The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-13

AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE
MAYOR Ga9nR @ OF Sob 0AKLASP "A & KANSAS 70
Be it Ordained by the Mayor and and
Councilmen Of the City of Oakland. Kan
Section !. 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
the lighting of the streets. avenues. alleys
which said contract shall be in words
and figures as follows. to wit:
CONTRACT For STREET LIGHTING,
KANSAS, AND THE TOPEKA RAIL-
WAY COMPANY A CORPORATION.
This agreement made ana entered into
between the City Of Oakland. Shawnee
county, iy kansas, hereinafter referred red TO
as The City and The Topekia Railwas SnsS
principal office is located at Topeka Kan
sas, hereinafter referred to as the "Rah
wITNEssETH. That: 1. The Railway
Company hereby agrees to furnish public
electric ste . lights to the City for lighting bTgs
places pursuant to the specifications here
matter stated and for the consideration
years. commencing on the First day cf
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
be suspended as near as practicable over
the center Of street intersections at the
locations to be designated by the Mayor
and Council Of said City.
. The Railway Company shall furnish
all necessary poles. wires, spans. street
hoods, reflectors. and other appliances nee
essary to create a first-class incandescent
street lighting system. and shall erect and
install the same and shall furnish the nee
essary current for burning the said lights
from dusk until daylight all night and
a
burn approximately four thousand $4,000
hours each year. during the term of this
2. The Railway Company shall. in the
original installation of the lighting system
herein I, provided for locate @ the zig lights rs at
City shall thereafter have the right. by
resolution duly passed by its Mayor and
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
reasonable prompt1ness. make the changes
City shall. within thirty (30) days after
said changes have been completed. reim-
cost of making the changes SO ordered.
4. All lamps. glassware. and reflectors
which may become broken: all lamps which
may have burned out shall be replaced
by The Topeka Railway Company with
reasonable promptness. and the Railway
Company shall renair any damage to it's
lines. lamps. attachments and appliances
by reason of storms fires and other causes.
Interrupted thereby. with the least reason
able delay. and all at the sole cost and
expense Of the n Railway Company. i being
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
ment.
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
rated capacity.
g. It is mutually agreed. by and be-
tween the parties hereto that the original
(60) lights. and that the City may. by
ordir nee duly passed. add to and increa sc
hecome necessary for the needs Of the
CITY.
shall be ordered in multiples Of five
80 lights. and that if any one light shall
% faen oS additional an@ pos and
wire line to reach the designated location
for the same. the City shall reimburse the
the pole and wire line. over and above the
said six hundred and seventy-five t61o)
Z. As consideration for the faithful mr.
formance by the Railway Company Of the
covenants and agreements hereinbeforF
Railwav Comp: " agrees to ACCEPT. The
sum of 5000 per lamp. per year. for the
first fifty 500 lsmps Y91 o installed hereunder
for the next ten 40, lamps installed here
under. and the sum of $500 per lamp
lGN lights installed hereunder. Said pay
ments are to be made in twelve (12) equal
fore the tenth (1Othl day Of each month
during the continuance OF this contract
commencing with the month next succeed
ing tina. in which the lights are turned
s. The rights and privileges. conferred