Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-17

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| o'clock in the afternoon: and also, pro-
| vided that the route. hour and day Sc
| ected for removing said building shall
be first approved and deemed suitable
| by the city engineer, designated by him
in written notice to grantees. deliv-
cred twenty -four (24) hours prior to
| the time for said removal. accompan-
led 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. s. 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-
TEN and other construction hereby au-
thorized.
Sec. :. If at any time after Septem-
Der /, 1917, the persons. officers or
| body authorized by the statutes or
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 Inc
books. records and property of the said
grantees to ascertain the facts ana
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 10 the books.
records. vouchers and properties Of the
said grantees at all reasonable times:
but said Investigations shall be con-
Quoted il such 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 70 its books.
records or properties ofteae- than once
in each twelve C2) consecutive calen-
Oar months. and tie grantees herein
shall at all times keep and maintain
within the state o. Iowa. complete rec
ords of their business.
Sec. 5. The city council may, by res
olutior. upon the demand Of one or
more persons having installed ten G0)
l6-candle power lamps. or the equiva-
lent thereof. within two hundred (2o0>
feet OF the proposed extension. require
the grantees herein TO extend their
ton lines so as 10 furnish electric
light, electric power OF electric cur
rent to said applicants: said appli-
Giants. however. shall sign reasonable
contracts for the use Of electric cur
rent for period o. not less than one
~ year. By the term. ''1G-candle pow
. hourly consumption OF not less than
, fifty watts.
All provisions ot the city which re-
quire the inspection by a city official
before use. OF an installation OF cleo
trio wires. shall be fully complied with
before grantees herein shall connect
i, their transmission systems or furnish
current for use over said wires. This
section shall only be applicable so Ions
as the city. by ordinance. requires said
inspection 10 be made and the city
| furnishes reasonable facilities for said
inspection.
Sec. 9. 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 De
used for the purpose OF maintaining
| thereon any wires which may be nee
| essa-y for the use OF tie police or FIRE
| department. Of said city. free Of expense
to the city; but said city shall hold the
grantees harmless from any and al,
causes OF action. litigation or DANA &c
caused or accruing. directly or indi-
rectly. by or through the placing OF
I, the city's wires on the poles % grantees
| herein.
! Sec 10. The rights. powers and priv
! ileges granted by this ordinance are
/ hereby granted 20. conferred upon and
vested IN grantees for period o.
! twenty-five (25) years from end after
I the acceptance Of this ordnance: bur
( this ordinance shall not ne 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 ciIT 70 make such
reasonable rules. regulations and o-di-
narces as TO the manner and method
OF construction and 81 the location OF
the said transmission lines.
Sec. Il. Grantees herein are hereby
authorized 70 charge for current used
for light from the time they are ready
20 render service UP 10 September I,
1917, not 70 exceed the rates hereinaEt-
er set out. for each months consunp-
ton: and by the term, lamp is meant
a lamp consuming fifty 600 watts or
less Of electricity per hour. but lamps
Of greater consumption snail be count
ed equal to as many lamps as their
consumption is times fifty (50) watts
said rates being as follows, to-w.t:
Residence and Church Lishtins-For
ali current used for lighting BY
churches and private residences, gran
tees may charge at the rate Of twelve
f12) cents per kilowatt hour for
the first one-half kilo- watt hour con
suned per month for each lamp in
stalled and seven % cents for each
kilo-watt hour consumed per month in
excess Of one-half kilo-watt hour up 70
one and one-half kilo-watt hours pc.
month for each lamp installed: and
FIVE 90 cents for all consumption ii
excess Of one ard one-haif kilo-wat Il
hours per month for each lamp in
stalled: but discount OF ten 90 pei
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 il gran
tees adopt the rule. il paid on or be-
fore ten 90 days after the delivery
O. the bill to the consumer.
Commercial Lighting-For all cur
rent used for lighting, except By
churches and private residences. gran
tees may charge twelve (12) cents 10,
tho Src+ l,;In-raft hour consumed mel