Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-27


vice as provided for above
Sec. IA. Said grantees herein shall
within thirty (30) days from and after
the passage and adoption Of this or
dinance by a referendum vote Of the
qualified electors Of the city at an
election, file with the city clerk Of the
said city their acceptance in writing
Of the terms and conditions Of this
ordinance, and in failing to do SO. this
ordinance shall become null and void
and no longer binding upon said city
or upon said grantees"
Notice to voters: For an affirmative
vote upon any question submitted up
on this ballot, make cross (X) mark
in the square after the word yes.
For a negative vote, make a cross
(x) mark In the square following the
word mo"
"shall the following l-1---l
q franchise to w. T. - -
j. r. Bailey. their sue L--l-l
cessors or assigns, be
| sdopted?"
IAN ordinance authorizing W. T.
Bailey. F. o. Bailey. and j. r. Bailey.
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city of Marshal1town, Iowa, to acquire,
construct. reconstruct, maintain and
operate a power plant or plants for
the generation Of electricity, systems
for the transmission, distribution and
use Of electricity and to furnish cleo
trio light. electric power and electric
current to the public.
Be 1t ordained by the city council
Of the city Of Marshalltown, Iowa:
Sec. /. Permission and authority
are hereby granted to w. T. Bailey, F.
o. Bailey. and ]. r. Bailey, their sue
cessors or assigns, within the corpor-
ate limits Of the city Of Marshalltown.
Iowa, as the same now are or may
hereafter be located or extended, to
acquire construct, reconstruct. main
| tain. operate and use power plant or
plants for the generation Of electricity
whether said power plant or plants
have been heretofore or may hereafter
be erected and to enter upon the pub
lie streets. alleys and highways.
bridges, and public places OF said city
now or hereafter opened, extended or
erected. and therein. thereon. thereun-
der and thereover to erect, construct.
use, maintain, operate and reconstruct
systems for the transmission. distribu-
ton and use Of electricity to consist
of electric wires, poles, conduits and
ether construction necessary or Incl
dent to said systems and their use.
whether said systems have been here
tofore or may hereafter be constructed.
to sell or furnish electric light, electric
power and electric current to the city.
it's inhabitants. industries, railways,
street railways, the public and all ap-
plicants for light, power or current
and to carry on a general electric light
and power business.
Sec. 2. In this ordinance, the word
Getty" refers to ana means the city Of
|iMarshalltown. Iowa, and the word
grantees refers to and means w. T.
Bailey, F. o. Bailey. and J. r. Bailey,
successors or assigns.
Sec. 8. Said transmission and dis
tribution system hereafter erected. in
Guiding tho poles. wires, conduits and
other construction. shall 80 far As
practicable, be constructed and erected
in and upon the alleys Of said city with
the wires upon said poles and. brackets
at least twenty-three (23) feet from
the surface of the street or alley be-
meath; and said construction shall be
put up and maintained In accordance
with the Specifications Of the National
Board of Fire Underwriters In force at
the time of said construction. The
poles, wires, conduits and other appii-
ances aforesaid and all the apparatus
connected Herewith shall be located,
arranged. adjusted and maintained so
as not to endanger persons or unreal
sonably to interfere. electrically or
otherwise, with other electric appli-
ances erected prior thereto or with any
improvement the city may deem proper
to make, nor unnecessarily hinder or
obstruct the free use Of streets. ave-
nues, alleys, bridges. OF private or pub
lie property.
Sec. 4. Whenever grantees in erect
ing, constructing or maintaining said
poles. conduits or appliances. shall
take up any pavement on the streets
or alleys Of said city or shall make
any excavations therein or In any Of
the public places Of said city. such ex.
cavations shall be at once redlled and
pavements replaced under tho direction
Of the city engineer. and all surfaces
made as good as before by the said
grantees, or. In case Of their failure SO
to do as promptly az practicable, the
city or any abutting property owner
may do the same at the expense OF the
grantees, and said grantees shall be-
liable therefor in a civil action for cost
of same; and provided. further. that
when the grade of any street. avenue
or alley Of said city is changed. said
grantees shall change and remove said
poles. posts or conduits 50 as to CON.
form with said new grade and meet
tho requirements hereinbefore mem
toned as to tho height Of wires above
said alleys and streets. all at said
grantees own expense, but the city
may require the grantees, at grantees
own expense, to relocate any pole or
poles in any other suitable location.
Grantees herein. before constructing
any new Transmission or distribution
lines. shall obtain written permit
from the city SO to do and the city
shall issue said permit to grantees
herein under reasonable terms and
conditions.
Sec. 5. If It shall become necessary
for any person to move across any