Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-06

twenty (20) per cent upon hi bill alts
er deducting said twelve (12) PER ceatS
The grantees have the right, howei
ever. to charge q net minimum m0nth-
ly charge for lighting OF all kinds ok
seventy-five (75) cents for each mstee
installed.
POWER RATES.
The grantees shall charge for current
furnished for power not to exceed S0v-
en- (O cents per kIlo-watt hour tor
the first fifteen kilo-watt hours CON.
sumed per month for. each .horsepowS
er rated capacity of motors installed
and four O. cents per kilo- watt. hour
for all consumption in excess Of fifteen
kllo-watt hours and up TO forty-nvo
kilos watt hours per month per horse
power rated capacity of motor installed
and three (s) cents per kilo-watt hour
for all consumption in excess Of forty>
five kilo-watt hours per month Per
horsepower rated capacity Of motors
installed: but a discount OF twelve (12l!
per cent shall be allowed upon all bills
II paid by the tenth of the month fol.
lowing that month during which sefv-
Ice was rendered: or II grantees adopt
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days after the delivery Of the bill To
the consumer. but upon installation exc
ceeding ten horsepower rated capacity
OF motors installed where tho COM
sumption exceeds forty kilo-watt hours
per month per horsepower rated ca-
pacity OF motors installed and the cons
sumer by prompt payment Ii entitled
to said twelve (12) per cent discount.
he shall be given an additional dis
count OF fifteen (15) per cent upon his
net bill after deducting said twelve
Q2) per cent. The grantees shall have
the right. however. to make q minimum
charge at the rate OF twelve (12.00l
dollars per annum, per horsepower per
rated capacity Of motors installed. All
motors connected separately. having
a rated capacity Of one-half horsepow.
err or less shall be charged for at CONS
mercial lighting rate.
LIGHT AND POWER FOR CITY.
Grantees. upon demand Of the city,
shall furnish current to It for street
and alley lighting Mt q rate Of 81 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 cents per
kilo-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-
sumner shall leave at the meter or place
on a hook or nail, II one Is provided
convenient to the meter, q statement
showing the name OF the consumer. the
meter reading and the date of same.
Sec. II. 1t Is further provided that
the officers and members OF the flro
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 AMI
persons and no claim shall be made
against the city by grantees for said
cutting or removing.
Sec. 10. Grantees herein as ono OF
the considerations for the right, power
and privileges conferred upon grantees
by this ordinance, agree to devise or
construct heating plant, as part OF
the electric light plant, and 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 a 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
an ono 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. If 1t shall so elect. repeal
this ordinance and all rights herein
granted shall by said repeal as afore-
said. be annulled, cancelled and res
voked.
Sec. H. IT is further provided that
the grantees or this francnlSe snail
have installed and ready for operation
on or before April 1. 1914. an electric
light plant of at least 300 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 falling SO
to do. all rights and privileges under
this franchise shall absolutely CEASE
and become void.
Sec. Is. II the operation OF said cleo
trio light plant shall cease for any ,
avoidable cause for the period Of thir-
ty 500 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
shall absolutely cease and become void.
Sec. 16. Said grantees herein shall.
within thirty (30) days from and after
the passage and adoption OF this orr
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
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