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Show ORMN'ANCK NO. 150 AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO SOUTHERN UTAH POWER COMPANY, AN ELECTRIC LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER FRANCHISE. Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of St. George, Washington County, State of of Utah as follows, to-wit: Section I. "There is hereby granted to Southern Utah Power Company, a Utah corporation, its successors and assigns (herein called the 'Grantee'), the right, privilege, and franchise, from the effective date of this ordinance, to generate gener-ate electricity and to construct, maintain, and operate, in the present and future streets, alleys, and public places in St. George City, Utah, electric light and power lines together with all the necessary and desirable appurtenances appurten-ances (including underground conduits, con-duits, poles, towers, wires, transmission trans-mission lines and telephone lines for its own use) for the purpose of supplying electricity to said City, the inhabitants thereof, and persons and corporations beyond the limits thereof, for light, heat, power, and other purposes. Section 2. "All poles and lines hereby authorized au-thorized to be erected in the streets, alleys, or public places of said City of St. George shall be located in such manner as will not unnecessarily or unreasonably interfere in-terfere with the ordinary and customary cus-tomary use of said streets, alleys, and other public places; and before be-fore locating any new or additional addi-tional poles and lines hereunder, the said Grantee shall secure the approval of the City Council of the City of St. George or of some authorized officer of said City of St. George to the location proposed, pro-posed, and no such new or additional addi-tional poles, lines, or works shall be located otherwise than in such reasonable and appropriate locations loca-tions therefor as may be designated desig-nated by said City Council or some authorized officer of said City of St. George. Section 8. "When the Grantee, or its successors suc-cessors or assigns, shall make any excavation, dig any ditch, hole or trench, or in any manner interfere inter-fere with any street, alley, sidewalk, side-walk, cross-walk, pavement, or other public places, the same shall, within a reasonable time, be put in as good condition as it was before such interference, and in case the same shall not be put in as good condition as it was before be-fore such interference, the City of St. George may do the necessary neces-sary work in putting the same in such condition and the said Grantee Gran-tee and its successors and assigns, as-signs, by the acceptance of this franchise, agrees to pay the expense ex-pense of the same. Section 4. 'The City shall in no way be liable or responsible for any accident ac-cident or damage that may occur oc-cur in the construction, operation or maintenance by the Grantee of its generating, transmission and distribution facilities; and the acceptance ac-ceptance of this franchise-shall be deemed an agreement on the part of the Grantee, its successors and assigns, to indemnify said City and hold it harmless against any and all liability, loss, cost, damage or expense which may accrue to said City by reason of the neglect, default, or misconduct of the Grantee Gran-tee in the construction, operation or maintenance of its generating, transmission and distribution facilities. fa-cilities. Section 8. "This franchise shall not be exclusive ex-clusive and the granting of said franchise shall not be considered as any limitation on the right of said City to grant a similar franchise fran-chise or similar franchises to other persons or corporations for furnishing electricity to said City and its inhabitants; nor shall the granting of said franchise constitute consti-tute any limitation on the right of said City to build a generating plant and distribution system for furnishing electricity to itself and i its inhabitants. Section 6. "In consideration of the granting grant-ing of this franchise the Grantee, its successors and assigns, agree: (a) To further reduce electric rates to St. George residents by filing with the Public Service Commission of Utah, immediately after the effective date of this ordinance, the following revised rates schedules attached hereto as 'Exhibit A': Schedule 1-A Urban Residential Service. Schedule 3-A Urban Residential Service. (Optional Schedule). Schedule 20-B Commercial Service. Serv-ice. Schedule 40-A General Power Service. (bl To immediately reduce the rate for 4,000 lumen street lights from S3. 45 per lamp per month to S2.45 per lamp per month. (c) To install without expense to the City of St. George 30 ornamental orna-mental street lighting standards equipped with 4.000 lumen fixtures fix-tures in any five blocks of St. George City as may be designated by the City Council, and to furnish furn-ish electric service and maintain said fixtures during the term of ' this franchise at the rate of S2.45 per month per fixture. Id) To pay into the treasury of St. George City, during the life of this franchise, a franchise tax of ! 2 per cent of the gross revenue '. collected by the Grantee from res-i res-i idential and commercial customers located within the corporate limits ' of said City. Said franchise tax I shall, in no event, be less than 1 5900 per year and shall be paid las follows: at the rate of $75 per month; and within 30 days ' after the end of each year an audit shall be made showing the i gross amount collected from residential resi-dential and commercial customers within the limits of said City I and any amount due to said City ! under this section in excess of the 900 per annum theretofore ; paid shall immediately be paid S into the treasury of St. George . City. (e) To begin, within one year from the effective date of this franchise, the construction of and within a reasonable time thereafter there-after to complete the installation, within the City of St. George, of a diosel generating plant of sufficient suffi-cient capacity to furnish, during the life of this franchise, standby electric service to said City and its inhabitants. (f) If, during the term of this franchise, there shall be made available to the Grantee, hydroelectric hydro-electric power from any existing, or hereafter constructed, Federal, State or other public power project pro-ject at costs lower than its own sources of power,' the Grantee shall with due diligence undertake to avail itself of such power, to the extent that the same can replace re-place more costly sources; and the Grantee shall immediately thereafter there-after adopt such rate schedules which shall extend the benefits so obtained by said Grantee to the users of its electric service. Section 7. "The term of this franchise shall be for a maximum period of fifteen years, from the effective date of this ordinance; and the City shall have the right to terminate termi-nate said franchise at the end of each five-year period as in this section provided: (a) The City may terminate this franchise in the manner outlined out-lined in Paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section for any of the following fol-lowing reasons: (1) The failure of the Grantee to comply with the conditions named in said Section 6, Paragraph (f) with respect to securing power from Federal, State or other public projects pro-jects or the failure of the Grantee to adopt the rate reductions as in said Section 6, Paragraph (f) provided. pro-vided. (2) The failure of Grantee to perform any other condition or obligation agreed to by Grantee in said Section 6. (b) If the Grantee shall fail to meet its obligations as heretofore outlined in this section, then the City Council may notify Grantee of its intention to terminate this franchise at the end of any five-year five-year period. Said notice must be made in writing to the Grantee not later than one year prior to the date this franchise is sought to be terminated and said notice shall specify in what way or ways the Grantee has failed to comply with the terms of this ordinance. (c) If the Grantee shall fail or refuse to perform any obligation obliga-tion in this ordinance required of said Grantee and which failure or refusal is specified in any notice of intention to terminate this franchise at the end of any such five-year period then the City of St. George may, by resolution of its City Council terminate this franchise, otherwise this franchise shall remain in full force and effect. ef-fect. Section 8. "The Grantee, its successors and assigns, shall file its written acceptance ac-ceptance of this franchise with the City Recorder within thirty days after the effective date of this ordinance. D. C. Watson Mayor Attest: H. R. Bentley City Recorder "EXHIBIT A" P. s. c. u. Schedule 1-A Cancels Schedule 1 Southern Utah Power Company Schedule No. 1-A Urban Residential Service Application of Schedule: This rate schedule is available to all residential consumers living within the incorporated limits of cities and towns in Washington and Iron Counties, Utah, within reach of existing lines of the Company who use the Company's standard service in an individual private residence, apartment or dwelling. Single phase motors of three horsepower each or smaller may also be used under this rate schedule. Net Charges: $2.00 per month which will entitle en-title the consumer to use during the month 35 KWH. 2.5c per KWH for next 20 KWHs of monthly consumption. 2.0c per KWH for additional monthly consumption. Minimum monthly charge: S2.00. Terms of Payment: The above rates are net and apply to all bills paid within fif- j teen (15) days from date of bill- ing. The net bill as calculated ! under the above schedule increased in-creased by 5 per cent will constitute consti-tute the gross billing. Contract Period: The contract period shall be one year. P. S. C. U. Schedule 3-A Cancels Schedule 3 Southern Utah Power Company Schedule No. 3-A Urban Residential Service (Optional Schedule) Application of Schedule: This rate schedule is available , to all residential consumers living within the incorporated limits of cities and towns in Washington and Iron Counties, Utah, within reach of the existing lines of the Company who use the Company's standard service in an individual private residence, apartment or dwelling. Single phase motors of three horsepower each or smaller may also be used under this rate schedule. Net Charges: $1.00 per month which will entitle en-title the consumer to use during each month 11 KWH. 6.0c per KWH for next 20KWHs of monthly consumption. 3.0c per KWH for next 20KWHs of monthly consumption. 2.5c per KWH for additional monthly consumption. Minimum Monthly Charge: $1.00. Terms of Payment: The above rates are net and apply to all bills paid within fifteen fif-teen (15) days from date of billing. bill-ing. The net bill as calculated under the above schedule increased by 5 per cent will constitute the gross billing. Contract Period: The contract period shall be one year. P. S. c. u. Schedule 20-B Cancels Schedule 20-A Southern Utah Power Company Schedule No. 20-B Commercial Lighting Rate APPLYING TO FOLLOWING TERRITORY: Washington and Iron Counties. Availability: This rate is available to all stores, hotels, restaurants, offices, clubs, and other commercial consumers con-sumers within the incorporated limits of cities or towns in Washington Wash-ington and Iron Counties, Utah, within reach of the existing lines of the Company who use the Company's Com-pany's standard service for commercial com-mercial lighting, heating, refrigeration refrig-eration and single phase motors of three horsepower, (3-H-P.) each or smaller, through a single meter. Rate: First 60 Kilowatt Hours per month -8c per KWH. Next 140 Kilowatt Hours per month r 5c per KWH. All over 200 Kilowatt Hours per month- 3c per KWH. Minimum Monthly Charge: $1.80. Terms of Payment: The above rates are net and apply to all bills paid within fifteen fif-teen (15) days from date of billing. bill-ing. The net bill as calculated under the above schedule increased in-creased by 5 per cent will constitute con-stitute the gross billing. Contract Period: The contract period shall be one year. P. S. C. U. Schedule 40-A Cancels Schedule 42 Revises Schedule 40 Southern Utah Power Company Schedule 40-A General Power Service APPLYING TO FOLLOWING TERRITORY: Washington and Iron Counties, Utah. Availability: This rate is available to all power consumers in Washington and Iron Counties, Utah, within reach of the existing lines of the Company. Single phase service is available at approximately 115 volts or 230 volts for motors of three horse power (3 H. P.) or less. Three phase service shall be furnished where available, at approximately 230 volts to motors of one-hundred horsepower (100 H. P.) or less. Service will not be furnished under this schedule to motors of less than three horse power except where used in conjunction con-junction with motors of three horsepower or larger. Where service ser-vice is furnished to both single phase and three phase motors under this schedule, service will be furnished at only 230 volts. Service under this schedule is available for power purposes only. Rate: First 40 KWHs per contract horsepower used each month (but not over 500 KWHs) 5c per KWH Next 160 KWHs per contract horsepower used each month (but not over 2.000 KWHs). 2.5c per KWH Excess monthly consumption 1.5c per KWH. Minimum Monthly Charge: SI. 25 per month per contract horsepower but not less than "53.75. Contract Horsenower: For installations of 10 horsepower horse-power or less, the contract horse power for billing purposes shall be the connected load in horse power of the consumer; power-using equipment but not less than three horsepower. For installations of more than 10 horsepower, the Company may at its option install proper meters for registering the demand and in such cases the demand so registered, but not less than ten horsepower, shall be used as the contract horsepower horse-power for billing purposes. Terms of Payment: The above rates are net and apply to all bills paid within fifteen fif-teen (15) days from date of billing. bill-ing. The net bill as calculated under the above schedule increased in-creased by 5 per cent will constitute con-stitute the gross billing. Contract Period: The contract period shall be one year. |