Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-07
AN ORDNANCE.

| CITY OF 1OHd, " dSluhSs
construct. reconstruct. maintain and
| operate a power plant or plants for
! lie 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 it ordained by the city council
| of the city OF Marshalltown, Iowa:
/ Section l. Permission and authority
are hereby granted to W. 7. Bailey. r.
| Q. Bailey and j. r. Bailey, their sue
cessors or assigns. within the corpo-
rate limits of the city OF Marshal.toWn,
| Iowa, as the same now are or may
| hereafter he located or extended. TO
acquire. construct. reconstruct mann
I 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, disrlbu-
ton and use o. electricity 10 consist
! Of electric wires. poles, conduits and
other construction necessary or incl
dent TO said systems and their use.
whether said systems Rave been here-
,o:ora or may hereafter be constructed,
to sci! or furnish electric light, electric
! power and electric current 10 the city,
its inhabitants, industries, railways,
I street railways, the public and all APP
plicants for light. power or current
al o. -
: and power business.
Sec. >. In this ordinance. the word
Z CITY" refers 10 and means the city Of
. Murshalltown. Iowa. and the word
grantees" refers 10 and means w /
Bailey. =. o. Bailey, and j. h. Bailey
successors or assigns.
{ sec {. Said transmission and dis
,ributioa system hereafter erected, in
Guiding the poles. wires. conduits ana
other construction. shall So far as
I practica BILE. be constructed and erected
/ in ana upon the alleys Of said city "ith
The wires upon said poles and brackets
Al .eas, twenty-l:Gree t-3l feet from
the surface Of the street or alley be-
meath, and said construction shall pc
put AZ and maintained in accordance
with the specifications OF the National
Beard Of Fire Underwriters in force at
the time q said construction. The
poles. wires. conduits and other appH-
ancss aforesaid ana all the apparatus
/ connected herewith shall 'e .ocatet!,
arranged adjusted and maintained 50
Gs not 20 cndanger persons or unrea-
sonablr TO interfere. electrically oE
otherwise. wi-h other electric app.-
arces erected prior thereto or with any
IMPROVEMENT the city may deem proper
10 make. nor unnecessarily hinder @.
c5s--uc- tha free Use of streets. ave-
rs1as. alleys, bridges, or private 9:
public property.
Sec ! Whenever grantees, in erect
ing constructing or maintaining sal!
poles. conduits or appliances snail
take ~ any pavement on the streets
or allels Of said city or shall make
any excavations therein or in any of
the public places OF said city, such ex-
csva-ions shall lie at once rehlled and
)evements replaced under the direction
o. the city engineer, and all surfaces
made as good as before by the said
grantees. or. in case Of their failure 50
L. 90 as promptly as practicable. the
city or any abutJing property owner
may DO the same at the expense Of the
grantees. ard said grantees shall be
Liable therefor in civil action for cost
o. same: and provided. further, that
when me grade OF any street, avenue
or allev OF said city is changed. said
grantees shall change and remove said
poles. posts or condUits SO as TO con-
form Witn said new grade and meet
I the requirements hereinbefore men
toned as 10 the height Of wires above
said ALLEYS and streets, all at SAID
grantees own expense. but the city
may require the grantees, az grantees
own expense, 10 relocate any pole or
poles in any other suitable location.
Grantees herein. before constructing
any new transmission or distribution
lines, shall obtain a written permit
/ from the city SO 10 do and the city
/ SHALL issue said permit 20 grantees
I herein under reasonable terms and
/ conditions.
( Sec :. L 1t shall become necessary
( .or any person TO move across any
streets, avenues or alleys. any house or
building o. such type or size az may
interfere with the poles, wires or oth-
/ e- construction Of the transmission
and distribution systems hereby au-
ttorizcd. the said grantees herein shall
/ temporarily remove the poles ana
/ wires 50 far as necessary 70 allow the
; massage OF SuCl mouse OF OlHer DA!lc
! ing Tor reasonable period Of time not
! exceeding I'VE 90 hours. but said
grantees shall not be required 20 re-
move said Wires prior 10 eight %
o'clock in the forenoon or later than
| three 80 O'Clock in the afternoon: and
| also. provided that the route, hour and
! day shall be frs, approved and deemed
suitable by the city engineer. desig
mated b. him in a written notice 20
! rantees delivered twenty -four f24
( hours prior 20 the time for said re-
n1oval. accompanied By the reasonable
1lst 81 SAID ~er.c:a! a:.6 replacement
to be paid by the owner % the build
ing said reasonable cost 20 be fixed by
the city engineer.
See. g.. Said grantees shall hold the
city harmless from any and all causes
oe action, litigation and damage.
caused or accruing thru or by reason
Of the construction. reconstruction.
maintenance and opera ton OF the said
transmission system, distribution sys-
lem and ether construction hereby au-
thorized.
Sec. :. If. at any time after Septem-
Der 1875. 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 10
investigate and inspect the books, rec