Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-20

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dsred. o. II grantees adopt the rule.
IL paid ON or before ten (lo) days after
the delivery Of the bill to tho consum-
or: and in cases where the installation
exceeds twenty-five (25) lamps and tho
consumption exceeds four kilo-watt
hours per month Ior each OF said
lamps installed and tho consumer
makes payment 90 as to entitle him to
the twelve (12) per cent discount he
shall be allowed further discount OF
twenty (20) per cent upon his bill aft
er deducting said twelve I2) per cent.
The grantees have the right. how
ever, to charge q net minimum MONTH
ly charge for lighting Of all kinds OF
seventy Ave (75) cents for each meter
installed.
POWER RATES.
The grantees shall charge for current
furnished for power not to exceed sew
en- 90 cents per kilo-watt hour for
the first fifteen kilo-watt hours con-
sumed per month for each horsepow-
er rated capacity Of motors installed
and four 90 cents per kilo-watt hour
for all consumption in excess OF fifteen
kilo.watt hours and up to forty-hve
kilo. watt hours per month per horse
power rated capacity of motor installed
and three (3) cents per kilo-watt hour
for all consumption In excess Of forty
Ave kilo-watt hours per month per
horsepower rated capacity Of motors
installed; but a discount Of twelve d2)
per cent shall be allowed upon all bills
| If 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 dO)
days after the delivery of the bill to
| the consumer. but upon installation ex-
ceeding ten horsepower rated capacity
Of motors installed where the con-
sumption exceeds forty kilo-watt hours
per month per horsepower rated ca
pacity Of motors installed and the con-
sumner by prompt payment Is entitled
to said twelve (12) per cent discount.
he shall be given an additional dis
count of fifteen (15) per cent upon his
net bill after deducting said twelve
(12) per cent. The grantees shall have
the right. however. to make a minimum
charge at the rate of twelve u2.00)
dollars per annum, per horsepower per
| rated capacity Of motors installed. All
motors connected separately. having
rated capacity Of one-half horsepow-
er 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 lighting at rate Of 3h cents
per kilo-watt hour without discount
| and 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 cents per
kilo watt hour, all bills for services
rendered to the city to be paid month
ly.
| The employees of the company at the
time of reading the meter of any con-
sumer shall leave at the meter or place
on a hook or nail, If one Is provided
convenient to the meter, statement
showing the name of the 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 and
persons and no claim shall be made
against the city by grantees for said
cutting or removing.
Sec. Is. Grantees herein as one Of
the considerations for the right, power
and privileges conferred upon grantees
by this ordinance, agree to devise OF
construct a heating plant, as part OF
the electric light plant, and to devise
or construct q system Of heating plant
or mains connected with the heating
and electric light plants. to furnish
said heat to the public and to continue
the operation Of heating plant and
distribution system thereof and to give
heating service to the public during
the entire term Of this franchise, and
| in compliance with any ordinance OF
the city now or hereinafter passed or
adopted by the city authorizing the
grantees or their assigns hereunder TO
acquire the right to maintain or oper-
ate a heating plant and to furnish heat
to the public under the terms and con-
ditions of said ordinance and IL gran
tees herein shall not fulfill or violate
any one or more of the covenants,
agreements or conditions herein con-
tanned. or Of any ordinance of the city
comforting on grantees or their assigns
hereunder the right to acquire directly.
maintain or operate a heating plant
and to furnish heat to the public. the
time Of performance for commencing
and continuing the operation Of said
plants being the essence and important
part Of this franchise and said heating
franchise herein referred to. the city
council may, II it shall SO elect. repeal
this ordinance and all rights herein
granted shall by said repeal as afore-
said. be annulled, cancelled and re-
| voked.
Sec. II. It Is further provided that
the grantees Of this franchise shall
have installed and ready for operation
on or before April l, 1914. an electric
light plant of at least 800 kilo watt
peak load capacity. including boilers.
generators and other appliances neces-
sary and shall have at least three
miles Of pole line, carrying primary
conductors. and in event OF failing so
to do. all rights and privileges under
| this franchise shall absolutely cease
and become void.
Sec. Is. II the operation Of said cleo
trio light plant shall cease for any
avoidable cause for the period Of thir-
ty (30) days, or II at any time dur
ing the life of this franchise the gran
tees do not provide a plant and dis
tribution system Of sufficient capacity
to properly serve the public or those
desiring electric light or power as
herein before specified, then all rights