Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-05-14
ORDINANCE NO. 266.


of the City of DEBORAH, Iowa.
Art. THAT for valuable consid-
erations the City of DEBORAH hereby
contracts with the Interstate Power
Co, its successors or assigns, for
electric service for lighting the streets
CT DEBORAH, Iowa, upon the follow
ing terms. and conditions, provided,
that the Interstate Power Co. shall
procure the cancellation of the pres
ent contract originally granted to w.
H. Burtis, his associates or assigns,
by acceptance of this contract before
this contract shall in any event be
operative.
Art. 1.-THE Interstate Power Co.
it's successors or assigns, contracts to
furnish 80 C. p. incandescent street
lighting service in the residence dis
trict in general, and will for such SER
vice provide the lines and complete
equipment, and furnish the electric
current at the following prices:
For 80 c. p. lamps burning from
dusk until II o'clock, midnight, the
price shall be one dollar ($1.00) per
light per month, including renewals.
For 80 C. p. lamps burning from
dusk until l o'clock A. M. the price
shall be one and 20-100 dollars
($1.2O) per light per month, includ-
ing renewals.
For 80 C. p. lamps burning from
dusk until O'Clock A. M. the price
shall be one and 35-100 dollars
($1.35) per light per month, ,includ-
ing renewals.
For SO C. p. lamps burning all
night and every night the price shall
be one and 55-100 ($1.55) per light
per month, including renewals.
Art. III.-The Interstate Power
Co., it's successors or assigns, con-
tracts to furnish the electric street
lighting service for Electroliers or
Posts in the business district in gen.
eral but the Electrolier system will
be furnished complete, except globes
and lamps, by the said city of Decor
ali or the citizens thereof, and the
service by the Interstate Power Co.,
it's successors or assigns, shall include
renewal of globes and lamps, and
electric current at the following pri-
ceS:
For five light post having one so
watt Mazda lamp burning from dusk
until dawn, that is all night and
every night, and four 40 watt Mazda
lamps burning from dusk until IL
O'Clock p. NJ. every night, the price
shall be Two and 1900 Dollars
($2.75) per Post per month.
For the same Post having one 60
watt Mazda lamp burning all night
and every night and four 40 watt
Mazda lamps burning from dusk un-
til IL o'clock P. NJ, only one night
per week, the price shall be One and
90-100 dollars ($1.90) per Post per
month.
For the same Post having only the
one 60 watt Mazda lamp burning all
night and every night and the four
watt Mazda lamps not burning, the
price shall be One and 75-10o dollars
($1.75) per Post per month.
For a one light 100 watt Mazda
lamp, the price shall be one and So
100 dollars ($1.50) per light per
Post, if burned from dusk until IL
o'clock, midnight; and one and 62-
100 dollars ($1.62) if burned until
/ O'Clock A. NJ, and one and 73-100
dollars ($1.73) if burned until
O'Clock A. NJ, and one and S7-10O
dollars ($1.SO If burned all night
and every night.
Art. IV.-Be it further ordained
that during the term of this Ordin-
ance and contract, the City of Decor
all will use and pay to the Interstate
Power Co., it's successors and as
signs, for electric lights furnished by
them on one of the above schedules
for the 80 C. p. incandescent lamps
and on one of the above schedules
for the Electroliers or Posts, and
which service shall be paid for on the
first of each month succeeding the
month in which the service is given,
not less than 1862 C. p. incandes-
cent lamps and such a number OF
Mazda lamps on the Electroliers CT
Posts that the combined revenue
from both the 80 C. p. incandescent
lamps and the Mazda lamps shall he
not less than Three Hundred dollars
($300.00) per month.
The City shall have the right, upon
giving fifteen days notice in writing
to the Interstate Power Co., its sue
cessors or assign, to adopt any one
of the above schedules for the 32 c.
D. incandescent lamps and any one OF
the above schedules for the Electro
Tiers or Posts, only conditional that
the schedule so adopted shall con-
tinue until different schedule has
been ordered by the City of DEBORAH,
and all changes in schedules shall
take place on the first of the month,
upon 10 days notice as herein pro-
vided.
The Interstate Power Co., its sue
cessors or assigns, hereby contracts
to give good service and maintenance
of all lights contracted for, but shall
not be liable for damages for failure
to supply such service due to causes
beyond its control; and for any lamps
which fail to burn for period of one
night only, no deduction in the price
shall be made, and when any lamps
fail to burn for longer period than
for one night, only a deduction pro-
portional to the price charged shall
be made, unless the failure to repair
the system is due to negligence on
the part of the company.
The Interstate Power Co., its sue
cessors or assigns, shall not be liza
BILE for damage to or maintenance
the Electroliers or Posts, except the
globes and lamps.
Art. VT is hereby provided that
until the proposed Electrolier sys-
TEN has been installed, the City OF
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