The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-05-14

OF MICHIGAN,ITS SUCCESSORS
AND ASSIGNS, THE RIGHT,
POWER CAND AUTHORITY TO
ACQUIRE. CONSTRUCT, MAIN
TAIN AND USE ELECTRIC
LINES CONSISTING OF TOW
ERS. MASTS, POLES. CROSS
ARMS, BRACES, FEEDERS
TRANSMISSION WIRES, TRANS
FORMERS AND OTHER ELEC-
TRICAL APPLIANCES; ALONG
ACROSS AND UNDER THE
STREETS. AVENUES. ALLEYS
HIGHWAYS AND OTHER PUB
Lie PLACES IN AND THROUGH
THE VILLAGE OF CLIO. GEN
ESEE COUNTY. MICHIGAN.
FOR a PERIOD OF THIRTY
THE VILLAGE OF CLIO OR
DAMS:
SECTION |. That whenever the
word Grantee appears in this Ordin-
ance, it is thereby intended to designate
and shall be held to mean the Flint
Electric Company, its successors and
assigns.
SECTION 2. The right, power and
authority is hereby granted to and
vested in Flint Electric Company its
successors and assigns, to acquire,
construct. maintain and commercially
use electric lines consisting of towers,
| masts, poles, cross arms. guys, anchors,
braces, feeders, transmission wires,
distribution wires, transformers and
other electrical appliances along, across
and under all the avenues, streets. al
leys, highways and other public places
in and through the Village of Clio,
Gnesee County Michigan.
SECTION 3. The Grantee may con-
struct, maintain, operate and COM
mercially use lines of wire for trans
mission, distribution and sale of cleo
tricity by the overhead system, or at
its option in such places as it may deem
TO be convenient or necessary by under
ground conduts. Before any street,
alley or public place is disturbed, said
Grantee shall notify the President or
such other official of the Village as
the President and Village Council may
require to be informed. in order that
guards necessary for the protection of
the public are provided by Grantee.
The Grantees electric system lines and
appliances shall be modern. and when
erected or constructed shall be main
tanned and operated continuously,
twenty-four (24) hours per day, in ac-
cordance with modern methods.
SECTION 4. No avenue, street,
alley, highway, or public place used by
said Grantee, shall be INSTRUCTED un-
less necessary during the work of con-
struction or repairs, and shall be re-
turned to the same order and condi-
ton as when said work was commenc-
ed No part of said streets, alleys, or
public places shall be permitted to re-
main in dangerous or unsafe condi-
ton by reason of anything done or
omitted to be done by the Grantee, and
it shall be liable for such damages as
may be suffered by any corporation
company, or person by reason of its
negligence in the use of the avenues,
streets, alleys. highways or other pub
lie places. The Grantee shall within
| thirty 500 days after the passage OF
| this ordinance file with the Village
| Clerk bond in the penal sum of five
| thousand $4,000 dollars to be approved
by the Common Council conditioned
| to indemnify and save harmless the
Village of Clio from payment of any
and all damages that may hereafter
| occur to any person. company or cor
| poration by reason of anything done
i, or omitted to be done by the Grantee
| or otherwise in any manner arising
under this ordinance Said bond to be
renewed from time to time as ordered
by the Common Council.
SECTION 3. The Grantee in the
construction. maintenance and opera
ton of its electric system lines and
appliances, except as herein otherwise
provided, shall be subject to such rea-
sonable regulations relating to the
construction. laying and maintenance
thereof as the President and Council
of the Village of Clio may from time
to time prescribe by Ordinance.
SECTION 6. On or before April |.
1916. the Grantee shall file with the
Village Clerk for the use of the Vii
lage, a map on which shall be in
Dictated the location of all electric lines
within the corporate limits of the Vii
lage. and annually thereafter during
the period this Ordinance is in force
the Grantee shall file supplemental
map showing all additions made to its
lines during the preceding calendar
year.
SECTION :. The Grantee shall be
entitled to charge the inhabitants
OF said Village for electricity
just and reasonable rates, sche-
dule Of which shall be kept on
file in the Office of the Village
Clerk Such rates may be, but shall
not exceed ten cents Q0) per X. W.
II. for electricity. The Grantee shall
have the right to make and collect
monthly monthly minimum bill OF
SOC for the first electric II. p. or any
part thereof and SOC for each addition
al electric Fl. =. or any part thereof
of connected load on each electric
meter The grantee shall have the
right to make and collect an additional
charge of ten per centum Q09o) on al
! bills not paid on or before the fifteenth
day of the month following that If
| which the service was rendered
The Grantee shall have the righ
/ from time to time, and within
the limit of rates mentioned tc
! fix. readjust and regulate its prices
for all services rendered, provided thu
| nrice shall he the same to all for like