Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1920-03-12
written application to the Mayor of


cation at the time such application
is made, the street or streets, alley O,
alleys, avenue or avenues, highway OF
highways, bridge or bridges, publ,
place or places, over which it is d.
sired to so move the house, building
or thing and the place of it's final Il
cation, the date upon which it is to bt
moved and said application must be
made at least five ~ days before the
time proposed for the moving Of sale
building.
After consent has been given by
| the Mayor or City Council to the
owner of said house, building, OF
thing to be moved, ne shall give or
cause to be given a five (5) days NO
tice to the Interstate Power Com
pany. it's successors and assigns,
through their agents and representa-
tives, advising them of the route ap
proved by the Mayor or City Council
which will be affected by the moving
of said house, building, or thing and
the said grantee herein shall at the ex
pense of the owner of said house,
building or thing to be moved, tenn
porarily remove all poles and wires so
far as is necessary to allow the pas
sage of said house, building or other
traffic for reasonable period of time
not exceeding five (5) hours in any
one day, but said grantee shall not be
required to move said wires, poles or
other devices prior to eight (S)
o'clock in the forenoon nor later than
three ca o'clock in the afternoon.
Sec. .. Said grantee shall hold the
City harmless from any and all causes
of action, litigation and damages
caused or accruing through or by
reason of the construction, recon
struction maintenance and operation
of said transmission system, distribu
ton system and other constructions
hereby authorized and shall make de
Tense fol. land on behalf Of said city
in all of said actions to which the city
may be made a party; and falling so
to do the city may make defense for
and on its own behalf and the grantee
herein shall pay to the city all the ex
penses of said defense including rea
sonable attorneys fees and said
grantee herein shall pay to the city
all damages which may be recovered
against it by reason Of the construc
ton and operation of said distribution
system, transmission system and other
hereby authorized
Sec. Z. The grantee herein, is to
furnish all customers and install free
of charge a meter for each customer
and is not to charge rental therefor.
Sec. s. The City Council may, by
resolution. upon the demand of one or
more persons having installed ten
Q0) 16 candle power lamps, or the
equivalent thereof, for each two hun
dred (200) feet of the, proposed ex
tension, require the grantee herein to
extend it's overhead transmission and
distribution lines so as to furnish cleo
trio light to said applicants, said ap
plicants, however, shall sign reason
able contracts for the use of electric
current for lighting for period of
not less than one ID year. By the
term "16 candle power lamp" is
meant lamp having an hourly con
of not less than fifty ,(50)
watts.
All provisions of the city which re
luire the inspection by City Of
'icial before use of an installation Of
electric wires shall be fully complied |
with before grantee herein shall con |
meet its transmission system or fur
1ish current for use over said wires.
This provision shall only be apple |
able so long as the city by ordinance
said inspection to be made
md the City furnishes reasonable,
ABILITIES for said inspection.
Sec. 9. Grantee shall when request |
I'd by the city permit it's poles so far
IS may be done without interfering
With the free use and enjoyment of
IS own wires and fixtures, to be used
or the purpose Of maintaining there
IN any wires which may be necessary
or the use of the police or fire de-
'artment of said city, free of expense
o the city; but said city shall hold the
grantee harmless for any and all
'auses of action, litigation or dam
lges caused or accruing directly or
by or through the placing
# the city's wires on the poles Of the
,rantee herein.
Sec. 10. The rights, power and
privileges granted by this franchise
re hereby granted to, conferred upon
nd vested in the grantee for the per
cd Of twenty-five ts5) years from
nd after the acceptance of this
unless sooner terminated
s hereinafter provided, but this
shall not be construed as an
franchise or as prohibiting