Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-08-04
NEW FRANCHISE SUB
M1TTED BY THE WATER POW
Err COMPANY


Falls Water Power Company Of Min
an Easement and Right of Way in the
Streets, Avenues, Bridges and Public
Ways in the City of Little Falls,
Minnesota, to Erect and Maintain
Necessary Poles, Masts and Towers,
and Lay Conduits and String Wires
for the Transmission of Electricity
for the Supply and Sale Of Light,
Heat and Power.
The Common Council of the City of
Little Falls Does Ordain as Follows:
Section l. The right is hereby given
to the said grantee, the Little Falls
Water Power Company Of Minnesota,
its successors and assigns, hereinafter
called the said grantees, for period Of
twenty-five years, and it is hereby au-
thorized and empowered to construct,
equip, operate and maintain in said
city electric plants for producing, dis
tributing, renting, selling or otherwise
disposing of electricity for light, heat,
and power for public and commercial
use, and to erect poles, columns, masts
and towers and lay conduits and string
wires over or under any of the streets,
avenues, alleys, brid ges and public
ways now existing and that may here
after exist in said city. This grant
includes such rights and privileges as
may be necessary and convenient to
carry into full force and effect the con-
struction, maintenance and operation
Of such plants as it may see fit to en-
Pioy.
Sec. 2. The said grantee in doing
any OF the work contemplated by this
grant, shall have due regard for rights
Of persons and corporations, public or
private, and not unnecessarily inter-
fere with the same.
Sec. 3. The said grantee shall leave
all streets, avenues, alleys, bridges,
public ways, used or occupied by it as
herein authorized, in practically as
good condition as it shall find the
same.
Sec. 4. All poles erected unders this
ordinance shall be Of good size and
material and Of such hei ght as to per-
nit the wires strung on same to clear
all reasonable traffic and not unneces.
sarily interfere with the general travel
ing public.
Unreasonable or extraordinary traf-
fic is hereby defined and to include the
moving Of buildings or any appliance,
device or machinery having an extend.
ed shaft or other projectile that would
IN moving the same come in contact
with the service or feed wires of
grantee. The grantee shall upon de-
mand made by any person who wishes
to use any street or alley upon which
grantees wires are located, for an un-
reasonable or extraordinary use tenn
porarily remove sufficient wires to per-
nit such use. All demands for such
temporary removal shall be accom-
panied with a sufficient deposit to
recompense said grantee for the ordi-
nary labor and material used in taking
down and replacing service and feed
wires, and in no case shall said gran
tee be required to open passage
through high tension lines except upon
demand herein specified, and in addition
thereto said demand shall be accompan-
led by written order of the City
Council or Mayor. In all cases Of de-
mand for temporary removal said gran.
tee shall be given twentyfour (24)
hours notice. :
Sec. 5. The said grantee shall at
all times defend and hold the said city
harmless from all lawful claims for
injury to persons Or property caused
by the construction and operation of
the business contemplated by this
grant.
Sec. 6. The said grantee shall fur:
nish to the city and to private parties
and persons, if required, light and
power, or either, at all points within
the city when there is sufficient de-
mand to make the same practicable, at
reasonable rates. without discrimina.
ton, and said rates shall be the same
for all persons similarly situated and
requiring similar service from said
grantee, successors or assigns. Until
otherwise determined in the manner
provided by law said rates for lighting
shall be as follows computed monthly,
viz: ..;s. So S
Sec. Z. Upon the termination 70,
any cause Of the grant herein made,
the said grantee shall remove the poles
towers~and other appliances from the
streets, avenues, Alley bid es And
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