granting a franchise gotlie provo electric light and power company by the city council of city that tho mayor of said city execute the following contract cun tract for and in behalf of provo city anis made this dav of may 1889 between the city of provo in the county of utah and the territory of utah and the provo electric light and power company a corporation duly organized and established under the laws of the territory of utah WiT HESSEm that in consideration rt the covenants of said provo eloc anc light and power company heroin the said city hereby rants to the said provo electric ight and power company and its successors and assigns provided said successors and assigns shall assume the covenants and obligations of the said provo electric light and power company herein contained the right and privilege for the term of fifty years from and after tho date hereof alti y of erecting poles and stretching wires over or under the streets allees and ways of sahi city and maintaining the same for the purpose of supplying electric lights or motive powers or of any necessary public use of said streets and alleys provided always that said right or the exercise thereof shall not interfere or impair any rights heretofore granted IN consideration of the above grant and of the rights and privileges hereby conferred by gaid city the said prove electric liht and power company agrees for itself its successors and assigns to furnish electric lights to said city at all times during said period of fifty years provided that it said company continues so long in the enjoyment of the rights hereby conferred upon it and the same are not in anyway abridged or impaired at a price not to exceed cents for each and every hour for each twenty four candle power lamp furnished by said company the uie of said city on its streets or in its public buildings IT is AGREED that this franchise shall bo null and void if work is not commenced by said provo electric light and power company within six months from the date hereof and a plant of electric bights in actual operation in said city within nine months from the date hereof IT is understood that the city does not by this contract obligate itself to use electric lights but that it has the right to call upon said provo electric light and power company for lights to be supplied from its apparatus at the rate aforesaid at any time hereafter during the term hereinbefore mentioned IN WITNESS WHEREOF said provo electric light and power company has caused these presents to bo signed by its president and secretary and said city has caused these presents to be signed and its corporate seal to be hereto affixed by its mayor tho day and year in this contract first above written passed may A D 1889 allson H major of provo city attest J J FULLER city recorder president BENJAMIN JR secretary provo electric light and power company TERRITORY or utan UTAH COUNTY ss PROVO CITY I 1 J J fuller recorder in and for provo city utah county and territory of utah hereby certify that the foregoing is a full true and correct copy of A resolution granting a franchise to the provo electric light and power company passed by the city council of provo city may A D 1889 in witness whereof I 1 have r i hereunto affixed the corpor py day of may V D 1889 J J city recorder Ee corder