Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-15

TRIBUTION AND USE OF ELEC-
TRICITY, AND 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 10 IOWA RAILWAY
AND LIGHT COMPANY. its success
ors and assigns Hereinafter called
the "Grantee"l, for. period OF
twenty-five (25l years from and
after the passage and adoption OF
this ordinance at a special election
duly called and held fer 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 thereover, to con-
struct, reconstruct, maintain and
use a 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 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 distrt'
button lines shall, so far as practi
cable, be placed in the alleys. with
the wires of said lines at least six.
teen (16) 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 a 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 tran smission and distribution
system so as to furnish electric
light to said applicants, and for each
applicant having an installation of
lamps having a maximum hourly ca
pacity for consumption OF current
equal to one-half kilowatt, the gran
tee shall construct at It's own ex-
pense, 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-
quire all applicants to be served by
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-
pense.
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
or public places Of said town, such
excavation shall be at once re-filled
and pavements replaced to the sat
isfaction of the town officials.
Section Five.
. II any person desires to move on
any highway any building which
will interfere with the poles, wires
or other construction hereby author
lied, the grantee may be required by
. the Mayor to remove the poles and
wires of it's 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 a written notice to the
grantee twentv-four hours before the
time Of said removal accompanied By
the reasonable cost of said remova
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 electri,
transmission lines provided any
suitable route exists for moving sale
building which does not interiors
with said line, and the grantee shall
be entitled to forty-eight hours no
tice from the Mayor Of the necessit!
Of the removal Of the wires OF salt
line.
Section Six.
he electricity to be supplied. dis
tributed and sold under the pro
visions of this ordinance shall be al
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