HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 04.10.1905 - Southwestern ElectricAN ORDINANCH GRANTING TO THIS SOURHnSTCRRN TNI STN A
ITS SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS, THE RIGHT TO ERF
SYSTEV OF ELECTRIC LIGHT POLES AND WIRES, IN ALONG AND ACROSS
THE S I' Z TS OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN, THXAS.
BB IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of
Georgetown, Texas.
That the Southwestern University, located within said City,
are hereby granted the right to erect poles and wires in, along
and across the streets and alleys of this city for the purpose
of erecting, maintaining and operating a system of electric lights
in this said cityp both arc and incandescent, if they so see fit,
and for the supplying of power for their own private use, and
for the generation and supply of electricity for all purposes
for which the same is now, or may hereinafter be used, for a period
of twenty-five years from the passage of this ordinance* and fur-
ther, if the said University may see fit, they may place, or cause
to be placed, in, on, along or across the streets of said city
so used, at their own expense, city street lights, for the purpose
of lighting the said streets, provided the same are kept and used
in the manner and condition hereinafter provided.
Section !. The said system so provided for, shall be used
for the one purpose alone of lighting the buildings belonging to
the said University'# and shall not be allowed to come in conflict
or competition with other systems or plants, holding a franchise
and doing business in said city, and o fering themselves for
hire to the public, but instead this franchise so granted, shall
apply only to the furnishing of light and power to the University
buildings alone.
Section 3. That the said Southwestern University shall so
long as it use said streets for said purposes, maintain and op-
erate such portion of said'electrie light plant, poles, wires
and lights as may be located upon the property of said city or its
said streets or alleys, under this franchise, in a safe and proper
manner, under such rules and regulations, as may be from time
to time promulgated by the City Council, and agreed upon by the
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said city council, and the said University. Said University
shall locate their poles and wires at such points as may be
designated by the city council, through said city's street
commissioner, and where said wires shall some in contact with
anything whatsoever, the said wire shall be kept safely in-
sulated. Said poles shall be placed on University Avenue, in
said city, at proper intervals, beginning at a point just
South of the Ladies' Annex building, on said Avenue, and con-
tinuing in a Westerly direction, with said Avenue, to a point
just South of the old University building, on said Avenue,
and the said poles shall be of a uniform heightp so far as
practicable, shall not interfere with the poles already stand-
ing on said Avenue, and shall not be lower than twenty feet
from ground to the place where said wires shall be strung on
said poles.
Section 3. That the said Southwestern University,
shall, in consideration of the above franchise# hold the said
city harmless against all damages, either real, personal or
punitory, caused from the erection or maintenance of said
system or plant.
Section 4. If the Southwestern University shall accept
this franchise, and shall at any time fail to perform any of
the duties required herein -of said Univeriity, said failure
shall operate as a total forfeiture of said franchise.
PASSED AND APPROM April 109 1905.
R.E. Ward,
Mayor.
ATTESTS Q,T9 McMurray&
Secretary.