The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, February 12, 1919, Image 9
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
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Improved Real Estate
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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.
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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.
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Distributors for North Carolina, South Carolina and Jpper Genrpin
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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
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WALDROP'S GARAGE
Laurens .. . .. South Carolina