Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 28, 1909, Page 1

st o{\ca\ 50‘_“47.-. THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER. VOLUME 7. NUMBER 112. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 28, 1909. FORTY CENTS PER MONTH. ORDINANCE FOR ELECTRIC FRANCHIS Pibneer Herewith Gives Copy E PRESENTED of Ordinance, Together With Schedule of Rates and Amendment-—Final Read- ing Will Be Given Next Monday. The following is a complete copy of the ordinance which was intro- duced at the meeting of the city council held Monday August 16 and which is really a franchise for the Warfield Electric company, whose original franchise expired during the month of July. The ordinance was given its second reading last Monday night, when the prices for lights were in- serted and the resolution was read and made a part of the ordinance: “At a regular meeting of the City Coun- cil on the 16th day of August, 1909, the following ordinance was introduced by Alderman E. J. Gould, seconded by Alder- man Smart. “Ordinance No. 42. “An ordinance for granting the use and right of the streets and alleys in the City of Bemidji for electric light and power purposes. “The City Council of the City of Bemidji, Beltrami County, do ordain as follows: “Section 1.—There is hereby granted by the City Council of the City of Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minnesota, unto C. W. Warfield and A. A. Warfield, a copartner- ship doing business as Warfield Electric Company, their executors, administrators and assigns, permission and authority to erect and maintain for a period of fifteen (15) years the use of the streets and alleys in the City of Bemidji within the corporate limit as may be necessary for the production and transmission of elec- tricity for the purpose of lighting and furnishing power. “And the said Warfield Electric Com- pany, its executors, administrators and assigns, is hereby granted permission and authority for a period of fifteen (15) years from and after passage of this ordinance to erect and maintain poles on any and all of its streets, alleys or ave- nues, and to stretch wires on said poles for the purpose of operating the said elec- tric light plant in the City of Bemidji for the use of the City of Bemidji and its inhabitants. “Provided, however, that such poles shall be so set and placed and the wire s0 strung thereon as not to endanger or obstruct travel on any street, alley or ave- nue of the said city. Said poles and wires and operating fixtures, within the streets, avenues and alleys of said city, to be placed and erected under the dir- ection of the Light Committee of the City of Bemidji, and when so placed, located and erected, the same shall not be moved or ordered to be moved by said City dur- ing the term of this grant, without just or sufficient cause. “And provided further, that if at any time during the life of this grant the said Warfield Electric Company, its executors, administrators and assigns, shall fail to furnish electric light in accordance with the provision of this grant, to said City and to the inhabitants thereof for thirty (30) consecutive daysthrough the failure or neglect of said Warfield Electric Com- pany, its executors, administrators and assigns, then the right by this ordinance granted, shall cease and terminate at the option of said City Council, excepting however, as a part of such period of fail- ure aforesaid, such time as may be reas- onably required by said Warfield Electric Company, its executors, administrators and assigns, to repair or restore such works and their appurtenances, or any part thereof, as may at any time be in- jured by fire, lightning or other causes, which necessary time shall not be con- sidered as part of such period of failure to operate said works or to furnish light and power. “Section 2.—The said Warfield Electric Company shall at all times protect, de- fend, save harmless, and indemnify said City of Bemidji from and assume all lia- bilities for damages which may arise or accrue against the said City from the injury of any person or persons, company or corporation or to any property from the doing of any work herein authorized to be done, or from the operation of said Electric Company, its executors, adminis- trators and assigns, or any of its employ- ees to comply with any ordinance relative to the manner of the use of the highways of said City, and defend the City from any and all actions at law and in equity on account of property or persons being injured by the using or occupying any of the streets, avenues or alleys of the said City by the said Warfield Electric Com- pany, its executors, administrators and assigns, in business herein set forth, and save said city harmless from any action the Bemidji Townsite & Improvement Company, its successors or assigns may institute by virtue of any right it or they may claim in and to thestreets and alleys of said City, by virtue of any reservation said Townsite & Improvement Company may have made in dedicating the streets and alleys of said City to the public. “Section 3.—The said Warfleld Electric Company, its executors, administrators and assigns, in consideration of the grant- ing the aforesaid rights and privileges, shall furnish electric lights to said City and its inhabitants thereof at rates not to exceed the following to-wit: For commer- cial and residence lights, all night service, as follows: “FLAT RATE: “16 c. p., $ $1.00 per month. “32 c. p., $1.25per month. “For street lights all night service, the City shall be charged rates as follows: #2000 c. p. Arc Lights,$7.50per month. “32 c. p. Incandescents$1.25per month. “Providing, however, that whenever any person or persons desiring to use the said electric lights, demand that meter be placed in his or her or their building or buildings, the same shall be furnished and placed in such building by said War- field Electric Company, its executors, administrators and assigns, at acjual cost to the consumer, and the meter rate shall not exceed 12c per 1000 watts. “The following lights shall be furnishied free to the City of Bemidji: *1-32 in City Clerk’s Office. “3-32 in City Council Chambers. - “I in Police Station. “1 in Basement City Hall. “2 in Fire Hall. “(The above to be all night service.) Amendment. “Office of City Clerk. “Amendment to Sec. 3, by Resolution. “Bemidji; Minn.,.......... 1909. “Upon motion of Alderman Schneider seconded by Geo. Rhea, section 3 of said ordinance was amended by adding the following. “Provided, that all persons using meters shall be charged a maximum rate as follows: “For the first 25,000 watts and under, 12 cts. per 1000 watts. “100,000 watts and under, 10 cts. per 1000 watts. [Continued on Last Page.] PROGRAM: AT BRINKMAN MADE 600D WITH PUBLIC Theater Was Well Patronized Opening Week and All Were Well Pleased With Excellent Program. Manager Brinkman, of the new Brinkman Family Theater, is well pleased with the patronage that excellent place of amusement re- ceived during the openipg week, and with the way the patrons expressed their appreciation of the elaborate bill put on. Tonight and tomorrow fiight will be the last appearance of the various members on this program, and the lovers of good vaudeville, who have not already witnessed same, should not miss the opportunity these two nights. There will be good opera seats forall so you witness this most No Interest at all, elaborate program with‘comfort. Don’t fail to attend this week. Re-Bought Dray Line. Nezotialiluns were completed yes- terday afternoon whereby John Streeter, one of the pioneer draymen of Bemidji, once more becomes pro- prietor of his former dray line,which he sold several months ago to Will- iam Renn. “John” hasalways been a good man to deal with and will doubtless soon have his share of the extensive draying business which is carried on in Bemidji. Gun Club Meets at 9 O'clock. The Bemidji Rod and Gun Club will hold their usual shoot tomorrow at 9 o’clock in the forenoon. All members are requested to be present. The midweek shoot will be held at 4 o’clock in the afternoon on Wed- nesday instead of in the evening, owing to the evenings getting so short. Like the whole of the morth- western agricultural lands, the cut- over lands of Beltrami county are this year yielding immense crops of wheat, oats, barley, corn, potatoes and other vegetables, and those who possess good farms on the timber country are indeed prosperous this fall. In the Town of Grant Valley, adjoining the City of Bemidji, on the southwest, there are probably the best crops in this section, although the German tillers of the soil in V. L. Ellis, Secretary. Frohn, east of Bemidji, also have BUY A BEAUTIFUL LOT IN === NIATH | 180 Lots Sold on Opening Day. 187 Choice Lots Left 0o Ceonts CASH foen 2 cents A WEEK No Payments When Sick. OUR PRICES ARE LOWER THAN ANY LOTS EVER OFFERED IN THE CITY Only $20 to $80 Each It You Can't Come Today, Be Sure and Come Sunday TO REACH NORTH PARK go north on Irvine Avenue to the Fair Grounds and see our big sign on the left side of street THIS OFFER IS MADE IN ABSOLUTE GOOD FAITH . R. H. Schumaker, who is cashier of the First National Bank, holds the title as trustee. He signs all contracts of purchase with the lot buyers and furnishes deeds and abstracts free as the lots are paid for. The money is all paid to the First National Bank. TUTTLE BROS. & BRUCE Office 321 Minnesota Ave. Salesmen on the Crounds Every Day No Taxes for 2 Years Open Evenings BUMPER CROPS ARE BEING RAISED NEAR THIS CITY Farmers in Grant Valley and Frohn Townships Will Reap Big Harvests.—Mike Foley Raised 45 Bu. Wheat Per Acre; Oats, 50 Bu. Per Acre. fine yields. Mike Foley, who owas a fine farm in Grant Valley township, has a bumper crop of everything that a successful farmer raises. * Yesterday afternoon, from a meas- ured field of two acres of winter wheat; Foley secured ninety bushels of the finest-graded hard wheat, averaging forty-five bushels to the acre. Foley has forty acres of oats that are a wonderful crop. Careful esti- mates of the yield that he will secure from this forty-acre field place the same at 2,000 bushels, an average of fifty bushels per acre. Twenty acres of potatoes on the Foley Farm are fairly bulging out of the ground: and Mr. Foley does not hesitate to place the yield of tubers from his patch at 4,000 bushels. Other vegetables are a tremend- ous crop, and the cellars and root houses will be filled to overflowing. Mr. Foley is erecting a new house and commodious barn, the total cost of both of which will be close to $3,000. The barn is provided with a full cement basement, and will nicely house his dairy and beef cattle, in which he intends to deal extensively. Five years age, the Foley farm was being denuded of its timber and doleful indeed were the prophe- sies of the fate of the cut-over land; but the past three years has dem- onstrated quite forcibly that the lands of this section which were formerly densely timbered with white and Norway pine, jackpine, etc.. contains the finest kind of soil for the raising of agricultural products. DOINGS IN THE VARIOUS CHURGHES OF THE GITY Hours of Worship and Subjects at Ser- mons to Be Delivered in the City Sunday. Episcopal—Services in the Odd Fellows hall. Sunday school at 10 p. m. Morning prayer and sermon at 11 p. m. No evening service. Norwegian Lutheran—There will be no services either morning or evening, Sunday school in Nor- wegian and English at 2 o’clock p. m. Baptist—Men’s Bible Class at 10. Morning service at 11. Subject— “Was Christ’s Death Essential?” Sunday school at 12:10. Open Air service at 7. at 8. Evening B.YV.P.U. German Lutheran—Services at 3 p. m. at the Baptist church, Bel- trami avenue and 8th street. Rev. Theo. Buenger of Cass Lake will preach. Presbyterian—Morning worship at 11 o’clock. . Bible Class and Sun- day school at 12:15. Sr. C. E.at 8 o’clock. Final union service in the park at 7 o'clock tomorrow evening. . Methodist—Services at 11 a. m. in the opera house. Sunday school at 12 m. Union services at 7 p. m. in the city park. We cordially invite the public to these services. J. H. Deniston, pastor. Swedish Lutheran—Swedish Luth- eran services will be held in the Norwegian Lutheran Church Sunday evening commencinz at 7:30. Rev. Swenson will conduct the services and a cordial invitation is extended to all to attend. Local news on last page. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL | suG!ETY.