Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-22

/ RECONSTRUCT, MAIN
| AND OPERATE A POWER
| PLANT FOR THE GENERATION
OF ELECTRICITY. SYSTEMS
| FOR THE TRANSMISSION, DIS.
| TRIBUTION AND USE OF ELEC.
TRICITY, AMI TO FURNISH
ELECTRICITY TO THE TOWN
AND ITS INHABITANTS. FOR
ALL PURPOSES, AND PROVID.
ING FOR THE FURNISHING OF
/ ELECTRIC ENERGY TO THE
TOWN FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE TOWN
COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
CLEMONS GROVE. IOWA:
| Section One.
Permission and authority are here
by granted to IOWA RAILWAY
ors and assigns Hereinafter called
the "Grantee"), for period OF
twenty-five (s5) years from and
after the passage and adoption OF
this ordinance at q special election
sduly called and held for that pur-
pose at and In the town of Clemens
Grove, Iowa, within the corporate
limits OF the said town, as the same
now are or may hereafter be located,
to construct. reconstruct, maintain
and operate a power plant for the
generation of electricity, and to
enter upon the public streets, alleys,
highways. bridges and public places
of said town, and therein, thereon,
Hereunder and fhereover. to con-
struct, reconstruct, maintain and
use q system for the transmission,
distribution and use of electricity, to
consist of poles. wires and conduits
and other construction necessary or
incident TO said system and its use,
| including a high potential electric
transmission line to and through the
town. and to sell and furnish electric
current or energy TO the town and
its inhabitants for all purposes.
! Section Two.
! The said transmission and distri-
/, button lines shall. SO far as practi-
cable. be placed in the alleys, with
the wires of said lines at least six
| teen t16) feet above the surface of
the ground beneath, and the con-
struction of said lines shall be in
/ accordance with the specifications Of
the National Board OF Fire Under
writer's in force at the time Of said
construction: all poles, wires. con-
Quits, and appurtenances connected
/ Herewith shall be erected. arranged,
adjusted and maintained in man
+! ner so as not to endanger persons
or property. nor to unreasonably In
terfere with any improvements the
town may deem proper to make. nor
to unnecessarily hinder or obstruct
the free use of the streets. avenues.
alleys or private or public property.
| Section Three.
The town council may, by resolu-
ton, upon the written demand Of
one or more persons. require the
grantee herein TO extend its over
head transmission and distribution
system SO az to furnish electric
/ light to said applicants, and for each
applicant having an installation Of
lamps having maximum hourly ca
pacity for consumption of current
equal to one-hah ktlowatt, the gran
tee shall construct at Its own ex-
ipense, three hundred feet of said
line TO serve said applicants, but for
all construction in excess thereof.
the applicants shall pay to the gran
tee the cost thereof before the gran
tee shall be required to construct the
same: and the grantee may also re-
1.-THE said extension to sign reasonable
contracts agreeing to use electricity
for lighting purposes for one year,
and to maintain and renew that por-
! ton OF said line built at their ex-
Ipense.
/ Section Four.
Whenever the grantee. In erecting,
construction or maintaining said
poles. conduits and other appliances,
shall take up any pavement or make
any excavation in the streets, alleys
ior public places of said town, such
excavation shall be at once re-flled
and pavements replaced to the sat
lisfaction of the town officials.
| Section Five.
II any person desires to move on
! any highway any building which
win interfere with. the poles, wires
Tor other construction hereby author
! lied. the grantee may be required by
THE Mayor to remove the poles and
wires OF its said system for not ex-
ceeding FIVE hours and not earlier
than eight O'Clock in the forenoon,
nor later than three o'clock In the
afternoon, provided the route and
time for moving said building be
first approved and designated by the
Mayor in written notice to the
grantee twenty-four hours before the
time Of said removal accompanied by
1.-THE reasonable cost OF said removal
and replacement OF the poles and
wires OF the grantee, said cost to be
| fixed by the Mayor and paid by the
owner OF the building. but the gran
tee shall not be required to remove
any part OF its high potential electric
transmission lines provided any
suitable route exists for moving said
building which does not interfere
with; said line, and the grantee shall
be entitled to forty-eight hours mo-
itice from the Mayor OF the necessity
| OF the removal Of the wires OF said
line.
| Section Six.
The electricity to be supplied, dis
ltribdtkd and sold under the pro-
visions of this ordinance shall be al
ternatipg current OF such cycle and
voltage as the service demands, and
said service shall be maintained for
itwenty-four consecutive hours daily,
except when making repairs on the
high potential transmission line
serving said town between one
O'Clock A. NJ, and i've o'clock A. u.
iof the same day, or when prevented
iby accidents or causes beyond the
icontroI of tho grantee.
Section Seven.
4 The grantee ID hereby authorized
to. charge and collect for electric
IenerGy furnished 70; eacn consumed
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