The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-11-10
FRANCHISE.

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The franchise to be offered Is as toI-
lows:
FRANCHISE.
Section One.
In consideration of the sum of...'
dollars, well ana
truly paid unto it. and of the cove
nants and agreements herein contain
ed the City of Louisa hereby creates
and grants unto. ..............,.-..
Observation-Disclosures. '''''' q .
successors and assigns, for and during
the period of twenty years from thls
date the right and privilege OF erect
ing and maintaining all apparatus ana
equipment in, under, along, through
over and across the streets, avenues,
alleys and public ways OF the sald
CITY for the transmission of electric
ity, together with the right to Vend
same for public and private use there
in. and this right shall extend and APP
ply to all public ways now open ana
to such as may hereafter he opened,
and to any and all new streets or pub
lie ways which may hereafter be in
cluded within or added to or be made
or become a part of the said city; and
the owner of this franchise shall have
full power and authority except as
herein limited) to use the public ways
of the city whether such use be by
construction or maintenance of the
said equipment. poles, wires and other
apparatus in or under over or along
the said public ways.
Section Two.
The owner of this franchise may
from time to time, purchase, lease or
otherwise acquire or operate any prop
erty of a character similar to that
which he is hereby authorized TO en-
ploy. whether belonging to corpora
tons or individuals now engaged in
the business of selling electricity.
Section Three.
The owner of this franchise shall
have the right in exercising the rights
hereby granted, to take up sidewalks
and curbings when necessary, but
shall replace the same in as good con-
dition as before, within a REASONABLE"
time and under the supervision of tn"
City Engineer, and shall be liable to
the city for any damage arising there
from.
Section Four.
Such poles, wires and other apparat-
us as may be erected and maintained
by the owner of this franchise shall
not Interfere with or interrupt the free
use of the public streets, avenues, al
leys and public ways wherein placed:
and in the erection and maintenance
thereof, there shall be no cutting or
mutilation of shade trees without the
consent of the property owner; and
all poles, conduits and other struc-
lures, equipment and apparatus shall
be erected, built and installed under
the direction of the council or its
proper committee. So far as possible,
alleys shall be used7ather than streets
for the installation of the said plant;
and all of the said work of installa-
ton and maintenance shall be per
formed in such manner as to cause
the least practicable Inconvenience 10
the city and its inhabitants and with
reasonable dispatch.
Section Five,
The city shall have the right to use
two pins on each pole and four duct
ways for the purpose Of placing there
on or therein any fire or police alarm
telephone or telegraph wires which
may be necessary for the fire and po-
lice department of the said city; such
wires to be placed so as not to inter-
fere with the successful operation OF
!, light and power wires.
=. ..'. Section Six.
When deemed necessary to the pub
lie welfare, the location Of poles, wires
posts or other apparatus of the owner
of this franchise may be changed by
resolution of the city council, -the eX-
s pense thereof to be borne by the own.
er of this franchise.
".. Section Seven.
All equipment used and employed
by the owner of this franchise and thu
method of the installation thereof shall
be of the most approved design from
the standpoint of security to life anC
property The insulation of the wiz
ing used shall be kept and maintainet
in good condition at all times: and al
wires and apparatus shall be so placed
as not to expose the public or prop
erty to injury. .,..
.......a" Section Eight.
In consdera ton of the exercise o
the rights and privileges hereby grant
ed, the owner of this franchise shall
furnish to the inhabitants of the city
electric light and power at price
which shall in no event exceed tn
following rates: ..... .."
Lighting And Household Uses.
Where the monthly consumption o
current is not more than ten kilOwatts
thirteen cents per kilowatt; more tina
ten and not more than twenty kilo
watts, twelve cents per kilowatt; NOR
than twenty and not more than thirt
kilowatts, ten cents per kilowatt; NOR
than thirty and not more than fort
kilowatts, nine cents per kilowatt;an
for all consumption when over fort
kiiowalts are used monthly, eigh
cents per kilowatt, Minimum charg
nnn dollar nor rnnnth- BILE to be mi