The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-07-22
LEGAL NOTICE

Legal NOTICE
Notice is hereby gwen that sealed blds VIII
be received at thR effice OF the Board Of
Trustees of Public Affairs of the Village Of
Bluffton, Ohio, until IL o'clock noon on the
eth day of Auguas, 1854 for the purchase of
the following described real and personal pro-
equipment and the electrical distribution
system and street lighting system within and
without the corporate limits of the Village
of Bluffton, Allen County. Ohio:
Generating equipment, located in general
ing plant. Excepting building and building
site, all vehicles, office equipment and tools
used in the operation Of the generating
system dist1 lbution system and water and
sewage departments1 . all easements and
licenses and all street lighting fixtures,
lamps. overhead and underground transmits
stock, and used in fhs generating and dis
tribution systems. not needed for any Mum
icipal purpose, in she Village Of Bluttton'
County of Allen, Sfate Of Ohio.
sold and conveyed to the highcS. bidder
according to law, upon the following terms
Cash nn execution and delivery of a deed and
bill of sale for the above described personal m
property; all outstanding bonds secured by
Indenture of Mortgage TO The National Bank
of Lima, Ohio, Trustee, recorded IN Allen
ing at Page ls and supplemental indenture Of
Mortgage dated April l, 194S, recorded IN
Allen County Mortgage Record Vol. 26s, COM
cencing at Page s.. to be paid out Of the
q
the Indenture of Mortgage and supplemental
indenture of Mortgage and all the outstand-
ing bonds duly cancelled to be delivered to
the successful bidder. A franchise Is granted
to the purchaser of the above described pro
perty in accordance with the provisions OF
Ordinance No. 6-54 enacted by the Council
of the Village of Blgnfton, Ohio and approved
by the Mayor on the 9th day of March, 1854
as follows:
Section /
When the word grantee" appears in
"A. krYl -
and include the successful bidder for
the purchase of the personal property
described in# this ordinance to whose
benefit this tfanshise n shal hore tbe r;ohts ane
and benefits of said franchise and shall
assume the obligations thereof in accord
ance with the terms and provisions OF
the succeeding sections Of this franchise.
Section IL
Grantee, its successors and assigns. are
hereby granted the right, privilege, fran
chse and authority to acquire, construct,
maintain and operate in, above, under,
across and along the streets, thorough
fares, alleys, bridges and public places
(as the same now exist or may hereafter
be laid out) of the Village of Buffton,
State of Ohio. lines for the distribution
of electric energy. either by means Gf
overhead or underground conductors, with
all the necessary or desirable appurten-
ances for the purpose of supplying elec-
trio energy to said Village and the in
habtants thereof, and persons or corpora
heat, power pr any other purposes or
purpose for which electric energy is
now or may hereafter be used. and the
transmission of the same within, through
of Ohio.
Section III
Said lines and appurtenanees shall be
constructed so TO interfere as little
as possible with the travelling public in
its use of the streets, thoroughfares,
alleys. bridges, and public places. The
location of all poles, or conduts, shall
be made under the supervision of the
proper board or committee of the Village
government.
Section ~
The rights, privileges and franchise
hereby granted shall be in force and
effect for a period of fifty 500 years
from the date Of the passage of this
The rights, privileges and franchise
hereby granted shall not be construed
10 be exclusive and the Council of the
Village of Bluffton hereby reserves the
power to grant similar rights privileges
and franchises to any other person or
persons. firm or firms, corporation or
corporations.
Section V
Said grantee shall save the Village
harmless from any and all liability aris-
erection, maintenance or operation of
said lines for the distribution of electric
energy.
Whenever said Grantee shall begin the
erection of any lines or equipment it
shall promptly and diligently prosecute
the work TO completion and leave the
streets thoroughfares, alleys, bridges
and public paaces where such work is
done in as good condition of repair as
before such work was commenced.
Wherever In this ordinance. reference
is made to the Village or the Grantee,
il shall be deemed to include the respec-
tive successors or assigns of either: and
all rights, privileges and obligations
herein contained by or on behalf of said
Village. or by or on behalf of said
Grantee. shall be binding upon, and inure
to the benefit of the respective successors
or assigns of said Village, or of said
Grantee. wherever so expressed or not.
Section VIII
This ordinance shall be accepted by the
Grantee within one hundred and eighty
1s0l DAYS from the date of the passage
of same.
The right NJ reserved to reject any
and all bids.
HARVEY NJ BAUMAN
President of the Board of
Trustees of Public Affairs
A. ]. b. Longsdorf
Clerk of Board