The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-01-20
THE LEON REPORTER THURSDAY. JANUARY 20, 1916.

placed, or said lines repaired, AM
/ to charge the actual cost thereof t.
the company.
All street lamps, including an,
that may be hereafter installed, ar
to be turned on Two THOUSAND
Hours (200O) per annum as direct
ed by the City Council. A dali,
record in duplicate of the turned OF
|'hours is to be kept by the City ant
by the grantee and duplicates ar
to be exchanged and checked as mu
tually agreed.
Said street lamps are to be paid fol
on the above schedule in twelve equa
monthly payments, and an adjust
ment based on the actual number o.
hours turned on shall be made al
the end of each Twelve Month peri
cd, it being however mutually
agreed that the minimum number
of hours paid for by the City shall
not be less than Eighteen Hundred
Hours per lamp per year unless
through the fault of the Electric
Co. a less number of hours are
burned and that all hours turned
on in excess of Two Thousand
10000 Hours per year shall be paid
for by the City on pro rata basis.
In the event that the number of
hours turned on is less that 1000
hours per lamp per year and more
that 1900 hours per lamp per year,
then the grantee shall reimburse
the city on pro rata basis.
SECTION III.
The price for the service Of street
lamps as hereinbefore provided shall
remain in full force and effect for
the period of five 90 years, and the
price for the service of such street
lamps is to be fixed and determined
each five (5) years to the end of this
Franchise.
SECTION w.
1t is provided however, that if at
any time, a type ofelectric lamp more
modern, efficient and economical
than the Tungsten Lamp should
come into use, upon notice from the
city the Company shall install such
lamp in place Of the tungsten lamp,
and should the cost of installation
and maintenance of said lamp be
greater than the tungsten lamp,
hen such sum as may represent the
Inference shall be added to the
amount due or to become due said
company; and should the cost and
of said lamp be less than
he tungsten lamp. then such sum as
'epresents the difference in cost shall
,e subtracted from the amount due,
n to become due, said company. The
Inference in maintenance of such
lew lamps installed to tie determin-
ID by the difference in rating fixed
" the manufacturers of such lamps.
All lamps now installed are Tung-
ten Lamps, except $3.50 Watt, and
200 Watt Nitrogens.
The grantee shall furnish to any
erson or persons along its line of
wires making application therefore,
lectric current for incandescent
lighting and shall also furnish
standard electric meter for the
Measurement of the electric cur
ent 60 furnished, and shall
70 entitled to charge each Gus
omer for such electric current
consumed not to exceed the sum of
Twelve and one-half (121a) cents
Ter kilowatt. Said grantee is here
~ authorized to charge each custo-
ner for such service minimum
barge of One Dollar (s1.00) per
Month. The grantee herein con-
ents to an adjustment of the rate
0 private consumers every Five 90
ears.
Nothing contained in this or
nance shall be construed to
ndify or waive the right of
he City now existing under |
he laws or hereafter created by |
aw, to regulate and fix just and
easonable rates and charges for the
ervices rendered by the company
including electric current and steam
eating.
SECTION v.
Whenever the City of Leon or any
rivate consumer of the Leon Elec-
ric Company upon metered service,
hall complain that any meter used
n supplying such City or private
ustomer is not correctly measuring
he amount of current supplied, such
meter shall be examined and tested
y the City Clerk of the City of Leon,
r other official to be designated by
he Electric Committee Of the City
,ouncil, provided that the following
onditions are complied with. The
shall deposit One and
'ifty-One Hundreds Dollars ($1.5O)
which sum shall be the fee for max
ng such test, with the person desig-
ated to make such test. Such test
hall be made by the City Clerk or
ther person designated to make the
anne, at such place and time as he
hall determine and both said COM
'lainant and said Electric Company
hall be given notice of the time and
lace of such test and an opportuni-
Y to be present at the time.
The standard of accuracy shall be
wo (2) per cent under or over, and
{ the meter thus tested shall be
ound to be fast or slow to the ex-
ent of over two per cent (2%)
aid Leon Electric Company shall
install correct meter in place of
aid meter.
In event that the test shows the