The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-09

AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE
co MIR r FOR SaH s sTRRET ffGHTiNG.
Be it Ordained by the Mayor and and
Councilmen of the City of Oakland, Kan
sas:
Section 1. That the Mayor be and
he is hereby authorized and directed, to
City Of Oakland. contract with The To-
peka Railway Company, a corporation, for
tue lighting of the streets. avenues, alleys
which said contract shall be in words
and figures follows. to wit:
BETWEEN THE CITY OF OAKLAND,
KANSAS. AND THE TOPEKA RAIL
WAY COMPANY A CORPORATION:
between the city of Oakland, Shawnee
as The cftgs and 1 The Topeka Railway
Company, a Kansas corporation; whose
principal office is located at Topeka Kan
sas Hereinafter referred to as the Rail
WITNEssETH. That: l. The Rai l,SsEg
eleetPic lights fsOy to the city for lighting
its streets, avenues. alleys. and public
places pursuant to the specifications here
hereinafter named, for period of ten Q0l
years. commencing. on the First day OF
March: 1917. and terminating on the 9th
The lights furnished under this agree
ment shall be what is known as Mazda
Type c. Street series incandescent lights of
one hundred 600 candle power and shall
be suspended as near as practicable over
the center of street intersections at the
and Council Of said City.
2 The Railway Company shall furnish
all necessary poles. wires, spans, street
hoods. reflectors, and other appliances nee
essary to create a first-class incandeseent
street Lighting system ana f shall erect th ana
essary current for burning the said lights
from dusk until daylight. all night and
every night. it being contemplated that the
said lights and each and all of them shall
burn approximately four thousand $4,000
hours each year, during the term Of this
3. The Railway Company shall. in the
original installation of the lighting system
the points designated by the City; The
City, shall thereafter have the, right by
Council to change the location of any of
the lights herein provided for. and upon
receipt Of notice from the City Clerk with
change in location Of lights attached
thereto. the Railway Company shall. with
re Snt fSe
City shall. within thirty (30) days after
said changes have been completed, REIN;
burse the Railway Company for the actual
cost of making the changes so ordered.
4. All lamps. glassware. and reflectors
NAV have burned ont shall be replaced
by The Topeka Railway Company with
reasonable promptness and the Railway
lines. lamps. attachments and appliances
by reason of storms. fires and other causes.
and restore service IL the same shall be
able delay, and all at the sole cost and
expense of the Railway Company. it being
the intent of this contract TO provide that
the Railway Company shall at its sole cost
and expense. maintain the lighting system
herein provided for in good and sufficient
condition during the term of this agree
5. The Railway Company Mt all times
when the lights herein provided TO- are
turned on. furnish alternating current for
operating same. of adequate potential and
volume to burn the lights up to their
g. II is mutually agreed. nv and be-
tween the parties hereto that the original
(6Ol lights and that the City may. by
ordir~nce duly passed. add to and increase
become necessary for the needs of the
Provided however that additional lights
f5j lights. and that If any one light shnll
require more than six hundred and seven
tr-five t675) feet of additional pole and
for the same the City shall reimburse the
Railway Company for the actual cost Of
the pole and wire line, over and above the
said six hundred and seventy-fiv tGT5)
feet
Torrance by the Railway Company Of the
covenants and agreements hereinbeforf
contained. the City agrees to pay and the
sum of S.3o.oo per lamp per year. for the
first fifty (50l lamps Installed hereunder
and the sum of s2I 50 per lamp per year
for the next ten (1o) lamps trstal'ed here
under. and the sum Of $500 per IamT
per year. for all lights In excess OF sixty
. 100 lights installed hereunder. Said paw.
ments are to be made in twelve t12) equa
( monthly installments, to be paid on or he
\ fore the tenth (10th) day of each month
/ during the contlnuance OF TINS contract
commencing with the month next succeed
4 ing thai in which the lights are turned
on.
S. The rights and privileges conferred
by this ordinance are. granted upon thi
! specific condition that the actual work O