The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-14

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ORDINANCE NO. AS.
AN ORDNANCE -AUTHORIzING THE
MAYOR OF OAKLAND. KANSAS. TO
n, c0 3 Tract FOR STREET LIGHTING Nc;
| Councilmen of the City of Oakland Kan
Section 1. That the Mayor be and
he is hereby authorized and directed. to
make and sign. for and on behalf Of the
peka Railway Company. corporation. for
the lighting of the streets. avenues. alleys
and public places Of the City of ,6 0ak Mars
and figures follows. to wit:
A CONTRACT FOR STREET LIGHTING.
kANSA hEN AN ME THE fIEf r OF RAI
| WAY COMPANY A CORPORATION.
-. This agreement made ana ,e entered ed into into
between a f ahe City e Of oakland. Shawnee
County. Kansas. hereinafter referred to
as The CITY. and The Topeka Railway
principal office is located at Topeka Kan
sas. Hereinafter, referred to as the Rail
WITNEssETH. That: 1. The Railway
S,ompany, hereby agrees to furnish Ru6Iie
! its streets, avenues. alleys. and public
| places pursuant to the specifications here
matter stated and for the. consideration
years, commencing on the First day CT
March: 1917. and terminating on the 9th
J The lights furnished under this agree
ment shall be what is known as Mazda
Type c. Street series incandescent lights of
one hundred 600 candle power and shall
be suspended near practicable over
the center of street intersections at the
and Council IF said City.
! 2 The Railway Company shall furnish
hoods. reflectors, and other appliances nee
essary to create a first-class incande5cent
Se shah be
essary current for burning the said lights
from dusk until daylight. all night and
said lights and each and all of them shall
burn approximately four thousand $4,000
hours each year. during the term of this
/ agreement.
/ 3 The Railway Company shall in the
the points designated by the City. The
City shall I'll, thereafter have the right by
Council. to change the location Of any of
the lights herein provided for. and upon
| certified copy of resolution ordering
change in LEGATION Of lights attached
reasonable promptness. make the changes
so ordered, provided: however, that the
said changes have been completed, REIN
/ burse the Railway Company for the actual
cost of making the. changes so ordered.
which may become broken; ali lamps which
may have burned out shall be replaced
by The Topeka Railway Company with
reasonable promptness and the Railway
! COMPANY shall repair any damage to its
lines la.hps attachments and appliances
and restore service If the same shall be
! interrupted thereby. with the least reason
able de,av. and all at the sole cost and
expense of the Railway Company. it being
the intent of this contract to provide that
! and expense. maintain the lighting system
herein provided for in good and sufficient
cond't ton during the term of this agree
s. The Railway Company at all times
when the lights herein provided TO- are
turned on. furnish alternating current for
] operating same. of adequate potential and
! volume to burn the lights up to their
! g. If is mutually agreed. by and be-
tween the parties hereto that the original
(6O) lights. and that the City may. by
I Ordir" nee duly passed. add to and increase
the number of lights as the same shall al
Provided. however that additional lights
/ 90 lights. and that If any one light shall
reqMire more than six hundred and seven;
wire line to reach the designated location
for the same the City shall reimburse the
the pole and wire line over and above the
said six hundred and seventy-five (G151
I. As consideration for the faithful per-
Torrance by the Railway Company of the
he city to paT anS he
Railway &C Comp: y agrees to accept. the
sum of $1,000 per lamp per year, for the
first fifty (50) lamps installed hereunder
! and the sum of s27 80 per lamp per wear
/ for the next ten (1o) lamps installed here
/ under. and the sum of $500 per lamp
t6O) lights installed hereunder Said pay
! ments are to be made in twelve (12) equal
monthly instalments. to be paid or be-
/ fore the tenth G0th) day of each month
during the continuance of this contract
commencing with the month next succeed
ing tina. in which the lights turned
on.
s. The rights and privileges conferred
| specific condition that the actual work of
| constructing the electric lines. plant and
! equipment for furnishing electric current
| to the City of Oakland shall be commenced
within thirty-five (35) DAYS from the date
of the passage of this ordinance. and that
said work shall be prosecuted without in
terruption unless delayed or prevented by
climatic conditions. or other causes beyond
Company.
To mutual compliance with each and all
Of the agreements. stipulations and condi-
tons of the above and foregoing agree
ment. we, the parties hereto, bind our
selves firmly by these presents
Executed in duplicate this LIST day Of
By F. A. Brigham. Mayor.
Attest: H A. LEPPER City Clerk
/ THE TOPEKA RAILWAY COMPANY.
By w. E. CHUBBUCK,
! Its Vice President Executive.
Attest: T. f. DORAN.
| Its Assistant Secretary
Section 2. This ordinance shall take ef-
feet and be in force thirty GOD days from
and after its publication. and upon its
acceptance in writing by The Topeka Rail
! way Company. duly filed with the City
1915 i3'e' ms " ~ = N''. . =
F. A. BRIGHAM. Mayor.
Apnroved Decemtar 1910