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HomeMy WebLinkAboutA 02121930THIS AGR.EELTOr de and entered into this ! i 3 O ' o� day of 1:909., by and between the PUGET SOUND PC.,M & LIGHT COLP.AIY, a L'assachusetts Corporation (hereinafter called the "Power Company")., first party, and the CITY OF RE-14TON, a municipal corpor- ation (hereinafter called "City"), second party, WITNESSETH: FIRST: The power Company agrees to furnish for the use of the City, anti the City agrees to use and cone -:rro= the ?Over Company, such incandescent street lighting service (save and except lamps used by the City under section 'our -h hereof) as the City may during the life of this agreement reg_ lire for lighting the streets, avenues, public parks and public places, and lighting service for such public buildings as the City may direct, and for all other 1 municipal lighting. Me lights required for such street lighting service, except light comprised in the City+s ornamental street lighting system shall be located Company b the Power y p y at such points in the streets, avenues, public.parks and public places as the City by its :.ayor or other properly constituted authority may in writing desig- nate. SECOi3D: I-Lh© City aCraas� to use all said street luting Ql i 9A � nd other lighting 'service and spay for the same for the term of ken � -1 a --a'P A--/a-,atO-4 years from the date of this agreement. THIRD:. The City agrees to pay for all street lighting service used in lighting its streets, avenues, public parks and public places (save and except tho, lamps used by the City under section Fourth hereof and the lights comprising the Cityls ornamental -1- r street lighting system) at the following rates, as per Schedule D-1, tariff k'•10 V.D. P.W. : Size of lamp in watts Price per month Rated candlepower .rry r 60 01.00 100 150 2.55 250 250 -3.60, 400 It being understood that the City enters into this agreeront on the basis that the rated cand:lepozrer of lamps installed hereunder shall be not less than the rated candlepower above named, for each size of lamps named. In case'the Power Company shall file, publish and put Into effect a tariff or schedule of rates for similar street lighting service under similar conditions, loner than the rates herein speci- fied, the City shall be given the benefit of such reduced rates for the unexpired term of this agreement. In case the Power Company shall file, publish and put into effect a tariff or schedule of rates for similar street lighting under similar conditions higher than the rates specified herein, then all payments for street lighting service for the unexpired term of this agreement shall be at such increased rates, provided, that the City shall have the option of accepting such increased rates or cancelling this agreement. The City agrees to pay for all electric current used in lighting the public buildings of the City at the regular published commercial lighting rates of the Power Company, save and except for lamps used by the City under section ,Fourth hereof. Each monthly payment due the Power Company under this�� twenty fourth agreement shall be paid by the City on or before the'tvdtdx day of the following month. -2- FOURTH: The Prnrer Company agrees to furnish to the City, free of charge, sufficient electric energy at nominal 110 volts to operate twelve (12) 16 -candlepower incandescent lamps to be used in the municipal buildings of said City, in accordance with requirements of franchise under which Poser Company is operating in said City. FIFTH; The City agrees to use electric incandescent street lighting service to be furnished by the Power Company under this agreement for all illumination of the City streets, avenues, public parks and public places for which illumination is required during the entire term of this agreement. The Peer Company agrees to furnish all 11azda lamps of the sues specified in section Third hereof for street lighting (except lamps required for the City's ornamental street lighting system) as the City may, in writing designate, together with all labor, material and devices of every nature and character whatsoever needed for the installation, maintenance and efficient operation of such lamps, and to operate such lamps continuously from the cessa- tion of daylight in the evening until the coming of dayliht in the moaning, upon each and every day of the term of this agreement. SIXTH: The City hereby accepts the location of all street lights installed at the date of this agreement. The Power Company agrees to install ddditional street lights as the same may be ordered by the City from time to time hereafter under this agree- ment; provided, hm7ever, that the Poser Company shall not be required to install any street light at a distance greater than one block from »3- any street light now installed or hereafter installed during the term of this agreement. The City further agrees that after the position of a street light shall have been designated by the City and the same installed, any removal of such light to a different location shall be at the sole cost of the City. SES: The Power Company will furnish renewal of all unbroken burned out street lamps and of all unbroken street lamps (except lamps used in City's ornamental street lighting system) which at the time of the renewal show a depreciation of twenty percent (20%) from the initial rated candlepower named in section Third hereof. Upon. .request by the City's authorized representative the Power Company+s operating agent at Renton will, In company with the City's representative, inspect any such street lamp or lamps and will renew any such lamps that in their ,judgment are deficient in candlepower as defined in this section; and in the event the representative of the City and the representative of the Power Company are not able to agree they shall select a third person, and the decision of any two of them shall be final and conclusive. EIGHTH: The Power Company agrees to use diligence 3n maintaining all such lamps and appurtenances in good, condition and proper working order. The City agrees to notify the Power Company, through the Power Company's operating agent at Renton, of the fail- ure to burn of any such street lamp under this agreement or of the depreciation of any such lamps to twenty percent (24;) from the initial rated candlepower named in section Third hereof. In case »4- the Posner Company is not so notified no deduction from the monthly payment next due the Power Company shall be made for such lamp failure. In case the Power Company is so notified and fails to renew any such lamp or lamps, within twelve (12) hours sifter the notification is received a pro nate reduction for the time such Out 1-/J-3© lamp was u , or the during 'Which it failed to yield eighty percent ($011;) of the initial rated candlepower of light, shall be made from the monthly payment due the Power Company; and in no case shall such deduction amount to less than ten cents (100) per lamp per night for each lamp so reported out and not yielding the agreed rated candlepower. NINTH: The City will install, ovin and maintain its ornamental street lighting system, and will install underground feeders and connections complete up to the point of connection with the Power Company's system. The Power Company will supply current to the City's underground feeders and to all future additions thereto for street lighting purposes only at two cents (2¢) per it',:'H per month for current only; the monthly c onsumpt ion of T57H to be computed and determined at 1/12 x 4000 hours x wattage of lamps in use. If at any time the City should desire, and shall so direct the Power Company in inviting, the Poyser Company will supply and install renewals of lamps and outer globes on the City's ornamental street lighting system, and clean outer globes at intervals of three months, for one cent (1�) per U.2 of monthly consumption, in addition to the charge of tuo cents (2¢) per IQ..H for current only. -5- TENTH: The Power Company will exercise reasonable diligence to provide an uninterrupted supply of electric energy, and any interruption in the service or temporary failure to fur- nish said energy shall not cancel this agreement. In case of interruption caused or made necessary by extension, public service strikes, ldelt of capacity Li its generating apparatus, or other conditions beyond the Power Company's control, the Pon7ar Company will not be liable for damages, and the City agrees to give the Po.,or Company immediate notice upon learning of any defects in the service or apparatus, Ems: This agreement superseded that certain agreement between the parties hereto, dated November 30th, 1926, which agreement is hereby cancelled. - IN WITNESS '.'HEREOF, the parties hereto have caused these presents to be executed by their proper officers thereunto duly authorized this day of _.__. 19 PUGET SOUND P0,701 & LIGHT COLPANY Ey qts,Ilan get Central e CITY OF RENTON A�� / 7 B Attest: CltyCer