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<br />ORnI~IANCE No 155.
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<br />AN ORDINANCE: Granting a franchise to J. U. Stabler, his heirs,
<br />successors and assigns, to construct, build, extend, maintain and
<br />operate, an electric light, electric poles, stringing wires in and
<br />upon all of the public thoroughfares, streets, alleys, roads and
<br />highways, within the corporate limits of the City of La Porte,
<br />Harris County Texas; and the building of a power plant to generate
<br />the electric cur~ent for heating,lighting, and power purposes and
<br />defining the rights, priveleges and powers hereto, including the
<br />fixing of a tariff to be charged for the electric current.
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<br />BE IT ORDAINED:-by the Board of Aldermen of the City of La Porte,
<br />Harris Coupty Texas.
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<br />~ection One: J. U. ~tabler, his heirs, succes-
<br />sors and assigns, be and are hereby granted the right, privelege
<br />and franchise, to enter upon any and all streets, squares, parks,
<br />alleys or other public thoroughfares and highways in the City of
<br />La Porte, Harris County, Texas, to erect poles of a substantial
<br />size and material, string wires thereon for the conveying of elec-
<br />tric current for heating, lighting and power purposes, in, upon,
<br />over and acrosS any stream or streams, bridge or bridges, o\Jned or
<br />controlled by the City of La Porte, and to maintain and operate his
<br />or their electric poles, wires and power plants, and all other n9ces
<br />sary apparatus, used in connection with and incident to the build-
<br />ing, establishment and operation of an electric power plant for the
<br />manufacture and distribution of electric current for heating, light-
<br />,,' ing and power purpos es.
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<br />Section Two: That all poles and wires placed, erected, or con-
<br />structed for the distribution of electric current for heating,
<br />lighting and power purposes, shqll be so placed as not to impede or
<br />interfere in any manner with the usei of the streets or sidewalks'
<br />by the travelling public; shall be of standard eqipment and construe
<br />tion, and so constructed as to minimize the risk of life end pro-
<br />perty, and shall be placed, erected, built and constructed at such
<br />places, and in such manner as may be designated and specified by the
<br />board of Aldermen of the City of La Porte, or such persons as they
<br />may authorize to act for them; and the surface of said streets,
<br />alleys, parks or other public thoroughfareS and highways, when ex-
<br />cavated or used in any manner by the said J. U. Stqbler, his heirs,
<br />successors and assigns shall be restored and placed in good condi-
<br />tion as they were before said excavation was made; and all poles,
<br />arms, "Tires and other materia.l and apparatus, including implements
<br />and tools used in erection, construction or repair of said electric
<br />light plant, shall at all times be kept off the streets and side-
<br />walks so as not obstruct the reasonable usa thereof by the publio.
<br />In casa the City Council of the City of La Porte shall grant
<br />the use of the streets or alleys for the purpose of moving build-
<br />ings, th~ wires shall be raised or lowered at the cost of ~aid J.U.
<br />Stabler, his heirs successors or assigns, for that purpose.
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<br />Section Three: That J. U. Stabler, his heirs, succes~ors and
<br />assigns shall furnish a good first-class, high gr~.d,e, electric
<br />power plant and provide electric current for heat.ingt lighting and
<br />power purpo;es to the r.esidents of the City of La Porte at a rate
<br />of one Dollar E month as a minimum charge, and regular rates to be
<br />25 per cent aboye those charged the ci t1zens of Houston Te::tas, by
<br />the Houstdln lighting and po\ver 6ompany, s'aid power to bo oporated,
<br />and said, electric current furnished and supplied between the hours
<br />of 5 P.M. and 7 A.M. from the first day of March until the first
<br />day of October of each year; and from the hours of 4 P.~. to 7 A.M.
<br />from the first (l8.Y of Novembor until the first day of narch during
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<br />each year.
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