The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1920-02-19
st. Cloud Power Co.
Has NeD Proposition
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IN Central Minnesota which are in d.
rect competition with Sank centre.
The power deysdlep ef tS Mi city he Unless
the City is willing to make such terms
with the Water Power Comrany as II
may see At to dictate Sank &c Cen natmr al
advantage over municipalities aackf arss
water power. It Is apparent, thereHIore'
that this part Of the aSS great loss
the City and it's inhabitants. NV
THAT part of the consideration per-
tanning to the fostering OF II dn the ordi.
nance. The Ordinance does not require
the Milling Company to use any sta.e ~
amour, Of Of oar All
ments pertaining to the use Of current
by the mill are to be a matter OF c ena
tract between the Mii tha civ IH not being
the e. T r4v Co Contract Of this kind can,
like any other, be terminated upon
Mggp of ens and the 50
nanv SO desired, they could cancel this
Contract the moment the Ordinance, pc
-, iH Would Is e. any By left efe
notwithstanding business. The Light
and Power Commission assured tne e
Council at the time contract Ior
Wholesale current was entered into
with the Power Company, that the MIL
ing COMPANY had approved the terms OF
rent from the City. This, in fact, was
one Of the strongest reasons for enter
ing into a contract for the purchase OF
current from outside. 1t seems that
the Commission has some way failed to
make effective the arrangements which
they had with the Milling Company.
There is nothing in the present Ordi-
nance to prevent similar miscarriage
and there is no assurance that the
mtna ma T Of -four will continue in
then City Z. This feature Of the matter
Ordinance is thought worthy and pro-
lection for the City should be assured.
Tor instance, 1T might be provided that
or forty thousand barrels per year be
or all rights granted UNI
der the Ordinance would terminate.
This section provides theNroute of
pole lines. 1t provides that the route
s sfsaa extend north and south upon ASK
Northern Pacific Railway. but it does oe
not provide that the pole line shall be
,n,nfs in the public highway at other
Milling .Comrany "And running thence
,onndary TO- to or near the northerly
GEMS from this that the proposed route
3, over property owned by the City
s 5ner d than it's streets that is, the prem
louise. This would constitute a grant
- an easement over the City property
! c. would I'D eGn;eumber it to that extent
hence east from the City Power HOUSE,
ons nartS Of Ash pr sts s
az south over private property to Ash
treet: There should be a PROVISION
slits furnish the snx city from All Obligation
sctfon is indefinite where it provides
. .nd me e line line, IN the City may be ex-
ission line Of the Water Company may
Z i, se ssar1a moved and reconstructed.
roviding that the extension might he
ACE Tor the southern terminus Of the
! seq. me along the nearest practi-
route to the boundary of the Civ
lch boundary is hereafter extended.
Section 8.
DIVISION is mere made for authority
he Milling Company at it's premises
premises should be very definiteIv
cribed and the uses to which the
also, be definitely and fully limited as
the occasion may require There is no
Limitation on the quantity of current
well be that the amount Of electricity
consumed at PERIODS in the future will
not be greater than that used by other
then be difference in rates which diff
ference will be unfair.
p,ou,., .. Section 4.
troll by the City over the poles and
wires erected, The rights of the City
In this regard will be further defined
when Article S, Section 81, Of the Char
ter Is inserted in the Ordinance, this
article providing that the City may re-
quire wires to be placed under ground
Section 3.
This Section gives the Power Com
pany the right to trim trees and wires
Which interfere with the proper .erec-
ton and maintenance Of their 'Nne.
binder this provision the Power Com
pany could cut down tree If they de-
thereof
sAUK TRE-Two-2-1s-2o Howl
Section 6.
Thfs Section provides that the Com
pany VIII save the City harmless and
free from liability which may arise on
account Of the erection and mainte-
nance OF poles and wires on the streets.
The City is primarily liable for action
able injury or damage and, of course.
assumes this responsibility, relying on
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