Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1920-03-12
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

Motion made and seconded that or
dinance No. 21O be passed on it's third
reading. Motion carried. Yeas: Ii
vine, Odell, Maruska, Hamilton, But
ton. Nays: None. Mayor then de
clared the ordinance passed on its
third reading.
Ordinance No. 21O.
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 genera
ton of electricity, transmission line
or lines, distribution line or lines and
use Of electricity, to furnish electric
light, electric heat, and electric power
and electric current for any use to
which it may be adapted to the public,
industries and inhabitants of Cresco,
Iowa.
Sec. l. Permission and authority
are hereby granted by the City Of
Cresco, in the Counry of Howard,
State of Iowa, to the Interstate Power
Company, its successors, associates or
assigns within the corporate limits of
the City Of Cresco, as the same now
are or may hereafter be located or
to acquire, construct, main
tain, operate and use power plant or
plants, transmission line or lines
which have been heretofore or may
hereafter be erected and to enter up
on the public streets, avenues, alleys.
highways, bridges, and public places
Of said city now or hereafter opened,
or erected as hereinafter
provided; and thereon, therein, and
moreover to erect, construct, use,
operate, and reconstruct
systems of electric wires, poles, con
Quits and other construction neces
sary or incident to said systems and
heir use, whether said systenfS have
been heretofore or may hereafter be
to sell or furnish electric
light, electric power, electric heat,
md electric current to the city, it's in
industries, railways, inter
lrban railways, and street railways,
md to carry on a 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
he word "grantee" refers to and
means the Interstate Power Com
'any, corporation, its successors, !
or assigns.
Sec 3. Said transmission and dis
systems hereinafter erected,
including the poles, wires, conduits, !
md other constructions shall so far !
IS practical, be constructed and erect
ID in and upon the alleys of said city
With the wires upon said poles and ;
brackets at least twenty three (23) !
eet from the surface of the streets,
venues, alleys, highways, bridges or
ublic places beneath, and said con-
truction shall be put up and main
aimed in accordance with the specifi-
ations of the National Board of Fire
in force at the time of
aid construction. The poles, wires,
and other appliances afore
aid and all the appurtenances con-
ected Herewith shall be located, ar
anged, adjusted and maintained so as
OF to endanger persons or unreason
bly, to interfere, electrically or
therwise, with other electric applian
es erected prior thereto or with any
the city may deem prop
r to mike, nor unnecessarily hinder
r obstruct the free use of streets,
alleys, highways, bridges or
ublic places or private or public
Sec. 4. Whenever grantee, in erect
lg. constructing or maintaining said
oles, conduits, or appliances shall !
Ike up any pavement on the streets,
venues, alleys, highways, bridges, or
ublic places of said city, or make any
thereon or in any of the
ublic places of said city, or make any
thereon or in any of the
ublic places Of said city, such exca
atoms shall be at once refilled and i,
avement replaced under the direction
the City Engineer or other official
the city having charge of the
reefs, avenues, alleys, highways
ridges, or public places and all sur
ICES made as good as before by the :
lid grantee; or, in case of their fail
re so to do, as promptly as practical, {
lecity or any abutting property {
vner may do the same at the ex
snse of the grantee and the said I
lall be liable in a civil actetaooin a
'antee shall be liable in civil &C q
on, for the cost of the same; and i
divided further that when the a