The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-08-08

the Grantee by the owner or NOV
er of such building or other struc-
ture.
Section S. The City shall have
the right, without payment or
charge therefor, to attach its fire
alarm or police signal wires to
the poles of the Grantee, but shall
make such attachments at its own
risk and only in accordance with
good electrical practice.
Such fire alarm or police signal
wires shall be subject to interior
ence by the Grantee only when
and to the extent necessary for the
proper construction, maintenance,
operation or repair of the Gran
tees poles, wires, fixtures, con-
duits and appurtenanceS.
Section 6. The Grantee shall
protect and save harmless the
City, its officers, employees and
agents from any and all damage
claims, loss, liability, cost or ex-
pense, occasioned by any negli-
gent act or omission of the Gran
tee in the construction, mainten-
ance, operation or repair of the
Grantees property or any thereof;
and the Grantee shall comply with
all lawful ordinances, rules and
regulations of the City relating to
the manner of occupation or use,
or to the repair or improvement,
of streets, alleys and public places
in the city.
Section z. AS compensation to
the City for the right and fran
chise hereby granted, the Grantee
shall pay to the City in each year
an amount equivalent to three
per cent (39o) of the Grantees
gross income from sales of electric
power and energy and electric SER
vice within the corporate limits of
the City during the preceding cal
endar year, less income from such
sales to the United States or any
agency thereof, and less any
amounts paid by the Grantee to
the United States, the State of
Washington and the City of Ken
neWick, as license, occupation,
privilege, or excise taxes levied or
imposed upon such sales within
the corporate limits of the City.
The amounts of compensation
so paid by the Grantee for any
periods shall be credited against,
and treated as part payment of
any license, occupation, excise, or
business taxes levied by the City
for corresponding periods under
any ordinance hereafter enacted.
Section 8. This Ordinance shall
be in full force and effect from
and after five days after the date
of its final passage by the City
Council, its approval by the Mayor
of the City and its publication as
hereinafter provided, but shall
become null and void unless with
in sixty (60) days thereafter the
Grantee shall file with the City
Clerk a written acceptance of the
terms, conditions and obligations
of this ordinance, and within
eighteen CID months thereafter
shall commence construction of
the poles, wires, fixtures, under
ground conduits and appurten-
ances necessary for supplying
electric power and light to the
City and the inhabitants thereof
as aforesaid.
Section 8. This Ordinance, fol-
lowing the date of its approval,
shall be published once in the Of
fetal newspaper of the City of
Kennewick.
Passed by the Council of the
City of Kennewick this 23rd day
Of July, 1916.
Winifred Campbell, City Clerk.
Approved this End day Of Aug
ust, 1916.
J. c. PRATT, Mayor.
Submitted to me before passage
and approved as to form, Kenneth
E. Serier, City Attorney. 8-8-46.