Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-11-28
THE FRANCHISE.

q A franchise authorizing the Inter-
state Power Company, A corporation.
their SUCCESSORS, associates or assigns
within the City of Cresco. Howard
County, Iowa, to acquire, construct.
reconstruct, maintain and operate a
power plant or plants for the gener-
alton of electricity, transmission line
Or lines, distribution line or lines and
use of electricity, to furnish electric
light, electric heat, and electric pow
i ef and electric current for any use to
which It may be tdapted to the public,
Industries and Inhabitants Of Cresco.
Iowa.
Sec. I. Permission and authority
are hereby granted by the City of
Cresco, in the County OF Howard,
State of Iowa, to the Interstate Pow
or Company, its successors, associates
or assigns within the corporate linn
its of the City of Cresco. as the same
now are or may hereafter be located
or extended, to acquire, construct,
maintain, operate and use a power
plant or plants, transmission line or
lines which have been heretofore or
may hereafter We erected and to enter
upon the public streets, avenues, al
leys, highways, bridges and public
places of said city now or hereafter
opened, extended or. erected as herein
after provided; and thereon, therein,
and thereover to erect, construct, use,
maintain, operate and reconstruct sys-
TENS Of electric wires, poles, conduits
and other construction necessary
or incident, to said systems and
their use, whether said systems
have been heretofore or may hereafter
be constructed to sell or furnish cleo
trio light, electric power, electric heat,
and electric current to the city, its in
habitants, industries, railways, inter-
urban railways and street railways,
and to carry on general electric
light and power business.
Sec. 2. In this franchise, the word
"city' refers to and means the City of
Cresco, Howard County, Iowa, and the
word grantee" refers TO and means
the Interstate Power Company, a cor
poration, it's successors, associates or
assigns
Sec. 3. Said transmission and dis
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including the poles, wires, conduits and
other constructions shall so far as
practical, be constructed and erected
in and upon the alleys Of said city
with the wires upon said poles and
brackets at least twenty-three (23)
feet from the surface Of the streets,
avenue, alley, highway, bridge or pub
lie place beneath; and said construc-
ton shall be- put up and maintained
in accordance with the specifications
Of the National Board Of Fire Under
writer's in force at the time of said
construction. The poles, wires, COL
duits, and other appliances Aforesaid
and all the appurtenanoes connected
herewith shall be located. arranged,
adjusted and maintained % - not to
endanger persons or unreasonably to-
interfere. electrically or otherwise, with
other electric appliances erected prior
thereto or with any Improvement the
city may deem proper to make, nor nm
necessarily hinder or obstruot the
freeuse Of the streets, avenues. alleys,
highways. bridge or public places or
private Or public property.
Sec. 4. Whenever grantee, In erect
ing, constructing, or maintaining sai1|
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