The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-08-28

Section IL. The said Grantee
Shall provide and keep in repair @. j,
y cross arm on each pole when request
u ed by the City Council, for the fire;
e use of the City of Palatka in opera
ting police or fire alarm system OF
I both and shall also provide and equiv
: the power plant of the Grantees here
in with fire alarm whistle, and shall
upon notice by the City or it's authorl-
= ties, cause to be blown fire alarm
upon said fire alarm whistle indicat-
ing the ward within which a fire may
occur.
Section II. The City of Palatka
gives and grants the franchise, rights
and privileges herein set forth, res
CRYING the right and requiring the
Grantees as condition precedent to
the taking effect of this grant to give
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 ard
in connection with the franchise and
rights hereby granted in accordance
with the laws of the State of Florida,
at valuation of the property real
and personal, which valuation shall be
fixed by arbitration as may be provid-
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 10. 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 provis-
ions of this ordinance shall work
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-
ceptance of the provisions of this or
dinance by the Grantees as herein
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
Light & Fuel Company" passed in
open council October goth, 1885 and ,
passed by the council over the may
IRIS veto, October 9th, 1885. !
Section 16. That the said Grantees ;
shall furnish to the said City of Pa
atka, free of charge, lights for the
City Hall Building.
Section II. The said City of Pa {
atka does hereby reserve unto itself
he right and privilege to at any time, !,
rect, install and operate an electric !
ight and gas plant or plants in said
Jity.
Section 10. All ordinances and 7
arts of ordinances in conflict with :
he provisions of this ordinance be l
md the same are hereby repealed. Z
Passed in open council this 21st day
# August, A. D. 1914 q
.SEAL) ]. Fl. YELVERTON. Jr.,
President City Council. a
Attest: !
v. A. WILLIAMS, Jr., G
City Clerk. 7
Approved this 21st day of August, P
\. D. 1914.
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