The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-11-20
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light and power plant and distributin
system, together with such extensions
changes and additions thereto as ma
be hereafter made within the presen
or hereafter extended corporate limit
OF the City, and
whereas, the said City desires t
pCrc44ase from said Power Compan.
all electrical power and energy for op
Grating it's said municipal electro
plant and distributing system, lnclud
ing all present consumers OF the Guy
located adjacent to the corporate m
its of said City.
Now, Therefore, the parties hereto
in consideration of the premises anC
OF the mutual and, dependent cove
narts and agreeme nts to be kept and
performed, as hereinafter provided, dc
covenant and agree as follows, to-
wit:
1. The Power Company agrees to
promptly extend it's lines and install
the necessary equipment in order to
enable it to furnish to the City, DUR
ing the continuance hereof, all cleo
trical energy required, used or needed
by the City for operating at all times
the electric light and power plant and
distributing system of the, City, as
aforesaid, and extensions, changes
and additions thereto as the same may
be hereafter made within the present
or hereafter extended corporate linn
its of the City and including all pres
ent consumers of the City located adj
jacent to the corporate limits OF said
City.
The Power Company agrees that,
unless it shall be prevented, wholly
or in part, by fire, explosion, flood,
strike, unavoidable accident, Federal,
State or Municipal interference, or
other cause not reasonably within its
control, it will have it's said lines and
equipment ready to deliver such cur
rent on or before the 31st day of De-
cember, A. D. 1919, and that from the
31st day of December, A. D. 1919, it
will, while this contract is in force,
keep available for use, furnish and de-
liver to the City at its electrical plant
in said City of Sank Centre, upon the
terms and conditions hereof, suffi-
Client electrical energy to operate said
municipal electrical plant and dis
tributing system.
This contract shall be and remain
in force and effect for the period ex-
tending from the date when service
Is first commenced hereunder and end
ing at midnight December 81, 1924.
2. 1t is agreed that the point of de-
livery of said electrical energy shall
be at the switchboard of the City in
its said electric plant.
The City agrees that, from the time
the Power Company is prepared to
furnish said service, it will, during the
period covered by this contract, re-
ceive, take and make payment in ac
cordance with the terms of this con-
tract for all such electrical energy fur
nished by the Power Company.
The electrical energy furnished
hereunder shall be what is known as
three-phase alternating current, and |
shall be delivered at said point CT de-
livery at a nominal voltage of 1890 and
at nominal frequency of so cycles per |
second, and shall not be subject to such |
Quotations of potential and frequency |
as will interfere with the operation of |
the apparatus duly installed here
under. 1t shall be measured on the |
City's switchboard at the voltage on |
the secondary side of the Power Com |
pany's step-down transformers through |
watt-hour meter or meters to be fur
nished, installed and maintained by
and at the expense of the Power Com
pany.
The City agrees to furnish suitable /
places in and adjacent to its power |
house, or elsewhere if agreed upon, !
of sufficient size to install such trans
formers, lightning protective appar-
atus, high tension switching devices
and all other equipment and other
(all to be furnished by and |
at the expense of the Power Com
pany) as may be necessary to supply |
said electrical energy at $500 volts.
8. The City agrees to pay, at the |
Power Company's office at st. Cloud, |
Minnesota, or elsewhere in the State |
Of Minnesota if desired by the Power
Company in cash or it's equivalent, |
on or before the 18th day of |
the month next following service for
the electrical energy furnished by the |
Power Company and received by the
City during the preceding calendar |
as measured by meter or
meters to be installed by the Power
Company at the City's switchboard, |
as aforesaid, at the following rates,
subject to the proyiso hereinafter set |
forth, to-wit:
First, 5000 kilowatt hours per
month at $.O4 per XVIII.
Z Next, 5000 kilowatt hours per |
month at $.O35 per XVIII.
Next, 10000 kilowatt hours per
month at SOB per XVIII.
Next, 10000 kilowatt hours per
month at $.024 per XVIII.
Next, 10000 kilowatt hours per
month at $.021 per XVIII.
Next, 10000 kilowatt hours per
month, at 500 per XVIII.
Next, 10000 kilowatt hours per
month at $.019 per XVIII.
All excess of 10000 kilowatt hours
per month at $.01S per XVIII.
Provided, however, that the rate for
no month during the term of this con-
tract shall exceed two and two-tenths
cents (2.2c) per XVIII. for all cleo
trical energy furnished by the Power
Company and received by the City
during any month; provided further
that the minimum yearly charge here
under shall be S6,000.00.
4. The Power Company, at is own
expense, agrees to furnish, install and
keep in repair, at the City's switch
board, standard watt-hour meter or.
meters TO measure the amount of cur