The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-11-28
Franchise Contract Between
City of Anderson and Southern
Public Utilities Company

MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
made and entered into this 10th 6sy
OF February, 1914, by and between the
Southern Public Utilities Company, O
corporation organized and existing
under and by virtue of the laws OF
the State OF Maine, hereinafter refer
red to as the Company" party Of the
first part, and The City Of Anderson,
q municipal corporation organized
and existing unGer aud by virtue OF
the laws of the State of South Caro-
lima, hereinafter referred to as the
City" party of the secoud pert,
WITNESSETTf:
That for and in consideration OF the
mutual covenants and agreements
hereinafter set forth, the expected
performance thereof and other good
and valuable consideration. and as q
part of the privilege granted by said
city to said company to sell and de-
liver water and electric energy in
said city. and Of even date herewith,
and to be taken and construed in
connection Herewith, the parties
hereto have agreed and do agree with
each other as follows, tc-wit: 9"
!. The company agrees to furnish
to the city for a4pertod Of fiye years
from the date hereof water to be de-
livered to not less than one hundred
seventy-four (174( i1ydrants now in
stalled In said city and to be used in
fighting fire ana for fire practicing by
its fremen ut the following rates.. to-
wit: Forty dollars ($40.00) per annum
per hydrant: and it is understood and
agreed that the city may from time to
time have insta sled such other and ad-
ditional hydFants as dt may elect up
on payment for each hydrent Of forty
dollars l$40.00) per apnun; provided
that such additional, hydrants shall
not be located more than four hum
dred forty (440) feet distant each from
the other; ana in the event such hy-
drants are located each or zone from
the other q greater diatance than four
hundred forty .(4a0) feet. then the city
shall reimburse the. company for the
actual cost OF such additional dis
tance; and IL is. further understood
that upon the city ordering any uddi.
tional hydrants the company shall
have q reasonable time in which TO
install the same, taxing into consider
alton the seascnl Of the year ut which
ths work ig ordeted. 10 be done. II,
after locating the hydrants q greater
distance than four hundred forty (440)
feet each from the Gsiler, the city shall
thereafter order insfalled informed.
iats hydrante 40 that the hyirants
thus installed shelEs hA, no greater dis
tafce each from tie other than four
hundred forty (a4a} Beet, e, then the
company shall refund to the city auch
Iaufr- an may hare been paid on ac-
coul.h NJ laying maias; O. greater dis
tance than four shdnd dFed forty (l40l
feet to reach q hydranE. q
2. The company agrees: to light and
keep burning from first dusk to late
dawn "a each day Tor d p6rfod or iive
years l5) from the date hereof not
less than the one hundfea an6 sixty.
seven t167) arc light which are nov
in use at the rate OF Softy-five dollars
($45.00) each tsr yeak sld TO further
install and iight and Esep burning ii
OF the same type and character as; the
present lights which the, city may re-
quire ct the Same rate per lamp per
annum: emu the company alho agrees
to light and .ksen burning In like
mnaner the thirteen afl2l 50-canale
power lamps now ;;i:sstaiiAd at the
rate OF twenty-five (s5Z.1vjs aoiiass
per anuufn for each likSsitts and the
seven (7) 32-canfle power lamps now
Installed at the rste OF eighteen dol
lara (31s.00l per lang Der annirti;
and the city shall have the right TO
add as many OF the above types OF
lamps as IT may elect and the cofril
IpAny agrees 90 install and Tight ana
keep bafningsin like .IaanhAr the same
at the rates charged Tfois the, present
Installation } Rts as~SSs- ~ 80 %
g. Should additional lamps he Or
Idefed Installed by the city during the
last three years OF tile term CT this
contract, that is TO say, the 2sth. aatt.
and 10th ye6s Sf fhS ssrsacll HES, sueit
iiasHbsa ahaii be INSTALLED 6y the coma
EpAny under the foiioNsh6 B terms and
fcdnditions: ii,s rs e Z
"a lamps ordered sdbstnK ;,hs third
to the last yeaf OF the ,contfaet ahhil
be supplied subject to the rates and
other conditions OF the contract; plus
an ndditionhi annual eiiafge equal 60
ofie-third OF the spectaf siavesirnent re.
sss.altea tS iiaEtatl tsas inszzF,zs. a. :.
! iib5 lamps iitstaitsd q lEH tho aecr
ora 70 the last year c the contract
.ahaIi be Installed ~ s6e company
;snbiect 70 the rates and conditions
iditional anSuai ,charse equal 10 one
half OF the cost or the special invest.
Emsnt necessary.
tcl Lamps ordered fgiflpg thf last
year oe the contract shell be INSTALL