Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-22
~o1DENANcE no. asa.

An ordinance entitled IAN ordinance
providing for the purchase Of electrical
current or energy to operate the street
inter plant Of the City 81 Grand Forks.
ana t. provide the necessary machinery
BH II ORDAINED by the city coun-
Gil OF the City Of Grand Forks. N. b.
Section 1. That the City Of Grand
Forks purchase. from the Red River
Power Company sufficient electrical cur
lighting system turing the fiscal year
OF 1917 with any additions or extensions
70 said system under a contract renew
the city for the period Of ten Years or
until August 31st, 1927.
Section .. That said Red River Pow-
er Company shall provide all aparatus
necessary for generating and transmit
ting. sufficient electrical energy. for
lighting said system, n shall deliver
ing system at some suitable point to be
agreed upon.
Section 8. That said electrical cur
rent or energy shall be paid for by the
la) For each electric arc street lamp
OF So amperes. the SUM OF 330.sf per
year in equal monthly :installments.
amperes. $50 watts each. the sum Of
sl6;so per year. In equal monthly In
NCJ FOR the nve incandescent lamps
the sum Of $11.39 per year payable In
equal monthly installments.
section 4 That the City Of Grand
Power eeompany;. 1 Electrical tas Current N'v or
energy. sufficient to operate the pumps
n other machinery in connection with
The waterworks and Alter plants os the
water necessary to or for the water
works and filter system Of said city DUR
ins to fiscal year. Of 1917 with any ad-,
contract renewable from year to year
at the option of the City for the period
Of ten years or until August 3fst, 1897.
Section S. That the Red River Pow
purchase. Install and erect in the water
works and filter plant Of the City OF
Grand Forks, and fully equip. i've cleo
to operate the same meters, and all other
necessary equipment, with sufficient
capacity to operate the waterworks and
inter system Of said city.
er Company. will rent said machinery.
SO installed by it, to the city, at a rent
al payable IN monthly in~stallments. of
cent Of the amount Which shall BE- due
with electric current for lis lighting
system. waterworks and litter system.
equal one hundred and ten Clio per cent?
per cent of the actual cost Of such
PUMPS and machinery with the expense
OF installation labor n freight not to
exceed in full the sum Of sixteen thou
sand four hundred dollars ISIS 100. COZ,
without interest, the city shall be and
party. the owner thereof. that until said
sum Is fully paid, the Red River Power
Company shall continue the owner there
OF, subject to the use for the purposes
nera0f-E with fhn ptoft - f~,a<.ls-A~f
possession II and when the city shall
cease, IN the meantime. to purchase cleo
trical current as herein provided.
said SI water. the en Red III Riy ses P Pumn,n eo ,or
pany shall be paid at the 5following
g, For pumping water from river
65 feet. the sum Of $4.14 per millfon
b For pumping water from litter to
pounds, the sum of 1913 per million
Egallons. ss-
(c) For pumping raw water to mains,
under a pressure Of 45 pounds. the sum
or S6.O8 per million gallons.
(d) For pumping water for fires, at
one hundred GiooJ pounds, the sum Of
1888 per million gallons.
(e) For miscellaneous motors and
Tor lighting in the pumping and filter
plant, two and one-half cents q l-2)E
per K. w. H. payable monthly.
Section 8. The Mayor and city Audi
tor are hereby authorized to enter into
such contracts to be approved by the
City Council as may be necessary to
carry out the provisions OF this ordi-
nance. such contracts to be for not to
exceed the period Of one year and re-
newable from year to year without
change of rates for the full period OF
1918.
Section o. The City Council h ap-
propriate, annually, a sufficient sum Of:
money to cover the amount due the Red
River Power Company under said con-
tracts and this ordinance for the year
ensuing after such appropriation. and
shall cause an annual levy to be made
therefore. ~
Introduced and passed first, reading,
September 18th, 1917.
Second reading n final passage.
September Goth, 1917.
Approved September goth, 1917.
Published September 22nd. 1917.
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