Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-04-05

AN ORDINANCE granting 10 Ths Empire
District Electric Company, Q Kansas oorpo-
ration, its successors and assigns. for 20
Rod Of twenty ySarA the use Of the streets,
the city % aAme now sxists or may be here
after extended. for the erection. construction
and maintenance Of electric light poles..
wires. eonduits and other equipment. appll.
anees and apparatus. 20 Be used In supply
ing the city and its inhabitants with cleo
triclty for light. heat and power; and also
contracting for and hxinR maximum rates
70 the city and its Inhabitants for said %.
riod. for supplying light for the streets. q.
lsys. parks and city buildings. and furnish.
ing light. heat and power for public and pri.
vats uso; also contracting for lighting the
streets and public ways Of the city. and pro.
vidin9 for payment thsrsfor: lmposlng re-
Btrtctions 10 protect public and private prop
0rty. and defining the rights and privileges
hereby grantsd. and the conditions thereof,
ellmsn Of The City Of Baxter Springs, Kansas.
- follows. to.wlti
Section /. That the Empire District Eleo.
trio Company. . corporation Of the State Of
Kansas, its Successors and assigns. hereinafter
called the grantee. b. and 10 hereby grantsd,
for q period Of twenty years from and after
the date when this ordinance shall become
valid and binding. tho use Of the streets. al
i0ys and public grounds in the limits Of The
City Of Baxter Springs. Kansas. a. same now
exists or may b horoaftsr extended. for the
erection. construction and malntainaneo Of
electric light poles wires. eonduitS and other
equipment. appliances and apparatus. and to
acquire. construct, erect. maintain and operate
such electric light poles. wires. eonduits and
all other apparatus or appliances necessary
or proper TO be used In supplying the said
City and its inhabitants with electrical cur.
rent for light. heat and power. and to diStrib.
ute. cell and supply TO said City and to Its
inhabitants electrical current for such pur.
poses.
Section 2. In erecting. constructing and
maintaining all such poles, wires, eonduitn and
other apparatus or appliances all pavsmenta.
sidewalks and excavations ahall b replaced
and repaired with like material and left In
a. good condition a. before the doing Of su"h
work. Should the grantee fail or refuse to
replace or restore such pavement, sidewalks
or excavations In the manner above provided.
within u reasonable time. the same may &c is-
placed and restored By the City at the cost
and exT ense Of said grantee. The said City
reserves the right to superintend the location
Of all poles on all streets, alleys and public
ways In said City.
Section 3. The said grantee shall not
charge more htan ten (lo) cents Per kilowatt
hour for electrical current and no bill shall
be rendered for less than one ~ dollar per
month for electrical service.
Section I. Said grantee shall not charge
or receive q greater price for electric lighting
tnAn tne IoiloWiukS Vo-WN' TOT toWn anu
street lighting on al lights Of four hundred
fifty (46o) watts. the price shall not exceed
six (6) dollars per light per month for all
night service. For ineandeseent lamps Of one
hundred (loo) candle power for town or
street lighting. not to exceed eighteen llsl
dollars par year for all night and every night
service. For incandssesnt lamps Of two hun.
dred.hfty (260) candle power for city or
strost lighting, not to exceed thlrty-aix (S6)
dollars per year for all night and every night
service said prices 70 include installation and
maintenance. Ths City hereby reserves the
make reasonable changes In all said rates
from tina to time during the term OF this
ordinance.
Section s. The grantee hereby agrees 10
same. and furnish hghts for the streets and
public ways Of the city Of Baxter Springs. -,
when and where the same may Be ordered BY
the Mayor and City Council Of said City from
time 10 time during the life Of this ordinance,
and the City Of Baxter Springs hereby con-
tracts and agrees TO pay for such light ~
may be ordered, under the terms herein pro-
Vided. Provided. that no extension Of the lines
and system Of the grantee shall b required Tor
City light. except lights be 90 established and
upon such extension - 60 provide
! revenue from the City Of eighteen usl dol
ars. per annum. for oach two hundred TWEEN /
iy-Avs (225) feet Of such extension.
Payment for oil Of said lghts % ordered.
hall Be made at the rate provided herein, and
bills ahall be rendered on the hrst day OF each I
and every calendar month for service for the
preceding month, and such bill shall be paid
IN or before the tsnth day OF each month.
Section 6. In constructing, repairing and
operating said apparatus, the grantee shall
ne every reasonable and proper precaution % ?
avold damage or injury 70 per'ons or rrnpery'
md shall hold and save harmless the said town
rom damage. injury. loss or c1psnse CAUSED
" said grantee IN the construction. repair OF
operation Of said apparatus. or in repairing
u rSpaving any Of the streets.
Section Z. All the terms and provislons Of
his ordinance and all amendmentS hereof
hall Be binding upon said grantee. its Sueess-
,orS and assigns, and all grants and privileges
secured By this ordinance or any anendmsnu
hereof. 70 said grantee, shall inurs also 70 NE
,anaht Of tte BueoooooF1 or asdgnn.
Section 8. Should said grantee, its suecss-
ora and assigns. fail 70 supply electrical cur
o The inhabitants Of this City, within ak W
nonths from the date On which this franchise
. accepted By the grantee, then this franchise
hall b null and void.
Proyidsd, however, tina. any delay esussd b.
Injunction or any other legal process shall
,0t b counted e. part Of aaid IoTiod o. an
81 month";, n said proceedings are Instituted
n rood faith. and II said grantee, its Iueeee-
lanee 70 have sald proceedings dissolved.
Section Q. Within ten (lo) days from and
ftsr the tims this franchise shall take ehest
b. said grantee shall hla with the CITY Clerk
Z said CITY lie written acceptance q TIE pro
fnlona harsof.
Section 10. This ordinance shall TAXA erect
nd - In force upon its pas1age and aUproveL
nd Its publication IN TIE BAXTER Springs
lEWs, nama bslng the of6ciAl paper OF nh
,ity, for 9 rsriod of twenty (9ol dayl. sub
sci 70 tha dEht q ths oualiAsd elsetors d n
III % REQUIRE TIE gubmlssion tbereof % Sneh
Iset0rs for their approval or rstsetion hereof
uhall b and Fsmain in full f0rcs for term
twenty (fo) ysars from and altar TIE den
hen am becomes legal and binding neeoro-
AZ 70 tha Gtatuisa a The stats.
Pissed. sgnsd and approved this end day q
Iarsh 1917.
(ssaD A. D. WILLARD.
4 D. n. Bpratt. city Clerk. hsrshy osrsify
bat TIE aboVa q q trua and eorrct copy %
rdlnane Nd i6s - ths sams VS. palsed hy
hs elty oouisil 1t q meeting hsld Mnrsh INA
|. D. 1917, Ind - IL sAna nov apDsars o.
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