The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-10-25

The Village Council. Of the Village
of North Redwood, Minnesota, do or
dain as, follows:
Section 1. That there be. and here
by is granted to- Northern States
Power Company, Minnesota corpo-
ration, its successors and assigns,
hereinafter referred to as grantee
during the period of fifteen years
from the date. hereof, the right and
privilege of erecting. and maintaining
in, upon and across. the streets, al
legs, and public grounds of said Viii
lage, electric transmission lines and
distribution system, including all nee
essary, usual or convenient poles.
pole lines, masts, wires, lamps, trans
formers, and other fixtures and ap-
purtenances usually, conveniently, or
necessarily used in connection there
with, for the purpose of transmit
ting and furnishing electric current
for light, heat, power and other pur-
poses for public and private use in
and to said Village and the inhabit-
ants thereof, and Others. and for the,
purpose Of transmitting to and
through said Village such electric cur
rent, provided that such pole and
transmission lines shall be, located as
in no way to interfere with rhe safe
ty and convenience Of ordinary travel
along said streets and alleys, and
provided that said grantee, it's sue
cessors and assigns, in the erection
and maintenance Of such pole and
transmission lines, shall be subject
to such reasonable regulations as
may be imposed by the Village Coun-
Gil.
Section 2. The rates to be charged
by said grantee, it's successors and
assigns. for electric current sold with
in said Village through the first 5
years Of this franchise, shall not ex-
coed a rate of lie net per XVIII, and
for the remaining 10 years of this
franchise, shall not exceed 10c net
per XVIII; provided however that
nothing herein contained shall be con-
strued as prohibiting the grantee
from charging each consumer a mini
mum of $1.00 per month per meter
for light and $1.00 per month per
H. P. on all power motors installed:
which minimum charge shall be made
only when the monthly current con-
sumption shall amount to less than
said minimum charge computed at
said rates, and shall be considered as
payment for said current.
Section 8. There is also granted
to said grantee, it's successors and
assigns, during the term hereof. per-
mission and authority to trim all trees
and shrubs in the streets, alleys and
public grounds of said Village, inter-
fering with the proper erection and
maintenance Of any poles, cables,
wires or any other fixtures installed
in pursuance Of the authority hereby
granted, provided that said grantee
shall save said Village harmless from
any liability in the premises.
Section 4. In case said grantee. it's
successors or assigns, shall not on or
before January /, 1917, be ready and
able to furnish electric current to said
Village or the inhabitants thereof,
then this ordinance, together with all
rights and privileges hereby granted
may, at the election Of the Village
Council be declared null and void.
Section 5. Nothing in this ordi-
nance contained shall be construed as
giving to said grantee. its successors
or assigns, any exclusive privilege in,
on, over, or across any of the streets,
alleys or public grounds Of said Vii
lage. -,