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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Dana City Ordinances Subject The topic of the resource Ordinances enacted by the City of Dana, Iowa. Description An account of the resource Ordinances enacted by the City of Dana, Iowa. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource City of Dana, Iowa Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived City of Dana, Iowa Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available City of Dana, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Public government documents Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Typed / printed text on white paper Language A language of the resource American English Type The nature or genre of the resource Public government documents Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Dana, Greene County, Iowa Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document [Sheet 1] NOTICE OF SPECIAL TOWN ELECTION. TO THE LEGAL ELECTORS OF THE INCORPORATED TOWN OF DANA, IOWA: Notice is hereby given that pursuant to a resolution passed by the Town Council of the Incorporated Town of Dana, Iowa, on the 15th day of December, 1914, a special Election will be held in the Incorporated Town of Dana, Iowa, on the 18th day of January, 1915, from 8 o'clock in the forenoon until 7 o'clock in the evening, at which Special Election there will be submitted for adoption and apssage [sic] the following public measure: SHALL THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC MEASURE BE ADOPTED? [ YES ] [ NO ] Shall Iowa Railway and Light Company, its successors or assigns be authorized, within the Town of Dana, Iowa, Greene County, Iowa, to construct, reconstruct, maintain and operate a power plant [typed above the line: or plants] for the generation of electricity, systems for the transmission, distribution and use of electricity, and to carry on a general electric light and power business, upon the terms and conditions stated in the ordinance, a copy of which is printed hereon, and made a part of this notice? [Sheet 2] AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING IOWA RAILWAY AND LIGHT COMPANY, ITS SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS, WITHIN THE TOWN OF DANA, GREENE COUNTY, 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. Be it ordained by the Town Council of the Incorporated Town of Dana, Greene County, Iowa:- Section One. PERMISSION AND AUTHORITY are hereby granted to IOWA RAILWAY AND LIGHT COMPANY, its successors or assigns, within the corporate limits of the Town of Dana, Greene County, Iowa, as the same now are or may hereafter be located, to construct, reconstruct, maintain and operate a power plant for the generation of electricity, and to enter upon the public streets, alleys, highways, bridges and public places of the Town, now or hereafter extended or located, and therein, thereon, thereunder and thereover to erect, construct, use, maintain and reconstruct a system for the transmission, distribution and use of electricity, to consist of poles, wires, conduits and other construction necessary or incident to said systems and their use, including a high potential electric transmission line to and through the Town, and to sell and furnish electric current or energy to the Town and its inhabitants for all uses and to carry on a general electric light and power business. Section Two. In this ordinance, the word "TOWN" refers to and means "THE INCORPORATED TOWN OF DANA, GREENE COUNTY, IOWA, and the word "GRANTEE" refers to and means IOWA RAILWAY AND LIGHT COMPANY, its successors or assigns. [Sheet 3] Section Three. Said transmission and distribution lines hereafter erected, including poles, wires, conduits and other construction, shall be properly and substantially constructed in accordance with the specifications of the National Board of Fire Underwriters in force at the time of said construction, and all poles, wires, conduits and all appurtenances connected therewith shall be erected, arranged, adjusted and maintained in a good and substantial manner, and so as not to endanger persons nor unreasonably interfere, electrically or otherwise, with other electrical appliances erected prior thereto or with any improvement the Town may deem proper to make, nor to unnecessarily hinder or obstruct the free use of the streets, avenues, alleys, bridges or private or public property. Section Four. The Town Council may be [sic] resolution, upon the written demand of one or more persons, require the Grantee herein to extend its overhead transmission and distribution system so as to furnish electric light to said applicants, and for each one-half kilowatt of the maximum houly capacity for consumption of current of lamps installed by said applicants, the Grantee shall construct, at its own expense, three hundred (300) feet of said line to serve said applicants, but for all of said proposed line in excess of the line which the Grantee is required to construct at its own expense, the applicants shall pay to the Grantee the reasonable cost thereof before the Grantee shall be required to construct 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 for lighting purposes for one year, and to maintain and renew that portion of said lines built at their expense. [Sheet 4] Section Five. Whenever the Grantee in erecting, constructing or maintaining said poles, conduits and other appliances shall take up any pavement on the streets, alleys or public places of said Town, or shall make any excavation therein or in any of the public places of said Town, such excavation shall be at once be refilled and pavement replaced under the direction of the Town Official or Committee of the Town Council in charge of Street Improvements, and to their satisfaction, and all surfaces shall be made as good as before by the said Grantee. If the Grantee shall fail so to do promptly, the Town may fill the said excavations or replace said pavement at the expense of the Grantee. Whenever the grade of any street or avenue of the Town is changed, the Grantee shall change or remove all poles, posts and conduits so as to conform to said new grade at its own expense, and if necessary, the Town may at any time require the Grantee to re-locate any pole or poles in any other suitable location, and the Grantee shall have the right to trim and remove such trees as interfere with the efficient operation of its said transmission lines. Section Six. If it shall become necessary for any person to move across any streets, avenues, or alleys, any house or building of such type or size as may interfere with the poles, wires or other construction of the transmission and distribution systems hereby authorized the said Grantee herein shall temporarily remove the poles and wires so far as necessary to allow the passage of said house or other building for a reasonable period of time, but not exceeding five (5) hours, but the said Grantee shall not be required to remove said wires prior to eight (8) o'clock in the forenoon nor later than three (3) o'clock in the [Sheet 5] afternoon, and also Provided that the route, hour and date selected for removing said building shall be first approved and deemed to be suitable by the Mayor and designated by him in a written notice to the Grantee delivered twenty-four (24) hours prior to the time for such removal, accompanied by the reasonable cost of said removal and replacement of such wires and poles, to be paid by the owner of the building, the amount thereof to be fixed by the Mayor, but the Grantee shall not be required to remove the poles or wires of its high potential electric transmission line used for the transmission of electricity from the power plants which generate said current for the electric light and power business of the Grantee in the Town, or other cities or towns located on said line, provided any suitable route exists for the moving of said building which does not interfere with said high potential transmission line. The Grantee shall be entitled to forty-eight (48) hour's notice from the mayor of the necessity of the removal of the wires of said high tension line. Section Seven. The electricity to be supplied shall be alternating current of such cycle and voltage as the service demands, and such service shall be maintained for twenty-four consecutive hours daily, except when prevented by accidents or causes beyond the control of the Grantee, or between the hours of Twelve (12) o'clock midnight and five (5) o'clock the following morning, when repairs are being made upon the high potential electric transmission line which conveys the current for the carrying on of the Grantee's business in said Town. Section Eight. The Grantee herein is hereby authorized to charge, collect and receive for electric current furnished to each consumer for lighting purposes not to exceed the following rates: [Sheet 6] For the first twenty (20) Kilowatt-hours consumed each month on each meter installed, sixteen (16) cents per Kilowatt-hour. For all in excess of twenty (20) Kilowatt-hours and up to forty (40) Kilowatt-hours consumed each month on each meter installed, fourteen (14) cents per Kilowatt-hour. For all in excess of forty (40) Kilowatt-hours consumed in each month on each meter installed, nine (9) cents per Kilowatt-hour. A discount of one (1) cent per Kilowatt-hour will be allowed on all bills as figured by the above schedule, if paid on or before the tenth day of each month following the month during which service is rendered. The Company is authorized to demand, collect and receive a minimum charge from any consumer for current furnished for lighting during any one month of one dollar ($1.00) whether current to that amount at the foregoing rates has been used by the Consumer or not. And the Grantee is hereby authorized to demand, charge, collect and receive from each customer for electric current used for power as follows: For the first fifteen (15) Kilowatt-hours per horse-power of rated capacity of motors installed, consumed in any month, ten (10) cents per Kilowatt-hour. For all consumption in excess of fifteen (15) Kilowatt-hours, but not exceeding forty-five (45) Kilowatt-hours per horse-power of rated capacity of motors installed, consumed in any one month, six (6) cents per Kilowatt-hour. For all consumption in excess of forty-five (45) Kilowatt-hours per horse-power of rated capacity of motors installed, consumed in any one month, four (4) cents per Kilowatt-hour. [Sheet 7] A discount of one (1) cent per Kilowatt-hour will be allowed on all bills as figured by the above schedule, if paid on or before the tenth day of each month following the month during which service is rendered. But the Grantee is authorized to demand, charge, collect and receive a minimum charge from any customer for services rendered during any one month of One Dollar ($1.00) per horse-power of rated capacity of motors installed whether current to that amount at the above rates has been used by said customer or not. All bills for service are to be rendered to the customer monthly, and to be due and payable within ten (10) days after rendition. The consumption of current for light and the consumption of current for power shall be measured through separate meters to be provided and installed be [sic] Grantee. Where the aggregate capacity of motors installed by any customer does not exceed one-half (1/2) horse-power, current used for operating motors shall be measured and charged for as if furnished for lighting purposes. By the term "customer " is meant each separate meter installed. The foregoing rates shall be in force for five (5) years next ensuing after the Company is prepared to render service to the Town and to its inhabitants, and shall continue until a readjustment of rates is demanded by the Town or the Grantee. Section Nine. The Town agrees to use electricity for the lighting of its streets and alleys during the life of this franchise, and provided the said Town shall at any time install a municipal water plant, the Grantee by the acceptance of this franchise agrees to furnish current for pumping water, to the said Town at and for reasonalbe rates. But pumping by Electric Current shall be optional with the Town. [Sheet 8] The Town agrees to have installed by the Grantee a system consisting of poles, wires, lamps and appurtenances for the lighting of its streets and alleys, to consist of not less than eight (8) lamps of 100 watts capacity each, and said lamps to be located as shown upon a plat now on file with the Town Clerk, and the Grantee is to pay all of the expenses of installation and maintenance of said system, including the renewal of lamps and the Current for the operation thereof. The Town Council may require the Grantee to extend its street lighting system and install additional lamps and the Grantee shall install seven hundred (700) feet of such extension for each lamp so ordered at its own expense, but all expenses for installation and the maintenance thereof (for all extensions in excess of said seven hundred (700) feet for each lamp located on said extension) shall be at the cost and expense of the Town and shall be paid to the Company by the Town. It is understood that such service shall be operated on an all night schedule, every night, and for the ten (10) years next ensuing after the Company is prepared to render service to the Town, the Town agrees to pay to the Grantee for such service at the rate of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) per year for each 100 watt lamp, payable on the first day of each calendar month, and after the expiration of said ten years, the Town agrees to pay reasonable rates for the lighting of its streets, or as may be agreed upon between the Town and the Grantee, or as may be fixed in the manner provided by law. Nothing in this ordinance shall prevent the Town and the Grantee herein from agreeing upon a change or changes in the location of the lamps, schedule of burning hours or size and kind of lamps to be used or the compensation to be paid therefor. If the Company furnishes current for the pumping of the water of said Town [Sheet 9] and the said Town agrees to provide all motors and motor connections at its own expense and to pay to the Grantee each month for said service at the rate of five (5) cents per Kilowatt-hour as registered by a correct meter to be provided by the Grantee and installed in the pumping station of the Town, said five cents per Kilowatt-hour rate to prevail for the first ten years after the Company is prepared to render service, and after the expiration of said ten years, the Company agrees to furnish said current at and for reasonable rates or as may be agreed upon between the Town and the Grantee or as may be fixed in the manner as provided by law. The said current shall be measured by a correct meter to be provided by the Grantee and installed at the pumping station of the Town. Section Ten. The Grantee shall hold the Town harmless from any and all causes of action, litigation or damage, caused or acruing through or by reason of the construction, reconstruction, maintenance and operation of its said transmission system, distribution system and other construction hereby authorized. Section Eleven. The rights, powers and privileges granted by this ordinance are hereby granted to, conferred upon and vested in the Grantee herein for a period of twenty-five (25) years from and after the acceptance of this ordinance, and this ordinance shall not be construed as an exclusive franchise or prohibiting the granting to any other corporation or individual of the right to maintain or operate an electric light plant or to furnish electric service within the Town. [Sheet 10] Section Twelve. This ordinance shall be of full force and effect from and after its passage and adoption by the legal voters of the Town at a special election duly called for that purpose, and its acceptance by the Grantee, and the Grantee shall file its acceptance of this ordinance in writing with the Town Clerk within thirty (30) days from and after its passage and adoption at said election, and upon its failure so to do or to have Electric Service in said Town within six months, this ordinance shall be void and of no effect. PASSED this 9th day of December, A.D., 1914. R. G. Martin, Mayor. Attest: John De Boest, Town Clerk. Those desiring to cast an affirmative vote for the above proposition shall make a cross (X) mark in the square after the word "yes". For a negative vote make a cross (X) mark in the square following the word "no". The voting place for the electors at such special election will be the Town Hall, in the Incorporated Town of Dana, Iowa. R. G. Martin, Mayor. John De Boest, Town Clerk. Dana, Greene County, Iowa. January, 18th, 1915. I, R. G. Martin, Mayor of the Incorporated Town of Dana, Greene County, Iowa, hereby certify that the foregoing notice was posted in three public places within the corporate limits of the incorporated town of Dana, Iowa, two of which places were the Post Office, and Mayor's Office in said Town, for four consecutive weeks, prior to January 18th, 1915. 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Title A name given to the resource 1914-12-09 Iowa Railway and Light Company Electric Franchise Ordinance and Notice of Special Election Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1914-12-09 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived City of Dana, Iowa Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Typewritten pages, ink on paper, folded; signed by the Mayor. Description An account of the resource Complete typewritten text of the ordinance granting Iowa Railway and Light Company a 25-year, non-exclusive franchise to build and operate electric plants, lines and a high-voltage transmission line in Dana and to carry on a general electric light and power business. Passed by the Council Dec 9, 1914 and submitted to the voters at the special election of Jan 18, 1915, with the Notice of Special Town Election on the first sheet. Twelve sections set construction standards, line extensions (300 ft free per half-kilowatt of applicants' lamps), street-repair and house-moving rules, 24-hour alternating-current service, lighting rates of 16, 14 and 9 cents per kWh with a 1-cent prompt-pay discount and $1.00 minimum, power rates of 10, 6 and 4 cents per kWh, and five-year rate terms. The Town agrees to at least eight 100-watt street lamps on an all-night schedule at $25.00 per lamp per year for ten years, and 5 cents per kWh for pumping if it builds a municipal water plant. Ends with Mayor Martin's signed certificate that the notice was posted for four weeks at the Post Office, the Mayor's Office and a third place. The only 1910s Dana ordinance whose full text is known to survive; the minutes book records passage only. Found loose, folded into the Council minutes book near pages 35-44 (Dec 1914 - Feb 1915). Subject The topic of the resource Dana, Iowa; ordinance; electric franchise; Iowa Railway and Light Company; electricity; electric light and power; power plant; transmission line; high potential transmission line; street lighting; street lamps; 100 watt lamps; utility poles; electric rates; kilowatt-hour rates; minimum charge; motors; horse-power; municipal water plant; pumping station; National Board of Fire Underwriters; house moving; twenty-five year franchise; non-exclusive franchise; special election; January 18, 1915; notice of election; Post Office; Mayor's Office; Town Hall; R. G. Martin (Mayor); John De Boest (Town Clerk) Relation A related resource Related minutes: 1914-12-07, 1914-12-09 (ordinance passed), 1914-12-15 (resolution calling the election), 1915-02-01 (franchise bill paid); Dana City Council Meeting Minutes - 1910-1919 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Dana Loose Papers - 1914-12-09 Franchise Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource R. G. Martin, Mayor - John De Boest, Town Clerk Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available City of Dana, Iowa Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource City of Dana, Iowa Language A language of the resource American English Type The nature or genre of the resource Public government records Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Dana, Greene County, Iowa 1914 1915 election franchise ordinance