The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-08-07
HERE IS THE LIGHT
& POWER FRANCHISE
That drew Eloquence from
Bassett and Pulled Pathos
IRON Houl Davis;
That Nerve4 Nerw.ch to Knock and
rearnsIae to FilLbuster.

That Nerve4 Nerw.ch to Knock and
rearnslae to Fillbuster.
The Palatka News publishes below
the light. and power franchise which
is just now occupying the center OF
the carpet in Palatka. The ordinance
was presented and had its first read
ing by vote of 10 to 4. The News
publishes the ordinance as a matter
Of news. The ordinance will come up
for its second reading lat which time
it can be amended) at the meeting
of the council on Tuesday night, the
th inst.
An Ordinance.
Granting To The Palatka Gas Light
& Fuel Company, it's Successors
and Assigns Certain Rights, Fran
chise and Privileges:
BE 1T ORDAINED, By the Mayor
and City Council of the City of Pa
latka, Florida:
Section l. That the Palatka Gas
Light & Fuel Company, a Florida
Corporation, its successors and as
signs, hereinafter called the Gran
tees, is hereby given and granted a
Franchise, Right, Privilege and Au-
thority to construct, own, operate
and maintain, in the City of Palatka,
Florida, plant or plants, for the
manufacture, sale and distribution of
Electricity, Gas and other illuminants
or products for light, power, fuel, and
the said Grantees, are hereby author
lied and empowered to lay such mains,
pipes and fixtures, under the streets
lanes, alleys, sidewalks, and bridges
of said City, and to erect all necessary
poles, lamp-posts, wires and appli-
ances, for the transmission of cleo
tricity and power, along, through, over
and across the said streets, lanes, al.
| legs, sidewalks and bridges of sale
City for the period of thirty years
frcm the passage of this ordinance
provided however, that said grantee
within thirty days from the passage
of this ordinance. shall file with thu
City Clerk, its written acceptance o.
this ordinance.
Section g All poles used by tn,
grantees shall be neat and symetrica
and the location of poles and wire
within the City limits and the main
tenance of same shall be under tn
supervision of the City Council ant
in accordance with it's instructions
and grantees shall replace and prop
erly repair any sidewalks, pavement
or streets that may be disturbed b.
grantees, at its own expense, and up
On the failure of the grantees so t
dc after ten days notice in writing
shall have been given by the Mayo
or City Clerk of the City, to sal
grantees, the City may repair sue
portions of the sidewalk, pavement 0
street that may have been disturbc
by said grantees, and collect the cos
so incurred from the grantees.
Section 3. The rates charged i
City of Palatka for commerce:
electric lighting shall not be NOR
than twelve cents per killowat mete
measurement, provided that if pay
ment is made on or before the tent
; of the next succeeding month of sci
vice, a reduction of two cents pc
killowat shall be made; meters to /
, furnished and kept in repair by tt
, grantees herein at their expense, Pre-
Nided that the minimum charge sha
: be not more than one dollar and fl
: ty cents per month.
Section 4. The rates charged
the City of Palatka for electric mote
service shall not be more than u
following rates: Per month. met
measurement, One Hundred kilowa
4 or less, nine cents per killowat, all
=. excess of one hundred killowats l
to three hundred and fifty killowat
eight cents per killowatt; all in exec
I of three hundred and fifty kilowat
t up to eight hundred and fifty kill
watts, seven cents per killowat; &
e il. excess of eight hundred and fiji
= killowats, up to eighteen hundred al
fifty killowats, five cents per killowa
all in excess of eighteen hundred al
, fly killowas, five cents per killowa
provided that the said grantees shs
not be compelled to furnish electl
: power to any motor consumer f
= less than twenty two dollars per ye
n per rated horse power or motor
e, shall be determined by the said gra
+ tees. Meters to be furnished al
+ kept in repair by the grantees here
e at their expense
+ Section ; The rates charged
|, the City of Palatka for electric sire
It lighting purposes shall not exec
a the following rates for an all mig
: schedule
/ 1000 c. P. Lights, $500 per annu
II 1900 c. P, Lights, $500 per annu