The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-15


AN ORDINANCE granting to the Topeka
Railway Company, corporation its SUE
cessUrs assigns. the right to furnish
Kansas, and the inhabitants thereof. and
the right to use the streets. alleys. ave
nues. and public places of said city: for
the construction, installation. mainte-
nance. and operation, of its works. pipes,
poles. wires. conduits. and all other neces.
sary apparatus and appliances for said
PTFpose
The City of Oakland. Kansas, is a City Of
the third class and governed by mayor
and five Co Counciimen as provided by
statute of the State of Kansas and is de
sirous Of obtaining for public use and for
lighting, power, and any and all purposes
The Topeka Railway Company is a cor
laws of the State of Kansas and is now en-
gagged in tho business of supplying cleo
| trio service for all purposes: it's present
within the City of Topeka. KanEas and
principally used for the benefit of said
| City and the inhabitants thereof, and the
said The Top, Railway Company. is
destroys of furnishing electric service v to to
NOW. THEREFORE, Be it ordained by
the Mayor and Councilmen of the City of
RIGHaT%s GRANTED:
Section 1. That The Topeka Railway
Company, its successors and assigns. be
and the same sn are f GeFeby granted FOR
after the taking effect Of this ordinance
| the right TO enter upon the streets avenues.
land. Kansas and to erect and install there
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
furnish and deliver electric current to said
City Of Oakland, Kansas. and the inhabit-
ants thereof. for any and all purposes. upon
the terms and under the conditions here
! matter named.
Section q All pole and wire lines and an
other apparatus herein authorized to be
placed in the streets avenues. alleys, and
| public places of said City of Oakland. Kan
sas; shall be installed under the direction
of said City. or of their duly authorized
representatives. and the said The Topeka
/ Railway Company. its successors and as
| signs shall at all times hold and save
harmless the Sid City of Oakland. Kansas.
/ of and from all damages loss or expense
caused or occasioned by the sole negligence
of said The Topeka Railway Co ipany. its
successors or assigns. their agents. servants
and employees. in the construction. main
! tennnce and operation of the electric trans
mission and distribution system herein
authorized.
The said. The Topeka Re'lway Company.
it's SUCCESSORS and assigns. shall. during the
c Itinuance of this grant. furnish to the
ants. reasonably sufficient and efficient ser
vice. Provided, however. that said company
shall not be rec ed to make extensions
| where the revenue to be derived therefrom
will be insufficient to yield an adequate
| re urn the investment. The rates for
service in the CITY of Oakland. Kansas
shall at all times he the same as the rates
oh .-ed by The Topeka Edison Company
for light and contemporaneous service fur
nished by said company to the City of To-
peka. and its Inhabitants. or as specifical-
that the said The Topeka Railway Company
charge of forty t40, cents rer Month. or
| tie anne minimum nrice as charge in the
City Of Topeka. for each meter installed
provid j. further. that II may make n rea
sonable readiness-to serve charge for inter
mittent or breakdown service for COM
mercial manufacturing load exceeding
two horse power. The said Tho Topeka
Railway Com any. its Successors or as
signs. shall render its customers in the CITY
of Oakland. Kansas. bill for the amount
mchth succeeding that in which the service
is rendered. which said bill shall be due
and rvable on or before the tenth 10thl
tenth 1Oth) day Of said month shall be
subject to penalty Of ten per cent of ths
amount of the bill. Slid penalty. however
shall in no case be less than twenty five
unpaid on the tenth 1ofhl day OF tht
month the said The Topeka Railway Com
pany. its successors or assigns. may. up0f
forty-eight (4sl hours notice to the Gus
toner. disco time service and any Gus
ltomer whose service is discontinued fol
Lnon-bayment of hill shall be required {,
pay to Z o said The Topeka Railway Com
pany its successors or assigns. charge q
I service. ID the said Company shall hav
the right to refDse to reconnect any de
linquent customer until the amount du
said compan. has been paid
arising between the said City of Oakland