Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-29
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NO
ORDINANCE 90

COMPANY, ITS SUCCESSORS. OR
ASSIGNS. WITHIN THE 1NCOR-
PORATED TOWN OF CLEMONS
GROVE, IOWA, TO CONSTRUCT,
RECONSTRUCT, MAIN A n
AND OPERATE A POWER
I PLANT FOR THE GENERATION
n OF ELECTRICITY, SYSTEMS
FOR THE TRANSMISSION, DIS
TRIBUTION AND USE OF ELEC
/ ,EEECTRICITY TO THE TOWN
ALL PURPOSES, AND PROVID-
= ING FOR THE FURNISHING OF
ELECTRIC ENERGY TO THE
as TOWN FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES.
n oE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN
sCOUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
F sCLEMONS GROVE, IOWA:
Section One.
v Permission and authority are here
~ granted to IOWA RAILWAY
AND LIGHT COMPANY, its success1
Y a.rs and assigns Hereinafter calleE
ahe "GranteeD, Tor a period OF
twenty-five (25) years from land
otter the passage and adoptiGn of
July called and held for that pur-
rose at and in the town Of jClemons
drove, Iowa. within the corporate
limits of the said town.. as the same
Now are or may hereafter be located,
construct, reconstruct, maintain
mo 2perate power plant for the
nGration OF electricity, and to
= inter upon the public streets, alleys,
Highways, bridges and public places
=rH said town. and therein, thereon,
Dnthereunder and thereover, to con-
,,rtruct, reconstruct, maintain and
Use system for the transmission.
distribution and use OF electricity, to
consist OF poles, wires and conduits
Ind other construction necessary or
! Incident to said system and its use,
tencluding high potential electric
transmission line to and through the
:. own, and to sell and furnish electric
70 current or energy to the town and
Is inhabitants for all purposes.
~ Section Two.
The said transmission and distri-
tor,ution lines shall. 80 far as practi-
liable, be placed in the alleys, with
5he wires of said lines at least six
ve,een (16) feet above the surface Of
.relhe ground beneath, and the con-
obstruction of said lines shall be in
stelccordance with the specifications Of
The National Board of Fire Under
nyxriters in force at the time OF said
all poles, wires, con-
TUFTS, and appurtenances connected
rErherewith shall be erected. arranged.
and maintained in man
IntI1er 80 as not to endanger persons
fnsr property, nor to unreasonably in
n ferfere with any improvements the
retown may deem proper to make, nor
20 unnecessarily hinder or obstruct
.lhe free use OF the streets, avenues,
Valleys or private or public property.
"' Section Three.
- The town council may, by resolu-
ton, upon the written demand Of
\ pne Or more persons. require the
y grantee herein to extend its over
bead transmission and distribution
system SO as to furnish electric
IN light to said applicants, and for each
wiapplfcant having an installation Of
rlyiamps having a maximum hourly Ca
4 4acity for consumption of current
st equal TO one-half kilowatt, the gran
tee shall construct at its own ex-
4 pense, three hundred feet of said
Illine to serve said applicants, but for
Rll construction in excess thereof,
the applicants shall pay to the gran
zee the cost thereof before the gran
mmtee shall be required to construct the
fosame; and the grantee may also re-
: -Juire all applicants to be served by
; nhe said extension 20 sign reasonable
= contracts agreeing to use electricity
for lighting purposes for one year,
j aHnd to maintain and renew that por-
~ ton of said line built at. their ex-
y Ipense.
ight -.,.-..~. 90 n,ataa O..
"a construction or maintaining said
Int ~ tfavx
shall take up any pavement or make
is any excavation In the streets, alleys
re Cor public places Of said town, such
'o' excavation shall be at once re-filled
, soand pavements replaced to the sat
"a Wsfactfon of the town officials.
:, stMgs Section Five.
J II any person desires to move or
,;pbany highway any building which
will Interfere with the poles, wires
Tor other construction hereby author
ized. the grantee may be required by
'wothe Mayor to remove the poles and
, v,wires Of its said system for not fex
Needing five hours and not earlier
ourthan eight O'Clock In the forenoon
= nor later than three O'Clock in thu
=. safternoon, provided the route anf
|. time for moving said building bt
first approved and designated by thu
:. = Mayor Ia written notice to The
ii. grantee twentyfour hours before thu
time OF said removal accompanied b.
d the reasonable cost Of said remoya
and replacement OF the poles ant
wires OF the grantee, said cost to b.
fixed by the Mayor and paid by tn.
en- owner Of the building. but the gran
. tItee shall not be required to remoy,
b isany part OF it's high potential eiectri
o ptransmission lines provided an.
suitable route exists for moving salt
building which does not interior,
with said line, and the grantee shall
be entitled to forty-eight hours no
ne fice from the Mayor of the aseesstt..
sos the removal OF the wires of salt
line.
Section Six.
- The electricity to be supplied, dis
ffYibuted and sold under the pro
visions of this ordinance shall be al
WtesnatipS current Of such cycle an.