free use of streets,
avenues. alleys, bridges or private or
public property.
Sec. 4. Whenever grantees. in erect
ing, onstructing or maintaining said
poles, conduitsor appliances. shall
take up any pavement on the streets
or alleys Of said city or shall make any
excavations therein or in any of the
public places Of said city, such excava-
lions 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 az promptly as practicable. the
city or any abutting property owner
may 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 flereinbefore mentioned
Mas to the height of wires above said
Valleys and streets, all at said grantees
avn expense. but the city may require
e grantees. at grantees own expense
relocate any pole or poles in any
Aer suitable location.
rantees herein before constru citing
new transmission or distribution
shall obtain written permit
the city so to do ard the city
issue said permit to grantees
\nunder reasonable terms and
ps.
If it Shall become necessary
person to move across any
Tenues or alleys, any house
of sucn type or size as may
tn the poles, wires or other
of the transmission and
Systems hereby author
grantees herein shall
move the pc.ss md wires
asary to allow the pass
Sc or other building 70,
riod of time not ex-
ihours. but said gran
required. to remove
eight (s) o'clock ir
nster than three g,
Don; and also, pro-
hour and gay Sc
aid building shall
deemed suita bli
signated by hin