Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1920-02-06
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ORDINANCE NO. 30.

| ORDINANCE NO. 40.
A Franchise authorizing the Inter
state Power Company. ! Corporation
their successors, associates or assigns
within the City of Cresco. Howard
County, Iowa, to acquire, construct
reconstruct, maintain and operate :
power plant or plants for the genera
ton of electricity. transmission lins
or lines, distribution line or lines ant
use of electricity, to furnish electric
light, electric heat, and electric power
| and electric current for any use tt
which it may be adapted 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 Power
Company, its successors, associates OF
assigns within the corporate limits oil
the City of Cresco, as the same now
are or may hereafter be located OF
extended, to acquire, construct, main
tain, operate and use power plant OF
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,
extended or erected as hereinafter
provided; and thereon, therein and
thereover to erect, construct, use,
maintain, operate and reconstruct
systems Of electric wires, poles, con-
Quits and other construction neces-
sary or incident to said systems and
their use, whether said systems have
been heretofore or may hereafter be
constructed. to SELL or furnish electric
light, electric power, electric heat,
and electric current to the city, its in
Rabitants, industries, railways, inter-
urban railways, and street railways,
and to carry on a general electric
light and power business.
Sec. 2. In this franchise, the word
Getty" refers to and means the City of
Cresco, Howard County, Iowa, and
the word "grantee" refers to and
means the Interstate Power CON-
pany, a corporation, its successors,
associates or assigns.
Sec. 3. Said transmission and dis
tribution systems hereinafter erected.
including the poles, wires, conduits
and other constructions shall so far
as practical, be constructed and erect
ed 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,
avenues, alleys, highways, bridges or
public place beneath; and said con-
shall be put up and main
tanned in accordance with the specif-
cations of the National Board of Fire
Underwriters in force at the time of
said construction. The poles, wires,
conduits, and other appliances afore-
said and all the appurtenances con-
nected Herewith shall be located. ar
ranged, adjusted and maintained so as
not to endanger persons or un-reason-
ably to interfere, electrically or
otherwise, with other electric applian-
ces erected prior thereto or with any |
the city may deem prop
r to make, nor unnecessarily hinder
or obstruct the free use of streets,
venues, alleys, highways, bridges or
public places or private or public
property. l
Sec. 4. Whenever grantee, in erect
ng, constructing or maintaining said
'oles,, conduits. or appliances shall
axe 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, such exca-
atoms shall be at once re-filled and
'avement replaced under the direction
# the City. Engineer or other official
# the city having charge of the
treets,. avenues, alleys. highways
ridges or public places and all sur
aces made as good as before by the
aid grantee; or, in case of their fail
re SO to do as promptly as practical,
he city or any abutting property
'wner may do the same at the ex-
'ense of the grantee and the said
rantee shall be liable in civil &C.
ion for the cost of the same; and
further that when the
,rantee shall make an excavation in
ny of the streets, avenues, alleys,
ighways, bridges, or public places, of
aid city, the same shall be properly
adequately lighted and pro-
ided with sufficient danger lights, I;
amps, or signs Of warning; grantee
hall at its own expense relocate any
oles or pole in any other suitable To-
alton selected by the City Council
whenever required SO to do by the
esolution of the City Council. |,
Sec. S. Any person or persons
esirous of moving any house, build
1g or thing, capable Of being moved,
yer or along any of the streets, al ,
,ys. avenues, highways, bridges or
ublic places of said city, of such
vpe or size as may interfere with the
oles, wires or other constructions of ,
he transmission and distribution sys-
Ems herein authorized, shall make
,ritten application to the Mayor of !
aid city or City Council, requesting
heir consent to move the same;
pecifying in such application the
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