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kingdom of Poland i
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tog °f in�e W, J. Springer
trance. held a special term
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from
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Judge Springer
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"Shetll the following Ordinance
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a,,the naval
granting a franchise to lOWA
FALLS
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ELECTRIC COMPANY, its
susses-
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m�s or' assigns, he adopted?"_
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Proffer Cir,y
An Ordinance Antltoriaing Iowa
struct the,
Palls Electric Company, Tta
5uceea•
nues, n]]e�
or Assigns, within the Tuwn of
party. T'
')sore
Wellsburg, lows, to Construct, 2r-.
�the�sul •
cona[ruit, Maintain and Operate a
'orver Plant or Plante for the
Gener-
but f
' �on of Electricity, Syateme
for tDe
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STATE OF IOW9 )
55.
Grundy County )
I, Neil R. Ashby, being duly sworn
on oath say that I am the publisher of
the Wellsburg herald, s newspaper of
general circulation in Grundy County,
Iowa, and the only one published in
Wellsburg, Iowa, and that the antlered
, was printed and
published once each week in said paper
for i�Or.�,�t� consecutive weeks, on the
following dates, to -wit:
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Publisher.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 1st day of Novein , 16.
Notary public in and
for Grundy:,County,
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:1n ordinance authorizing Ir
Electric Company, its suctt
assigns, within the 'Conn of R'el
lows, to construct, reconstruct,
twin and operate x power plant v
plants Cur the generation of electr
city, systems for the transmissio
distribution and use of electricit}} an
to furnish electric energy for ill pu
poses and to carry on a general ele
trkc light and power business and cox
tractkng with said Iowa Falls Electr'
Compmny for [hc Furnishing of ei
tric energy to the Town for publi
purposes.
Tie it ordained by the Town Counci
�of the Town of 1Veiisborg, Grand
County, Iowa:—
Sectian One.
Permission and authority are here
by granted to Iowa Palls Eleetri
Company, its successors and assign
within the corporate limits of th
town of Wellsburg, Grvndy County
Iowa, as the same now are' or ma
hereafter be located, to construct, re
construct, maintain and operate :
power plant for 'the generation o
electricity, and to sell and furnish else
tric current or enm�gy to the covert xn
itr, inhabitants for all uses, and t
carry on a general electric ]ighC an
power Business, and to enter anon th
public streets alleys, htghwxys
bridges and public places of the town
now of hereafter extended m located
and Chet sin, thereon, thereunder am
Cbereover to erect, construct, us
mvntain and reconstruct a system
for• the transmission, distribution and
use of electricity to consist of poles.
wires, conduits and other constructiot
necessary or incident to said system
and their use, including a high poten-
tial electric transmission line to and
rhea the to[vn, but the said poles shall
be set so far ns is practicable in the
alleys, and the gt•antee shall remvvo
any pole located upon any public street
from its existing location to any
other locativn kf required so to do by
resolution of the Town C,'onncil.
Section Two.
In this Ordinance the wm�d "Town"
refers to and means the Inenrpm•atcd
Town of Wellahnrg, (;randy County,
Iowa, and the word "Grantee" x•el'ers
to and means IOWA Pp1LhS ELEC-
TRIC COMI'ANT, its sureessors or
assigns. -
Section 'ritrce.
Said transmission and distribution
lines shall be properly mid substan-
tially coistructed in accordance with
the specifications ox the National
Board of Fire Underwriters in force
at the time of said .construction, and
all poles, wires, wriduits and all ap-
purtenances connected therewith shall
be erected, arranged, adjusted and
maintained in good and substantial
manner• so as noc to endanger persons
or..property nor to interfere with any
improvements the town may deem
proper to mike, nor to hinder nr ob-
struct the free use of the streets, ave-
nues,, alleys or private or public pro-
-perry. ,The wires of said line are to be
placed at least, fifteen (15) feet ebot�
the sm•£ace of the g�roturd heneat
but the Grantee shall be afforded a
reasonable opportunity for the con-
struction oY its necessary ♦transmis-
Sion and distribution lines.
Section Pour.
The Grantee shall extend ire trans-
mission lines to serve all of the con-
sumers within the town, provided said
consumers within three months after
the acceptance of this Ordinance will.
si(5n reasonable contracts to use elec-
tnerty for two years for lighting pur-
poses, to be furnished by the Grantee,
end contracts Co be presented to the
customers by the said Grantee.
The ]'own Council may, by resolu-
tion, upon the written demand of one
or more persons, require the grantee
herein to extend its overhead trans-
mission and distribution system so as
to furnish electric light to said appli-
cants, and for each applicant having
au inatallatinn of ]amps having a
maximum hourly capacity Pot• con-
sumption of current oqual to one kilo-
watt, the grantee shall con-
^truct at rts ow•n expense,
three hundred (300) feet of swirl line
to serve said applicant, but for all
of said proposed line in excess of the
line which the grantee is required to
construct at its own expensz the ap-
plicants shall pay to the grantee the
reasonable cost thereof before the
grantee shall be required to conshuct
any part of said line, and the grantee
may also require all applicants to be
served By the proposed extension to
sign reasonable contracts agreeing to
use electricity far lighting purposes
for one year and to maintain and re-
new that portion of said line built at
their expense.
However, should the xhrmber of con-
sumers reach one for each khree hnn-
deed �
(300) feet of such ]rue; the watt licur.
r� Falls Krantee herewith agrees to reimburse '1'hc Grnutce strafe ue permitted Lo Ail nigh
ssora or such customer i'or the first cost of add lice (5) por cent to any custom- Dliduigl)t
Isburg, such extension leas a reasonable de- cr's bill figured upon the above ached- One A.
main- Pt'cciaticm. u!e if net paid on or before rite ieutlr
r Seclimt five. ,.
i_ 4Vhenerer the Grantee in erectiu
n cunsttvctiug or rnaintainbtg sa'
d pates, conduits and other appiiauc
n shall like any puvemeut up vn1 t
c_ streets or alleys of said town or she
t- make any excavations therein or i
any oC the public paces of said town
to such excavation shall be
�� once refilled and pacemet
replaead under• the dire
1 lion of the ]'own Officials or Cot
y mitres of rite Town Council in eharg
of Street Tttxprwement, and to thei
I�
ahsfaeti on, and al] surfaces shall b
-�made as good as before •by the sxi
Granteo. it''the Grantee shill f¢il s
° to do promptly, the town may J:'ill th
s, said e:ccavatiun or replace said pave
e inert ut the expense of the Grantee
Witeuchcr the grace of any stree
v :n-enue ar alley of the Town is crurg
- aI, lhr. (:ran[ee shall change�ur rc
t mcve all poles, posts and condors a
f as co conform to said grade, at its ow
- ekpersc, and if necessary, the 1'rr:,
d ma}� at any time ; :quire the Grants
° to reluc¢,te any po;c m' poles- m'au
d ocher suitable locatiwt.
e Section Six.
Cf it shop become necessary for an
et son to n vte across any sCreets
1 ar citues o alloys, any Itouae ur. build
ire oY suctt type or size as rosy inter
e cure with the pates, wucs or other
construction of the transmission xn
distributimt system hereby authorized
the said grantee herein shall tenxpor
arils remove the poles and wires so
far as necessary to allow the passage
of said house or outer building far a
reasvnable period o£ time, but not ex-
ceeding five (5) hours, but the said
granter- shall not Be reyulrvd �io re-
move said wires prior to eight (g)
o'clock iu the forenoon nor later than
throe (::) o'clock in the afteruomy and
ab;o provided that the route, hour and
flare cluctcd i'or moving said building
shall he 9'irst approved and deemed Co
be suitable by the S: ayor and dvsig-
nutml by him fn wrli:ten notice to fire
�;-rnntce delivered twenty-£our,(24)
nu;n•s prim• to the time 1'or Such re-
❑toval, acccmpanierl ay the reasonable
cost of said removal and replacement
cf scch winos and poles, to Be paid By
she owner of the buiiduig, the a'rnount
thcreo£ to be fixed by the Mayor, but
the grantee shill not be required 1x,
remove the poles pr wires of iCs high
potential electric- transtission lute
used fat• the transmission of electri-
city £rom tlxe power plants which gen-
erates said current' for the electric
light and power business of the said
grantee in the town or other cities and
covens loczud on said lhte, provided
any snituble route exists for the mov-
fag oT said building, which dons not
interfere with said high potential
transmission line. The Grantee shall
be entiCled to forty-eight boors' notice
1'rmn Llty Mayor of the necessity of
the removal oi' the wires of said high
tension line.
Section.Seven.
:Pbr• electricity to de supplied, dis-
tributed and sold under The provisions
". this ordinance shall be alternating
currant efsixty (60) cycles Yrequen-
;y and one hundred ten (110) volts
pressure, or such other cycle, phase
or voltage as the service demands,
said voltage ar pressure not to vary
a*, any time tttore than five per cent,
and said service shall be maintained
for twenty-four (24) consecutive
hours daily, except when making re-
pairs on the high potential transmis-
�ion line serving said town between
one (i)� o'clock A. Di. and five (5)
o'clock A. M. of the same day, or
when prevented by accidents or caus-
es becond the control of the grantee.
Section Eight.
'Che Granted herein is hereby au-
thorized to charge, collect and receive
for electric current furnished each
consumer for lighting purposes not to
exceed rho following rates:
hoe the first fifteen (16) Kilo-
watt Hours eonsurnod each month
nn each tncl.nr installed, fifteen
cents (L6c) per Kilowatt Boar.
For all in excess of fifteen (16)
liikiwatt Hours and up Lo thirty-
:ivo (36) Kilowatt Hours bon-
sumekl each month on each meter
installed, kwelva dents (12e) per
Iilowatt Hour.
Fnr all in excess of thirty-five
(.'.5) Kilowatt Hours consumed
in each month on each meter in-
s;xlled, and up to fifty-five (55)
kilowatt Hours, Ten cents, (l0c)
pox Kilowatt Hour.
I'or al] in excess of Fifty-five
C55) Kilowatt Hours consumed �
in each month on each meter in-
stalled; Six (6) coots per Kilo-
•80 c. p. 100 c. p.
t ........ :r21.00 $`24.00
.. 21A0 22.20
M. ...... 'LL00 23.4U
c:.y of the omnth following the month Sills to be rendered on the first dry
g kiurutg wbich the service was rendered °f each calendar month and paid at
td and btilied for- the first regular meeting, and after
es The Grantee is hereby authorized Lhe espiratiat of said ten years the
he W demand, collect, and receive Tor Tvrvn agrees to pay reasonable rates
11 ourreut furnished for ;ightirg. during fur the lighting of its streets or as
n any one month, Eigh[y-itve (b5) cents may be agreed upon bettyeen the
t, without discount, whether current to Town and Grantee, or as may be fix -
at chat amount at Che foregoin rate has ed m the manner provided by law.
xt been furnished or noc. Nothing in this ordinance shall pre-
vr_nt
c- the 'raw
'fhe Grantee is hereby authorized to n and Grantee herein
n- demand, charge, collect w�aand receive from agreeing upon a change or
e from each costumer forllectric cur- changes in the locativn o£ the lamps
r rent used for power as fdiiows: nr schedule of burning hours, or size
e b'or the ftrst fifteen (15) kilo- and kind of lamps to be used, or the
t9 watx hours per horse power o£ Compensation tv be paid therefore.
o rated capaetty of nrotors installed, 1'ho' Town agrees to use electricity
e ennsumeu in any month, nine (0) Fnr the operation of: its municipal
- ccn;s. per kilowatt hour. rvatnr-works,•and for the ten (70)
Nor• all conswnption in excess years next ensueing after the Grant-
t, of fifteen (15) ikitowmtt hours ee is prepared to Yurnish service for
- xnu•up to forty-five (45) Eilowatt the Town, the ]'own agrees to pay to
Hours, per horse power of rated the Grantee for such service at rates
v capaetty of Horrors installed con- to be agreed upon in a separate co�-
n sinned m cry one month, six (ti) tract to be drawn w�ttirin thirty (30)
� coots per Hirowatt $our. days after the Grantee is prepared to
e - furnish service.
Pbr ill cunsumpt-,mt 3tr excess
Y cf forty-five (4:i) 1{ilvwatt Hours Said current to be registered oy a
�. per horse power of rated capacity correct meter to be provided by the
of motors utstallea, cunsnmed ill tS ta.ntee and installed in the pumping
y any mte month, tam' (4) cents pa' '�atiov of the Town, but it is under-
liumvatt Hour. stood that the cost per Lilowatt Hour
?- 'Lhe Grantee shall be permitted to �lar slob service shall not exceed five
add ores •cut t � : (5) cents per Ailawatt Hour even iF
c i et kilowatt Hour to any I
•-cunsuxners but, figured on the xboce Lhebills figured at t:he rates, agreed
d 5^heuule, if not paid on or before rho upon in said contract exceed said five
tenth day o£ the month following that (") cent rates. All motors and motor•
- mwrth during which service is render- Connection to be furnahed by the
ed and Brileu for. Town at its own expense.
if any cwuumer has not use current Section Ten.
for power tlming any calendar munrh, The Grantee agrees tu, within nine-
rvnicn, at the regulaz' rates, is eyuxl ty (JO) drys from ssnd after the �ac-
tu the smn of Une Duilxr per cameo- C°Prance of the fi•an�hiae, as herein-
ed horse power, of motors instilled, after• provided, to build a high poten-
trten the (Irantec shall be enti[led to riot transmission line extending Yrom
colect a servree charge not Co exceed the city of Iowa h'alis to the town of
the aunt of Une Dollar per horse power 1Nullabarg and thereafter to maintain
ui Horrors instatlerl, whether current sand transmission lines of sufficient
to that amomtt sst Che above rate has=.tPaoity to furnish the maximum re-
bcen used by said consnrcmt• or not. gniremants of the Town and its in -
All bills for service 1'or light and lrnbxtanta, but the Town Council may
power are to be�rendered to the con- Iry resolution grant further Limo or
Sumer monthly, and to be due and pay -'times to the Grantee in which to make
sole within ten. Days after rendition, the cunstructimt herein provided for.
Where Lne aggregate capacity of Section Eleren.
motors installed by any consumer does The Grantee shall hold the Town
noc exceed due -half horse power, cur- harmless ft�ont any and all causes of
rent for the operatimt of such motor notion, litigation or damages caused
sriall Be furnished at lighting• rater. or occuring through or by reason of
All current used ibr powor shall be the constrnctivn, reconstruction, main -
measured on a separate meter from tmtunce and operation of the said
which current for lighting purposes Tx•ansmission system, distribution sys-
is measured. rem and other construction hereby
'1'ne foregoing rates shall be in authm�ized.
force for five (b) years next. ensue- Section Twelve.
ing after Lhe Grantee is prepared to The Grantee shall during the life
rmtder service to the town add its in- of this ordinance furnish free the
habitants, and shall continue until ¢necessary current consumed in the
readjustment vi rites is demanded 6y- operation of twenty (20) forty (40j
the town or the Grantee. The Grantee 4Jatt 'Lungstens or the equivalent
agrees to �iitrnish ail consumers cost- thereof; for each one thousand (1000)
era without charge. By thu Term con- population or fraction thereof oY
sumers is meant each meter installed, aatd 'C'own contained. Said ]amps to
Section Pine. b
'Che '1'uwn agrees to use clettricit.
l nrnished by the Grantee for the firs
ten (1D) yearn off this franchise fo
lighttug t[s stx•eets, alleys, and pub
tic places, ¢nd to have hrstalleU b
the Grantee tt system of not less the
— lamps, consisting of poles
wires, lamps and appurtenances, th
.ovation and size of said lamps to b
rgreed upon by the ]'own Council an
:he Grantee, and the Grantee is to pa
ill of the expense of installation and
naintenance o£ said system, including
:he renewal of lamps, and the £urnish-
ng of current 1'or the operation there-
�i .
'l ne "iotvn Council may require the
irantee to extend its street lighting
ystem and install additional lamps,
.nd the Gran Cue shall install tlu•ee
,undrud (300) feet of such extension
or each lamp so ordered at its own
xpepse,�But alt expense for installa-
ion and maintenance thereof (for all
xtensions in excess o: three hundred
300) feet for each lamp located on
aid extension) shoes ue at the cost
nu expense of the Town and shall bo
aid to the Grantee by the Towm.
It is understood Lhat ouch service
tall ire opuratod at each and every
fight until —, on what is emnmon-
' Icttown xs the "1'hildcphia Sched-
lo," meaniug� thereby all hours of the
igh4 until tnidvright if the moon is
x shining; and for the ten (1D)
cars after the Grantee is prepared to
❑tder service to the town, the Town
;reed to pay to the Grantee for such
rvice, according to the 1'0l-
wing schedule oY rates per ]amp
u• year:
MOONLIGHT SCHEDULE.
32 c, p. 4U c. p. 60 c.
.1 night ..$15.00 $18.OD $20.
idnight . , 15.OD 18.OU� 20.
to A. DL 15.00 - 18.OD 20.
c burned nt the vssrtous mumctpal
buildings of said Town under the di-
rectimt of the Town Cunncil-
r Section Thirteen.
The rights, power and privileges
y granted by this ordinance are hereby
n granted cq conferred upon, and vesc-
ud in the Grantee herein fur a period
e of twenty-five (25) years from and
e after the acceptance of this ordinance,
d and this ordinance shall not be con-
y strued as an exclusive franchise or
prohibiting the granting to any other
corporation or indimuual the right to
maintain or operate an electric light
plant or to furnish electric service
within the Town.
Section Fourteen.
This m•dinance shall be of full
force and effect from and after its
passage and adoption by the legal
voters of the Town at a Special Elec-
tion duly called and Held for that pur-
pose, and its acceptance Uy the Grant-
ee, and the Grantee shall file its ac-
ceptance of this ordinance in writing
with the ']'own Clerk within thirty
(30) days from and after ire passage
and adoption at said election, and up-
on its failure so to do this ordinance
shall be void and of no effect.
Passed thin l6th day of August, A,
D., 1915.
JOHN TJADEN,
Mayor,
Attest:
D. CLAASSEN,
�,� Town Clerk,
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Grundy County )
I, Neil R. �sshby, being duly sworn
on oath say that I am the �ublishar of
the ':,ellsburg Herald, a newspaper of
genaral circulation in Grundy County,
Iowa, and the only one r�uolished in
tieelisburg, Iowa, and that the &nne�ed
V��"`�- was printed and
published- onc� ash week in •said ps.par
for iln-e consacsutive weeks, on the
following,uates, to -wit:
D ,/�
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Y'ublisher.
Subsoribed and svrorn to ba�ore me
this 1st day o� Novem e �l9�ts.
Notary public in grid
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for GrundSyCounty,
Iowa.
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vJ f�tl� ,2lgxPPtllPttty/gip/�ado�and entered into eh—is�___���%�___day of_____________ _ ___________ 19/__S
by andbetween-_---_-__-�'-`�_e_=A1����P_-GY-_d__�____f�.------_--__-----__----'
of__________________________`_����____________ �__________ ___ ,party of the first part,
and the D¢S IiiOitteS Btfid®e 6f Itton COmpdny Des Moines, Polk County, Ionia, party of the second part;
WITNESSETH: That in consideration of fhe payments and covenants hereinafter mertfiorsed io be performed
by the party of the first part, the D¢S liioines St+idge b1 Itton Company, party of the second part, agrees
with the said party of the first part to furnish all materials arsd perform a!! labor required for fhe construction of
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for the sold pa of the first part strictly in accords a with the plans and specifications for said work made a part of
then contract and identified by fhe parties hereto________________ __________��_-_-s_�'2<�GC�•�_____________
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!i is farther agreed That the work of construction in the field antler Chia contract shall be begun as soon as the nec-
essary materials can be secured sad delivered on the grounds, after fhe receipt by second party of a notice from the proper
officials of first party that the money to pay for the herein contemplated work is in the Treasury of said first party and
set aside for payments on this work only, and that same shall 6e entirely completed wiihlrt____Y_�___________________
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months from the date of such rtoilca; provided, chat if the second party shall so ¢feet, the work may be scarfed before the
notice aforesaid is received; and, provided further, that any delays caused by the firsf party, 6y inclement weather, man-
ufacturers of materials, or other agencies beyond the control of the second party, shall cause to be grartted'an extension
of time for completion equal fo soeh delay.
fn consideration of the foregoing agreement, the party of the first part hereby agrees fo furnish free of cast and ex -
pens¢ to second party, any and a1Z groands required for the installation of said structure, and the right of way for the lay-
ing of all pipes and fixtures connected with said stractare; and upon the completion of said work in accordance with Ehe
plans and speciffcations and this agreement, to accept same and make payment of the balance due fhe party of fhe second part.
For andin consideration(a/�}the faithful performaace 6y the party of the secorsd part of the terms and canditiorts of
this agreement,,the/s�aid�_"_2�,l�_______ _______________________________ '.
of----------------=s�-�^t-`�d--�`-�---___�j�__-----------------------, party of the first part, hereby agrees
to pay fhe aforesaidpa .the second part the times and in fhem9nner provided ther ore in fhe speciffcations, or
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All payments are !o be made in cash aL Des Moines, Iowa, or Petfsburg, Pa., and any payment not made when doe
shald Bear interest. of the rate of eight per cent. (or the maximum contract rate permitted by statute ff same is less than
eight per cent.) per artnum antel paid. ,
!f is understood by the parties hereto, that the title and ownership of the structure herein speeiffed shall remairs in
the second party until final payment therefore has been made in full as.herein provided. !n the event first party should
fats to make any or a[1 payments in the manner and at the times specified herein, second party or ihefr agents may w&h-
outprocess of law, take possession of and remove said property arsd collect reasonable charges far damages and expersses.
This agreement aupereedesall former agreements relative herefa; and is 8inding,on the second party only after same
has been approved by a member of the Company, and no othershall be binding unless reduced to writing, signed by both
parties and attaehed�shere�a.
dtU �i#YIpHB �ifprPAf, the parties hereto leave caused to be set their hands arsd seals, th� day and year firsf � .
above written.
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ACCEPTANCE OF FR4NCuISE
1041A FALLS ELECTRIC CO��•�'A�TY, for itself, ite`
successors or aasigna, does hereby ACCEPT the Ordinance
of the Town of I9elleburg, Iona, entitled:
ORDIPdAIQCE N0.55
AN ORDITTANCE AUTY.ORIZING I017A r^^ALES ELECTRIC
CQTrIPANY, ITS SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGTdS, 47I1`''`riITi THE TO?' i OF
wELLSBURG, IOYuA, TO CONSTRUCT, RECOIISTRUCT, ivL4INTAIN AND
OPERA TE A PO?t'ER PLANT OR PLA.TITS FOR THE GETTERATION' OF
ELECTRICITY, SYSTEMS FOF. THE TRAIdSMISSIOid, DISTRIBUTIOIQ
AidD USE OF ELECTRICITY, AND TO FURidISH ELECTRIC ETdERGY
FOR ALL PURPOSES AfdD T0. CAPS�tY OTT A GENF,RAL ELECTRIC LIGHT
A-tdD POY�ER BU�SITJrSS AiJP COTITIiiACTITdG �iITH SAID IOWA FALLS
.ELECTRIC COMPANY FOR THE FURNISHING OF ELECTRIC ENERGY. TO
THE TO?"1N FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES.
and the rights, po:�ese and privileges co:_ferred upon said
IOT�'A FALLS ELECTRIC COuiPATJY therein.
• IN u7ITidESS F7HEREOF, the said IOti?A FALLS ELECTRIC
CO:�IPAPSY hae caused these presents to be executed by its
Vice President and attested by the signature of its Seeretpry
and its Corporate Seal thereto affixed on this 7th day of
October, A. D., 1915.
IDNJA FALLS .. r..0 C COT+IPAT7Y
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vice President. -
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Sec=�..tary,
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Special A4eeting of the Town Council of the towh Qf `v`kellsburg,I� a.
an September 17th, 1915.
On September 17th, 1915 the B:ayor of Wellsburg, Iowa,
issued a call for a•special meeting of the council, �::d notice.
thereof in the following form:
To the members of the Council of the incorporated town of
Wellsburg:
You are hereby notified that there will be a special
meeting of the tovan council of tY:e town of Wellsburg, at the
asual meeting place, on September 17th, 1915 at 7:30 p.M. for
the purpose of canvassing the vote cast at a special municipal
election held September 13th, 1915, at which election the
question of granting an electric light �yranehise to the Iowa
Falls Electric Company was submitted to the voters of said
town.
At which time you will attend at such special meeting
of the council.
be , 1915.
Dated at P�ellsburg, Iowa, Sep �
7�ue, legal and sufficient s vice of he. abo��n�ti �e of
special meeting of the town council of the town o£ vdells'ourg,
Iovaa, is hereby acknowledged and accepted this 17th day of
September, 1915.
Pursuant to said call and notice, said special meeting
of the town of Glellsburg convened at 7:30 p.m., on September
17th, 1916.
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On roll call the following councilmen were Pound to be
present, and remained present during the entire meeting:
A.Doyen, O.B.Eells, H.B.Koolman, B.H.Lindamen. Mayor
John Tjaden presided, and D. Classen acted as clerk of said
meeting.
The council then proceeded to canvass the vote cast at the
special municipal election held on September 13th, 1915, which
canvass disclosed the vote as follows:
Upon Ordinance #55, and the proclamation,
�rSha11 the following Urdinance granting s� a Franchise
to Iowa Falls Electric Company, its successors or
assigns,
� 72 votes oP which 64 'voted
be adopted, there were cast ,
"Yes" and 2 voted "No", and there were 6 spoiled ballots.
V�'HEREUPON Ordinance #55 was declared adopted.
It was moved by councilman H.H.Doyen and seconded by H.
B. Koolman, and unanimously adopted that the returns of the
election above set out by be accepted and approved.
On motion of $.B. Koolman, duly seconded and unanimously
adopted,.the clerk was instructed to publish said Ordinance.
On motion the meeting adjourned.
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Town Clerk.