The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-21

AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE
eoNTRAcT Fok sARREr HfGhTiNG
Be it Ordained by the Mayor and and
Councilmen of the City of Oakland. Kan
Section l. That the Mayor BE- and
be is hereby authorized and directed. to
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peka Railway Company. a corporation; for
the lighting of the streets, avenues, alleys
Which snia e fas aea in Words
and figures & as follows; to % Wit: :,r,>,,
THh TnR ctr oF 6HKnaNG
KANSAS & 4S,,A ANp THE o TqPEkA q A,dN Rail
This i agpeement SnMmanf made ana entered into
between the City of oakland. shawnee
as THE City and The Topeka Railway
Company, a Kansas corporation; whose
sas. hereinafter referred to as the Rail
WITNEssEETH. That: /. The Railway
electric lights to the City for lighting
its streets. avenues; alleys: and public
matter stated and for the consideration
hereinafter named. for period of ten 1Ol
Years commeneing 1o14 on the First t6s day y97f5 Of
day of February. 1927.
The lights furnished under this agree-
ment shall be what is known as Mazda,
Type C., Street series incandescent lights OF
one hundred Q00) candle power and shall
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locations to be designated by the Mayor
and Council of said City
all necessary poles. wires. spans. street
hoods. reflectors. and other appliances nee
essary to create a first-class incande5cent
street lighting system. and shall erect and
install the same and shall furnish the nee
ssssary current for burning the said t lights @
every night. it being contemplated that the
said lights and each and all of them shall
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hours each year. during the term of this
agreement
original installation of the lighting system
herein provided for. locate the lights at
the points designated by the City; The
resolution duly passed by its Mayor and
Council. TO change the location of any Of
receipt rec M o." Of notice from the city Clerk With
change II location q lights attached
res sonable promptness. make the changes
so ordered provided; howe0er, that the
said changes have been completed. reim-
burse the Railway Company for the actual
cost Of making the chances so ordered;
which may become broken: all lamps which
may have burned out, shall be replaced
rea sonable promptness. and the Hallway
Company shall repair any damage to its
by reason of storms. fires and other causes.
and restore service IL the same shall be
Interrupted thereby. with the least reason
able delay. and all at the sole cost and
expense Of the Railway Company. It being
/ the intent of this contract to provide that
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
! 5 The Railway Company at all times
when the lights herein provided 70. are
! urned on. furnish alternating current for
! operating same, of adequate potential and
rated capacity.
| g. It is mutually agreed. by and he
tween the parties hereto that the original
installation shall consist of at least sixty
ordi' nee duly passed add to and increase
the number Of lights as the same shall
become necessary for the needs Of the
City.
Provided. however that additional lights
shall be ordered in multiples Of five
/ 90 lights. and that If any one Hight shall
require more than six hundred and seven
| ty-five t675) feet of additional pole and
for the same. the City shall reimburse tbs
Railway Company for the actual cost oi
the pole and wire line. over and above the
said six hundred and seventy-five (6I5l
feet.
Z. As consideration for the faithful per
formance by the Railway Company Of tht
| covenants and agreements hereiDbefor'
contained. the City agrees to pay and tbs
sum of $1,000 per lamp. per year. for tbs
first ffty 500 lamps installed hereunder
and the sum of S27 so per lamp per veal
for the next ten (10) lamps installed here
under. and the sum of $500 per lamI
per year. for all lights IN excess of sixty
1901 lights installed hereunder Said pay
ments are to be made IN twelve (12) equa
monthly installments, to be paid on or be