Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-22

the consumers. but upon installation ex-1
ceeding ten horsepower rated capacity
Of motors installed whers the con-
sumption exceeds forty kilowatt houro
per month per horsepower rated ca
pacity Of motors installed and the con.:
sumner by prompt payment - entitled
to said twelve CID per cent discount,
he shall be given an additional dis
count Of fifteen (15) per cent upon hio
net bill after deducting said twelve
| (12) per cent. The grantees shall have
the right. however. TO maze . minimum
charge at the rate Of twelve (13.0o)
dollars per annunl, per horsepower per
rated capacity Of motors installed. All
motors connected separately. having
a rated capacity of one-half horsepower
or less shall be charged for 1t com.
mercial lighting rate.
| LIGHT AND POWER FOR CITY.
Grantees, upon demand Of the city.
| shall furnish current to II for street
and alley lighting at rate Of 81 cents
per kilowatt 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 It's arc light cir.
! cults at the net rate OF 2 cents per
| kilowatt hour. all bills for services
| rendered to the city to be paid month.
ly.
| The employees Of the company at the
Ftime OF reading the meter Of any con-
sumner shall leave at the meter or place
on hook or nail. IL one Is provided
| convenient to tho meter. a statement
! showing the name Of tho consumer. the
meter reading and the date Of same.
| Sec. IL. II Ia further provided that
tho 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. 13. Grantees herein AZ one OF
! the considerations for the right. power
land privileges conferred upon grantees
by this ordinance. agree to devise or
| construct a heating. plant as a part Of
the electric light plant, AMI to devise or
construct 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 g heating plant and TO furnish heat
| to the public under the terms and con-
ditions OF said ordinance and II gram
| 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 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. IL 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 l. 1914. an electric
light plant OF at least 800 kilowatt
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. IL the operation OF said cleo.
trio light plant shall cease for any
| avoidable cause for the period OF thir-
ty 900 days, or IL at any time dur /.
ing the life OF this franchise the gram
tees do not provide n 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
shall absolutely cease and become void.
Sec. 16. Said grantees herein shall.
within thirty 500 days from and after
the passage and adoption OF this or
dinance by the qualified electors OF the
city at the regular city election to be
held March 81. 1913. file with the city
clerk OF the city of Marshalltown.
Iowa. their acceptance in writing OF
the terms and conditions OF this ortii-
nance: falling SO to do. this ordinance
shall be void and no longer binding
upon the said city or upon the said
| grantees.
| Sec. II. 1t is further provided that
the rights and privileges granted UNI
der this ordinance shall not extend to
permit grantees to transfer this fran
chse so as to avoid the rates herein
fixed or injuriously affect any car line
extension, or service of any other pub
lie service utility OF said city"
This notice and publication Is given
and made to comply with the require
ments OF Section 1056-A-37 as found
in the 1907 Supplement to the 1897
| Code of Iowa. The said section being a
part OF the enactments and statutes
relating 70 commission form or plan
OF government OF cities.
Dated March 90 1913.
L. DERBY. City Clerk.
| PIE NSanA