Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-07
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lighting purposes and the city may
collect revenue therefor. The city shall
hold the company harmless from any
liability, cost or damage by reason OF
such connection of wires of the street
railway company. The company shall
have the right to use the unoccupied
portion of said poles for any purpose
approved by the municipal officers.
Upon the installation of said Tung-
stem lamps the city may at its OPP
ton discontinue any of the arc ar
incandescent lights hereinbefore men,
toned which are in the territory light
ed by said Tungsten lamps, provided,
however, that the reduction in reye-
nue. to the company under this con-
tract on account Of lights so discon-
tinued at any one time shall not ex-
coed the additional revenue from the
Tungsten lights substituted therefor.
The Tungsten lamps used in said
clusters shall be of 80 candle power,
or of such greater candle power as
may be determined by the municipal
officers of said city.
Said company agrees to furnish and
operate free of expense to the city. four
50 C. D. incandescent lamps supported on
an ornamental iron fixture to be located
upon the Baker Memorial Fountain in
Market square, which shall offset the
unavoidable and temporary "outs" and
shall also Offset cases in which any OF
the arc or ineandeseent lamps furnished
the city by the company are not lighted
as early as required by this contract or
are extinguished before the time estab-
lished by this contract therefor, and
cases in which lamps are extinguished
during the time they should be burning.
all which Cottages shall not exceed one
per cent of the total number of hours
burning. Should the total outage exceed
one per cent, then payment shall not
be made for the time such lights are not
lighted, and a pro rata allowance for
such excess outage shall be made by the
company. Any amount that shall be due
the said city under the provisions of this
clause of this contract may be deducted
out of any money that may be payable
to the company.
All lights furnished shall burn from
dusk to daylight of each and every day
during the full term of this contract.
In case of failure of performance here
under by the said company from causes
beyond it's control the payments hereun-
der to be made by the city shall be re-
duced in proportion to said failure and
there shall be no other penalty or liabii-
ity This provisions shall not be con-
strued to relieve the company of liabili-
ty for any wilful or negligent failure on
its part.
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tain the aforesaid one hundred twenty
five f125) arc lights each of a capacity of
Sc amperes and the aforesaid eighty
three (s3) series incandescent lights each
of the capacity of 60 candle power, and
said twenty-five t25) Tungsten clusters,
together with the aforesaid poles, wires,
suitably equipped power plant and other
suitable appliances, in said city, and to
erect, construct and maintain poles,
wires, all other suitable appliances and
a suitably equipped power plant for the
purpose of furnishing to said city as
many more arc lights each of a capaci-
ty of 6.6 amperes and as many more Sc
ries incandescent lights each of the ca
pacity of 60 c. D., and as many more
clusters of four Tungsten lights, each of
at least 80 C. p, as said city may here
after from time to time request in writ
ing of said company. and said city agrees
to accept and pay TO- the said lights at
the rates hereinafter provided during
the term of this contract The location
of such additional arc and series mean
descent lights, and of said Tungsten
clusters. together with the location of
the poles and wires thereto connected,
shall be fixed and determined by the mu-
nicipal officers of said city. but the same
shall not be changed when once in oper-
alton and accepted by the city, without
the consent of said company except at
the expense of said city or by substitu-
ton of Tungsten clusters as hereinbe-
fore provided. Such additional poles for
are and incandescent lights shall not be
less than twenty-five feet (25 feet in
height above the ground and said mu-
nicpal officers shall have the right t.
fix and determine the height of any such
additional pole in any location.
All poles, both those now erected and
those which may be hereafter erected.
shall be kept painted in some uniform
style to the reasonable satisfaction of
said municipal officers. and said electric
ilSikSs pOAii hhoSt NOW e6fSti1lS ana InpSe
which may hereafter be established, shall
be run, operated and maintained to the
reasonable satisfaction Of said municipal
officers.
Said city hereby promises and agrees
to pay said company for the aforesaid
electric lights, both those now furnished
and the additional lights which may be
hereafter furnished by said company Il
said city the following rentals during
the full term of this contract.
For each arc light of a capacity Of CT
amperes an annual rental of sixty-hve
dollars $685..
For each single incandescent series
light of the capacity Of 90 c. p. an annua
rental of thirty dollars f&2ol
For each ornamental pole with foui
thirty-two candle power (32 C. p) lamps
thirty-one dollars (s3D per year.
For each ornamental pole with foul
forty-eight candle power CAS- C. p) lamps
thIrty-nine dollars tss9) per year.
For each ornamental pole With foul
eighty candle power $50 c. p) lamps
fifty-fiye dollars e55, per year.
II lamps of differing candle power b,
used from time TO time on the same pole
the price per year shall be computed pr,
rata according to the foregoing schedule