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<br />ORDINANCE No 155.
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<br />AN ORDINANCE: Granting a franchise to J. U. Stablor, his heirs,
<br />successors and assigns, to construct, build, extend, maintain and
<br />operate, an electric light, eloctric palos, stringing whaes 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 />tho electric current 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 o~ Aldermen of the City of La Porto,
<br />Harris Coupty Texas.
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<br />~ection One: J. U. Stabler, his heirs, succes-
<br />sors and assigns, be and are hereby granted the right, prive1ege
<br />and franchise, to enter upon any and all streets, squares, parks,
<br />alleys or other public thoroughfar,es and highways in the Ci ty of
<br />La Porto, Harris County, Texas, to erect polos 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 acros~ any stream or streams, bridge or bridges, owned or
<br />controlled by the City of La Porto, and to maintain and operate his
<br />or their electric polos, wires and power plants, and all other. necee
<br />sary apparatus,used in connection with and incident to the build-
<br />ing, establishment and operation of an electri~ power plant for the
<br />/,manUfacture and distribution of electric current for heating, light-
<br />ng and power purposes.
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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 usel of the streets or sidewalks'
<br />by the travelling public; shall be of standard eqipment and construc
<br />tioD, and so constructed as to minimize the risk of life and 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, wires and other material 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 use thereof by the public.
<br />In case 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, the wires shall be raised or lowered at the cost of said 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, successors and
<br />assigns shall furnish a good first-class, high grade, electric
<br />power plant, and provide electric current for heating, li~hting and
<br />power purposes to the residents of the City of La Porte a~ a rate
<br />of one Dollar a month as a minimum charge, and regular rates to be
<br />25 per cent above those charged the citizens of Houston Texas, by
<br />the Houst6n lighting and power 6ompany, said power to be operated,
<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.M. to 7 A.M.
<br />from the first d,ay of November until the first day of March during
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<br />each year.
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