Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-13

dered or II grantees adopt the rule.
II paid on or before ten (10) days after
the delivery Of the bill to the consum
er; and In cases where the installation
exceeds twenty ave (25) lamps and tho
consumption exceeds four kilo-watt
hours per month for each Of said
lamps installed and the consumer
makes payment so as to entitle him to
| the twelve G2) per cent discount he
shall be allowed a further discount OF
twenty (20) per cent upon his bill aft
| er deducting said twelve Q2) per cent.
| The grantees have the right. how
| ever. to charge a net minimum month
| ly charge for lighting OF all kinds of
seventy-tive (75) cents for each meter
installed
! POWER RATES.
The grantees shall charge for current
furnished for power not to exceed sew
en- 60 cents per kilo-watt hour for
the first fifteen kilo-watt hours con-
sumed per month for each horsepow-
err rated capacity of motors installed
and four a. cents per kilo-watt hour
for all consumption in excess OF fifteen
kilo-watt hours and up to forty-five
kilo-Watt hours per month per horse
power rated capacity of motor installed
and three ca cents per kilo-watt hour
for all consumption in excess of forty
five kiio-watt hours per month per
horsepower rated capacity of motors
installed; but q discount of twelve Q2)
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 If grantees adopt
the rule il paid on or before ten (lO)
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 G2) per cent discount,
he shall be given an additional dis
count of fifteen G5) 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 Q200)
| dollars per annum, per horsepower per
| rated capacity of motors installed. AL
! motors connected separately, having
a rated capacity of one half horsepow-
J 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 it 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 2 cents per
llilo 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. -. 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 OF removing.
Sec. 10. Grantees herein as one of
the considerations for the right, power
and privileges conferred upon grantees
by this ordinance, agree to devise or
construct a heating plant. as n part OF
the electric light plant, and to devise
or construct a system of heating plant
or mains connected with the heating
and electric light plants. to furnish
i
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 heating plant and to furnish heat
to the public under the terms and con-
ditions of said ordinance and if 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
anu 10 IuIIlSH neat u Tic puDllC, 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, If 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 IA. 1t Is further provided that
the grantees of this franchise shall
have installed and ready for operation
on or before April 1, 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. 10. III the operation vi said eie;s-
trio light plant shall cease for any
avoidable cause for the period of thir-
ty 600 days, or if 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
and privileges under this franchise
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