Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-24

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ever. to charge net minimum month
ly charge for lighting Of al kinds Of
seventy i've (7s) cents for each meter
installed.
Power Ratss--The grantees shalt
charge for current furnished for power
not. to exceed seven ~ cents per kilo.
watt hour for the i1rst fifteen kilo-watt
hours consumed per month for each
horsepower rated capacity Of motors
installed and four az cents per kilo-
watt hour for all consumption in ex-
cess Of fifteen kilo-watr hours and up.
to forty-five kilo-watt hours per month
per horsepower rated capacity of mo-
tor installed and three (3) cents per
kilowatt hour for all consumption In
excess Of forty-five kilowatt hours per
month per horsepower rated capacity
Of motors installed; but q discount
Of ten (10) per cent shall
be allowed upon all bills II
paid by the tenth Of the month fol-
lowing that month during which serv-
ice was rendered; or II grantees adopt
the rule, II paid on or before ten (10)
days after the delivery Of the bill to
the consumer: but upon installation
exceeding ten horsepower rated ca
pacity of motors installed where the
consumption exceeds forty kilowatt
| hours per month per horsepower rated
capacity of motors installed and the
consumer by prompt payment Is en-
titled to said ten (10) per cent dis
count, he shall be given an additional
! discount Of fifteen (15) per cent upon
his net bill after deducting said ten
(10) per cent. The grantees shall have
| the right. however. to make minimum
! charge at the rate Of eighteen dollars
($1S.00) per annum per horsepower per
rated capacity OF motors installed. All
motors connected separately, having
rated capacity of one-half horsepower
or less shall be charged+'for at COM
mercial lighting rate.
Light and Power for city-Grantees,
| upon demand Of the city. shall furnish
current to 1t for street and alley light
ing at rate Of four az cents per kilo-
watt hour without discount and with
power for pumping the water for the
municipal water works and power to
| operate the city's arc light dynamo
generating current for its arc light cir
| cults at the net rate Of two and one
fourth t2A) cents per kilo-watt hour.
all bills for services rendered to the
! city to be paid monthly.
| The employees OF the company at the
| time Of reading the meter OF any con-
sumer SHALL leave at the meter or place
on hook or nail, II one Is provided
convenient to the meter. statement
/ showing the name &c .!:c consumer. the
meter reading and the date Of same.
| Sec. IL. 1t Is further provided that
the officers and members Of the fire
department of said city. may in case Of
fire, cut and remove any Of the poles
and wires Of grantees wherever neces-
sary for the protection OF property ana
persons and no claim shall be made
! against the city by grantees for said
cutting or removing.
Sec. 10. Said grantees herein shall.
within thirty (30) days from and after
the passage and adoption Of this or
dinance by the qualified electors Of
the city at a special election duly
/ called for that purpose. file with the
city clerk Of the city Of Marshalltown,
Iowa. their acceptance In writing Of
the terms and conditions Of this ordi-
nance; failing 80 to do, this ordinance
shall be void and no longer binding
upon the said city or upon the said
grantees.
Sec. IA. The grantees herein agree
that the rights, powers and privileges
conferred upon them are granted to
them upon the following con-
ditions. to-wit: that within one
i1) year from and after the
acceptance Of this ordinance,
they will extend the system of street
railway Of the city to point within
one hundred 600 feet Of the city park
and also, to within one hundred and
fifty u50) feet Of what Is commonly
known as the Fair Grounds" that at
such time as viaduct il! constructed
over the railway tracks Of the Chicago
| & Northwestern railway on Center
| street, First, Second or Third avenues.
they will extend the present system of
street railway along and over said VIA
duct, to May street: provided, however.
! that the grades Of the approaches to
said viaduct are suitable for the con-
struction, maintenance and operation
of street railway and that the said
viaduct Is Of sufficient strength and
| capacity so that the cars Of the gram
tees can be safely operated thereon.
The grantees shall only be required to
operate said extension to the City Park
between May and November Of
each year and shall be required to
| operate the Fair Grounds extension the
year around so as to furnish reason
able accommodations to the public. but
| in the event Of the fair grounds being
removed and the factories in the vi
cinity ceasing to operate the car line
may be discontinued or the route en-
| tirely changed with the consent of the
city council.
Grantees herein also agree within
| five (5) years from and after the pass
age and adoption Of this ordinAce. to
| make extensions aggregating one and
one-half mile in length to their street
railway system in addition to the said
"City Park and Fair Grounds" and
viaduct extensions. The construction
of said tracks Of all Of said extensions
hereinbefore referred to shall be made
within the times above limited unless
the time or times within which all or
any part thereof may be constructed
shall be extended by a majority Of the
votes cast on the proposition at any
election at which the question is sub
mitted and the council shall submit
said question at general or special
election at the request Of the company;
any additional expense caused by sub
hitting such question shall be paid by
the company.
In the event that the grantees herein
fail to complete any OF the extensions
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