The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-09-14
ELECTRIC LIGHT FRANCHISE.

TY YEAR ELECTRIC LIGHT HEAT AND POWER
Tnn Up R BE ACCEPTED BY THE CITY
CITY LANCASTER WITH THE RIGHT AND PRIVILEGE OF
THE ERECTION AND MAINTANANCE sTRINGING
THEREON OF WIRES, OR THE USE OF THE SAID PUBLIC WAYS
PRIVATE USES IN OTHER LAWFUL WAYS. AND REGULATING
THE PRICES TERMS AND OF THE SALE AND
MAINTENANCE OF POLES AND OTHER APPLIANCES ON AND UN
ING FOR THE ADVERTISEMENT AND SALE OF THE FRANCHISE
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LANCASTER, KENTUCKY
DO oRDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
the privilege and franchise hereby award
Council
the public roads, lanes and alleys Of
the said City, and maintain under and
City necessary poles transform
condt and other appliances the of conducting
plying distributing and selling electricity light heat power
purposes City the inhabitants
thereof with the right privilege and franchise for period of twenty
wires cables and lay codu in under and
public the City for the distribution transmission delu
and of electricity and said right shall extend all streets lanes
and public of said City which are now open or may be
opened that opened with full authority
holes dch trenches the lanes and alleys of said City
the erection of poles laying Of eond in accord
with the limitations and conditions that are imposed this
SECTION H.
advertised for sale bids received
therefor public cutlery and the same shall be awarded and granted
the City under the limitations and conditions Of this
ordinance.
bids for said franchise public outcry
the 2srd dav of September 1915 at o'clock Whereabouts
of the Court the City Kentucky award
franchise highest and best bidder thereof reserng the right
all bids for said franchise accept such
all the bids received therefor shall
be rejected the City direct said franchise to be again offered for sale
in the form is offered change the form thereof and her the
for sale continue offer the for SALE change the form
thereof until satisfactory bid received approved and accepted by the City
SECTION w.
highest favorable bid to the City
Lancaster for the of
lighting minimum of fifty 5o lamps not less than One Humid
will
Dollars $4,000 annually for each lamp and the bid
received public ouery agreeing perform all other conditions Of this
furnish the minimum Of so said lamps and
many the City from time order installed at
franchise shall be awarded subject the approval
simultaneous Herewith file
Dollars (2OOOoO) that such bidder will
comply the franchise his bid shall be accepted by the
Council
said he shall after
adoption ordinance due notice by advertise
weeks the Central Record
er pers or publications as may deem
franchise will be sold for the said City through him the time ard place
requirements the said Mayor shall the said time and
place proceed franchise provided shall his acts
Council together with the highest best and favorable bidder
herein for the acceptance or rejection OF the CITY,
subject
following limitations and conditions:
a. City shall refer to
and City Kentucky
Company used herein shall refer and mean the purchaser and
instead the City Lancaster Kentucky and the word Company being
brevity
O The purchaser of this franchise whose bid shall be accepted by
the Council led Company assigns shall have the right
the highways alleys provided in
furnish electricity light and for the of the
lights furnished shall the herein fixed
privilege franchise the pub
by the Council for the Company the streets alleys and public
the City the erection of poles and swinging and the
condut furnishing distribution
electricity the Lancaster which transmission distribution fur
nihng and sale of electricity shall begin July l. 1917.
Provided that said wires conveying and conducting electricity shall
within telephone telegraph who
upon the o the City by legal
@ The shall begin the construction of its electric light
and the of poles the swinging its
ordinance the franchise shall
1917 shall bond the the
100000 faithful performance portion
the franchise
ca Said Company shall furnish alternating for the
manufacture electricity for and light and shall be provided
with duplicated producing machinery throughout that shall have
boilers and dynamos dynamos capacity
rs KVA eaeh be located maintained during life Of fran
within the Kentucky said
three and said sufficient capacity
all electrical appliances shall the such
design the The
electric the shall be should
the growth of the City electricity furnish efficient
light the said City and light and heat