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

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streets. avenues Or alleys. any house or
building Of such type or size as may
interfere with thespOles. wires or 9TH
or construction o. the transmission
and distribution iystems hereby au-
| thorixed. the said grantees herein shall
Temporarily remove the poles and
wires so far as necessary to allow the
passage Of such house or other build
ing for reasonable period OF time not
exceeding Ave (5) hours, but said
grantees shall not be required to re-
move said wires prior to eight CD
o'clock in the forenoon or later than
three (3) o'clock in the afternoon; and
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 written notice To
grantees delivered twenty -four CAD
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-
tenn and other construction hereby au-
thorized.
Sec. Z. If, at any time after Septem-
Der 1, 1915, the persons. officers or body
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 investiSa-
tions and inspections to be made by
persons skilled and competent to make
said investigations and for that pur-
pose, may have access to the books,
records. vouchers and properties Of
the said grantees at all reasonable
! times; but said Investigations shall be
conducted in such a manner as not to
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 to
their books, records or properties Oft
ener than once in each twelve Q2)
consecutive calendar months, and the
grantees herein shall at all times keep
and maintain within the state of Iowa,
complete records Of their business.
Sec. s. The city council may, by res
olution, upon the demand of one or
more persons having installed ten QO)
sixteen candle power lamps, or tue
equivalent thereof, within two hundred
| (200) 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 apph-
cants, however, shall sign rea-
sonable contracts, for the use OF
electric current for a period of not less
than one % year. BY the term. six
teen candle power lamp" is meant
lamp having an hourly consumption Of
not less than fifty watts.
! All provisions of the city which re-
quire the inspection by a 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
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This section shall only be applicable so
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 an?
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 priv
leges granted by this ordinance are
hereby granted to- conferred upon and
vested in grantees for period OF
| twenty-five (25) years from and after
the acceptance of this ordinance; but
| this ordinance shall 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 use1
for light fro mthe time they are ready
to render service up to September 1.
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 (50)
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
| (12) cents per kilowatt hour for the
first one-half kilowatt hour consumed
per month for each lamp installed and
seven CD 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
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