Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-25

and expense. to construct its distribu-g
ton lines % Is TO furnish electric our
dent to all applicants residing within
the corporate limits OF the town, as
now located: and r. the corporate
limits Of the town are herafter en-
1arged, the grantee agrees, at its own
expense, to extend Its distribution lines
900 feet for each applicant for light
residing within such added territory;
provided such applicants shall have
connected load equal to one-half kilo-
watt Of hourly consumption, and
grantee may require such applicants
to sign reasonable contracts to use
electricity for lighting purposes for one
year.
Section Four.
Whenever the grantee, in erecting,
constructing or maintaining said poles,
conduits and other appliances. shan
take up any pavement or make any
excavation in the streets, alleys or
public places Of said town. such ex-
cavation shall be at once refilled and
pavements replaced to the satisfaction
or the Town officials.
Section Five.
IF any person desires to move on any
highway any building which will inter-
fere with the poles. wires or other con-
struction hereby authorized. the
grantee may be required by the mayor
to remove the poles and wires Of its
said system for not exceeding five
hours, and not earlier than o'clock In
the forenoon. nor later than 8 o'clock
in the afternoon. provided that the
route and time for moving said build
ing shall be first approved and desig-
mated by the mayor in a written
notice to the grantee twenty four
hours before the time Of said removal.
accompanied with the reasonable cost
of said removal and replacement Of
the poles and wires of the grantee.
said cost to be hxed by the mayor and
paid by the owner of the building;
but the grantee shall not be required
oremove any part OF It's high poten-
tial electric transmission lines provided
any suitable route exists for moving
said building which does not interfere
with said line; and the grantee shall
be entitled to forty eight hours notice
from the mayor of the necessity OF the
removal Of the wires Of said line.
Section Six.
The electricity to be supplied, dis
tributed and sold under the provisions
OF this ordinance shall be alternating
current Of such cycle and voltage as
the service demands, and said service
shall be maintained for twenty-four
consecutive hours daily, except when
making repairs ON the high potential
A. l}0z oyx,tr ootA ho-
tween o'clock a. m. and o'clock
a. m. of the same day. or when pre-
vented by accidents or causes beyond
the control Of the grantee.
Section Seven.
The grantee is hereby authorized to
charge and collect for electric energy
furnished to each customer for light
ing purposes, consumed in any calen-
dar month, not to exceed the following
rates:
For the first ten kilowatt hours. 16
cents per kilowatt hour.
Tor all in excess of ten kilowatt
hours and up to twenty kilowatt hours.
13 cents per killowatt hour.
For all in excess of twenty kilowatt
hours, cents per kiiowatt hour.
The grantee is authorized to make
q minimum charge Of IS cents to each
customer for electric energy furnished
for lighting purposes during any
calendar month.
The grantee Is hereby authorized to
charge and collect from each customer
for electric current used for power
purposes consumed In any calendar
month not to exceed the following
rates:
For the first fifteen kilowatt hours
per horse power of rated capacity OF
motors installed, 10 cents per kilowatt
hour.
For all consumption in excess Of NJ
teen kilowatt hours and up to forty
five kilowatt hours per horse power OF
rated capacity of motors installed.
cents per kilowatt hour.
For all consumption in excess OF
forty-five kilowatt hours per horse
power Of rated capacity Of motors s!sf-
stalled. cents per kilowatt hour.
The grantee Is authorized to make a
minimum charge to each customer Tor
electric energy furnished duytng any
one month Of Is cents PEI horse power
Of rated capacity Of motors installed.
All bills for service for light and
power are to be rendered to the Gus !
toner monthly. and to be due and
payable within ten days after rendi-
ton. II the bill for service Is paid be-
fore the tenth day of the month fol-
lowing the month during which service
is rendered and billed for, the aus
toner is entitled to discount a..
the foregoing rates Of cent per HkdD
watt hour, except as to the minimum
charges herein referred to.
II the aggregate capacity OF motors
installed by any customer does not ex-s
coed one-half horse power, current for
the operation Of such motors may be
charged for at lighting rates.
Separate meters shall be used Tor
current furnished for light
and current furnished for power.
The foregoing rates shall be In force
for the ten years next ensuing after
the grantee commences TO render ser
vices to the town and It's inhabitants.
and shall continue until q read1ust-
ment Of rates IL demanded by the town
or the grantee. The grantee agrees
to furnish all customers meters with Y
out charge. BY the term customer, -
meant each meter installed.
Section Eight.
The grantee agrees within six months
from and after the acceptance OF this
franchise, as hereinafter provided. to
build q high potential electric trans
mission line to the town, and there
after to maintain said transmission
line Of sufficient capacity to furnish
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