Show An Ail Ordinance n n n or ordinance mance prescribing rules and regulations governing the electric light plant and creating creating creating creat creat- ing ing the office of supervisor of cl electric lights and establishing at a sch schedule dulo of rates to be charged for light and power Be it ordained the by city coun council council cil nil of Ephraim city Section I. I That the electric light plant constructed d and owned T by hy the city of Ephraim shall be designated and and known as thet the tho t Ephraim City Electric Li Light ht t Plant it shall ball be Under the tho ex exclusive exclusive ex- ex k control of the Mayor and th the city council who may from time to time direct such extensions exten exten- Biens and repairs repair and alid make mako such changes and improvements as asma may maybe y be deemed necessary r. r r Section II That there i is its hereby hereby here here- by the office of Supervisor of electric lights which shall be bean bean an tn appointive office and the ap ap- ap to such office sh shall ll bem be beb b m made de by the Mayor and the tho city council at the 1 mo also and in the tile manner prescribed by law and ordinance for the appointment of other appointive officers within the city provided that a person pray be appointed to said office after fter the passage of this thi or ordinance who shall baU bold such buch office until the next regular time for the appointment of city officers Th The Supervisor of electric light shall I receive uch compensation for fur hi hit his s t l services as afo nay may be fixed by th the city council and he shall give abond abond a bond to t the tyre l city of Ephraim i ithe in inthe inthe aa- aa k the penal hum um of one thousand dollars conditioned for the faith faithful ful performance of his duties t Except as us provided for in this thi s section the term of said office shall be fu for two years and until h his s successor is appointed and qualities qualis 1 s ties ies Section III The Supervisor of electric lights shall shall shall- under the f t direction of the Mayor and city council have bave charge of the entire electric light plant the lines lines transformers fixtures and all ll I appurtenances thereto pertaining He Ho shall hall supervise and direct the cons construction ot of all nIl extensions of the r transmission lines Jines and all nIl C connection lines and wires he S A the current to consumers conS con con- elect elect- sumers and shall shall inspect inspect all ull electric electric elect elect- ric tie wiring the city limits limits- such wiri wiring g must confirm to the tho rules used by the board of underwriters under under- writers He lie shall collect all allu u and anel dues from ton consumers consumers rs I for current used and anu shall report to the council on the first Monday londay of CIlC each and anel every month beginning begin begin- R nin ning g with with the first Monday of off f July J uly A. 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D 1906 1006 or of ofte to or if required by the city council and I shall hall also abo report the tho condition of 0 b J 0 Z I tO w- w iiii t y fb t J R the electric light plant and und pay pay over ver to the treasurer on the first t day dllY of each month all nIl money collected by him for the preceding month He shall at ut all times keep an account of light and and power used by consumers consumer anti j I shall verify the same as often as may bo be necessary by personal inspection He Ho shall also keep a I full and complete account of ot all f i wire tools fixtures and all kinds I Io o of material on hand belonging to i the the city an and used in connection with the plant which account Recount I must show when and to whom such articles are are disposed He shall j perform such other duties as are aie I or that may hereafter bo be required of him by law or 01 ordinance or by I order of the mayor or or the city council I Section IV JV Free access shall at all ordinary hours be allowed to the supervisor or other authorized authorized author author- authorized person to all places supplied with electric current from the Ephraim electric light plant lant to examine the apparatus the amount of current consumed and the tho manner in which which it is used and for the purpose of verifying and regulating the assessments assessments j I 1 an upon payment non-payment for for- forthe the tho use j j i of current abuse of the apparatus j l or any violation of the rules and regulations deemed sufficient cause canse therefore to remove any apparatus belonging to the city and to sever and discontinue the I connect connection on Any consumer vi violating viola viola- lai la- la i ting of the rules and any regulations regula regula- I t lions ems the electric Supply supply supply sup sup- ply shall forfeit all rights t to the use of the tho current Section V. V Whenever any person person per per- person son desires to obtain a supply of current from the electric light plant ho he shall make application to the city council in writing stating the location and kind of building and the tho number j an and kind of lights wanted Said I j application having been made and approved by the city council the 1 supervisor it then authorized lut to tot extend the service lines to the t building or house bouse house to to be lighted or orto to the pl place ce where the tho power shall be bo applied Section VI If any person personal after ter the the- light had bad been turned off from r the pr premises on account of non non- payment of f dues 01 or r for any apy other I I oud and and g sufficient cause shall I turn the nt on again or use f or allow tho the current to be used without authority from the tho tho supervisor sup sup supervisor OIsh ill H use lamps o of a tt larger c candle power or more lamps than ho represents to the supervisor or that ho he hois i is pay paying ng for foris foris foris is guilty of f an offense aeme e and upon conviction thereof shall be bo liable to tc pay a fine fino in any alY sum not to exceed one hundred dollars or to imprisonment in iu the city jail not to exceed on one Ong hundred days duys or by J jl L o c i V 1 I both such ouch fine and imprisonment Section VII The city shall no nobe not t be held beld liable for Jor any damage to toa t ta o a consumer by reason of stoppage i lor or interruption of his electric c supply caused by scarcity of pow pow- er or er accident to the works or lines or during any alterations addition additIOn addition addi- addi tion changes repairs or from any unavoidable causes Section VIII Vilt The Tho rates for electric current shall be due and payable monthly and if any person per- per json son shall fall fail neglect or r refuse fuse to pay the amount duo due within thirty days lays from the time when it is due the the supervisor of electric lights is I authorized an and directed to shutoff shutoff shut j off oft tho the current from the premises j of the person in default and bo- bo j j fore the current shall bo he turned j Ion on again all delinquent rates mustI must I be paid up in full and one month in advance and fifty cents addition i al for the expense of turning the tho same on and the tho supervisor is is hereby authorized to enforce the payment pf of all dues that are delinquent de de- by an action at nt law lawn lawin inthe in n the tho corporate name Section IX If the tho supervisor shall or refuse to shut shutoff off oft the current from delinquents as provided provide herein he ho shall be beheld beheld I held beld liable for the rates from the time the current current should have been cut off Section X All services for lighting shall be all night service and nd power purposes nine hours hour's shall constitute a day and und th the e charges shall be fixed and established stab at the ut-the the following rates per month One light 8 or 16 c. c p. p 25 cents cent s per month for all night service Two lights 8 or 16 c. c p 50 cents rents per month for all night service Three lights 8 or 16 c c. p. p per month for fOl all night service Four lights 8 or 16 c. c p. p Si 00 per month for all night service One light of 32 c. c p p. p p per r month for all alI night service and 2 such lights After there is worth of of lights in the house then for all I additional lights the tho rates shall shull beas be bo I 1 as follows 4 c. c p. p lights 10 cents each 8 8 i 15 lj 15 16 6 20 w 20 5 32 35 35 Tho The meter rates shall be bo fo four fourA r f 4 A cents per 1000 watts with a minimum charge e of 60 cents per month provided provide that provided that churches shall pay 2 21 cents per pel 1000 watts For pow power r put purposes poses the rate to be ho charged shall be bo five cents cont per 1000 watts or or r per horse pow Po potter er per pOl month for day diy service service and at 9 hours per day Any chan changes es that are desired in the service must bp bf reported to the supervisor in writing before the tho tenth day of the tho month 01 or there will be bo no allowance made j J J i- i 4 i t j t Section XI It shall be bo y ful for any person wilfully or It maliciously take down down remove injure obstruct displace or destroy destroy des des- troy any lino line erected or constructed construct construct- ed cd for the tho transmission of elect electrical ical i i- ical cal currents or any poles wires wire conduits cli cables insulators or or- any support upon which wires or cables are suspended or any part of any such line or 01 appurtenances thereto pertaining or to sever any wire or cable thereof or to wIlfully wil wilfully wIl- wIl fully the tho transmission of any current over and along any of the wires or to take down an and remove injure and destroy anything anything any any- thing pertaining to tho the plant ia is any manner whatsoever with intent intent intent in in- in- in tent to injure or damage the J I property of the city ity and used in iti connection with said plant I fi Section XII Any person who who- shall wilfully or negligently vio- vio i late lato any of the tho provis ons on of thi this ordinance shall be he deemed guilty M of an offense and upon conviction thereof will be punished by im imprisonment imprisonment imprisonment im- im in the city jail for H n term not to exceed one oue hundred hundred- days lays or by y a fine in the Sl sutra sum m of or by both such line fine and imprisonment I Passed Passe by the city council and approved by the Mayor this day of June Juno A A. D. D 1906 L L. L M. M OL OLSON ON 0 Attest Attest- City Mayor r. r JAMES AMES FROST City Recorder |