Catoctin clarion., 1914-08-20
ORDINANCE No. 26.


way Company for the purchase of
electric current under certain rules,
regulations and con 'itons.
SECTION |. Be ii enacted and Orduin-
ed by the Commissioners Of murmont,
That the said The Commissioners of
Thurmont enter into an agreement with
the Hagerstown & Frederick Railway
Company. a body corporate, in the form
following. to-Wit:-
This Agreement made this 14th day of
August, in the year Nineteen Hundred
and Fourteen, by the Hagerstown &
Frederick Railway Company, a body cor
porate of the State of Maryland. party
of the first part, and The Commissioners
of Thurmont, municipal body corporate,
party of the second part,
WlTNEssErH;-Th That 70: and in consid.
GRAFTON of the mutual covenants herein
after expressed, the said party of the
first part hereby covenants and agrees
to erect the necessary transform - of 80
W capacity, ammeter, vnitmeter and
wattmeter, as well as lightning arrest
ers, at the Thurinont sub station of said
party of the first part, and all other
furnishing to the sal party of the second
part for period of five years AC 6U
cycle single phase electricity at tn. volt
age of 1900 to be delivered on the pri-
mary line # the said party of the second
part at the substatiOn of the party of
the first part for lighting and commercial
purposes, at the rate of five cents per
kiloWatt hour, less 10 per cent discount
if paid on or before the 10th of each
month.
The said party of the first part further
covenants and agrees to grant unto the
said party of the second part kilowatt
rate at four cents per kiowatt hour on
all current purchased by the said party
of the second part in excess of On
Thousand Dollars ($l, 100000 net yearly,
with discount of ten per cent GO per
cent? on said excess if paid on or before
January 10Th of each year.
The said party of the second part. by
virtue of and in accordance with an Ord
nance of The Commissioners of Thur
mont, pissed on the l4th day of August,
1914, covenants and agrees TO receive
SAID electric current in such quantities
and at such times as the said party of
the second part sees fit to use same, dur
ing the life of this contract, and further
covenants and agrees to pay for the same
at the rae of five cents per kilowatt
hour as shown by the meter statement,
less ten per cent no per cent? discount
if paid on or before the 10th of each
month, to the extent of One Thousand
Dollars Isl, ,O0O.0O) as hereinbefore set
forth, after which the said party of the
second part agrees to pay at the rate of
four cents per klloWatt hour on all cur
rent used in excess of 81, i,0O0O'; further
coyenanting and agreeing, however. to
pay monthly sum of not less than
Thirty-three Dollars and Thirtythree
cents (S33.33) net.
The said party of the second part furth-
er covenants and agrees to erect and
maintain necessary poles, wires and other
necessary equipment for the purpose of
distributing current to itself and its sub
scribers within the limits of the town of
| Thurmont.
1t is further mutually agreed and un-
derstood by the parties hereto that the
within contract shall continue for a period
of Ave years from the day the electric
service is ready for the disposal of the
said party of the second part, and is to
be considered as renewed from term to
term unless written notice to the con-
trary is given by either party at least
thirty days prior to the expiration of
this contract or any renewal thereof.
The said party of the first part further
covenants and agrees to use its best
efforts to provide an ample supply of
current at the standard voltage of 22)O
on the primary lines of the said party of
the second part at such times as said
town may see fit to use the same, but
will not be responsible for any defect in
service or accident that may occur in the
distribution of said electric current over
the distribution system of the said party
of the second part.
As witness the signature of the Hag-
erstown & Frederick Railway Company
by Emory l.. CoblentZ, its president, and
the corporate seal thereof, attested by
C A. Hoag, its assistant secretary, and
as witness the signature of The Commls-
sioners of Thurmont, BY Edward l.. Root,
its president, and the corporate seal
thereof, attested by Morris Rouzer, its
secretary.
The Hagerstown & Frederick Railway
Company, by
EMORY L. COBLENTZ. President.
Attest:-C. A. Hoag, Asst Sec'y.
The Commissioners of Thurmont, by
E. L. ROOF, President.
Attest:-M. l.. Rouzer, Sec'y.
SECTION 2. Be 1t Enacted and Ordain-
ed, That the President of the Commis-
sioners of Thurmont be authorized to
execute said agreement in the name of
The Commissioners of Thurmont, and
that the Secretary be authorized to affiX
thereto the corporate seal thereof.
SECTION 3. And be 1t Enacted and
Ordained. That this Ordinance shall take