Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-04

/ gEORATND AIUWMsA SJE az AAAkSu$AN
MARSHALL COUNTY. IOWA. rs
CONSTRUCT. HDCON6TRUNI
MAINTAIN AND OPERATE 4
POWER PLANT FOR TEdE Gd1N'
ERAT1ON OF ELECTRICITY. 6YS-
TEMS FOR TILE TRANSMISSION
DISTRIBUTION AND USE or
EIECRTCITY. AND 10 FUINlSH
ELECTRM1TY no THE TOWN
AND IT'S INHABITANTS FOR ALL
PURPOSES, AND TO CARRY ON 4
GENERAL ELECTRIC LIGHT AMI
POWER BUSINESS: AND CON
TRACKING WITH IOWA RAIL
WAY AND LIGHT cOMFAN
FOR TTlE LIGHTING OF TIE
STREETS, ALLEYS AND PUbAAI
PLACES nm Said TOWN.
BE TT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN
COUNCIL OF rIMCrOWN o. AL
BION IOWA:
Section ons.
Permission end authority are hereby
granted to IOWA RAILWAY AM
LIGHT COMPANY. Its successors o.
assigns, within the corporate limits q
the town OF Albion, Marshall county,
Iowa, as the same now are or may
hereafter be located. to CONSTRUCT, To-
construct. maintain and operate
power plant for the generation OF e,ec-
tricity and to enter upon the pupH. :
streets, alleys, highways. bridges anu
public places of the town. now OF nero
after extended or located, and tnereAI''
thereon, Hereunder and thereovet to
erect, construct. reconstruct. maintain
and use a system for the TRANSMISSION
distribution and use OF electricity, 10
consist of poles, wires. conduits anu
other construction necessary or Incl
dent to said system and Its use m
Guiding high potential electric trans
mission line to and through the town.
and to sell and furnish electric cur
rent or energy to the town and Its IN
habitants for all uses. and to carry on
a general electric light and power busi-
ness.
Section Two.
In this ordinance the word TOWN
refers to and means the incorporates
town of Albion. Marshall county, iowa
and the word GRANTEE" refers to
and means Iowa Railway and Light
Company, Its successors or assigns.
Section Three.
The said transmission and distribution
lines shall, so far as practicable, De
placed in the alleys, with the wires OF
said lines at least sixteen feet above
the surface Of the ground beneath. ana
the construction OF SAID lines snail &c
In accordance with the specifications
of the National Board of Fire Under
writer's In force at the time OF SAID
construction: ali poiss, ss!res, cor
duits and appurtsnances connecteu
Herewith shall be erected. arranged.
adjusted and maintained In manner
SO az not TO endanger persons or prop
erty, not to unreasonably interfere
with any improvements the town may
deem proper to make. nor TO unneces-
sarily hinder or obstruct the free use
of the stretes, avenues, alleys or pri-
yate or public property.
Section Four.
The town council may. by resolution.
upon the written demand OF one or
more persons. require the grantee
herein to extend Its overhead trans
mission and distribution system 80 a.
to furnish electric light to said april
can.s. and for each applicant having
an installation OF lamps having q
maximum hourly capacity Tor con-
sumption OF current equal TO oEe- nal.
kilcwatt. the grantee shall construct
at its own expense. 300 feet OF SAID
line to serve said applicants. but Tor
all construction In excess thereof the
applicants shall pay 10 the grantee the
cost thereof before the grantee shall De
required to construct the same: ana
the grantee may also require all ap-
pticants 10 be served by the said extern
sion to sign reasonable contracts
agreeing to use electricity for lighting
purpose for one year. and to maintain
and renew that portion OF said line
built at their expense.
Section Five.
Whenever the granite. In erecting.
constructing or maintaining said poles,
conduits and other appliances. shall
take up any pavement or make any
excavation In the streets. alleys or
public places OF said town. such ex-
cayation shall be at once refiiied ana
pavements replaced to he@Aatisfactlon
Of the town officials.
Section Six.
II any person desires to move on any
highway any building that viii inter
fere with the poles wires or other con :
struction hereby authorized. the
grantee herein shall temporarily re-
move so much OF the same as may be
necessary to allow the passage Of said
building for period Of time not ex-
ceeding FIVE hours, but the grantee
shall not be required 10 make such re-
moval prior to o'clock in the fore
noon nor later than o'clock In the
afternoon; and also provided that the
route, hour and date OF moving said
building shall be frs. approved and
designated by the mayor in written
notice to the grantee delivered twenty
four hours prior to the time for such
removal, accompanied by the reason
able cost OF the removal and replace
ment OF such wires and poles, 10 be
fixed by the mayor and paid by the
owner Of the building. but the grantee
shall not be required to remove the
poles or wires OF It's high potential
electric transmission line provided any
suitable route exists for the moving
OF said building which does not In
terfere with said high potential trans
mission line. The grantee shall be en-
titled to forty-e eight hours notice from
the mayor OF the necessity for the re-
moval Of the wires Of said high poten-
tial transmission lines. n
section Ssvsn.
The electricity to be supplied. dis
tributed and sold under the provisions
Of this ordinance shall be alternating
current OF such cycle and voltage az
the service demands, and said service
shall be maintained for twenty-fo
consecutive hours daily. except when
making repairs on the high potential