The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1922-06-30

der this ordinance shall be so lOcat-
ed as not to injure unnecessarily any
drains, sewers, catch basins, water
pipes, Or other like public improve
ments, and said Grantee shall forth
with repair any damages so caused
to the satisfaction of the committee
on streets and alleys of said Munich
pality, and in default thereof, said
Municipality may repair such dam
age and charge the cost thereof, to
and collect same from said Grantee.
SECTION 8. The said Grantee
shall, in erecting, using and main
tanning poles, stringing wires and
placing apparatus thereon save and
keep harmless the said Municipali-
ty from any and all claims for dam
ages to person or property, by rea-
son of the construction or operation
Of said system.
SECTION A. Said Grantee, its
successors and assigns in rebuilding
trunk lines or building new trunk
lines shall place same in alleys
wherever practical, and said Gran
tee, its successors and assigns shall
furnish to said City of Lexington,
Missouri, a penal bond in the sum Of
100000 guaranteeing the perfor-
nance of the promises and obliga-
ton on its part to be performed in
Sections 2 and 3 hereof with good
and sufficient security to be subject
to the approval of the mayor and
city council, said bond to be furnish
ed within ten days from date this
ordnance is ratified by vote of the
people.
SECTION S. That the MIsSOU-
RI GAS & ELECTRIC SERVICE
COMPANY, it's successors and as
signs, will during the period of this
franchise furnish to said City free Of
charge all electricity used for light
ing the City Hall, or any other build
ing owned by said City and used for
public purposes.
SECTION6. The rates to be charg-
ed for service furnished hereunder
shall be the lawful rates fixed or ap-
proved from time to time by the Pub
lie Service Commission of the State
Of Missouri, or any regulatory body
that may succeed to the power of said
Commission to fix rates in the City
of Lexington. The rates of the Gran
tee in force in the City of Lexing-
ton at the time this franchise be-
comes effective, however, shall be
the rates to be charged by the Gran
tee hereunder until the same are
changed by order of the said Com
! mission or other regulatory body.
SECTION Z. All rights and priv
ileges granted by this ordinance are
granted for the term of 20 years
from and after the adoption and APP
, prevail of this ordinance by the Coun-
J Gil and Mayor of the City and the
4 authorization or approval thereof
! by a majority of the electors of the
City voting thereon at an election
r held for that purpose as provided by
o law.
. SECTION 8. All provisions o.
! this ordinance which are obligator!
l upon, or inure to the benefit of thu
. said MISSOURI GAS & ELECTRIC
. SERVICE COMPANY, shall also b.
/ obligatory upon and shall inure t
the benft of all successors and as
4 signs of said MISSOURI GAS AM
a ELECTRIC SERVICE COMPANY
and the word GRANTEE, wheneve
used in this ordinance shall includ,
and be taken to mean not only MIS-
! S0URI GAS AND ELECTRIC SERV
ICE COMPANY, but also all sue
I eessors and assigns Of said NILSSON
stRI GAS AND ELECTRIC SERV
ICE COMPANY.
All privileges hereby granted t
MISSOURI GAS & ELECTRIC
SERVICE COMPANY, its successor
and assigns, may be assigned an
transferred by said MISSOURI GA
& ELECTRIC SERVICE C0MPA
NY.
SECTION 8. This ordinance shaI
be submitted to the voters of tn
City of Lexington at an election t
be held on the 3rd day of July, 1872.
n The ballots to be used at such cleo
/ ton shall have printed hereon, "Fo
the ordinance granting an electri
n franchise to the MISSOURI GAS
"a ELECTRIC SERVICE COMPANY,
and against the ordinance the OF
n dinance granting an electric frar
n chise to the MISSOURI GAS q I
10 LECTRIC SERVICE COMPANY.
The votes cast for and against tn
nj ratification Of this ordinance shall h
N canvassed and returned in the SAN
n manner as votes cast for City o.
~ fcers. In the event that a majoI
(. ity of the qualified voters Of the Cit
ID of Lexington voting at such electio
shall ratify and consent to this o.
. dinance, the result of said vote sha
of be certified in writing to the Graz
tee by the City Clerk of said NUM-
ipality.
!, SECTION TO-. This ordinance sha
~ be in force from and after its pa
- sage by the City Coucil and apr
val by the Mayor, and the author
II zation or approval thereof by a m.
y iority of the electors Of the City v
~ ting thereon, as provided by law.
70 PASSED AND APPROVED |
nu the City Council Of Lexington, Mi
' souri,, this 5th day Of June, 1922.
LOUIS MINOR, JR.,
Mayor Of the City Of Lexington, Mi
souri,.
nd Attest: G. C. WRIGHT,
n Clerk of the City of Lexington, Nj
souri,.
(SEAL)
APPROVED this 9th day Of Jul
70 1922.
res LOUIS MINOR, JR.,
"a " Mayor Of the City Of Lexington, M
a. IcC w~;oht c;tv ci.yir ~ !,