Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-10-21

granted thereby; said proposed or
dinance being as follows, to-wit:
ORDINANCE NO.
An Ordinance granting r. G. Well
and, his heirs, successors and as
signs. the right to construct, oper-
ate repair and maintain an electric
light and power plant in the Incor-
porated Town of Audubon, Iowa; al
so the right to use the streets, alleys,
| highways, bridges and public places
within the corporate limits of the In
corporated Town of Audubon, Iowa
for such purpose, and prescribing the
conditions and terms and limitations
under which said franchise and the
right to use the streets, alleys and
public places, as granted: and the
method of construction and the
rights of occupation so granted;
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE TOWN
COUNCIL OF THE INCORPOR-
ATE TOWN OF AUDUBON,
| Section 4.
Permission and authority are here
by granted to r. G.. Weiland, his
heirs, successors and assigns, with
in the corporate limits of the Town
of Audubon. Iowa, as the same are
or may be hereafter located, to con-
struct, reconstruct, maintain and op-
crate a power plant for the genera
ton and distribution and sale of
electric current for light, power and
heating, and all other purposes for
which electricity may be legitimate
ly used, and to enter upon the pub
lie streets, alleys, highways, bridges
and public places of said town, now
or hereafter opened, extended or err
ected, and therein, thereon, there
under, and thereover to erect, con-
struct, use maintain and recon-
struct and operate systems for the
transmission, distribution and use of
electricity, to consist of poles, elect
ric wires, conduits and other con-
struction necessary or incident to
said system and it's use; subject,
however, to the provisions of this
ordinance and the laws of the State
of Iowa now in effect, or that may
be hereinafter enacted relating
thereto.
Section 2.
In this Ordinance, the word
Town" refers to and means the In
Icorporated Town of Audubon, Iowa.
And the word Grantee" refers to
r. G. Weiland, his heirs, successors
and assigns.
Section 3.
Said electric distribution and heat
ing system now or hereafter erected,
including the poles, wires, conduits,
pipings and other construction shall
so far as practicable. be constructed
and erected in and upon alleys of
the said town, unless the town by
resolution, shall designate some 9TH
er suitable location therefor, and all
high tension wires shall be at least
Twenty feet above the surface of the
street or alley beneath and all low
tension wires at least Is feet above
the surface of the street or alley be-
meath. All poles, wires, conduits,
pipings and other appliances shall be
placed subject to the approval of
the Town Council or its proper COM
mittees. The said electric distribu-
ton system shall be put up andl
maintained with such ground clear
ance, insulation, stability and mech
anical strength as not to endanger
persons or public or private property,
or interfere with any improvements
the town may deem proper to make,
nor hinder or obstruct the free use
of the aforesaid public places and
property, or private property.
Section 4.
The Town Council may by resolu-
ton. upon written demand of one or
more persons, require the grantee
herein to extend it's overhead distri-
button system so as to furnish cleo
trio light to said applicants under
such reasonable regulations as the
Council may perscribe.
Section 5.
Whenever the Grantee in erecting,
constructing or maintaining the said
poles, conduits or other appliances,
shall take up any pavement on the
streets or alleys of the said town
or shall make any excavation therein
or in any of the public places of the
said town, such excavation shall at
once be refilled and pavement re-
placed under the. direction of the
town official or committee of the
town council in charge of the street
Improvements, and all surfaces made
as good as before by the said Grant
ees, or in case of it's failure so to do
as promptly as practicable, the town
may do so at the expense of the
Grantee, and the said Grantee shall
be liable for the reasonable cost
thereof in a civil action; and provid-
ed further, that when the grade of
any street, alley or avenue of said
town is changed, said Grantee shall
change and remove said poles, posts
or conduits so as to conform with the
new grade and meet the requirements
of the ordinance as to the height of
wires above said alley and streets,
all at it's own expense. And the town
may require the Grantee, at Grant
ee's own expense, to relocate any
pole or poles in any other suitable
location.
Section q.
| If il shall become necessary for
any person to move across any street,
avenue or alleys, any house or build
ing of such type or size as may in
terfere with the poles, wires and
other conduits of the transmission or
distribution systems hereby author?
lied the said Grantee herein shall
| temporarily remove the poles and
wires so far as necessary to allow the
passage of such or other building,
for a reasonable period of time not
exceeding five hours, but the said
Grantee shall not be required to re-
move such poles or wires prior to
eight o'clock in the forenoon or lat
er than three o'clock in the after
noon; also provided that the route,
hour and date selected for remov-
ing said building shall be first ap-
| nrOVad nv the mayor designated nv