The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-01-25
SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY Is, 1919
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Sec, 81. GRANTS LIMITED No grant or renewal
thereof construct and operate public utility in the streets
public grounds Of the city shall be BY the city
any individual company corporation in violation Of
any Of the limitations contained in this charter.
# Sec. s. PERIOD OF GRANTS No such grant shall be
exclusive shall be made for longer period than twenty
years No such grant shall be earlier than years
prior its expiration city BY yoe
Of at least four Of it's members first declare by ordinance its
tenon Of considering renewal thereof All Of the
to make extensions public utility shall be subject far
practicable the terms Of the original and shall expire
herewith.
Sec So AssIGNMENT:--No such grant shall be leased
ssgned otherwise aenated the express
/ IF the city commission.
.s Sec. 10 RIGHT OF PURCHAsE:A such grants shall
city right purchase the property
Of the utility used useful for the operation utility
price either fixed the ordinance making the grant,
fixed the provided by such ordinance which price,
shall include value for the grant Upon the
acquisition Of such property by purchase otherwise all
shall at terminate
III Sec. Il EXTENSION BY ANNEXATION 1t shall be
provided every grant upon
territory the city the portion Of such utility that may bel
located within such annexed territory and upon the streets alleys
public grounds thereof shall thereafter be subject to all the
terms Of the grant though extension made thereun
der
Sec. y. RIGHT OF REGULATION:-All grants shall bel
subject the right Of the city whether terms reserved
to control all times the distribution Of space over UNDER
all Streets alleys public grounds occupied by public
utility fixtures and when in the opinion Of the city commission
the public interest requires fixtures caused to bel
~ all times have the power pass all regulatory ordinances
affecting such utilities which in the opinion of the city commits
required in the interest of the public health safety
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u Sec 49, FORFEITURES-If any shall be insttnt-
directly indirectly by the grantee Of such
grant s stockholders creditors aside have de
ared the such grant the whole of such
heeupon forfeited and annuled the option
the city commission to be expressed by ordinance All such
grants shall make provision for the declaration of orfeiture
the city for the violation the grantee of
the terms thereof
Ii Sec "A ACCOUNTS AND REPORTS Every person or
corporation operating public utility within the city limits
whether grant heretofore hereafter obtained shall
keep place within the city suitable and
complete books accounts showing detail the assets financial
gross revenue profits all operations oil
snch utility which usually shown ~ complete system oil
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IL It shall be the duty such person or cor
poation furnish the city commission such nforma
alton about it's affairs the commission may demand; and
tie commson IT'D authorized representative shall at any
and all reasonable times have to all the books
and such corporation with
slege of taking copies Of any part thereof
The duties herein prescribed be specifically
appropriate legal proceedings and in addition each
corporation for failure to comply with the provisions of
section shall be liable the City Of Bemid Minnesota In the
dollars per day for each day of such failure
recovered in civil action in the Of the city
The provisions of this section do not apply to utility
attending in its operations to other communities not
suburban City Bemd Minnesota but the city com
mission ordinance make the thereof
pcabe to the portion of such utility operated within
limits Of the city -. ... "-.--..~ .:
contained shall operate except herein specific
ally stated limit the city commission in the exercise Of
it's lawful powers respecting public utilities to prohibit
city commission from imposing such grant such
er provisions may deem to be in the pubc
interest provided only that the not inconsistent with
provisions Of this charter the constitution Of the State
IarS Miscellaneous Provisions 49,
Sec. 76. MUNICIPAL COURT-The Municipal Court