The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-12-20
ORDINANCE NO. EOS

ORDINANCE NO. EOS
An Ordinance Authorizing the Mayor
of Liberal, Kansas, to Contract
for Electric Current for Power
Purposes.
Be 1t Ordained by the Mayor and
Councilmen of the City of Liberal,
Kansas:
Section 1. That the Mayor be and
he is hereby authorized and directed
to make and sign, for and on behalf
of the City of Liberal, Kansas, con-
tract with the Liberal Light, Ice and
Power Company, a corporation, for
the furnishing of electric current for
power purposes for said city, which
said contract shall be in words and
figures as follows:
A contract for electric current for
power purposes, between the City
of Liberal, Kansas, and the Liberal
Light, Ice and Power Company,
a corporation.
This agreement made and entered
into this 3Oth day Of June, 1917, by
and between the City of Liberal, Kan
sas, hereinafter referred to as "The
City,, and the Liberal Light, Ice and
Power Company, a Kansas corpora
ton, whose principal office is located
in Liberal, Kansas, hereinafter re-
ferred to as the "Light Company,
WITNESSETH: That, l. The
Light Company hereby agrees to fur
nish and deliver electric current to
said city for power purposes pursu-
ant to the specifications hereinafter
stated and for the consideration ',H"c-
matter named, for a period of Fir,
(5) years, commencing on the Isl day
Of July, 1917, and terminating on
the 30th day of June, 1922.
2. The Light Company hal FIR
nish all necessary pole, wires, spans
and other appliances necessary to de-
liver said current to the place of con-
sumption, and all at the sole cost and
expense of the Light Company.
8. 1t is mutually agreed that the
City may add to and increase its
amount of consumption as the same
shall be necessary for the needs of
the City; and that when current is
desired by said City at any location,
said Light Company will, upon notice
from the City Clerk, make any and
all connections and extensions neces-
sary for delivering such current at
such location or place as may be di-
rected by said City, and with reason
able promptness and without any cost
or expense to said City
4. In consideration for the faith
full performance by the Light Com
pany of the covenants and agreements
hereinbefore contained the City
agrees to pay and the Light Company
agrees to accept the sum of four and
one-half (4h) cents per kilowatt
hour for the fist two thousand
10000 kilowatt hours used in any
month; and for the next one thousand
kilowatt hours used in any month
the sum of four (4) cents PEI kilo-
watt hour; and for the next one thou
month the sum of three and one-half
(31s) cents per kilowatt hour; and
for all over and above four thousand
(4,00O) kilowatt hours used in any
month the sum of three (3) cents per
kilowatt hour. Provided, That the
above rates are based upon the cost
of fuel to said Light Company at Lib
eral, Kansas, as follows: Coal, four
($4.00) per ton; fuel oil, three and
one-half (3h) cents per gal And
provided, further, That whenever the
cost of fuel to said Light Company
shall increase or decrease, for a per-
iod of six (6) months or more, as
much as twenty-five per cent, then
in that event the above rates shall be
increased or decreased In the amount
of ten (10) per cent, for such period
of six month or longer as the case
may be.
To mutual compliance with each
and all of the agreements, stipula-
tions and conditions of the above. and
foregoing contract, we, the parties
hereto, bind ourselves by these pres
ents.
Executed in duplicate this 30th day
of June, 1917.
The City of Liberal, Kansas.
By T. ]. Smith, Mayor.
Karau, City Clerk.
The Liberal Light, Ice and Power
Company,
BY H. W. Magruder, Its President
Attest-H. A. Walker, Its Secretary.
Section 2. This ordinance shall!
take effect and be in force from and
after its publication in the official
city papers, and upon its acceptance