1047 ORD GRANTING TO TX POWER & LIGHT CO THE RIGHT TO ERECT, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER WORKS IN COP•
ORDTNAIdCE N0. , Z
AN ORDINANCE GRA.INTITv7G TQ THE TEXAS PQWER hI~D LIGHT COMIPANY
THE RI(`-'HT TO ERECT, MAZIyTAIN AIID OPEHI.Ty ELECTI;IC LTGHT AND POWER
,v`ORK:; Trd TTlE CTTY OF PA'hIS TO MAPTUFACTU;-iE r,,~Ta VEND TC THu CITY OF
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ELECIRICITY FOR ?'Yi01QRS, LICHT, `r'1EiiT OR PG''ii:,E, T:7, ~A'ICrHT `I'0
ERLCT A~aD :',J1INTtaIN ALOs`;0 Tii1; S~RLI;TS, ALLL'YS 0R Pi;BLIC HIGH-
voAYS LTidES 010 POL~:S nivD 1uIRE6, TO DI:a "0P PaVEi.Ei;TS AsdD PARKIr1AYS
lTlvDER _ONDI7'IC)NS, PROVIDTNG MkAPENSATTUN lI-3EH'r,FOR, EXPRESSLY
REP'_'.ALING ALL PI-ILV:CGt:S ORI7INAIVCE'S OF CITY OF PF.RIS AliZ f1_'::ENDia1.LNTS
I-~1~'4F GRATvTIIv~`T FRt=~T]CHIv;::S T~J T~-i2~' CI1~'. OF PAi IS 1{'OF: TH~ :'~:.r~i~J~ITF~~C`In~Ki~
A:CvD Sr~_.I,L OP ELECi-R1.CITY SINCE PASSA"E ACQUTRED _~EY THE TEXAS
P01"ti'ER AND LIC:rI'1 C01,;iPATvY.
BE IT ORDA3N:ED i3Y THE CITY COUId CIL OF THE CI`.L7Y OF PARI S:
SECTIaN 1:
The Texas Fower and Light Companyo a Texaseorporation
with nrineipal office in city and county of Dallas, Texas, is hereby
granted the riaht and p rivile.~,-e of erecting, buying or selli.ng,
maintaining and operating electric lip-°ht and power works, or either,
in the citv of Paris, and shall have the rieht and pr3.vileie to
manufactu.re and vend to the City of Paris and to the citizens there-
of, ar other persons, electric lichts, are and incandeseent, and
electricity for motors, liht, heat or power purposes for the term
of tvsenty-five years from the passage oP this ordinance and written
acceptance thereof by said Company fil.ed with the City Seeretary of
the City of iaris; provided that no exclusive ri,s;hts, privileo•es or
grants are made to said Texas .Power and Li:_-ht Comnany by this or-
dinance; and iurther expressl;y ,,;~x°oT--idec~ th.at t1fle fra?7-c'11-se herein
granted is sub; ect to the ;arov *Lsi-.tis oi t]~_e Clity Gharter, and t:ne
City of Paris expressly retains the rl;~;ht and power, at any time,
to alter, ref'orzn or amend any _;rant oP any r3:v;ht, privilege or
franchise made b,y it in this ordinaLice. `ihe Lake Gibbons and Zake
Crook premises are expressly excli?ded from this ordinance.
SECTIOPd 2:
To enable said Comrany to construct, maintain, extend
and improve its electric li_;ht and povver plaiits in said Cityt the
said Combany is authorized to erect along any of the streets or
alleys, or other public hiUhways, for the purDose of supporting
wires or lamps, or either thereon, and far the purpose of guying
or bracing poles, sutiporting electric wires, guard wires, or lamps,
or eitner of them. But no poles snall be erected on the public
square or any street or hi~shwa7j for nurpose of supporinG wires or
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lamps or for g-uying or bracing poles beyond the curb of any street,
square or n.i::;hway or in auch manner as to interfere with the un-
interru-Qted vse of a.11 of sarae by the lqeneral public.
SECTION 3:
For the purpose of ere ctin;,:, extending and maintaining
its electric lines said Company shall have the ri,,ht and be per-
mitted to di;., up the pavements, parlzing betwreen sidewalks and
street curb, streets, alleys or other public hiahways within the
City of Paris, after due written notice of such intended work is
given to the :;ia3Tor, and said Company shall replace and repair the
same and be resDonsible for any and all daniage that may arise
tizerefrom to adjoinin:J p roper;,~r, or ov~mers thereof, or f'or personal
injury inflicted on any person or mernber of the Eeneral public
caused by or resulting from its negligence in the perform::-nce of
said tivorl:, and any and all damage that may arise from failure to
place the same in as Sood repair as when dug up, and for unreason-
able aela;; iri re-olac~ing the sa:ne. All repairing or replacing of
said pave.;,erts shall be done in accordance with provisions of City
ordinances under the supervision and to the satisfaction of the~
~,:a,~or and City ~n~ineer.
SECTIO:V 4:
Said Compang ex-oressly agrees, covenants and guarantees
to said City of Paris that its present electric light and potiver
evorks and its pole atld wire lines, L-_,,uying and bracing wires, as
now erected and in use in said_ City uncler previous grants, are
equipped and constructed with the most modern safety appliances
in -ener l use in this utate I-or the safety ana motection of its
er2ployees, the custorn-ers of suid Conlpan,= and all members of the
general puA lic in tileir orcG,nary use of anti of the pre:r.ises nar<:ed
ir sections one, two and tliree of thia ordinance and that said
Coinpany will so maintain thern an.d all additional or new works con-
structed during the lif'e of this ordinance; if not so equipped,
Company will so equip within 90 days af'ter passa~-,e of this ordin-
qnce, and tnereafter so maintain.
Said Company furt'rier e,.presUly a-rees to defe.i.f its
cost anij suit or suits that may be i'iled aL;ainst tne City oi PaLis
for ne li~.I;once of' sai(i. Company or any of" its ea:qployees in the main-
tenance, erection, use or repair of any of its plants, pole or tiTiire
lines or wor<r ao,ie on ar 1-n corinection t_ze_,ewit'ra, oi anzj •,ror•k ae-
s cri~ed in L)e ctiorL One to r'o~~r, iYiclusive, oi' t~zis Ordinance, and
pa`T an,, ,t,(1? ,:.Ie~_-it t'~iat ma-- i-e .i~_nall,7 r.,,.:aered uinst saic City in
any sucl-L sl_rAt or sn:its.
Pa ~_luz~e o r reAf'usal t,;) J~V i. ~ ,3 ~:,7r ,,nr.~f ~'ie
i'creoin:- provisio_-:s of tiiis section shall constitute ;,oo6 anci s~?f-
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f~_c~ ent cause o
-~.1'tc;r t:Z7_rty davs w,,itten no'uiee 'U'-o Cor.itiany of
Gity's int~nUion to T'crieit, ir' cam-cliance i-s st;i11 rei',_:sed.
S!,' C l I 0 N 5:
Upon t1le expiracian atiza ir-ancnise ,-ranted in tilis ord-l.n-
ailce, i,ne 1)1ant o-r plan.ts, as well as tile ;property of sa'c1 Co~.ia)an~~
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c,l.; yorz L:, s,~~~;E; c~~, 10.anc:.s oi ~:e C;. _;_s, r,ia-Y
1GL?U :i :;T't':lE;T' CC711o8?'1Sc7.~_'OI1 t:) SJ,'.(.L v0 u~..i.::"iy~ UUil
ir 1a~3o sol1.~1.., ~r~~:~_uat;.o1i, S11 val~~3ation to be arr'~ved
at anc: c:ieterra:i.ned irl the sa;Ae rnallner as provided in the charter of
the City of Paris for deternlining the valuation of property condemned
or taken by tne City far puUlic use, l_:e and become entirely the pro-
perty of the City of Paris. In arriving, at such valuation no accov.nt
shall be taken of any value arisinE. fror;1 suc?z franc-nise or the ri;rht
to use such straets or public .-rounds.
SEC'~';.OiVT 6:
Tha franc:i-.:irse and ri;_;i1ts ~rani;ed to u'-ie Gompany in this
oru.inance shall not be assi-;ned, transferred, sold or conveJred by
said Company w3_t_~iout 'zavin,~--,, ~f'irst secured trie conseiat oi the Cit,y
to be iven in an ordinance kluly and lej~rally passed by t'rie City
Counc i1 oi' tiie GityT oi Paris at a re,,ular oi- called mee Un- of said
Council.
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The Comnany for tnis Q-r^.nt, and as a retztal chQr,°e 1f'or
tiie use of tne st.reets, alleys, and pi.zblic hiL,hwa~rs of the City of
;;?ar5.s, as iaereinbesoi-e set o~at, and in paymant of all ot'rier charUes,
exczpt ad valovern taxes, durinE, the 1i?'e of tl-iis franciiisP, a,;rees
tvrenty thousand e,i _;nt hundrec3 dollars-
ta pay to t1ie ~~itv oi ParisP(2c~~~:00.00 ir~ cas'~ or. j.;:-~.~, ~aui, ~ o.~
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Ar~ IHOVZD this ~ day of , 19~C
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