The citizen., 1917-05-31

with as part of this resolution, and
only as therein specified, TO make a
contract for said street lights, towit:
An Ordinance Authorizing and Di-
recting the Mayor Of the City Of
Berea, Kentucky, to Make a Con-
tract with the Purchaser Of the
Electric Franchise for Lighting
the City's Streets, Public Ways
and Public Places with Electricity
Upon Certain Limited and Spe-
CITED Terms and Conditions.
Whereas, the City of Berea has
reserved the right in the Electric
franchise, which, at this meeting OF
the Council, it has decided TO offer
for sale, to require the Purchaser
thereof to furnish the City electrici.-
ty for lighting its streets, avenues,
alleys, public ways and public places
under certain terms and conditions
all as set forth in the last paragraph
of Section 4 of said franchise; and,
Whereas, the City desires to avail
itself of said right and to have
placed in service as soon as practic-
able the 10 incandescent street lights,
for which it is to pay, and the 10
incandescent street lights, which it
is to receive free, all as set forth in
said last paragraph Of Section { OF
said franchise; now, therefore,
The City Council of the City Of
Berea, Madison County, Kentucky,
do ordain as follows:
SECTION 4: That the Mayor Of
the City of Berea, Kentucky, be and
he is hereby authorized, empowered
and directed, for and on behalf OF
the City, and in its name, to contract
with the Purchaser and Grantee OF
said Electric Franchise. as soon as
the same is granted, for forty (4O)
nominally rated sixty candle power,
IS watt, series incandescent, street
lights, or other type of electric
lights Of equal or greater illuminat-
ing power, all night schedule, every
night, for a period Of three years,
at the price Of $1,000 per year per
light, payable quarterly. Said lights
are to be erected, operated and main
tained at such locations as the City
may designate without expense 10
the City other than the said $1,000
per light per annum. The City shall
receive free Of charge, in consider
alton of its taking and paying for
the said 40 lights, ten lights (mak-
ing 80 in all of the same kind, which
ten lights are to be located as the
Grantee Of the Franchise and the
City, jointly, may agree upon and
designate either in writing or by
locations indicated on map.
The contract shall require the
party furnishing the lights to main
tain sufficient current and voltage
10 operate the lights at their rated
1rillancy and efficiency, except at
lines when the service is interrupt
I'd temporarily by accident or con-
fitions not caused by carelessness
)r neglect; to keep the lights, fix
,ures and equipment clean and in
rood order; and to have all of said
lights in service within six (6)
months from and after the date of
he execution of said contract.
The City shall agree to pay the
expenses of any changes in location
md arrangement of the lights, made
~ its orders, after the same have
,nce been located and erected &C
'ording to its directions.
The City shall locate all lights
promptly, and the locations selected,
hall be indicated and designated
lpon a map showing the city's
treets, and the Mayor shall make
aid map a part of the contract
which he is hereby and herein
authorized and directed TO make.
The Mayor shall require the party
With whom he contracts to agree 10
the City any additional
lights at the prices herein specified
{ locations along the lines already
Installed, il the city desires to use
nd contract for same during the
ife of this contract.
The said contract shall provide
hat if any of the lights fail for any
ause to burn after "a hours notice
rom the city that same are not
perating, the city shall have the
light to deduct an outage charge Of
tx (6) cents per night per light for
ach light failing to operate; and
II outage charges shall be deducted
uarterly from the contract price.
The City, in order TO fully and
empower and direct the
Iayor in the making Of the contract
rovided for herein, and in order 10