The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-01-20

Leon, and that during the progress
of the work Of said grantee 1t shall
not unnecessarily obstruct tn
streets, alleys or public places, am
shall complete each part of the worl
commenced as speedily as practica
BILE, and restore all streets, alley
and public places to as good ant
like conditions as before said Worl
was begun. No paved street to b.
disturbed or torn up for laying, re
laying, or repairing of steam pipe
or laying of wires except with the ap
proval of the City Council.
SECTION VII.
All poles which may in the future
be erected by the Company shall b.
shapely and the erection and location
of poles and placing of wires there
on shall be subject to the regulation
| of the City Council. All service wires
SHALL be carried by the Company
to the outside of the building sup.
piled, provided the customer shall
carry his wires to a point on or in
the said building which the company
may designate.
SECTION VIII.
That whenever the City shall be
sued on account of any injury to any
person or property caused by the
negligence or fault of the company,
in it's use of the streets, alleys, high
ways, bridges and public grounds
of the City, the Company shall up
on notice, appear in and defend such
action at it's own expense, and shall
without more be bound by any
Judgment rendered against the City,
but the Company shall not be re-
quired to appear in or defend any
action by the City wherein it is not
alleged in the pleadings that the in
jury was caused by the negligence
or unlawful act of the Company.
Provided further that in any case
the failure of the City to require
the Company to appear in and de-
fend any suit shall not release the
Company from liability to the City
that would otherwise exist.
SECTION TX.
In case of fire or other emergen-
cies, the poles, wires and street fix
lures of the said company may be
cut and removed by order of the
Mayor or the Chief of the Fire De-
partment, without liability on the
part of the said City or such officers.
SECTION x.
That said grantee herein shall
have reasonable length of time to
repair said system in case of break
age or destruction by storm or other
casualty.
SECTION XII.
The city of Leon shall have the
right to install such additional street
lights from time to time as it may
desire, but said grantee shall not be
obliged to extend it's poles and wire
ines for distance of more than
Four hundred (400) feet from its
ines as then constructed, to supply
one CD additional lamp for street
lighting.
SECTION XII.
The rights herein granted are
given by said City Council of the City
If Leon and accepted by said Leon
Electric Company upon the express
that this Ordinance shall
not become effective or binding un-,
til it shall have been submitted to
and approved by majority of the
electors of the said City of Leon
casting their votes upon the follow
ng proposition:
''Shall the Leon Electric Company
,e given the right, privilege and
franchise to operate and maintain
n the City of Leon, Decatur Coun-
y, Iowa, plants or wO ks for the
transmission and sale of
light, power and heat, and to use
he streets, alleys and public
grounds of said City for the distri-
,ution Of said commodities, and to
supply the said City and citizens
hereof with light, power and heat;
md to use the streets, alleys and
public grounds of said city for the
of transmission lines for
supplying said commodities to par
les outside of the limits of said
City, for Twenty-Five Years, in ac-
,ordance with a certain Ordinance
passed by the City Council of the
City of Leon on the 10th day of
January, 1916, and approx
ID by the Mayor of said City. 1
Said proposition shall be submit !
ed to the legal voters of said city
It special election to be held on
he 18th day of February
1916 under Proclamation to be is
sued by the Mayor and to be pub
iohed in two (2) newspapers pub
ished in said City of Leon once each
week for al least four ca consecu-
i've weeks before the date Of said
election. ! !,
SECTION XIII.
This ordinance shall take effect
md be inforce, only upon the filing
n the office of the City Clerk of the
City of Leon. after said ordinance
las been submitted to vote Of the
people, written acceptance thereof
~ said Leon Electric Company, and
;hereupon, from and after the filing
If said Acceptance all rights, privi-
eges and franchises of every kind
leld by said Leon Electric Company
Under any ordinances heretofore
shall at once cease and ter
inmate and said Company shall pos
sess and exercise only the rights,
privileges and franchises herein
contained and granted to said Com
pany.
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