The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-08-08
ORDINANCE NO. los.

ORDINANCE NO. los.
An Ordinance Granting to the Elk River Power
and Light Company of Elk River, Min.
nes0ta, q Corporation, its SuccessOrs and
Assigns. the Right, Privilege and Author.
ity to Erect, Construct, Install and
Maintain an Electric Lighting. Heating
Maintain the Same Within the Corpor-
ate Limits Of the Village Of Princeton,
Minnesota, Mile Laes County, and to
81 Poles, Wires, Conduits, Tunnels and
Other Fixtures il, Upon. Over, Across
Of Under a the Streets =. Aisys: Bridge a e
Furnish Electric Light. Heat and Power
to the Said Village and the Inhabitants
Thereof. Ell lE5S al 5S E 81
The Village Council of the Village Of Prince
SECTION l.. #
s@ That in consideration of the payment by the
Elk River Power & Light Company Of Elk
River. Minnesota, hereinafter called grantee
to the Village of Princeton Of the sum OF
Twelve Thousand Five Hundred Dollars
($12.5OO) for its municipal electric light and
power plant and distributing system, exclusive
of real estate and the power water pump,
together With a. franchise to said id, grantee,
tain and operate an electric lighting, heating
and power plant in said village and to furnish
electric light, heat and power to the !, said
Village and its inhabitants, and in considera-
ton of the benefits to be derived by the in
habitants of said Village of Princeton from
the sale of the said municipal electric light
and power plant and distributing system and
from the establishment in said Village of an
up-to-date electric lighting, heating and power
system, it is hereby granted to the said Elk
ton, organized and existing under the laws
of the State of Minnesota its successors and
assigns, the right, privilege and authority to
erect, construct install and maintain an cleo
trio lighting, heating and power plant or
transformer station. or BOTH. and to operate
limits of the Village of Princeton. in Mile
Laos county, Minnesota, as the same now
exists, or may be hereafter extended, for the
period of twenty-five (25) years from and
after the date of the passage and publication
of this ordinance and for that purpose during
said period, to erect, construct. install and
maintain in, upon. over. across or under the
and places of said Village, all conduits, tunnels
poles, wires, cables, lamp lights, fixtures and
appliances necessary or proper to carry on the
supplying electrical energy for heat, light and
power to the said Village and the inhabitants
thereof and elsewhere upon any extensions of
said system established in said Village and
to obtain said power from the plant located in
said Village, or over transmission lines from
the plant located at Elk River, Minnesota, or
elsewhere.
For the purpose Of erecting. constructing;
changing. installing: placing, maintaining and
power plant and system and erecting such
poles, appliances, wires, cables and fixtures
as may be necessary, said grantee may enter
upon the streets, allies, bridges and public
grounds of said Village. and make such ex-
cavations may be necessary or convenient.
and trim any tree or trees or parts Of trees
wholly within any such streets or allies which
may interfere with the erection, construction,
installation, maintenance or operation of said
electric lighting, heating and power plant and
system, in the placing maintaining of
any such pole or poles and in stringing or
maintaining such wires and cables; provided
that such work shall be done in diligent
manner as to cause as little inconvenience
as practicable to the public; and provided
further, that it shall not interfere with any
sewer, water MAN., pipe or hydrant on the
streets or in the allies of said Village; and
provided further, that any excavation made by
the grantee shall remain open no longer than
necessary and that the grantee shall properly
protect the same when open with proper
guards and signals and shall so fill and re
pair the same as to leave the streets, alleys.
bridges. public grounds and places in so far
as practicable. in as good condition before
such excavations were made; and provided
further, that the grantee, its successors and
assigns. shall be responsible for any and all
damage injury to said Village to any
person caused by any negligence on the part
of the grantee, its agents, servants, officers
or employees in the construction, operation
management maintenance of said system
of electric lighting, heating and power service
and shall indemnify the Village for any re-
covery against it or loss suffered by it by
reason of any such negligence.
SECTION g. y,
That all poles, wires and fixtures installed
by virtue of this ordinance shall be erected in
such manner as when in place they will not
unnecessarily encroach upon the streets, alleys
bridges and public grounds or places of said
Village. and SO not to obstruct impair
the use thereof for the purpose Of travel there:
on; and when any poles other equipment
shall be placed contrary to the terms of this
contract. and said grantee shall not cause
their removal within reasonable length OF
time after written notice from said Village
Council SO to do, the Village Council of said
Village may cause the removal thereof and
shall collect the actual cost of such removal
of this section are fully complied with. said
grantee, its successors or assigns, may place
necessary poles, equipment and fixtures where
best suited to the conduct, development and
operation of said plant and system. provided,
however, that all poles, wires, cables, trans
formers and other appliances and apparatus
ever practicable in the allies of said Village
and on the back streets thereof, so not to
be erected, maintained or established in and
on the main business and residence streets of
said Village more than may be necessary
provided, however, that nothing herein con-
tanned shall be construed to permit the re-
fixture or apparatus from the place where the
same now is, prevent the renewal or re.
placement thereof in the same location.
SECTION a.
That when any street, alley, bridge or
public place upon which or in which new
poles have heretofore been placed or may
hereafter be placed, shall be graded, curbed.
paved or otherwise improved, SO as to make
the re-setting of such poles necessary, said
grantee, its successors or assigns, shall make
such necessary change of said poles upon
written notice from said Village, at the
grantees expense; and if the said change is
not made or started within forty-eight hours
after said notice, the said Village may cause
such change may be ordered and necessary
and collect the cost thereof from the said
grantee herein. Should said grantee desire
to use conduits or other fixtures, they are to
be installed only after permanent grades are
established, and shall be so located as not to
interfere with any street improvements, such
as sewers water mains, pipes, hydrants OF
boulevards in said Village.
SECTION 5. %
! ALI wires Except service wires) strung or
used under and by virtue Of this ordinance
shall be maintained and placed at distance
not less than twenty feet above the ground
of any street alley, and shall be located
and strung so not to interfere with build
ings in the course Of construction already
constructed. Whenever any person, corpora
ton, company or association of persons de.
sire to move any building through or across
any streets, alleys or public places in sale
Village, wherein OF wherein any such wires
strung, whereby any such wires would bt
interfered with, such person, corporation. stocl
company or association of persons shall il
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