Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-06

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also. provided that the route. hour and
day selected for removing said build
ing shall be first approved and deemed
suitable by the city engineer. desig-
mated by him in u written notice to
grantees delivered twenty -four (2A)
hours prior to the time for said re-
moval. accompanied by the reasonable
cost of said removal and replacement
to be paid by the owner Of the build
ing. said reasonable cost to be fixed by
the city engineer.
Sec. 6. Said grantees shall hold the
city harmless from any and all causes
Of action. litigation and damage,
caused or accruing thru or by reason
OF the construction. reconstruction,
maintenance and operation Of the said
transmission system. distribution sys-
TEN and other construction hereby au-
thoriZed.
Sec. Z. If. at any time after Septem-
Der I, 1915. the persons. officers or oody
authorized by the statutes Of Iowa to
fix the rates which the said grantees
may charge for electric light. electric
power and electric current, desire to
investigate and inspect the books, rec
ords and property OF the said grantees
to ascertain the facts and values nee
essary to determine whether said rates
charged by said grantees are reason
able, they may cause said investiHa-
tions and inspections to be made by
persons skilled and competent to maze
said Investigations and for that pur-
pose, may have access to the books.
records, vouchers and properties Ok
the said grantees at all reasonable
times; but said Investigations shall ne
conducted in such manner as not 20
interfere with the transaction OF the
business OF the said grantees In the
usual way and the said grantees shall
not be required to permit access 10
their books, records or properties OFT
ener than once in each twelve (12)
consecutive calendar months, and the
grantees herein shall Mt all times keep
and maintain within the state of iowa.
complete records Of their business.
Sec. 8. The city council may. by res
olution, upon the demand of one or
more persons having installed ten (l0)
sixteen candle power lamps, or the
equivalent thereof, within two hundred
(2O0) feet of the proposed extension,
require the grantees herein to extend
their overhead transmission and dis
tribution lines so as to furnish electric
light, electric power or electric current
to said applicants: said appli-
cants. however, shall sign rea-
sonable contracts, for the use of
electric current for n period OF not less
than one % year. BY the term. Six
teen candle power lamp" is meant n
lamp having an hourly consumption Of
not less than fifty watts.
All provisions of the city which re-
quire the inspection by city official
before use. of an installation of cleo
trio wires, shall be fully complied with
before grantees herein shall con-
meet their transmission system or fur
nsh current for use over said wires.
This section shall only be applicable so
long as the city, by ordinance. requires
SAID inspection to 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 inter-
ferring with the free use and enjoy
ment of their own wires and fixtures,
to be used for the purpose of main
tanning thereon any wires which may
be necessary for the use Of the police
or fire department of said city. free OF
expense to the city: but said city shall
hold the grantees harmless from any
and all causes of action, litigation or
damage caused or accruing. directly or
indirectly. by or thru the placing OF
the city's wires on the poles of
grantees herein.
Sec. 10. The rights, powers and privi-
leges granted by this ordinance are
hereby granted to. conferred upon and
vested in grantees for period or
twenty five (25) years from and after
the acceptance of this ordinance: but
this ordinance snail not be 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 right of the city to make such
reasonable rules, regulations and or
dinances as to the manner and method
of construction and of the location OF
the said transmission lines.
Sec II. Grantees herein are hereby
authorized to charge for current used
for light fro mthe time they are ready
to render service up to September j.
1915, not to exceed the rates herein
after set out. for each months con-
sumption: and by the term lamp" is
meant a lamp consuming fifty 600
watts or less of electricity per hour.
but lamps of greater consumption shall
be counted equal to as many lamps as
their consumption Is times fifty (50)
watts, said rates being as follows, to-
wit:
RESIDENCE AND CHURCH LIGHT
ING.
For all current used for lighting by
churches and private residences. gran
tees may charge at the rate of twelve
I2) cents per kilowatt hour for the
first one-half kilowatt hour consumed
per month for each lamp installed and
seven 60 cents for each kilo-watt hour
consumed per month In excess
of one half kilo-Watt hour up
to one and one-half hours per
month for each lamp installed, and five
co cents for all consumption In ex-
cess Of one and one-half kilo-watt
hours per month for each lamp in
stalled; but discount of twelve G2)
per cent shall be allowed upon all bills
paid on or before the tenth day of the
month following that month during
which service was rendered; or *
grantees adopt the rule, If paid on or
before ten 10) days after the delivery
of the bill to the consumer.
COMMERCIAL LIGHTING.
For all current used for lighting. ex-