The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-09-04
AGREEMENT
FOR
MUNICIPAL PUMPING POWER
SERVICE


MUNICIPAL PUMPING POWER
SERVICE
This Agreement made this 10Th
day of August, 1947. by and between
Mississippi Power & Light Company.
a corporation, hereinafter called
Company" and the Municipality of
Lexington, Mississippi, a municipal
corporation, hereinafter called "Mu-
nicipality".
WITNESSETH, THAT, Whereas,
Municipality desires to use electric
service for the operation of its NUM-
cipal pumping plant and Company
has such service available for sale
it is mutually agreed as follows:
Company will supply and Munich
pality will take and pay for all pow
err and energy required for the ope-
ration of its municipal pumping
plant in accordance with Company's
Rate Schedule MP-3 attached hereto
and made a part hereof.
The maximum quantity of power
to be supplied hereunder shall be
40 XIV and the minimum quantity of
power contracted for hereunder and
to be paid for by Municipality shall
be 20 XIV. Upon written request by
Municipality subject to written APP
prevail by Company, Company will
supply power in excess of said maxi
mum quantity and when the said
maximum qauntity is so increased
the said minimum quantity shall be
increased by the same amount.
The service to be supplied shall be
three phase, go cycles. and approx.
mately 230 volts. The point Of de-
livery of such service shall be
On the west side of municipalities
pump house where Company's SER
vice wires connect to Municipalities
service terminals
and maintenance by the Company
of the above stated voltage and fire.
quency at this point of delivery shall
constitute supply of service for the
purpose of this Agreement.
All bills for service hereunder are
due upon presentation and are pay
able at Company's office in Lexing-
ton, Mississippi. Company may with
out terminating this Agreement or
waving or impairing any right ac-
cruing to it by law suspend service
for non-payment of any bill for cleo
trio service hereunder.
Company will use reasonable dill
gence to supply steady and contin-
uous service but does not guarantee
the service against irregularities or
Interruptions. Company shall not be
liable to Municipality for any DAM
age occasioned by irregularities or
Interruptions.
Municipality assumes all respon-
sibility on Municipalities side of
the point of delivery for the service
supplied or taken, as well as for
the electrical installation. appliances
and apparatus used in connection
Herewith.
Company shall have the right, but
does not assume the duty, to inspect
municipalities installation at any
time, and from time to time, and to
refuse to commence o. to continue
service whenever it does not consider
such installation to be in good ope-
rating condition; but the Company
does not in any event assume any
responsibility whatever in connec-
ton with such matters.
This Agreement is exclusively be-
tween Company and Municipality,
and confers no right on any third
party whatsoever, irrespective of the
relationship between Municipality
and such party.
The term of this Agreement is
from August 10Th, 1947 to August
10th, 1852 and shall be automatical-
ly extended for a period of five years
from each expiration date unless and
until either party shall have noti-
fled the other in writing not less
than one hundred and eighty days
nor more than three hundred sixty
days prior to such expiration date
of its intention to terminate this
Agreement.
This Agreement shall be binding
upon and inure to the benefit of the
legal representatives, successors and
assigns of the parties hereto, but
no assignment by municipality shall
be binding upon Company until ac-
cepted in writing by the latter.
This Agreement is contingent upon
approval by Company's Vice-Presi-
dent.
In Witness Whereof the parties
hereto have caused this Agreement
to be executed in triplicate the day
and year first above written.
MISSISSIPPI POWER &
COMPANY
BY Chas c. Taylor
Approved T. W. Crockett,
Vice-President