The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-05-06

purpose OF the wires OF the sale
grantee.
Sec. 6. That said system OF
systems constructed hereunder
shall be modern in all respects
and shall be maintained by the
grantee from time to time, il
good condition so as to guarantee
to its subscribers within said cor
Dorate limits, an efficient service
And all wiring and other appli
canoes and equipment shall con.
form to the existing or any sub
Sequent rules and regulations OF
the National Board of Fire Under.
writer, as set out in the present
or any subsequent Code of that
Board, and shall conform to such
other and additional regulations
as the town may prescribe that
may be reasonable or proper.
Sec. 7 That the grantee his sue
cessors and assigns, will at all
times comply with all the reason
able town ordinances in reference
to the location, erection, laying
out or removal of their conduits,
wires, cables, fittings or appur-
tenances, or to the location, cree
ton or removal of its poles or
towers, within the corporate linn
its, and all work on any streets,
avenues, alleys or other public
places within said town shall be
done under the supervision of the
Mayor and Alderman of the town
of Newport, (and that before any
work is done within the corpor-
ate limits of the town of Newport
details thereof shall be submitted
by said grantee, his successors
and assigns to the Mayor and AL
dermen of the TOWN of Newport
and also maps and profiles if de-
sired by the town.
Section 8. That all the poles To-
Gated shall be substantial and SYM
metrical and so located as not to
interfere with the public use of
said streets. alleys, highways,
thoroughfares, bridges. lanes,
sidewalks, avenues and public
places, or endanger the property
or person of the citizens of said
town aforesaid.
Section 9. The grantee shall
have the right to charge for all cleo
trio energy furnished to users there
of in said town, and who pay their
bills within ten days from the
date of presentation, a rate of not
exceeding ten-cents per killowatt
hour, but no higher rate and the
grantee may charge those users
who do not pay. their bills within
ten days after presentation, rate
one cent higher than if the bill
had been paid within ten days.
The grantee may make and collect
a minimum charge of one and
one-half dollars per month per
electrical horse power, connected
in power motors and may on any
other service make and collect a
minimum charge of one dollar per
month per meter for service rend-
cred Hereunder, whether electric
energy to that amount calculated
at the meter rate has been used
by the consumer or not. All
meters shall be furnished and
maintained by the grantee free of
charge, but shall remain the pro-
perty of the grantee. Provided,
however, that the rates herein
authorized are for period of ten
years from the passage of this
ordinance; and the right is ex-
pressly reserved in the town to
to establish new rates and regula-
tons at the expiration of said ten
year period. And provided furth-
er, that if at any time the State by
means of a public utilities Com
mission, or other general legisla-
ton, shall take charge and super
vision of the question OF rates and
the regulation of municipal light
ing, ETC., then this entire section
shall he subject tO clIoh Uonaral