Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-05-27
ORDINANCE 10 24s

An ORDINANCE GRANTING TO, The (
McConnelsville-M Malta Electric Com
pany, its SUCCESSORS and assigns. the
right to acquire, construct maintain
public places, Of the Village Of Nc
.ConnelsviIle and it's SUCCESSORS lines
for the distribution Of electric energy
70 the Village of Mcc@nnelsyille nm ,.s and
power and other purposes.
VILLAGE OF MccoNNELsvILLE,
4EREBy STAuE OF 6RpaNGb oRIG fY hSp AUTHoRI II +
TY or THE SAME. THAT"
SECTION /
The McconnelsvilIe-M Electric
Company, its successors and assigns
hereinafter called Grantee), are here
BY granted the right, privilege, fran
chise and authority to acquire, con-
under. across and along the streets.
thoroughfares, alleys, bridges and
public places (as the same now exist
or may hereafter be laid ouD OF the
Village of Mcconnelsvile, State of
! Ohio lines for the distribution of cleo
! trio energy, either by means of over
head or underground conductors, with
/ all the necessary or desirable ap-
! plying electric energy 10 said Village,
and the inhabitants thereof, and per
sons or corporations beyond the linn
/ it's thereof, for light, heat, power or
any other purpose or purposes, for
which electric energy is now or may
hereafter be used, and for the trans
or across said Village Of McConnels-
vile, State Of Ohio.
/ SECTION
Said lines. and appurtenances shall
little as possible with the proper use
IF the streets. alleys and public places.
The location Of poles or conduits
necessary for any additional exten5
i-S, ion f,f iryiya n lie
tribution system, shall be made with
1.-THE approval of the Council or it's
designated representatives of said Viii
lage.
SECTION 8
The rights, privileges and franchise
hereby granted shall be in force and
effect for the period of Forty years
from the date of the passage Of this
ordinance.
The rights. privileges and franchise
hereby granted shall not be con-
Council of the Village of McConnels-
lvillc, hereby reserves the power to
grant similar rights, privileges and
franchises to any other person or
corporations.
SECTION 4
Said Grantee shall save the Village
harmless from any and all liability
the erection, maintenance or operation
of said lines for the distribution of
! electric energy.
SECTION )
whenever said Grantee shall begin
the erection of any lines or equipment,
it shall promptly and diligently pros
ecute the work to completion and
leave the streets, alleys, and public
places where such work is done, in as
good condition of repair as before
such work was commenced.
SECTION 6
Whenever in this ordinance, either
the Village or the Grantee, is referred
to, it shall be deemed 10 include the
respective successors or assigns, OF
teither, and all rights, privileges and
obligations herein contained by or on
behalf of said Village, or by or on be-
half of said Grantee, and shall bind
and inure to the benefit of the respec-
tive successors or assigns of said VIII
llage, or of said Grantee whether so
expressed or not.
SECTION 7
This ordinance shall take effect and
be in force from and after it's passage,
legal publication and acceptance by
The McConnelsville-M Malta Electric
said Electric Company of ordinance
No. 247 Regulating the price which
may be charged for electric energy,
| of May. 1926" and in no event shall
I this ordinance take effect until said
Grantee or its assigns, shall have con-
structed and erected high tension
| electrical line from some inter-con-
nected super-power station located
outside of Morgan county, and shall
! be in readiness for use suitable and
adequate for supplying the demand for
| electric current within this Village
contemplated by this ordinance. all of
which shall be done and completed not
later than May Is, 1927, and for any
delay in such completion beyond and
after said May Is, 1927. said Electric
Company shall pay to said Village the
sum of $25 90 per day for each and ev-
cry day of such delay after said May
Is, 1927, said sum of SIS 90 per day
shall be deemed reasonable compensa-
ton to said Village for damages which
it is agreed said Village Will sustain
by reason of any such delay.
SECTION s
The acceptance by the McConnels- !
Vile Malta Electric Company, its sue
cessors or assigns, provided for in ;
Sec. of this ordinance, shall be made
in writing, signed by said Company.
it's successors or assigns. and be duly
within 80 days after this ordinance
shall be passed by Council. And a
failure to so file such written ac-
ceptance within said time shall be
deemed to be d rejection of this ordi- |
nance on the part of said Electric
Company, and this ordinance shall be
prevented thereby from going into eff
feet: An acceptance made as aforesaid
shall be deemed to be. and shall be |
construed to be, the entering into a
contract by said Electric Company i
with said Village whereby said Elec- !
tric Company binds itself to do the ,
things by this ordinance authorized to +.
be done by it.
Passed in Council this 18th day of
May. 1926.
J. w. McKIBBEN. Mayor