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Minutes - 8/16/1915
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I N O I O ' " A F A L T , S R L F G T R I C C O M P A N Y , L T S S i t d 0 1 l 3 S O R S O R A S S I c + N s , w I T H I N T H > r T O A ' ! T O F �� , H n C O t t N T Y , I O m A , T O C O N S T R �%. J C T , R R C O N S T R t i C T , M A I N ` f A I N a n d O P M R A T F A P O w R R P L A N T O R P L A N T f i F O R T H E t 1 T S N R R A T I O N O f R L R C T R I C T Y , S Y S T E M S F O R T H E T R A N ' ` 1 d I S S I O N , D I S T R I B U T I O N a n d n B E O F E L F ; C T R I C I T Y , A N D T �� F U R N I S H R L R C T R I C i r , N R R O Y F O R A L L P I J R P O S E 3 A N D T O C A R R Y O N A n N ' N R R A L F , L R C T R I C L I G H T A N D P O w R R B T ? S I N F S S A H D C O N T R A C T I N G W I T H S A I D I O w A F A L L S W L F C T R I C C O } ! P A N T F O R T H E F t 1 R N T S H I N O O F 1 S T ��R C T R I C A ; N F , R O Y T O T H E T O w T P F O R P I T B L I C P T T R P O S R S , A n d , W h e r e a s , u n d e r t h e s t a t u t e s o f t h a s t a t e o f I o w a , a u o h . O r d i n a n c e m u a t r e c e i v e a m a j o r i t y , o f a l l t h e v o t e s o a s t , t h e r e - u p o n , a t e i t h e r a s p e c i a l , g e n e r a l o r o l t y e l e c t i o n , o f t h e o f , I o w a , b e f o r e t h e s a m e b e c o m e l a g a l , v a l i d a n d b i n d i n g o r d i n a n o e , a n d , A ' h e T ' e s a , t h e s a i d I O w A F A L L S E L E C T R I C C O M P A N Y h a s i n w r i t i �� o n f i l e w i t h t h i s C o u n o i l a g r f l e d t o p a y a l l t h e e x p e n s e , i n c u r r e d i n s u b m i t t i n g , s a i d o r d i n a n o e t o a v o t e o f t h e p e o p l e , N 0 1 f T H R R F , F O R R B R I T R E S O L V E D , B Y T H r T o w n C o u n o i l O a , I o w a , t h a t t h e i d a y o r . a n d T o w n C 1 e r K a r e h e r e b y 8 u t h o r i z e d a n d d i r e c t e d t o C a l l a s p e c i a l e l e c t i o n 1 n t h e T o w n o f , ��' , I o w a , f o r . t h e p u r p o s e o f t a k i n g t h e v o t e o f t h e q u a l i f i e d e l e o t c r a , o f t h e s a i d t o w n , u p o n t h e q u e s t i o n o f t h e D a a a s g e , a n d a d o p t i o n o f _ RESOLT1TLON. whereas this Council has Lhis,�;,� day of ,,A.D.,1915. passed a certain ordinance on its third reading, granting Franchise --��' J rights to IOWA FAT.LS irLFCTRIC COMFANY, suacAsBors, lessees or assigns, which said ordinance is entitled as follows, to -wit: - AA OrDINANCE AftTH©RI?INt3 IOwA FALLS EL�GTT2IC COMEANT,An SMlQ4TgSSORS OR ASSIT:NS,�`ITHIN THT'; TOwN OF ' COt1NTY,IO^'A, TO CONSTRTTCT,RECONSTRriCT, 5[AINTAIN and OFFRATE A POa7ERTPLcNT OR PT,ADTCTRIBtiTIONQ�dRTaSEOOFci<?LECTRICITY,Y�ANDTT�S FCR THTc T.�AN� TAISSION, I. FTTF.NISH ELECTRIC TrN»ROY FOR ALL PTJTtFOSES AND TO CARRY ON A T1H'NERAL ELECTRIC T�IOHT AND POWER ATTSIN�'SS AND CONTRAGTLNtf WITH RAID IOwA FALT,S �'LFCTRIC COI�PANT FOR THE Fi1RNTSHLNB OF ELECTRIC FNEROT TO THE TOW1P TrOR PTTBLIC pTtRPOSES. And, vmereas, under the statutes of the state of Iowa,suoh ordinance must recpivA a ma�Pneral or cltyteleation,00ftthPhPr<�- uxon, at either a speciai, g- of , Lowa, before the same become legal, valid an a binding ordinance, and, whereas, the said iOWA FAT,LS ELECTRIC CO►FPANY has in writing on file with thsaid ordinanoePta a©note ofltheepP PlP$e' incurred • in submitting, NOW THEREFORE AF TT RTpSOLVED, BY THE Town Council 0� � Iowa, that the Mayor and Town.Clexk are hereby anthorize8 and directed to call a special election in the Town of �' _ ,Iowa, fox the purpose of taking the vats of the qualified el eaters, of the said Lown,taBon the question of the passages and adoption of ; the Ordinance as afoxesaid; said election to be held upon the day of � , 191F, and be governed in all respects, by the statutes of the state of Iowa, pertaining thereto. --000-- ThR above resolution was introduced by ' who moved its adoption, seconded by on roil ✓� � M1 , a all G.� � : .�.= , �r � , and all voted aye, Of "Carried; and the resolution adopted +,hie day — 191F. --00000-- Mayor. Attest: J -,�� i Mayor. Clerk. �������� : t s ��a : f i T o t h e I c y s n d Q u a l i f i e d V o t e r s o f t h e T o s - ��' ��" e l l s b u r g , I o w a . W h e r e a s . . . ; . . : . t h e 1 6 t h d a y o f A u g u s t , A _ i �� I 5 1 5 , t h e r e w a s f i l e d i n t h e o f f s e t c f t h e T o w n C l e r k o f t h e T o w n o f N ��r i ��. . _ r g , I o w a , a n d p r e - ' s e n t e d " t o t h e i �� : . n C o u n c i l o f t h e s a i d ' T o w n , b y t h t i v ��t ' A F A L L S E L E C - T R I C C O A 1 I ' A ��T a n o r d i n a n c e a n d ' a s k i n g . t h a t a f r a n c h i s e ��b e g r a n t e d - t o s a i d I O W A F A L L S E L E C T R I C C O M - P A N Y , a n d - W h e r e a s , s a i d o r d i n a n c e i s a n o r - d i n a n c e t h e p a s s a g e a n d a d o p t i o n o f w h i c h i s r a g t r i r 8 d b g t h e L a w s ��o f . t h e S t a t e o f I o w a t o b e s u b m i t t e d t o t h e l e g a l a n d q u a l i f i e d v o t e r s o f ' t h e T o w n o f W e l l s b u r g , l o w s , ' a t a " g ' e r i e r a l o r ' s p e c i a l e l e c t i o n , a n d W h e r e a s , t h e _ t o w n c o u n c i l b y r e s o - , l u t i o n d i d d i r e c t " t h $ t " t l i ' e ' a p p r o v a l , p a s s a g e , a n d a d o p t i o n o f s a i d o r d i - n a n c e b e s u b m i t t e d t o t h e l e g a l a n d , , q u a l i f i e d v o t e r s o f t h e t o w n o f W e l l s - b u r g , I o w a , a t a s p e c i a l e l e c t i o n t o b e c a l l e d f o r t h a t p u r p o s e u p o n t h e 1 3 t h d a y o f S e p t e m b e r , A . D . , 1 9 1 5 , a n d d i d e m p o w e r " a n d d i r e c t t h e M a y o r a n d T o w n C l e r k t o d o a I Y t h i n g s n e c e s s a r y f o r t h e l a w f u l h o l d i n g o f s a i d e l e c t i o n a n d t h e s u b m i s s i o n o f s a i d o r d i n a n c e , N O W T H E R E I ' O R E ; B y v i r t u e o f I s a i d r e s o l u t i o n , a n d t h e s t a u t u e s o f t h e S t a t e o f I o w a , I , J q h n T j a d e n , a s M a y o r o � t k t e ��P o d v n o f W e l l s s b u r g ; I o - w a , d o h e r e b y p r o c l a i m t h a t t h e r e . s h a l l b e h e l d i n t h e T o w n o f W e l l s - b u r g , I o w a , a S p e c i a l E l e c t i o n o n t h e . 1 3 t h d a y o f S e p t e m b e r , A . D . , 1 9 1 5 , f o r t h e p u r p o s e o f s u b m i t t i n g t o t h e ! l e g a l a n d q u a l i f i e d e l e c t o r s o f s a i d t o w n , t h e q u e s t i o n o f t h e a p p r o v a l , p a s s a g e a n d a d o p t i o n o f s a i d o r d i - n a n c e , a n d t h e g r a n t i n g a n d c o n f e r - r i n g o f r i g h t s s e t o u t i n s a i d o r d i - . n a n c e . T h e f o r m o f t h e b a l l o t c o n t a i n i n g s u c h o r d i n a n c e , t o b e u s e d a t s p e c i a l e l e c t i o n , s h a l l b e a s f o l l o w s , t o - w i t : ( N o t i c e t o V o t e r s . ) F o r a n a f f i r m a t i v e v o t e u p o n a n y q u e s t i o n s u b m i t t e d u p o n t h i s b a l l o t ; m a k e a c r o s s m a r k ( X ) i n t h e �� s q u a r e a f t e r t h e w o r d " Y e s . " I _ �� F o r a n e g a t i v e v o t e m a k e a 1 s i m - i l a r m a r k i n t h e s q u a r e i f o l l o w i n g t h e w o r d " N o . " �� i _ " S h a l l t h e f o l l o w i n g O r d i n a n c e g r a n t i n g a f r a n c h i s e t o l O W A F A L L S E L E C T 1 I C C O M P A N Y , i t s s u c c e s - o r s o r a s s i g n s , b e a d o p t e d ? " i I i I - I i Y e s i _ i N o i , f �� O R D I N A N C E N O . 5 5 . A n O r d i n a n c e . A u t h o r i z i n g I o w a F a l l s E l e c t r i c C o m p a n y , I t s S u c c e s - s o r s o r A s s i g n s , w i t h i n t h e T o w n o f W e l l s b u r g , I o w a , t o C o n s t r u c t , R e - c o n s t r u c t , M a i n t a i n a n d O p e r a t e a P o w e r P l a n t o r P l a n t s f o r t h e G e n e r - a t i o n o f i a e c t r i c i t y , S y s t e m s f o r t h e T r a n s m i s s i o n , D i s t r i b u t i o n a n d U s e o f E l e c t r i c i t y , a n d t o f u r n i s h E l e c t r i c E n e r g y f o r A l l P u r p o s e s a n d t o C a r r y o n a G e n e r a l E l e c t r i c L i g h t a n d P o w e r B u s i n e s s a n d C o n t r a c t i n g w i t l �% S a i d I o w a F a l l s E l e c t r i c C o m p a n y f o r t h e F u r n i s h i n g o f E I e c t r i c E n e r g y t o t h e T o w n f o r P u b l c P u r p o s e s . B e i t o r d a i n e d b y t h e T o w n C o u n c i l o f t h e T o w n o f W e l l s b u r g , G r u r t d y C o u n t y , I o w a : - S e c t i o n O n e . 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F o r a l l i n e x c e s s o f f i f t e e n ( 1 5 ) . - ' �� K i l o w a t t H o u r s a n d u p t o t h i r t y = . f i v e ( 3 5 ) K i l o w a t t H o u r s c o n - - s u m e d e a c h m o n t h o n e a c h m e t e r i n s t a l l e d , t w e l v e c e n t s ( 1 2 c ) p e r k i l o w a t t H o u r . �� I b r a l l i n e x c e s s o f t h i r t y - f i v e ( 3 5 ) l ��i l o w a t t H o u r s c o n s u m e d i n e a c h m o n t h o n e a c h m e t e r i n - s t a l l e d , a n d u p t o f i f t y - f i v e ( 5 5 ) k i l o w a t t H o u r s , ' P e n c e n t s , ( l O c ) p e r k i l o w a t t H o u r . 1 { ' o r " a l l i n e x c e s s o f F i f t y - f i v e ( 5 5 ) K i l o w a t t H o u r s c o n s u m e d i n e a c h m o n t h o n e a c h m e t e r i n - S e c t i o n N i n e . " T h e T o w n a g r e e s t o u s e e l e c t r i c i s . I f u r n i s h e d b y t h e G r a n t e e f o r t h e f i t " g t e n ( l U ) y e a r s o f t h i s f r a n c h i s e f n _ l i g h t m g i t s s t r e e t s , a l l e y s , a n d p u s l i e p l a c e s , a n d t o h a v e i n s t a l l e d 1 ' e i t h e G r a n t e e a s y s t e m o f n o t l e s s t l i ! s ; l a m p s , c o n s i s t i n g o f p o l e Y �� w i r e s , l a m p s a n d a p p u r t e n a n c e s , t �� t l o c a t i o n a n d s i z e o f s a i d l a m p s t o �� d a g r e e d u p o n b y t h e ' l ' o w n C o u n c i l a r e t h e G r a n t e e , a n d t h e G r a n t e e i s t o p r e _ a l l o f t h e e x p e n s e o f i n s t a l l a t i o n a " s _ m a i n t e n a n c e o f s a i d s y s t e m , i n c l u d i : n t h e r e n e w a l o f l a m p s , a n d t h e f u i n i c i n g o f c u r r e n t f o r t h e o p e r a t i o n t h e n ' r �� o f . _ ' T h e T o w n C o w r c i l m a y r e q u i r e t �� s G r a n t e e t o e x t e n d i t s s t r e e t l i g h t i ��l l s y s t e m a n d i n s t a l l a d d i t i o n a l l a m ] ' i �� a n d t h e G r a n t e e s h a l l i n s t a l l t h r s I u - h u n d r e d ( 3 0 0 ) f e e t o f s u c h e x t e r i s i �� e f o r e a c h l a m p s o o r d e r e d a t i t s o v h e x p e n s e , b u t a l l e x p e n s e f o r i n s t a l ] ' t o t i o n a n d m a i n t e n a n c e t h e r e o f ( f o r ; e x t e n s i o n s i n e x c e s s o z t h r e e h a n d : ( 3 0 0 ) f e e t f o r . e a c h l a m p l o c a t e d s a i d e x t e n s i o n ) s h a z i i r e a t t h e a o a n d e x p e n s e o f t h e T o w n a n d s h a l l i . ' ; p a i d t o t h e G r a n t e e b y t h e T o w n . I t i s u n d e r s t o o d t h a t s u c h s e r v i s h a l l , b e o p e r a t e d o n e a c h a n d e v e - " ; n i g h t u n t i l - - , o n w h a t i s c n m m o l y k n o w n a s t h e " P h i i d e l p h i a S c h e �� a l e , " m e a n i n g t h e r e b y a l l h o u r s o f t l n i g h t u n t i l m i d - n i g h t i i : t h e m o o n n o t s h i n i n g ; a n d f o r t h e t e n ( 1 y e a r s a f t e r t h e G r a n t e e i s p r e p a r e d r e n d e r s e r v i c e t o t h e t o w n , t h e T o v a g r e e s t o p a y t o t h e G r a n t e e f o r s u p s e r v i c e , a c c o r d i n g t o t h e f < . . l o w i n g s c h e d u l e o f r a t e s p e r l a n V i p e r y e a r : M O O N L I G H T S C H E D U L E . 3 2 c . p . 4 0 c . p . 6 0 c . . t o l l e d , S i x ( t i ) c e n t s p e r k i l o - A l l n i g h t . . $ 1 5 A 0 $ 1 8 . O u $ 2 0 . t w a t t I i c u r , ��1 V i i d n i g h t . . 1 5 . U U 1 8 . 0 0 2 0 s ' i ' h e G r a n t e e s h a h n e p e r m i t t e d t o O n e A . i V ' I . 1 5 . 0 0 1 8 . 0 0 2 0 . ! a d d f i v e ( 5 ) p e r c e n t t o a n y c u s t o m - 8 0 c . p . 1 0 0 c . e r ' s b i l l f i g u r e d u p o n t h e a b o v e s c h e d - I a l e i f n o t p a i d o n o r b e f o r e t h e t e n t h A l l n i g h t . . . . . . . . . . . y ��2 1 . 0 0 $ 2 4 . t c l a y o f t h e m o n t h f o l l o w i n g t h e m o n t h 1 \ l i d n i g h t . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1 . 0 0 2 2 . : O n e A . M . 2 1 . O U 2 3 d u r i n g w h i c h t h e s e r v i c e w a s r e n d e r e d . . . - . a n d b i l l e d f o r . ' B i l l s t o b e r e n d e r e d o n t h e f i r s t d �� T h e G r a n t e e i s h e r e b y a u t h o r i z e d o f e a c h c a l e n d a r m o n t h a n d p a i d 5 t o d e m a n d , c o l l e c t , a n t i r e c e i v e f o r t h e f i r s t r e g u l a r m e e t i n g , a n d a f t j " c u r r e n t f u r n i s h e d f o r l i g h t i n g d u r i n g t h e e x p i r a t i o n o f s a i d t e n y e a r s t l a n y o n e m o n t h , E i g h t y - l i v e ( t s 5 ) c e n t s ' ( ' o w n a g r e e s t o p a y r e a s o n a b l e r a t i w i t h o u t d i s c o u n t , w h e t h e r c u r r e n t t o : , t o r t h e l i g h t i n g o f i t s s t r e e t s o r ; t h a t a m o u n t a t t h e f o r e g o i n r a t e h a s ' m a y b e a g r e e d u p o n b e t w e e n t r " b e e n f u r n i s h e d o r n o t . T o w n a n d G r a n t e e , o r a s m a y b e f i T o e G r a n t e e i s h e r e b y a u t h o r i z e d t o e d i n t h e m a n n e r p r o v i d e d b y l a y s , d e m a n d , c h a r g e , c o l l e c t a n d r e c e i v e N o t h i n g i n t h i s o r d i n a n c e s h a l i p r < f r o m e a c h c u s t o m e r f o r e l e c t r i c c u r - v e n t t h e T o w n a n d G r a n t e e h e r e i x e n t u s e f l f o r p o w e r a s f o I i o w s : f r o m a g r e e i n g u p o n a c h a n g e �� . P ' o r t h e f u " s t f i f t e e n ( 1 5 ) k i l o - c h a n g e s i n t h e l o c a t i o n o f t h e l a m l w a t t h o u r s p e r h o r s e p o w e r o f o r s c h e d u l e o f b u r n i n g h o u r s , o r s i < r a t e d c a p a c r t y o f m o t o r s i n s t a l l e d , . , a n d k i n d o f l a m p s t o b e u s e d , o r t l c " o n s u c . . ��n a n y # m o n t h , w i n e ( 9 j , c o m p e n s a t i o n t o b e p a i d t h e r e f o r e . c e n t s p e i �� i r ��o w a t t h o u r . ' T h e T a w n a g r e e s t o u s e e l e c t r i c i i 1 ��' o r a l l c o n s u m p t i o n i n e x c e s s f o r t h e o p e r a t i o n o f i t s m u n i c i p i o f f i f t e e n ( 1 5 ) k i r o w a t t h o u r s . ` ( w a t e r - w o r k s , a n d f o r t h e t e n ( 1 [ a n d u p i o f o r t y - f i v e ( 4 5 ) . K i l o w a t t h o u r s , p e r h o r s e p o w e r o f r a t e d " c a p a c r t y o f m o t o r s i n s t a l l e d c o n - ' s u m e d m a n y o r e m o n t h , s i x ( 6 ) c e n t s p e r l i i r o w a t t H o u r . " �� 9 tV � Da tP � +a � ,C ft r-t :� m ��Aq O,� rl m H ®'c7 p, ����4 s7 4.i q +> ..d :t O � R M O dT r�-i � {{)1 m ty Ct t7 c} m �. O O m � D � �� :�r�t � q ® .� r-i tq ,fi � > rl rl .q m m at H �S:rr-t --- - _ -- Section Eleven. nest ensueing after the Grant-; 'I'jK (:rxntee shall hold the Town years ee is prepared to furnish service for tiartalos+ ft•not any and all causes of tetti the Town, the Town agrees to pap to � III actitm, litigation or dahiages eausm P���p the Grantee for such service x[ rates or ucvring through or by reason of r•� � -�, �ppdffih �ta be, agreed �upnn in a separate con-, � the :aestzuctiun, reconstruction, main- :doe ddy �� tted acid for that pttr-� tract to be drawn wtii[in thinly 13u1 [eraace Ssa operation of the said � � i:a k-Kplance by the Grae2- duys afier the Gruntec is prepared to •' .rz-•�utni�tcn system, distribution sys �- and the t�anue &mil file its ae- furmah service. � Said current to be registered by a! rein acu other cons-lructiou hereoy autacr'ued. �� � q�s ordinance in writiaY t:ierk thirty correct meter to be provided by the' .. Section Tw-eh"�• r[th tag 2asn within I l:wx �� f-om and after. its passage Grantee and installed in t e pumping The Grantee shall .during the life uta rioptior. at said election, and op - station of the 'town, but it is ands•- of tau ordinance furnish free the o : s:- canons ao [o do this ordinans ;food tha[ the cost per Itiilow-att Houri •errz:�; current cm[sumed in the �� � coil and of no effect. for sch sen-ice shall not exceed face; operation of twenty (2U) forty l�'}1 F'as�ed tars lUth day of August, A. (�) ten:.: per iiilowatt Hoar, ecer. its biL's figured at the rates. aRreed� KaK Tungstens or Lne egmvatent tilertof, fot each one thousand (IUUtI/ D 19:5 the upon in said contract exceed said five I popnLvon or fraction thereof of JGHci TJr'1DE\, ,�Msyoz. (51 cent rate>. All ntoi ors and tuotor, ytd foam cantaineu. Said limps to Attest: cuunection io be Curnshed Ly the; � Darned in the carious mtmtcipal ll. CL�LiS3E\, Town zrt its ow•n expense. � uuildtngs of said Town mtder the di- Town Clerl•. 5action '1'rn. ��rect:on cf the Town Council. 'phirtcen• The Grantee agrees to, within nine-t � Section The poling place shall be as fol- ly (9U) days from and afier the ac-f The rights power and privileges lows: —AC the Tonrt Hari at Wells- ceptance of the franchise, as herein- • � gratued oy this ordinance are hereoy b,,rg, iox•a, lt;tdthe polls shall be open �aIIer provided, to Luild a high poten-('granted tu, conferred upon, slid veso- at a o'dock.`9.., iI. and closed at i ttal transmission Lne cxtendmg from` ed in the Grantee herein for a period �o'c!ock P. BR .in the evening of said the cttp of Iowa Galls to the town oS of twenty-five (':-,J years from and da}• K'ellsburg and thereafter to maintain { after the acceptance ui tht5 ordinance, � � .atiT�IN� �Ir1DE2�, said transmtsstmt hors of sufficient) trtxl this urdh�auce shall nut he con- D#ayoi. of Town of eapaci[y to furnish the maximum re-, strueal as an eaclusit•e franchise ur '"Wedisbttrg, Iowa. ymrements of the 'i:own and its in- p,vhibiling the granting to any other habitants, but [he Town Cumtcil may I curpurntion or moivwuual the nght to - - _. ��y h}• resolution grant further time or nuwtWm or operate an elech'ic ligh[ times to the Grantee in which to make plant ur to furnish electric serctce ,the tons[ruction herein provided for. I within the Tuwn. Minutes of Special Meeting of the Town Council of Wellsburg, Iowa. On August 16th, 1915, the Mayor of Wellsburg, Iowa, issued I a call fora special meeting of the council, and Notice thereof ` in the fo_lovaing form: TO THE �r.MBERS OF THE COUNCIL OF THE INCORPORATED ^TOWN OF WEI,I.SI3URG, IOWA:- , You are hereoy notified that there will �e a special meet- ing of the Town Council of the town of Yyellsbur,;, Iowa, at the usual place on �ugu.st 16th, 1915 at ?:30 p.m. for the purpose of considering the following matters: No. 1 --The application of the Iowa Falls Electric Company fora franchise Ordinance, authorizing the construction, maintenance and operation of an electric light plant and transmission line in the said town of Wellsburg, and the t �,1.: P' r• 4_._ - -_ _ __-- _- _- � � _. .' - - _ _ . , • Minutes of Suecial IUieetiYlg of the Town Council of Wellsburg, Iowa. On August 16th, 1915, the Mayor of Wellsburg, Iowa, issued a call for a special meeting of the council, and Notice thereof in `uhe following form: TO THE N�SBERS OF THE COUNCIL Or' THE INCORrORATED TOWN OF WEI,ISBURG, IOWA:- You are he-reby notified that there will oe a special meet- ing of the Town Council of the town of Wellsburg, Iowa, at the usual place on August ,16th, 1915 at ?:30 p.m. for the purpose of considering the following matters: No. 1 --The application of the Iowa Falls Electric Company for a franchise Ordinance, authorizing the construction, maintenance and operation of an electric light plant and transmission line in the said town of Wellsburg, and the calling' of a special election, and the sub- mission of said franchise at such election to the voters of said town• No. 2 --A1� the application of Iowa balls Electric Company for a contract with the town of Wellsburg, for the furnishing of a street lighting system, and current for the same. No• 3severaloproposations abovehoritlinedident to the at which time you will attend at such special meeting of the council. Dated at Wellsburg, Iowa, August 16 , 1915 ` r Mayor. s Due, legal and sufficient service of the above notice of Special meeting of the town council is hereby acknowledged and accept this 16th day of�+ugust , 191a�. -2- Pursuant to said call and Notice, said special meeting of the Council of the Town of Wellsburg, convened at 7:34 p.m. on Auo-rust 16th, 1915. On roll call tkee following councilmen were found present and remained present during the entire meeting: - A. Peters, H.H. Doyen, and 0:.$.Eells. The mayor presided, and the town clerk acted as clerk of the meeting. An Ordinance was offered and introduced, known as Ordinance �55, being an ordinance authorizing Iowa Falls Electric Company, its successors or assigns, within the town of Wellsburg, Iowa, to construct, reconstruct, maintain and operate a power plant or plants for the generation of electricity, systems for the transmission, distribution and use of electricity, and to furnish electric energy for all purposes, and to carry on a general electric light and power business, and contracting with said Iowa Falls Electric Company for the furnishing of eleotric enemy to the town for public purposes. Upon motion, duly made, seconded and adopted, said Ordinance was placed`ypon its first reading, and fully and dist�inetly read by the olerk. It was then moved and seconded that the rule be suspended and dispensed with, and that the Ordinance which has just been read for the first time be placed upon its second and third reading. On roll call being had on this motion, the vote was as follows: 1 "Ayes", Councilmen A.Peters, H.H.�Lfe� Doyen, and O.B.Eells, and mayor John Tjaden. "Nays" None. Thereupon the clerk f`�illy and'distZnctly road said Ordinance for the second and third 'reading. ��- - - - - 3 - I t e r a s t h e n m o v e d b y O . B . E e l l s , a n d s e c a n d e d b y H . H . D o y e n t h a t s a i d O r d i n a n c e j u s t r e a d t h e f i r s t , s e c o n d a n d t h i r d t i m e , b e p l a c e d u p o n i t a f i n a l p a s s a g e a n d , a d o p t i o n . ' A r o l l t a i l b e i n g h e a l u p o n t h e f i n a l p a s s a g e o f e g a d s a i d - O r d i n a n c e , t h e v o t e w a s a s f o l l o w s : , " A y e s " - - c o u n c i l m e n A . P e t e r s , H . H . D o y e n a n d O B . E e l l s , a n d i ����i a y o r J o h n T j a d e n . " N a y s " - - N o n e . 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A r e s o l u t i o n w a s o f f e r e d i n w r i t i n g , d i r e c t i n g t h e & ��a y o r t o i s s u e " a p r o c l a m a t i o n f o r a s p e c i a l e l e o t i o n , a n d d i r e c t i n g t h a t s u c 4 i s p e c i a l e l e o t i o n , f o r t h e a p p r o v a l o r r e j e c t i o n o f s a i d O r d i n a n c e , b e H e l d , o n S e p t e m b e r 1 3 t h , 1 9 1 5 , s a i d r e s o l u t i o n b e i n g a s f o l l o w s : B E I T : t E S O L V E D B Y T H E T O ' d u N C O U N C I L O F T H E T O W N O r ' V r E L h S B U R G : W h e r e a s , t h e c o u n c i l h a s i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h L a w , a d o p t e d a n O r d i n a n c e a u t h o r i z i n g I o w a F a 1 1 s E l e c t r i c C o m p a n y , i t s s u c c e s s o r s o r a s s i g n s w i t h i n t h e i n c o r p o r a t e d t o w n o f W e l l s b u r g , I o w a , t o c o n s t r u c t , r e c o n s t r u c t , m a i n t a i n a n d o p e r a t e a p o w e r p l a n t o r p l a n t s f o r t h e g e n e r a t i o n o 3 ' e l e c t r i c i t y , s y s t e m s f o r t h e t r a n s m i s s i o n , d i s t r i b u t i o n a n d u s e o f e l e c t r i c i t y , a n d t o f u r n i s h e l e c t r i c e n e r g y f o g " a l l p u r p o s e s , a n d t o c a r r y o n a g e n e r a l e l e c t r i c l i g h t a n u p o w e r c o n t r a c t i n g w i t h b u s i n e s s , a n d ��������e e ����a g - ����s s # , s a i d I o w a F a l l s E l e c t r i c C o m p a n y f o r t h e f u r n i s h i n g o f e l e c t r i c e n e r g y t o t h e t o w n f o r p u b l i c p u r p o s e s , a n d . i C H E E A 5 , u n d e r t h e p r o v i s i o n o f L a w , t h e g r a n t i n g o f t h e r i g h t s c o n t e m p l a t e d i n t h i s O r d i n a n c e m u s t b e s u b m i t t e d t o t h e v o t e o f t h e p e o p l e , n o w t h e r e f o r e , B E I T R E S O L V E D t h a t a s p e c i a l e l e c t i o n o f t h e e 1 6 6 t a D s 1 e.� _�._ _ � -- of the tom of ;aLa�rg bf aa�: ie hereby called for September 13th, 1915,.said eleetica to be held at such places and hours as may be prosided s�d,errsaged by the clerk in aceo�dance with Iaw, sad the mayar and clerk are hereby directed to issue t�fe proclamation sad cause same to be published, giving proper and sufficient notice of said election, snd they are hereby. directed to provide ballots and polling• places, and to do everything necessary for the submission of said question to the vote of the people of said town. 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