directions of the common council, as contemplated in this section, shall have the right and option to build its own. conduit on such streets and place and operate its wires therein. Section 5. This ordinance shall not take effect unless Bond. the Milwaukee Light and Power Company shall within ninety days after the passage of this ordinance have executed and delivered a bond to the city of Milwaukee in the penal sum of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00) with sureties satisfactory to the mayor and comptroller of said city, and approved as to form by the city attorney, conditioned to indemnify and save harmless the city of Milwaukee of and from all damages which may accrue, or which may in any way arise or grow out of the exercise by said company of the privileges herein granted. The bond above To be renewed mentioned shall be further conditioned for the faithful when required. compliance by said company with all the terms and provisions of this ordinance, and shall be renewed every five years or oftener, and at any time and as often as the common council of said city may desire. Conductors to be extended by order of council. Section 6. The Milwaukee Light and Power Company shall extend its conductors in said district so as to supply any light or lights that may be ordered by the common council of the city of Milwaukee or the proper city officials, and shall supply the same in the streets and alleys in which the lines of conductors of such company are under ground, at a price as agreed by contract, but not to exceed the maximum price of one hundred and fifty Maximum price. dollars per year for each arc light of 2,000 nominal candle power. Whenever the common council of the city of Milwaukee or the proper city officials shall order any light or lights in any street, alley or public place, to which light may be conducted by wires stretched upon poles, then said company shall within thirty days, put up and maintain. such light or lights, of the power above mentioned, during the entire night, every night in the year, at such price as may be agreed by contract, but not to exceed one hundred and fifty dollars per annum for each light of two thousand candle power. All the lights mentioned in this section Lights to run all shall run and be in operation from early twilight in the night. evening to daylight in the morning. Section 7. All charges for standard lights furnished Charges to be by said company, except those furnished to the city, shall uniform. To whom lights must be furnished. Conductors to be extended, when. Extension to be made within sixty days. Forfeiture. Pooling prohibited. be uniform in price throughout the whole district, and in no case shall a higher price be charged by said company for such lights to any consumer in any part of the district than the lowest price for which the same number of similar lights is furnished by the company to any other consumer in any other part of the district. Said company shall furnish lights to all persons who shall pay for the same monthly, and who shall reside upon a street, alley or public way in which the conductors of said company are maintained. Said company shall extend its conductors to any point upon any business street and to any point upon any street within the fire limits in said district, so as to supply consumers whenever application shall be made therefor by not less than five resident consumers in every block of such street on such proposed extension; provided, such application shall be made in writing, addressed to the company, signed by the proposed consumers, and shall specify the extension desired, the number of consumers in each block of such extension, and their location by street numbers. Whenever such an application shall be made to the company for such an extension of its conductors, it shall be the duty of said company to make such extension within sixty days after such application shall be made; provided, that in case the proposed extension is required by this ordinance to be made under ground that said company shall have ninety days after the frost is out of the ground to complete its extension. In case such company shall neglect or refuse to make such extension within the time hereinbefore mentioned, this ordinance shall thereupon become null and void, and all franchises and privileges hereby granted shall cease and determine. Section 8. The common council of the city of Milwaukee expressly reserves the right to amend this ordinance. at any time. Section 9. The Milwaukee Light and Power Company shall not at any time pool or assign their interests, nor consolidate with any other electric light company, which may have heretofore obtained or may hereafter obtain a franchise to do business in this city; and if said Milwaukee Light and Power Company shall pool their interests. or consolidate with any other illuminating company with out the consent of the common council, then this ordinance shall be null and void. Section 10. It is hereby expressly enacted that the Milwaukee Gas Light Company is prohibited from acquiring any interest whatever in the said Milwaukee Light and Power Company, and if the last named company shall allow said Milwaukee Gas Light Company to acquire any interest whatever in said Milwaukee Light and Power Company, then this ordinance shall be null and void. Section 11. Whenever the common council of the city of Milwaukee shall deem it to the interest of the city to purchase the property, rights and privileges of the said Milwaukee Light and Power Company, as mentioned in the preceding sections of this ordinance, also all grounds, buildings and machinery and other property required to operate the electric plant as mentioned above, it shall have the right so to do by paying to said company or its assigns, such compensation as may be determined. between said company and the said city of Milwaukee; and in case they cannot agree, then the value of said property of the Milwaukee Light and Power Company shall be settled by arbitration of three persons, one chosen by said corporation or company, and one by the common council of the city of Milwaukee, and the third by the two thus chosen, and the decision of such arbitrators shall be final and conclusive. Passed April 11, 1890. AN ORDINANCE To amend an ordinance granting certain rights to the The mayor and common council of the city of Milwaukee do ordain as follows: Section 1. The ordinance named in the title hereof is hereby amended by adding after the paragraph entitled: "West Side," the following: Except on the following streets and alleys, viz.: From the power-house of said company across Commerce street and the right of way of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company, to the alley running north and south in block 21; thence north along said alley in block 21 to Galena street, thence Gas Light Company acquiring Right of purchase by city reserved. west on Galena street to the intersection of the west line of Fourth street, upon which said streets said company may stretch its conductors on poles, said conductors to be properly insulated, and said poles to be of the first quality, not to be more than 150 feet apart. Passed December 15, 1890. 217-AN ORDINANCE To amend an ordinance granting certain rights to the Milwaukee Light and Power Company, passed April II, 1890. The mayor and common council of the city of Milwaukee do ordain as follows: Section 1. The ordinance named in the title hereof is amended by adding after the paragraph entitled "West Side," the following: "Except in the alley running north and south from Reservoir avenue to State street between Third and Fourth streets and the alley between Chestnut and Prairie streets, running from Third street to Fourth street, and in the alley running from Walnut street to Reservoir avenue, between Second and Third streets; and also to cross all streets intersecting with said alleys; provided, the common council of the city of Milwaukee reserves the right to order said wires to be laid under ground at any time. Passed December 29, 1890. 119-AN ORDINANCE Granting certain rights to the Milwaukee Power and Lighting Company, its successors and assigns. Whereas, On April 11. 1890, the mayor and common council of the city of Milwaukee, duly passed, enacted, and approved a certain ordinance entitled: "An ordinance granting certain rights to the Milwaukee Light and Power Company," whereby certain rights, particularly defined in said ordinance, were granted to the said Milwaukee Light and Power Company, its successors and assigns; and Whereas, By certain other ordinances passed, adopted and approved by the mayor and common council of said city since that time certain other rights have been likewise granted to said Milwaukee Light and Power Company, its successors and assigns, and Whereas, The said Milwaukee Light and Power Company has sold, assigned, transferred and conveyed to the Milwaukee Power and Lighting Company all the rights granted to said Milwaukee Light and Power Company by said several ordinances; now, therefore, The mayor and common council of the city of Milwaukee do ordain as follows: Section 1. The Milwaukee Power and Lighting Company, of Milwaukee, a corporation organized under and by virtue of the laws of Wisconsin, its successors and assigns, is hereby authorized to maintain all lines of wires and other electric conductors for the transmission of electricity for the purpose of furnishing light, heat, power and signals heretofore constructed or maintained by the said Milwaukee Light and Power Company, or by the Milwaukee Power and Lighting Company, in the streets, alleys, tunnels and public grounds of said city, and also to construct and maintain in the streets, alleys, tunnels and public grounds of said city other and further lines of wires or other electric conductors to be used for the transmission of electricity for the same uses and purposes. Such electricity to be generated and supplied by the Western Electric Company system of arc lighting, or such other system as the common council may approve, for the purpose of furnishing light, heat, power and signals. Section 2. The lines in the districts hereinafter named, except loops to lamps wherever they pass in any part of any street or alley, in the direction of such street or alley, shall be under ground. When they cross any alley they shall be under ground unless permission be given by the board of public works to have them strung overhead. Wherever such lines are carried over private buildings of any sort, they shall be supported at least nine feet clear from the roofs of such buildings, and wherever carried over other private property, they shall be constructed in such manner as shall be satisfactory to the board of public works and chief of fire department. They shall in all cases be properly insulated and loops. to buildings shall be supplied with switches at least one Right to construct lines of wire, etc. Streets on which wires shall be underground. |