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MINUTES - REPrULAR MEETING
LA P~tTE CITY COMSdISSION -MARCH 7TH 1958
x.:30 P. M.
Regular meeting of the City Ctxrimission was called to order by Mayor Pro-Tem
H. P. Pfeiffer with the follovring present: Commissioner L. R. Rigby,
Special Counsel John S. Ki.ibler, Superintendent ~f.A.Artht~, and City Clerk
Frank G. Baker.
Also present were Paul Joplin, O.S. AndreRS aril Jim Holly.
Minutes of the last meeting were read arxi approved.
Motion by Rigby, secor~l by Pfeiffer, that Ordinance No. 532 be adopted as
read. The caption of such adopted Ordinance reads as follows:
AN QRDIldANCE (CANTING TO HOUSTON LIGHTING & P0~ COMPANY,
ITS SUCCESS~tS AND ASSIGNS, THE RIGHT, PRIVILEGE AND FRAN-
CHISE TO CONDUCT WITHIN THE CITY AN ELECTRICAL I,IGHPING
AND POt~ER BUSIlrTES5 AND TO ERECT, CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN,
OPERATE, USE, EMEND, REMOVE, REPLACE AND REPAIR IN, UNDER,
UPON, OVER, ACR065 AND ALONG ANY AND ALL OF THE PRESENT
AND FUTtRE PUBLIC ROADS, HIGHP~AYS, STREETS, LANES AND
ALLEYS OF TFE CITY AND OVER AND ACROSS ANY STREAM OR
STREAMS, BRIDGE CR BRIDGES, NO~f OR. HEREAFTER OVIINED Cat
CONTROLLED BY IT A SYSTE~d OF POLES, POLE LINF~, T~ffIItS,
TRANSMISSION LINES, WIRES, GUYS, CABLES, CONDUITS AND
OTHF~t DESIRABLE INSTRUME{dTALITIES AND APPURTF~TANCES
(INCLUDING TEIIEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE POLES AND ~f2FtES FOR
COMPANY'S OV~T USE ), NECESSARY OR PROPER FCR TLS SUPPLY
AND 11TSTRIBUTION OF ELECTRICITY ~ ISGHT, POWFLR AND
HEAT, AND FflR ANY OTLLER PURPOSE FOR WHICH ELECTRICITY
MAY BE USED, TO TIC MUNICIPALITY AND INHABITANTS OF THE
MiTNICIPALITY, OR ANY OTC. PERSON CR PERSONS FOR A
PERIOD OF F.CFTY (50) YEARS; REGULATING THE USE CF
STREETS BY THE COMPANY AND THE REPAIR AND RESTORATION
OF STREETS DISTURBED BY C(XiSTRUCTI~T; CONTAINING A
CONTRACT BY THE OOMPANY TO FURNISH FIRS]'-CLASS SER-
VICE AND THE GRADE OF SERVICE TO ITS CUSTOMERS AS PRO-
VIDED BY ITS RATE SCH®ULES EXCEPT UNDER OONDITIONS
BEYOND THE COMPANY'S CONTROL; PROVIDIlJG FOR THE TEM-
PCRARY REMOVAL, RAISING AND LOPIIFRING OF WIRES AND
OTHER APPURTENANCES AND ESTABLISHING STANDARDS FOR
THEIR CONS'LR'iTCTI ON, ]?ROVIDII~'r FCR A C OMPENSATI ON T 0
BE PAID T 0 THE CITY; PRCV ID 11~'r FCR USE BY THE CITY
FUR ITS TRAFFIC SIGNAL LIGHT SY5 TEM AND ITS POLICE
AND FIRE ALARM SIBS TEM OF CERTAIN WIRE AND CONDUIT
SPACE; PROVIDING THAT THIS FRANCLitiSE SHALL NOT BE
EXCLUSIVE; PROVIDII~ THE COMPANY'S OBLIGIdTION TO
FURNISH EFFICIENT SEf~VICE AT REASONABLE RATES;
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PROVIDING A 5EVII4.ABILITY CLAUSE; RESE~LVING ALL
PONTFRS OF REGULATION; PROVIDII+~G FOB. IldDE~TITY •BY
TIC COMPANY TO THE CITY; MAKING PROV.CSIC~TS ~lITH
RESPECT TO MQZTGAGFS; MAKING MISCELLANHOUS PRO-
VIS IONS RELATIVE TO THIS GRANT OF FRANCHISE; RE-
PEALING ALL PREPIOUS EIECTf'tICAL LIGHTING AND PpPI~R
F1t.ANCIiLSE ORDINANCES; PROVIDING Ft's ACCEPTANCE
BY THE COMPANY; AMID PROVIDING AN EFFECTIPE DATE.
Carried.
Motion by Rigby second by Pfeiffert that the meeting adjourn.
Carried.
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