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VOLUME~ XXXIV. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 12, 1919.N 'BR3 THE PROPOSED F Election on Proposed Pol Less Than Three Week is Date Set. The Advertiser 'prints in full below the proposed power contract between the City of Iaurens and the Reedy 1liver Power Company. The contract has -been duly signe(d by the Mayor and by Mr. N. 13. Dial, president df the power company. Mayor Babb stated yesterday that the power comi)an3y had refused to consider a clause 'whereby the city would be protected against a summlllnary disconnection of power in case the citizens refused to ratify the contract. However, AMayor Babb stat ed, tie city's power plant would be able to give all iiperfcct service in an emergency as it had done in the,past. But, lie said, in view of the many de ihys wliclh the power company had ,caused in framing the contract lie thought that the power company would carry out its implied declaration not to take undue advantage of the city In case the contract was not ratified. It iwill be noted that the first ten paragraphs are merely explanatory of the general conditions under which such contracts are mnade. The vital arts are (contained in the reiaining piaragraphs. 01 acount of uncertain ty as to tile accuracy of the meter used duIlring the first mllonth1 of tihle col Iract, The Adlvertisqr is unaqhle today to give ie amiount lin dollars and cents s to tle Irobable cost per 111011th. Coumcil'i yesteorday had an eXICrt fromt Greenivile testing tile leter and in .-all probability some idea of the c, p1er mionitli will be available before ti, -ond of tills week. The contract, which a.i to be placed before Ille weople for ratification alarch -Ith, is as follows: Thirteentlh. The Company iereby reserv'i- tie right to sell at retail, or otherwise, as It may see fit, and to slchI persons, firms or corporatiot s Laurens, or elsewhere, Its electric power, provided same shall not be ufsed for liglting of buildings or streets in the City of Laurens, nor for motor work in units smaller thaitn one-fourtll liorsepower. And the City furfler agrees not to sell curent for wiWer purposes over one-fourth of one horsepower. 'It is understood and agreed that the Power 'Company re serves the right to sell power for lighting only where it is necessary in - cident for motor polwer service and for manufacturing purposes, and also, it reservo the right to furnish current at .the residences of .the three stockhold ers forewhatever purpose they may de sire to use it. State of Soutr Carolina, County of Laurens. 'This contract, made and entered in to by the Reedy River Power Company, party of the first part, hereinafter called the Company, and the City of Laurens, in the State of South Caro lina, party of the second part, here inafter called 'the Consumer; Wit nesseth: First. That the Company agrees to furnish to the Consumer, beginning at the date of this Contract and continu ing for andl during the termn of this Contract, as hereinafter stated, eiec-' tric power to the amount and at the PItce hereinafter designated, such vower to be furnished from the Comn Ilany's transformers and dlvered by it at the Consumner's sub-station switchboard at or near the City of Laulrens, at a pressure approximating 2300 volts, 3 'phase system, 60 cycles per second, and for 24 hours per day. Second. The -Consumer agrees to fulrnish the eompany with the land tupon which its sub-Btation is built, at or nealr the City of .Laulrens, and to -permhit tihe Company, free, of charge, to install all machinery and (pparatuls therein for the transmission, convers ion and delivery of said power, which said machinery and apparatus so furnished, and any building to be erected by the Company on said land for that purpose, shall remain the property of the Company, twith the 'righ~t of relrioval upon theO termina tion of tis Contract. Trhird. The Company shall install at such sub-station and connect be tween its transformers and the switchboard of the 'Consumer such Wattmeter or wattmeters as may 1b0 necessary to record the power used by tihe Consumer, Thle' meters shall remain the prop~erty of thle Company, shall be self-registering andI self-re cording, andl their record shall be final in {lntoriminingr the curent con OWER CONTRACT er Contract to be Held s from Today-March 4th suied by the Consumer. Such me ters shall at all tiiies be open to the Inspection of the Consumer, and shall, upon his request, be subject to such tests as may be necessary to es I ablish their accuracy. The Consuin -r shall, under no circumstances, in terfere with such meters, but in case of defective service shall immediately notify the Company. If said ineters, or any of them, shall, upon such tests, prove defective, then the proper meters shall be suppliedi as soon as 'prac ticable In lieu thereof and put in po sition by the Comminy. In case such meters, or any of them, prove defec tive, and until other and correct me ters are substituted by the 'Company, the Consumer shall pay not for the power as registere by such defective meters, but for the power actually used, which-shall ,be ascertained from ihe average of I'Jhe month or inonthsi immediately succeeding suchL time. Fourth. In the event trat any of the machinery or appliances to h' fuirnished herin der by the Company bhail break. i;pcom defective or out of reih, t h Oc'simer shall imme dia tey 110fy th ('olllpally and the 'onrpany h' repire or. repa.ir said i mchinery or t-0iaines ais to main t-in siame - (u onlitioll as scon F'C80t1h n lltnniiy sha n'e ll reaIsonable md wutomary e.;nre to pro vide1 a regular and unmintrrupted sup ply of curnllt, bit ill ("ase e powe' sliall be in (err Ilpted or fall by roa soil of strile's, 1111 vollable aceldents, SI flt(a or N111ll1 ,.1 ila l i tererenes, or friom anly olier aei it u what soever, say lig and exCep 1h Com pany' 11eligence, the s;id' Companylly shall not be liable for damages for, such ill terruptioni or fiflure. But the Con SUmeCI.r shlul. not be liabl1 to pay aniy sum1 whatsoer for rental for the timle of said in terupt ion or failure, or (urling tin' le of any unavoidable stoppage or d1elay (ausegl by accident to the miachilery or appliances of the said Coinpaly. 'le Consumetr, how ever, shall pay for said current when ever and at all times that it may be delivered by the said Company at the said sub-station for the use of the Consumer, and herelnbefore us here Inafter provided. Sixth. The Consumer shall furnish at his own 'proper expense all neces sary,electrical equipment for handling of said power and said equipment shall at all times be of recognized standard make, and shall be installed, maintained and operated in a first class manner, subject at all times to the Inspection of the Company. Seventh. It shall be the duty of the said Consumer at all times to furnish competent supervision of all the afore said electrical machinery, apparatus andl appliances, and, if by reason of the negligent installment or main tenlance or any imp'oper aplpartuls 01' 'plliance3 furmnishmed, ly t'he Consoum er', inljurly shall he caused to the elec tricaul appliances, system or machiner'y furn'fished by the Company the Coni sumer' shall he liable for' damnage caused thereby, Eighth. The Company Is hier'eby given tile right at any and all times to enter upons the premises and pr'oper'ty of the COonsumer tor' the purpose5 of In spiecting is electrical light plant sys tem, and appliances, and also for the puirpose of repair'ing and removing tihe Company's own appliances uised in connection 'with its euirrent, and of installing its necess'y appliances or electrical machinery itsed In tile per' formance of tils contract, and the r'e mnoval of same, or any building or oth er 'proper'ty which tit may have erecctedi upon the lands of th. Consumer in connectIon with thIs contract, suchl removal to take place at the termina .tion of tils Contract, or previou~sly if neeessar'y for the .proper performance of tiS Contract on its part. Ninth. Payment for the said plower' shall be0 mnade by tihe 'Consumer to tihe Company at the Company's omlee in LTaurenls, 011 or before thle tenth (10th) (lay In each month, for all power that has1 ibeen furn'Iished 01' delivered by tho Company to the Consumer. 01n or' be fore such1 (late as herelnafter' pr'ovid ed. 'Tenlth, 'rie Consunmr shall not he liable for any damage thlat may occuri to tile nernOnl 0or nroner'ties of any person or persons by reason of the transmission and delivery of the said power from the Company's plant to the sub-station aforesaid, nor shall the company 'be liable feq any damage or injury to the person or property of others from the transmission and delivey of power fom said sub-statlon to and througrout the City of Lau rens, and to the consumers of the Conumer, it being understood and ag.reed that the liability for such lomawe shall extend only from the Comnimny's plant to the said Consum er's sub-station switchlboard, and that tie Consuier's liability, as al illdc pendent contractor for said power, shall begin with the transiIssion of he said power and from the said sub siation switchboard. E'levent'h. The Company agrees to furnish to the Consumer, at the afore said sub-station, electric power at the price ie-ein f1er stated; that Is to say, the Company agrees to furnish, for which the Consumer agrees to pay. electric powevt at a price of 2% ennt pr kilowatt -hour for the term of this contract. The 'Consumer agrees to pay a minimum charge of $ (fixed below) a month, for the use of the power dulring the life of this Contiret, whether the Consumer shall use any power or not. And it Is a!rreel that the amount of power de livered hereunder when in excess of I1w'1r'', cbarge shall be charged For o staed heroin. The mmii imum noint or' powr vrmll 0t-1l !or bevre ,1 !01:1'1 not evXc(ld ;,WO in1dieated kilo tft. and anly anidiliotml lond required w eliv he 91lowed oi th- writtel T Nth. It i:: fmir'ther' understood : i : ri'ei tiu-t the Cit if to keep P : are lii s in ix as fr as .prac le and to consule cilrent for !r-vt lighits every night and all niht s during the term of this con r ;pIld emrreit to b" turned on at the uial hour In tle evening and to ' '.1 roed off at the usutal hour in tihe imorning and connect i) All houses wherever practical for ligihbting, cook inlug, ironing and. kinidred purposes, where reasonable i-1(s a11:1 regula. Htins of the City are COiplied wfi. ioirteent h, it is further under' ;;ood and agreedf th1al the mininnunl to be charged per month IV to be esti mated by ile lowest moith of the first six mouths of this Contraet. Fifteenth. INo change in, or en largement of, this Contract shall be valid or binding, unless endorsed hereon in 'writing and signed by the parties to this 'agreement. Sixteeth. To the faithful perform ance of this Contract for the period of ten years, the Company binds itself and its successors and assigns, and the Consumer binds himself and his heirs, executors administrators or as signs. In testimony 'whereof, the Company has hereunto signed its corporate name by its Pros Iden.t. attested by - its Secretary, and has caused its offi cial seal to be hereunto aflixed, and the said Consumer has hereunto sign edI his name and alffxed his seal, and this Agreement has been executed in duplicate by said parties at Laurens, S. C. thin day of A. D). 1919. Signed, Sealed andl Deliv erced in the Presence of: Party of First Part. fly.................(L. S.) CITY OF LjAUR10NS. SOUTH 'CAROLINA. 'Part of Second Part. Bly ... ...........,.. (. S.) Attest: Secretary. Colds Cause Grip and Influenza LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tabile remove thme case. There is only one "Dromo Qntnine.' E.W. GROVE'S signature oboLm 30o. MONEY TO LOAN --------ON Improved Real Estate ---S EE --- EARL WILSON LAURENS, SC. Churns Better Butter In Less Time Often the market price of butter does not really pay for the time and labor put in the milk house. Lalley-Light's power will change that. It churns better butter in less time. It does away with the hard work of churning. It gives a woman the time to look after other necessary work. In the woman's work alone, Lalley-Light will come close to paying for itself in a year's time. And it will surely pay for itself when the labor and time saved in the outside work are taken into account. You should know all about Lalley-Light, and if you will call on us next time you come to town, we will be glad to tell you all about it and show you how it works. HXARNE1Y'V "LECTRIC COVIANY, Laureans, S. C. SOUTHERN STATES SiPPLY CO.. Cohninh;n, S. C., Distributors for North Carolina, South Carolina and Jpper Genrpin STORAGE BATTERIES We have a large stock of Storage Batteries on h1and, consisting of the best-known makes, such as the Willard, Columl: and Permolife, to fit any make of car. Charging Outfit We also have an up-to-date Charging Outfit, which is in Mr., John Teague's charge. Will give as prompt service as possible. Prices reas onable. Automobile Tire Sale We are making arrangements for a second story on our Garage and will sell our line of au tomobile Tires at attractive prices, to avoid moving them. Goodrich, Goodyear and Fisk Tires. Get yours while they last. WALDROP'S GARAGE Laurens .. . .. South Carolina