Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-08-27
ORDINANCE No. 26.

Win IHe I1dPeTSIOWii W L TcueTlCh hdii-
way Company for the purchase of
electric current under certain rules,
regulations and conditions.
SECTION l. Be ii enacted and Ordain-
ed by the Commissioners Of Wurmont,
That the said The Commissioners of
Thurmont enter into an agreement with
the Hagerstown & Frederick Railway
Company, 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 4
Frederick Railway Company, body cor
porate of the State of Maryland, par y
of the first part, and The Commissioners
of Thurmont, a municipal body corporate,
party of the second part,
WTTNEssETH:-r That for 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 transformer II 80
W capacity, ammcter, voltmcter and
wattmeter, as well as lightning arrest
ers, at the T.. hurmont sub-statiDn OF said
party OF the first part, and all other
necessary equipment for the purpose of
furnishing to the said party of the second
part for period of five years AC SO
cycle single phase electricity at thu volt
age of 22OO to be delivered on the pri-
mary line If the said party of the second
part at the sub-station 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 OH 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 a kiloWatt
rate at four cents per kilowatt hour on
all current purchased by the said party
of the second part in excess of One
Thousand Dollars ($l, 000. COY net yearly,
with discount of ten per cent 90 per
cent? on said excess if paid on or before
January ,Oth OF each year.
The said party of the second part. by
virtue of and in accordance with an Ord
nance of The Commissioners of Thur
mont, passed on the l4th day of August,
1914, covenants and agrees to receive
SAID electric current in such quantities
and at such times as the said party Of
L.. t,Nt Il
ing the life of this contract, and further
covenants and agrees to pay for the same
at the rate of five cents per kiloWatt
hour as shown by the meter statement,
less ten per cent no per cent? discount
if paid on or before the 10th of each
month, to the extent of One Thousand
Dollars ($l, 900. O0 as hereinbefore get
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 Si,000.O'; further
covenanting and agreeing, however. to
pay monthly sum of not less than
Thirty-three Dollars and Thirty-three
cents ($33. 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
scrbers within the limits of the town of
! Thurmont.
1t is further mutually agreed and I'M
derstood by the parties hereto that the
within contract shall continue for a period
of five 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 229O
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 Com MS
sioners of Thurmont, by Edward l.. Root
its president, and the corporate seal
thereof, attested by Morris Rouzer, it's
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. ROOT, President.
Attest:-M. l.. Rouzer, Sec'y.
SECTION 2. Be 1t Enacted and Ordain-
ed, That the President of the C,mmis-
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