The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-14
ORDINANCE NO. IA.


AN ORDINANCE granting to the Topeka
Railway Company, corporation, its sue
cessurs assigns, the right to furnish
eieGtrie service to the city OF and
the right to use the streets. alleys. ave
nues. and public places of said city, for
nance. and operation. of its works. pipes.
poles, wires. conduits. and all other neces-
sary apparatus and appliances for said
purpose.
RECITALS:
The City of Oakland, Kansas. is a City of
the third class and governed by mayor
statute of the State of Kansas and is de-
slrous of obtaining for public use and for
the use of its Inhabitants. electricity for
lighting, power, and any and all purposes
The Topeka Hallway Company is a cor
poration organized. and existing under the
gagged in the business of supplying cleo
trio service for all purposes; its present
plant and works being iocated principally
principally used for the benefit of said
City and the inhabitants thereof. and the
DESTROYS of furnishing electric service to
said City of Oakland. Kansas. and the
inhabitants thereof.
NOW. THEREFORE,, Be it ordained by
Oakland. Kansas:
RIGHTS GRANTED:
Section |. That The Topeka Railway
Company, its successors and assigns. be
and the same are hereby granted for a
period of twenty (20l YEARS.. from and
after the taking effect of this ordinance,
alleys and public places of the City of Oak
land Kansas, and to erect and install there
of electricity. to and through the said City
of Oakland. Kansas. and TO erect and in
other necessary apparatus and appliances for
supplying and delivering electricity and to
furnish and deliver electric current to said
City # Oakland, Kansas. and the inhab bit
ants thereof, for any and all purposes. upon
the terms and under the conditions here
matter named.
Section .. All pole and wire lines and all
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
and control of the Mayor and Councimen
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 srid 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 lpany its
and employees. in the construction, main
tenance and operation of the electric trans
mission and distribution system herein
authorized.
The said The Topeka Railway Company,
its successors and assigns. shall. during the
city Of Oakland. Kansas. and it's inhabit-
ants, reasonably sufficient and efficient ser
vice. Provided, however. that said company
of it lines to reach and serve consumers
where the revenue to be derived therefrom
will be insufficient to yield adequate
service in the CITY of Oakland. Kansas.
shall at all times he the same as the rates
CHI ged by The Topeka Edison Company
for light and contempora Moons service fur
nished by said company to the City of To-
peka. and its Inhabitants. or specifical-
ly covered by contract; provided. however.
that the said The Topeka Railway Company
Charge of forty 40, cents per -1onth. or
the anne minimum price charged in the
City of Topeka. for each meter installed :
provid- l. further. that it may make rea-
soma BILE readiness-to-servec charge for inter-
mittpnt or breakdown service for COM
mercial or manufacturing load exceeding
two horse power. The said The Topeka
I;;a;,waTb ION re any; its successors or as
of Oakland. Kansas a bill for the amount
due said Company on the first day of each
month succeeding that in which the service
is rendered. which said bill shall be due
and payable on or before the tenth doth
day of eact month. and If not paid by the
tenth doth day Of said month shall be
amount of the bill. Said penalty. however.
shall in no case be less than twenty-five
(25) ents. If the said bill shall remain
month. the said The Topeka Railway Com
pany its successors or assigns NAV upon
forty eight (4sl hours notice to the GUS
toner. discoi tinue. service and any Gus
non payment of bill shall be required TO
pay to tie said The Topeka Railway Com
pany its successors or assigns a charge of
( service. Id the said Company shall have
the right to refuse to reconnect any de-
linQuent customer until the amount due
said companJ h1s been paid.
| Section 3. In case of any disagreement
arising between the said City Of Oakland.