Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-26

RECONSTRUCT. MAIN T Al y
AND OPERATE POWER
PLANT FOR THE GENERATION
OF ELECTRICITY. SYSTEMS
FOR THE TRANSMISSION. DIS
TRIBUTION AND USE OF ELEC-
TRICKY, AND TO FCRNIS--
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
ST. ANTHONY, IOWA:
Section One.
Permission and authority are here
by granted to IOWA RAILWAY
AND LIGHT COMPANY, its success
ors and assigns hereinafter called
the. 'Grantee"l, for a period Of
twenty-five f26l years from and
after the passage and adoption OF
this ordinance at a special election
duly called and held for that pur-
pose at and in the town OF ST An
thony, 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 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 it's 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 (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 ey-
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 NAV also re-
quire all applicants to be served by
the said extension 10 sign reasonabl
contracts agreeing TO use electricity
for lighting purposes for one year
and TO maintain and renew that Dor
ton of said line built az 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-flled
and pavements replaced to the sat.
isfaction OF the town officials.
Section Five.
If any person desires to move or
any highway any building which
will interfere with the poles, wires
or other construction hereby author
{ lied, the grantee may be required b1
the Mayor to remove the poles anf
4 wires of its said system for not ex
ceeding FIVE hours and not earle,
s than eight O'Clock in the forenoon
nor later than three O'Clock in tn,
. afternoon, provided the route ant
time for moving said building b.
Z first approved and designated by tn,
Mayor In a written notice to tn.
n grantee twenty-four hours before tn.
I time OF said removal accompanied b.
!. the reasonable cost of said remoya
and replacement Of the poles an,
wires OF the grantee, said cost to b.
fixed by the Mayor and paid by tn
owner of the building, but the gran
tee shall not be required to remov
any part of its high potential electri
transmission lines provided an
suitable route exists for moving sal
building which does not interfer
with said line. and the grantee sha]
be entitled to forty-eight hours nc
tfce from the Mayor of the necessit
Of the removal of the wires of sal
line.
Section Six.
The electricity to be supplied, 6is
trfbuted and sold under the pre
visions Of this ordinance shall be a
tefnatiDg current of such cycle an
vintage as the service demands, an
lid service shall be maintained fo
twenty -four consecutive hours dali,
except when making repairs on th
~ potential transmission lin