The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-03-13
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION.


the City of Denison, Iowa, on Feb. %
1912, there was ordered submitted tc
the electors of the City of Denison
Iowa, at the regular city election, te
be held on the 25th day of March, 1912
the question of granting a renewa
and extension of franchise to G. J
Griffin and j. X. Griffin, their asso
ciates, successors and assigns, the
Denison Electric Light &, Power com
pany having succeeded to said fran
chise, and is asking for such renewa
and extension for the period of twenty
years from and after February 6, 1914
or up until February 6, 1884, for the
purpose of conducting and maintain
ing an electric lighting and power
plant, for furnishing light and power
to the City of Denison, and the citi
Zens thereof, for the period of twenty
years from and after the date of ex
piration of said franchise now in force
the said franchise having been grant
ed by Ordinance No. "a, and as now
amended contains the following con
ditions and provisions:
Ordinance No. 90 As Amended.
AN ORDINANCE providing for the
lighting OF the streets of the incor
Iowa, and supplying its inhabi
tants with electric light and power
and authorizing C. J. Griffin and J
K Griffin, their associates, success
Ors and assigns to construct, main
tain and operate an electric light
and power plant, and contracting
with c. J. Griffin and J. K. Griffin
their associates, successors and as
signs for furnishing said town with
electric lights.
(Amends the title of the franchise
under Ordinance No. "a as follows
Strike out the words town" and Gin
corporated town" wherever they ap
pear and in lieu thereof insert the
word city"
Also Immediately following the
word authorizing" and before the
word &c. J. Griffin" insert "The Deni.
son Electric Light & Power company
successors and assigns Of"
Also strike out the words &c. J
Griffin and J. X. Griffin, their" i'm
mediately following the word with
and insert in lieu thereof the words
1.-THE Denison Electric Light 4 Pow
er company, their.'O
Be 1t Ordained by the Council OF
the Incorporated Town of Denison,
State of Iowa:
Section /. That c. j. Griffin and j.
K. Griffin. of New Sharon, Mahaska,
county, Iowa, their associates, success
ors and assigns hereinafter called
the grantees) are hereby granted an
exclusive franchise for Twenty (2O)
years, subject only to the conditions
herein contained, to erect. maintain
and operate an electric light and pow
er plant within the present and fu-
ture corporate limits of the town of
Denison, state of Iowa, and to use the
streets. alleys and public grounds of
said town for the erection of poles,
wires and other appliances, not in
buildings.
(Amends Section l of said franchise
and Ordinance No. "a as follows:
Strike out the words &C. ]. Griffin and
J. X. Griffin, of New Sharon, Ma
haska county, their" and insert in lieu
thereof "The Denison Electric Light
& Power company, of Denison, it's. !"
Strike out the word grantees" in
said section and insert in lieu there
of the word grantee"
Also strike out the word town" and
insert in lieu thereof the word "city"
wherever the word town" appears in
said section.)
Also strike out the words IAN en-
elusive, and insert in lieu thereof
the word ga
Section g. The setting of said poles
and stringing of wires shall be under
the control of the town council, to the
extent that they may prevent the
aforesaid poles and wires from being
placed where they will
obstruct public travel, or in any way
Interfere with existing franchise, and
if said grantees shall in placing or re-
pairing the said poles, wires or other
damage the walks or
streets of said town they shall i'm
repair the same at their
own expense.
(Amends Section 2 of said franchise
and Ordinance No., "a as follows:
Strike out the word "town" in said
section and insert in lieu thereof the
word city"
Also strike out the word grantees
in said section and insert in lieu
thereof the word ''grantee.~
Section 3. The said grantees are
authorized and empowered to trim
trees so as to prevent the limbs COM
ing in contact with the wires, under
the supervision of the committee on
Streets and Alleys, and said town
shall have the privilege of using the
poles erected by the said grantees foi'
the purpose OF maintaining an electric
fire alarm and patrol system so long
as the said fire alarm and patrol sys.
tenn does not interfere with the eff
ficiency of the electric light and pow
er plant.
(Amend Section of said franchise
and Ordinance No. "a as follows:
Strike out the word grantees in
said section and insert in lieu thereof
the word grantee
Section 4. The said grantees shall,
whenever requested by any property
owner, citizen of the Incorporated
town of Denison, extend their electric
mains and furnish said citizen with
electric lights at the established rate