The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-20
ORDINANCE NO. IA.

AN ORDINANCE granting to the Topeka
Hallway Company, corporation Its sue
cessors assigns. the right to furnish
electric service to the City of Oakland.
Kansas. and the Inhabitants thereof. and
the right to the streets. alleys. ave
nues. and public places of said city, for
the construction, installation mainte-
poles. wires eonduits. and all other neees-
sary apparatus and appliances for satd
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The City of Oakland. Kansas, is a City of
the. third class and governed by mayor
and five (5l Councilmen Appended
sirous of obtaining for public use and for
the use of its Inhabitants, electricity for
lighting. power, and any and all purposes
The Topeka Railway Company is a cor
poration organized. and existing under the
laws of the State of Kansas and is now en-
gagged in. the. business of supplying cleo
trio service for all purposes: its present
plant and works being located principally
G Gse Il for fbe bene az sa
City and the Inhabitants thereof. and the
satd The Teps Railway COMPANY. IL
said City of Oakland. Kansas, and the
Inhabitants thereof.
NOW. THEREFORE. Be it ordained by
the Mayor and Councilmen of the City of
RIGHTS GRANTED:
Section l.. That The Topeka Railway
Company, its successors and assigns, be
and the same are hereby granted for
period of twenty 900 YEARS.. from and
the right 20 enter upon the streets. avenues,
alleys and public places Of the City of Oak
in pole and wire lines for the transmission
of electricity. to and through the said City
of Oakland, Kansas. and to erect and in
stall works. pole and wire ~es. and all
other necessary apparatus and appliances for
supplying and delivering electricity and to
furnish and deliver electric current to said
City II Oakland Kansas. and the inhabit-
ants thereof. for any and all purposes. upon
the terms and under the conditions here
matter named.
Section .. All pole and wire lines and all
other apparatus herein authorized to be
public places ae of said city Of Oakland. Kan am
sas. shall be installed under the direction
and .s eGnrG of the tSs ana CoTIe%6
representatives. and the said The Topeka
Railway, Company, its successors and as
harmless the sfid city OF Oakland. Kansas.
of and from all damages: loss or expense.
of said The Topeka Railway Co Ipany. its
successors or assigns. their agents. servants
enanee PanG operaon Of the eiectric trans
mission and distribution system herein
authorized.
The said The Topeka Railway Company,
its successors and assigns, shall, during the
c ltinuance of this grant, furnish to the
City of Oakland. Kansas, and its inhabit-
ants, reasonably. sufficient and efficient ser
vice. Provided however, that said company
shall not be rec ed to make extensions
Of it lines to reach and serve consumers
where the revenue to be derived therefrom
will be insufficient to yield an adequate
re nrn on the Investment. The. rates for
shall at all times be the same as the rates
ch ged by The Topeka Edison Company
for light and contemporaneons service fur
nished by said company to the City of To-
peka. and its inhabitants. or as specifical-
iy covered by contract; provided. however.
that the said The Topeka Railway Company
charge of forty f4O) cents per Month. or
the lme minimum price charged in the
City Of Topeka. for each meter installed ::
proviG !. further. that IL may make rea-
snnahie readiness to- serve charge for inter
, mittent or b.eak-Aown service for 2 com
mercial or manufacturing load exceeding
Railway Com any. its Successors or
signs. shall render its customers in tie Citv
Of Oakland. Kansas q bill for the amount
due said Company the first day Of each
IN 't1 succeeding that in which the service
is rendered which said bill shall be due
and r"vabie On or before the tenth f10thb
tenth 1nth) day of said month shall be
subject to pen~1tr Of ten per cert of re
amount of the bin. Said penalt.- however
shall in no case he less than twenty five
f2ll ents n the said hill shall remain
unn4id on the terth 11th) dav Of the
month. the said Tho Topeka Railway Com
FORTY eight (4el h'-TrS ;;a'icc TO the Gus
toTrer. discri Time service and anv Gus
TONER whose service Is discontinued for
non-naymnnt OF hill shall he required to
nav to = Q said The Topeka Railway Com
Dany its srnccs-ors or assigns. charge ~
one ~ dollar for the reconnec.ion Of his
service - the said Company shall have
the right to refuse to reconnect any de
Iinquent customer until the amount due
sal s-ninpan, - been paid
Sertion . In ease Of any Disagreement
Using between the safd City Of Oakland.
Kansas. and the said The Topeka Raiiway
Company; rs So, D, -essors or or assigns. as
ditions and obligations Of this Ordinance,