Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, January 24, 1903, Page 8

~~ ORDINANCE NO. 38. An Ordinance concern- ing theElectric Light System of the Village ofGrand Rapids, Min- nesota, creating the Office of Superinten- dont of Electric Light and Water Works, es- tablishing Rules and F sds pee for the Use of Electric Lights ‘by Consumers and Providing Penalties for the Violation thereof,and Prescrib- ing How Buildings of Consumers Shall Be Wired and Connect- ed. Te Village Council of the Village of Grand Rapids, Minaesota, do or- dain as follows: Sxecv10n 1.—There is hereby creat- ed the office of Superintendent of Electric Light and Waterworks of the Village of Grand Rapids, Minne- sota. Secrion 2.—A Superintendent of Electric Light and Waterworks shall be appointed by the Village Council at the tirst meeting heid after the passage and publication of this Ordi- jiauce, aud annually thereafter at the firstregular meeting of the Village Aouncil after the annual election of each year, whose term of office shall De one year, and until his successor is appoiited and qualified; but if at any Aime such superintendevt proves to be incompetent, dishouest or unsuit- ed to the office he may be removed by said Village Council, and said Village Council shall, upon such removal, pro- ceed to the appointment of a Super- jntendent to till the unexpired term. Such ; Superintendent of Electric and Waterworks shall be a_ practical steain and electrical engineer, who has been aged in the active duties wf his occupation for at least five years. SEcTION 3.--The salary of the Su- perintendent of Electric Light avd Waterworks shail ve fixed by the Vil- Jage Council at or before Lhe begin- uing of lis term of office, which said Salary shall be payable monthly. SECTION 4.—The Superintendent of Electric Light and Waterworks shall Cy Sixth.—A record.in the form of ac” count with each consumer of electric” ity and water, entering in the ac” count, before the last day of each mohth, a full account of the électric light bills then due, and: an. account of the water bitls then due. The Superintendent shall on or before the fifth day of each month file with the Village Recorder a full statement of the accounts of all consumers anda complete report of all new installa- tions and changes in oldinstallations Secrotn 6.--It shall be the duty of said Superintendent to see that Or- dinance No. 20, passed July Ist, 1895, concerning ’the rules, regulations and water rates of the Village Water: works of Grand Rapids, Minnesota, are enforced; und that the rules and regulations of this electrical “ordi- nance, and all the laws, ruies and re- gulations governing or relating to the use of electric light and water by con- eumers that are now in force or may hereafter be enacted by the Village Council are enforced. : becrion 7--Every individual, firm or corporation before entering upon the installation, erection, construction, extension. alteration, connection or change in any electric wiring or water piping in the Village of Grand Rapids, shall file with the Superintendent a plan showing such work and shall ob- taina permit from said Superinten- dent for such proposed work before proceeding therewith. The said Superintendent shall examine such plans and determine waether the work proposed conferms to ihe ordi- pances of the Village relating there- to, and is a safe and proper installa- tion. construction, or alteration. and if so hé shall grant a pe-mit there- for. Application for permission to con- nect electric wires or water mains with any premises for the use of elec- tric light or water shall be. made to the Superintendent in writing by the owner or tenant (if the Jatter, with Uhe written consent of the owner en- dorsed thereon), upon printed blanks provided for that purpose. The ap- plication must state fully and accura- tely all the purposes for which elec- tricity or water is required, the premises where and the extent to which it is to.be used, and should it be des'red at any time to make addi- tional use of electricity’or water, the person so requiring the same must make a new application therefor. It shall be the duty of said Superin- tendent to sign and e all. permits for tapping water mains, services, etc., and tor wiring of buildings. He shall collect all rates and deposit the money so_collected daily with the Village Treasurer, taking a receipt for the same. The Superintendent shall keep a record of all permits issued for the use of electricity and water and take charge of, inspect and examine and exercise a general supervision oyer all installations for electric light and water in the Village of Grand Rapids, Minnesota. Section 8. No person connected with the Electric Light and Water- works department shall do any elec- tric wiring or tap any pipes.or do any work for any consumer in ccnnection with wiring or water service in or on any consumer's premises. No person will be permitted to en- before enteriug upon the performance of his Guties take aud subscribe an oath before the Village Recorder to faithfully aod impartially execute the duties of his office, and shall give to Lhe Village of Grand Rapids, Miune- Soba, a bund in the sum of one thous- aud dollars, with two or more suf- ficient sureties, to be approved by.the Council, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of his said office. Section 5.—It shall be the duty of said Superintendent of Electric Light and Waterworks, subject to such re- solutions and ordinances as may from Lime to time be adopted by the Coun- cil, to superintend and wanage the villageelectric light and water works systeuis in all its parts, to oversee and direct: the labor of all persons who inay, be employed in any capacity uhereon, to engage and employ all eu- sineers and workmen required 5 the llage in the operation of the said systems (subject to contirmation by 1he Council of all permanent employ- ees), under such regulations as the Council may from time to time estab- disb as to the number and compensa- Lion of such employees, and the Super- intendent shall have power to dis- aharge apy employee for unfitness or thisconduct. It shall be the duty of said Superin- tendent to keep all records pertaining to the Electric Light and to the Waterworks systems. Such records Shall consist of: First.—A record or inventory of all the property and supplies owned, by the Viliage, included in the Electric Lightand iu the Waterworks systems, Uhe cost of same and the value there- of; the location, size, dimensions, amount, and the extensions, connec- tions and improvements made to the system, and other valuavle informa- ion. Avoopy ot this record shall be filed annually with the Village Coun- cilat the expiration of the term of oftice of said Superintendeur. Second.—A record of all consumers ot electriclightservice, giving thecon- sSumers’ nanies, location, the size of wiring, fuses, switch, number of Jamps of each size and the watts used per lamp, number and size of meter and transformer, avd the condition of the cousumer's wiring. Third.--A record of all consumers of water, giving their names, location und such other records ‘as are valu- able, the class and amount of service as listed in Waterworks Ordinance No. 20, the condition of the equipment and all other particulars to the full understanding of the subject. Fourth.—A record made daily and mouthly of theoperation of the power plants of the electric light system and separately of the waterworks sys- tem. Fifth.—A record of the earnings and operating expense of the electric light and of the waterworks system in detail, particularly with reference to all receipts and purchases, fuel and labor, which reports shall be ren- |.prescribe after the same have been dered tg the Village Council monthly, gage in wiring or plumbing in the Village of Grand Rapids, either directly or indirectly, except he be licensed. Every electrician or plumb- er applying fora license must be not less tHan twenty-one. years of age. Such person de: ny a license shall make od wade in writing therefor ito the Village Council sand furnish the Councilsatisfactory eyidence that he is, or has’ in nis employ, a person trained or educated as an electrician) or plumber, as the case may be. and that he is in all respects a suitable person to re- ceive a license. If satistied that the applicant is properly qualitied, the Council may issue a certificate to him on receipt of the payment of an an- nual fee of five dollars, and the exe- cution of a bond. Before receiving the license, the party shall execute and deposit with the Village Recor- der a bond with one orgmore sureties, to be approved by the Village Atior- ney, in the sum of one thousand dol- lars, conditioned that he will save harmless the Village of Grand Rapids of and from all accidents and dam- ages consequent upon or by reason of any opening in any street made by him, or by those in his employment, for the purpose of putting down ser- vice pipe or pipes for theintroduction of water, or consequent upon any im- proper or defective wiring ou tlre prewises of any consumer, orany fail- uce to comply with the requirements of this Ordinance. Every license so issued shall expire by limitation one year from the date uhereof; provided, that it may be sus- pended or revoked at any time by the Council oa satisfactory proof of any willful failure or inexcusable neglect of the licensee to observe the rules and regulatious presvribed by any ordi- nauce or resolution passed. by the Couneil governing the electric light or waterworks systems, or to obeyany reasonable direction by the Superin- tendent uf Electric Light and Waner- works. Section 9. ‘All etectric wiring and apparatus, both insiee and outside of buildings, in the llage of Grand Rapids must comply with the rules and requirements of the National Board of Fire Underwriters, and pass inspection and be-accepted by the Superintendent of Electric Light and Waterworks _before being connected to the Village electric light service. Section 10. All electrical equip- ment or wiring in the Village of Grand Rapids which in the opinion of the Superintendent shall at_ any time become defective so as likely to cause fire, or accidents or endanger persons or property, shall be con- demned by the Superiutendent, and upon such condemnation the person or persons owning or using tbe same | shal! immediately cause the same to be put in safe condition. If the said person or persous shall fail to have the said equipment or wiring put in safe conditisn and aecepted by the Superintendent within such’ reason- able time as the Superintendent may condenined, then it shall be the duty _ wnd also at the expiration of the term | - pf office of the said Superintendent. } Si Pe a of the Superintendent to remove the fuses and connections to the con- from the source of electrical ener; demned electric equipment and: ‘And it shall be unlawful for any son to reconnect or cause the same | be reconnected, until they have put in safe conditiomand a certificate of acceptance has been issued by the }. Superintendent. 7 8 Section 11.—The following rates for the uns: of consumers are hereby pted : Meter Rates— i 1 hours’ uverage use of current per day, $.2 per kilowatt bour. 2 hours’ avorxge use ot current per day, $ .16 per kilowatt hour, ‘ 3 hours’ average use of current per day, $ 13 1 peat Rllowatt hour. | iette Pe ours’ average use Of Curren’ r ~$. ver kilowatt hour. ve ae 6 hours’ average use of curront per day, $ .10 per kilowatt hour. 7 hours’ average use of current per day, $ .09 per kilowatt hoor. 8+hours’ average use of current per day, $.085 per kilowatt hour. 9 hours’ average use of current per day, $.080 per kilowatt hour. 10 hours’ average us? of current per day, $,075 per kilowatt hour. 11 hours’ average use of current per day, $070 per kilowatt hour. 12 or more hours’ average use of current per day, 3.085 per kilowatt hour. Partial hourrates are to be determined by direct interpol: for example: 5.5 hoars’ average use of current per day, .105 per K. W. hour. By average use of current per diy is meant the average use of the regularly used installed capacity. Current for lights in cellars, Closets or attics seldom used, and uveraging less than one hour per day, are not to ke counted us regularly used capacity in determining the hours of average use of vur- rent per day, The maximum demand may be measured by a maximum demand meter. A mirimum montnly rate of 3.10 per 53 watts will be charged whether light is used or:not. Current used for motors will be based on tl above meter rates. The common 16 candle power, 55 watts, 101 volt lamp is adopted as a standard lamp. Flat rates —These shall be based on the above meter raves, and on 55 watts per 16 candle power lamp, or an equivalent for for other watt lamps. All night service. 20 kw. hours, or $1.30 per 16 candle power lamp per month. Dusk to midnight service, 10 kw. hours or $1.00 per 16 car.dle power lanip per month, Dusk to 10 o'clock service. 6 2-3 kw. hours, or $0.80 per I6 candle lamp. per month. Bills are due and must be paid by the 10th day of the month following that in which the current is used and will be considered de- linquen* if not so paid. and the sum of fifty vents shall then be added to the bill as a penalty. The village reserves the right to disconnect its mains from any delinguent premises and will charge one dollar for re- connecting. Section 12. The village will farnish the wiring from mains to the premises. the trans- former, lightning arrester and meter. Consumers must furnish all wiring inside their premises including an approved main cut-out, fuses and service switch. all arc, Nerst and incandescent lamps, and motors used, and the renewals or repairs for same. Section 13. The village of Grand Rapids, Minnesota, shali not be liable under any cir- cumstances for a constant supply of electric- ity and will not be liable for damages for damage for failure to supply electricity to the consumers’ premises. Section 14. No person shall willfully cut, break, disturb. mark, alter. injure, sever, discenzect, plice advertisements on, hitch horses to, tamper or intertere with any electric wire, pole, lamp, transformer, meter, machinery, apparatus. or equipment con- nected with the electric light system owned ply with the foregoing requirements or who shall cut. break, disturb, mark, or alter any machinery or apparatus or equipment con- nected with the electric light ar with the waterworks systems in such manner as to render it inoperative, defective or not in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance or who shall deface, mark or place advertisements, nails or tacks, on any electric light, telephone or_telegraph pole in the village of Grand Rupids, Minnesota, shall be subject upon conviction thereof to a tne of not less than one dollar ($1.00), nor more than one hundred dollars ($100.00), for each offence, or imprisoned for a- period not exzeeding sixty (60) days. Seetfon 16. All parts of ordinances ineon- aeaer with this ordinance are hereby~ er- pealed. Section 17. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication. Passed January 22, 1903. (attest. ] D,M. GUNN Freep A. King. _ President of the Village. Village Recorder. or controlled by the village of Grand Rapids, aad Minnesota, without the express permission M oe. 5 or authority of the superintendent of electric 3 light and waterworks. ; Section 15. Any person who shall violate any provision of this ordinance or fail to com- 9 vs Notice, Sealed bids will be received by the board of county commissioners of Itasca county. up to and including the 30:h day of January. 1903. for the dellvery at the court house grounds of 300 cords of 4 foot green body! wood, Each bid to stute the number of cords and the kind of wood posed to be furnished. All wood to be delivered prior to the Ist day of May, 1903. et be right is reserved to reject any and all Dated at Grand Rapids this sth di of January, 1903, e gtescd By order of the county commissioners of Itasea county. E. J. FARRELL, County Au¢itor. Notice. { Seuled bids will be received by the board of county commissioners of Itasca county, up to and including January 30th. 1903, for’ the building of the bridge over and across Split Hand brook on the State roud. Plans and specifications on file in the. office of the county auditor of said county. The right is reserved to reject any ana all s. Dated at Grand Rapids, Minn., th : OF aay: Ese Tires nis 8th day y order of the board of cor is sioner of lkasch county dani ee E. J. FARRELL, County Auditor. SES) SS AS Woutd Not Commit Himself. When Keir Hardie, the radical mem- ber of the British parliament, was ar- rested ia Brussels on suspicion that he had something to do with the attempt on King Leopold’s life he was asked to give some account of himself, The prisoner replied that he was a mem- ber ef the house ‘of commons. “And what is that?’ asked the excited com- missary of police. “It’s a sort of a parliament,” was Mr. Hardie’s reply, and this is believed to be the first con- servative statement he ever made in his life. Mathematics of Love, “Margaret,” he began, “I have $3,750 in the bank. I own half inter- est in a patent churn company that clears $1,700 a year. My salary is $20 a week, with prospects of a raise to $22 next April. I have an aunt who will leave me twenty-seven shares of a railway stock now quoted at 53. Tell me, Margaret, will you be mine?” “Wait,” she replied, “till I get a vencil.* For she never had been good at mental arithmetic.— Newark News. California Fuel for Hawaii. Hawaiian fuel has heretofore been coal from Australia chiefly. Within a year this will be entirely superseded with.fuel from California, with a sav- ing of 35 to 50 per cent in cost. Con- tracts have already been signed for the delivery of 750,000 barrels of fuel oil per annum to Hawaii, and within a year the consumption will be 1,000,000 for busy, careful Women’s $20.00 Coats for $15.00 ne 16.00 “ “ 42.00 “ 13.50 te 10.00 “ 875% Misses’ 12.00“ ~ “* 1000 © “ “go « “~ 600 No better time than now to buy a céat while the prices are down twenty-five per cent ‘discount en Winter Waists. Big saving on,Dress Goods for one week. $2.00 Suiting at $1.60. $1.75 Suiting at $1.40, $1.59, Suit ings at $1.60, 81.25 Suiting at $1.00. These com : prise all the latest weaves and colors. Nothing re- > as Se served. Remnants’ of Dress Goods, Calicos, Percales, Sateens.. Cretons. Ginghams, Crash, Table Linens, : TH Flannels, Silks and almost everything clse, ‘Also : ——=T odds and ends to ¢lose at about half price. : Lee 3 In this table will be found some of the most de * sirable goods. ae ‘Sgemnnt|Commencing Monday Mort January 5th, The richest, rarest and best. harvest ee if —__| gain seekers. Price ; is exercising a mighty influence bere to make a rapid clearance of winter things. ’ “ “ “ “ “ be “ 2 ~ 10.00. 7.50 =e ‘s : e fone 2sese Ft Grand Rapids,