The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-09-25

of this, ordinance, so enlarge, extera
improve and equip its electric lnbt
plant in the City of Palatka, thai !.
will then be capable of furnishnr III;
electric lights and power required I'M nm
der the terms of this ordinance tbnt t
may be necessary to then supply tSo
Demand and requirement OF the bns;'
ness and people of the Civ f,,
of Palatka then attached, any
from time to time so continMo
to improve and extend said nla ut
as to meet the growing demonI
of Palatka, so that said plant sbaii
at all times be capable of providnn,
ample and sufficient electricity, igb1f
and power for the City of Palatfa..
and the said Grantees shall within thea
nine months begin the operation Of
said electric plant and shall thereafl
ter operate the same on a twenty.
four hour per day schedule, and con.
tinue so to operate the same dav and
night, thereby giving a continuous
electric current for all necessary mr..
poses during the life of this franchise
excepting failures caused by the act
of God, war, strikes, and unavoidable
accidents.
Section II. The said Grantees
shall provide and keep in repair one
cross arm on each pole when request.
ed by the City Council, for the FREQ
use Of the City of Palatka in opera
ting a police or fire alarm system or
both and shall also provide and eouio
the power plant of the Grantees here
in with a fire alarm whistle, and shall
upon notice by the City or its author.
ties, cause to be blown fire alarm
upon said fire alarm whistle indicat.
ing the ward within which a fire NAV
occur.
Section y. The City of PalatE,
gives and grants the franchise, rights
and privileges herein set forth, res.
CRYING the right and requiring the
Grantees as a condition precedent to
the taking effect of this grant to rive
and grant to the City of Palatka the
right and privilege at the periods of
ten, twenty and thirty years from the
passage of this ordinance to purchase
said plant or plants used under and
, in connection with the franchise and
rights hereby granted in accordance
with the laws of the State of Florida,
at a valuation of the property reai
and personal, which valuation shall be
fixed by arbitration as may he pro,id.
: ed by law provided, however, that
should the City elect to purchase at
the ten, or twenty year period, the
Grantees shall have three months no.
tice OF such intention on the part If
the City to do so.
Section -. The said Grantees
, shall, whenever requested by the SAID
City, extend its wires and install
street lights at such places within the
, City of Palatka as the said City may
| require, provided the said Grantees
shall be paid for at least one street
light for every seven hundred and
, fifty feet of extension.
section IA. A substantial failure
| on the part of the Grantees herein
to comply with the terms and proys-
ions of this ordinance shall work a
forfeiture thereof, provided, however,
that there shall be no forfeiture I'M
, less declared by the said City, for le-
gal cause on substantial grounds.
Section Is. That the written ac-
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dinance by the Grantees as herein
: provided, shall be taken and constru-
ed to be surrender by said Grantees
, of all rights, privileges, franchises
and powers granted to said Grantees
under and by virtue of an ordinance
entitled "An Ordinance to Grant
, Certain Privileges to the Palatka Gas
e Light & Fuel Company passed in
t open council October Goth, 1885 and
, passed by the council over the may
E or's veto, October 9th, 1885.
Section 16. That the said Grantees
: shall furnish to the said City of Pa
: latka, free of charge, lights for the
| City Hall Building.
Section IT. The said City of Pa
! latka does hereby reserve unto itself
the right and privilege to at any time
: erect, install and operate an electric
= light and gas plant or plants in said
, City.
: Section IS. All ordinances and
} arts of ordinances in conflict with
r the provisions of this ordinance be
] and the same are hereby repealed
= Passed in open council this DIST day
: of August, A. D. 1914.
} (SEAL) J. II. YELVERTON, Jr.,
: President City Council
f Attest:
$ W. A. WILLIAMS, Jr.,
/ City Clerk.
= Approved this 21st day of August
: A, D. 1914.