The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-10-01

For the purpose of submitting to the
qualified electors of the City of Ard
more for ratification or rejection a
certain contract made and entered into
by and between the Ardmore Ice
Light and Power Company and the
City of Ardmore, for lighting the
streets OF the City of Ardmore under
the provisions of said contract, which
said contract is more particularly set
forth in words and figures as follows,
to-wit:
CONTRACT.
State Of Oklahoma)
Carter County }
By virtue of a resolution adopted
this Goth day of September, 1914,
by the Board of City Commissioners,
of the city of Ardmore, l, w. r.
Roberts, mayor of the city of Ard
more, have entered into the following
contract with the Ardmore Ice,
Light and Power company corpo
ration, hereinafter styled party of
the first part, and the city of Ard
more. a municipal corporation. act
ing through its mayor, w. r. Rob
erts, hereinafter styled party of the
second part.
Witnesseth, that Whereas, the
Ardmore Ice, Light & Power com
pany holds by assignment and as
successors, a franchise from the
City of Ardmore, dated August 81,
1902, and running for a period of
twenty years, authorizing said Ard
more Ice, Light e Power company
to construct and maintain poles for
electric lights throughout the city,
and.
Whereas, The said Ardmore Ice,
Light e Power company has various
contracts with the said city for light
ing the streets of said city, some
OF which said contracts have ex-
pired and others are still in force,
and,
Whereas, It is desired by both
parties to this contract, to merge all
parties to the contract, to merge all
of said contracts into one, and to
make different arrangements for the
lighting of the streets of said city.
1t is therefore agreed, by and be-
tween the parties hereto:
First: That the said party of the
first part is to furnish 66 ampere,
400 candle power Nitrogen Filled
Series lamps for street lighting, sus-
pended at the street intersections,
said lamps to be located at inter
sections of such streets as may from
time to time be designated by the
said party of the second part, for
which said party of the first part is
to be paid the sum of 500 per cal
endar month, each.
Second Said party of the first
part hereby further agrees to fur
nish &C ampere 60 candle power
Nitrogen Filled Series lamps, brack-
eted from poles, and at such loca-
tions as may be designated from
time to time by party of the second
part, for which said party of the
first part is to be paid the sum
of $500 each per calendar month, all
of the foregoing lamps to be turned
on every night at dark and burn
until daylight the following morn
ing.
Third: The party of the first part
agrees to furnish all renewals, and
to keep all of said street lights in
good repair at its own expense.
Fourth: In consideration of the
above, the party Of the second part
agrees to use and pay for the same
number OF lights as are now used by
the city of Ardmore, and to place
other lights as they may be needed,
and to provide year by year the
necessary funds, out Hf which said
lighting bill shall be paid by proper
warrant on or before the tenth day
of each month next following the
month for which service was render
ed, for such service rendered during
the said preceding month, and pro
vided that the city of Ardmore shall
use lights of the character above
designated to an amount of not less
than four hundred seventy-five
($47500) dollars per month, and
may use more lights at the prices
herein specified when the necessary
funds can be provided by the Yearly
revenues Of the city of Ardmore.
Fifth: 1t is agreed and understood
that this contract is to be in full
force and effect from the date OF
its approval by the qualified elec'
tors of the city Of Ardmore until the
21st day of August, 1922, provided
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