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Ord 3109 9/7/1976 M 1 ORDINANCE NO. 3109 AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A PERMIT TO J-A-C ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. , ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, TO INSTALL, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN IN THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS , AN ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM CONSISTING OF WIRES , POLES AND OTHER APPURTENANCES TO INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL AND DOMESTIC USERS IN THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS; PROVIDING THE RIGHT TO THE SAID J-A-C ELECTRIC CO- OPERATIVE, INC. TO USE THE STREETS, ALLEYS AND OTHER PUBLIC PROPERTY TO INSTALL, OPERATE, AND MAINTAIN ITS ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM; PROVIDING THAT THIS PERMIT DOES NOT CONFER ANY EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS; PROVIDING THAT THIS PERMIT SHALL CONTINUE FOR A TERM OF FORTY (40) YEARS; PROVIDING FOR PAYMENT TO CITY OF THREE PERCENT OF GROSS REVENUES; PROVIDING FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PERMIT BY GRANTEE . BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS: SECTION 1. The City of Wichita Falls, Texas, hereinafter called "Grantor" , does hereby grant unto J-A-C Electric Cooperative, Inc. and its successors and assigns, hereinafter called "Grantee" , the right, privilege and permit, as herein- after limited, to construct, lay, maintain, operate, use, extend, remove, replace and repair in, under, over, across, and along any and all of the present and future streets, avenues, parkways, squares, alleys, thoroughfares, roads, highways, sidewalks, via- ducts, bridges, streams, public grounds, public properties, and other public places in the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, and any and all tracts, territories, and areas, hereafter annexed to, or acquired by and placed within the corporate boundaries of said municipality, a system of power lines with all necessary or desirable appurtenances (including underground conduits, poles, towers, wires and transmission lines and telegraph and telephone lines for its own use) necessary or proper for the purpose of transmitting, distributing, supplying and selling electricity for heating, lighting, power and for any other purpose for which electricity may now or hereafter be used, to said municipality and to the industrial, commercial and domestic users within or without the corporate boundaries of said municipality; provided, however, Grantee hereunder shall have authority only to continue to provide electric service to those customers in the area annexed by Wichita Falls at Lake Arrowhead, and which customers Grantee was serving prior to such annexation; in addi- tion to those customers, Grantee shall have authority to serve the facilities and the area which lie within 200 feet of any point along Grantee' s distribution line as same existed on September 1st, 1975. SECTION 2. Grantee' s property shall be so constructed and maintained as not to interfere unreasonably with traffic over the public thoroughfares of said City, and the same shall be constructed in accordance with the lines and grades established by the City, the electric distribution system as not to interfere with the grading and maintenance of streets, avenues and thoroughfares. If it should become necessary, to provide for a public use, that any of Grantee' s facilities be relocated, Grantor shall notify Grantee in writing, and Grantee shall relocate such facilities at its sole cost and expense. SECTION 3. At any time the Grantee desires to construct or repair its electric distribution system along, across or in any of the streets, avenues, thoroughfares of said City, the Grantee shall give the Grantor prior notice thereof, and all streets, avenues, and sidewalks in any manner disturbed by the Grantee shall be by the Grantee, at its own cost and expense, restored to their original condition, as nearly as practical, whether the same shall be paved, unpaved or gravel streets, avenues, sidewalks or thoroughfares. SECTION 4. Grantee shall hold Grantor harmless from all expense or liability for any unlawful or negligent act of the Grantee hereunder, its servants, agents or employees. SECTION 5. The service furnished hereunder to said municipality and its inhabitants shall be adequate in all respects, considering all the circumstances, and shall be subject to such reasonable rules and regulations as Grantee may make from time to time. Grantee may require reasonable security for the payment of its bills. SECTION 6. During the term of this permit, Grantee shall pay to Grantor annually a sum of money equal to three percent of the gross receipts received by Grantee, its successors and assigns, during the preceding calendar year from sales of electricity within the corporate limits of Grantor. Said pay- ment shall be made by Grantee and accepted by Grantor as full payment for the privilege of using and occupying the streets, alleys and other places within the City, and in lieu of any and all occupation taxes, easements and franchise taxes, license and inspection fees or charges, excepting only the usual general or special ad valorem taxes which Grantor is authorized to levy and impose upon real and personal property. On or before the 15th day of March of each year, a report shall be filed with Grantor by Grantee showing its gross revenues as aforesaid for the preceding calendar year, and the payment hereunder shall be based upon said report and shall be paid at the time the report is filed. SECTION 7. Nothing herein contained shall ever be held or considered as conferring upon Grantee, its successors and assigns, any exclusive rights or privileges of any nature whatsoever. SECTION 8. This permit shall be effective thirty (30) days after final passage and approval and shall continue and remain in force for a period of forty (40) years thereafter, provided that Grantee has filed with the Grantor a written acceptance thereof within ten (10) days after the date this permit has been adopted and approved. SECTION 9. The property and operations of J-A-C Electric Cooperative, Inc. shall be subject to such regulations by the City as may be reasonably necessary for the protection of the general public. SECTION 10. In conformity with Section 121 of the amended Charter of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, this ordinance is on the 3rd day of August, 1976, introduced and it is directed that public hearing shall be held on the 7th day of September, 1976, at 8: 30 A. M. in the City Council Chamber, and the City Clerk is directed to publish this ordinance in full in a newspaper of general circulation published in the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, and two weeks thereafter this ordinance may be acted upon. - 2 - w � This ordinance having been introduced on the 3rd day of August, 1976, and having been published in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, to-wit, the Wichita Falls Record News, one time, to-wit, on the 16th day of August, 1976, and a public hearing having been held on the 7th day of September, 1976, and two weeks after said publication having elapsed, this ordinance is finally passed and approved on this the 7th day of September, 1976. '4,71/9/1 7/5 /;KY O R ATTEST: City Clerk - 3 - ORDINANCE NO.3109 An ordinance-Cooperative,a permit to Affidavit of Publication J-A-r Electric Cooperative, Inc., its successors and assigns,to install,op- erate and maintain in the city of Wichita Falls,Texas,an electric dis- tribution system consisting of wires, THE STATE OF TEXAS poles and other appurtenances to in- dustrial, commercial and domestic COUNTY OF WICHITA users in the City of Wichita Falls, (I Texas;providing the right to the said 18th J-A-C Electric Cooperative, Inc. to U August use the streets,alleys and other public property to install,operate.and main-i On this . day of lain its electric distribution 1 system; providing that this permit does not i 1976 confer any exclusive rights; provid- A.D. . personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority ing that this permit shall continue for a term of forty(40)years; providing Katherine Parrish , bookkeeper for payment to city of three percent of gross revenues;providing for the ac- ceptance of this permit by grantee. Be it ofdtheeC by of Wichita Falls,Falls, for the Times Publishing Company of Wichita Falls, publishers of the Texas: SECTION 1.The City of Wichita Falls, Wichita Falls Record News, a newspaper published at Wichita Falls in Texas,hereinafter called"Grantor", does hereby grant unto J-A-C Electric Cooperative, Inc. and its successors Wichita County, Texas, and upon being duly sworn by me, on oath states and assigns, hereinafter called "Grantee", the right, privilege and that the tttachedi advertisement is a true and correct copy of advertising permit,as hereinafter limited,to con- struct, lay, maintain, operate, use, extend, remove, replace and repair published ine 1 issues thereof on the following in,under,over,across,and along any I and all of the present and future dates: August 16, 1976 streets,avenues,parkways,squares, alleys, thoroughfares, roads, high- ways, sidewalks, viaducts, bridges, • • streams,public grounds,public prop- erties,and other public places in the �/� City of Wichita Falls,Texas,and any 1 CL-C :,,,1 and all tracts,territories,and areas, hereafter annexed to,or acquired by; Bookkeeper for Times Publishing Company and placed within the corporate boun- daries of said municipality,a system of Wichita Falls of power lines with all necessary or ! desirable appurtenances (including underground conduits,poles,towers, Subscribed and sworn to before me this the day and year first above wires and transmission lines and tele- graph and telephone lines for its own written. use)necessary or proper for the pur- pose of transmitting, distributing, ' supplying and selling electricity for ._� / heating, lighting,power and for any � e, L_- other purpose for which`electricity • ` • may now or hereafter be used,to said L. t;'ar;-.7 Co`''i L7. , rT, gar y Fu'o7.1.0 municipality and to the industrial, as practical,whether the same shall , - commercial. .and domestic users be paved,unpaved or gravel streets, In G For `'_..,t.l{c. •' - within or without the corporate boun- avenues,sidewalks or thoroughfares. t SECTION 4.Grantee shall hold Gran-dariesofsaid municipality;provided, tor harmless from all expense or lia- ' however, Grantee hereunder shall bilityforanyunlawfulornegligentact SECTION 7.Nothing herein contained have authority only to continue to i; shall ever be held or considered as provide electric service to those cus- of the Grantee hereunder, its ser- conferring upon Grantee, its succes- vents,agents or employees. tomers in the area annexed by sors and assigns,any exclusive rights SECTION 5. The service furnished Wichita Falls at Lake Arrowhead,and or privileges of any nature what- which customers Grantee was serv- ing hereunder to said municipality and its SECTI. inhabitants shall be adequate in all prior to such annexation; in add'- respects,considering all the circums- SECTION 8.This permit shall be ef- tion ta those customers,Grantee shall festive thirty (30) days after final Lances, and shall be subject to such have authority to serve the facilities passage and approval and shall con- and the area which lie within 200 feet reasonable rules and regulations e, tinue and remain in force for a period of any point along Grantee's distribu- Grantee may make from time to time. 1 of forty (40) years thereafter, pro- 1 Grantee may require reasonable sec- tion line as same existed on Sep- urity for the payment of its bills. 1 vided that Grantee has filed with the tember 1st,1975. SECTION 6. During the term of this Grantor a written acceptance thereof SECTION 2.Grantee's property shall permit,Grantee shall pay to Grantor within ten(10)days after the date this be so constructed and maintained as 'a sum of money equal to Permit has been adopted and ap not to interfere unreasonably with proved. I three percent of the gross receipts re traffic over the public thoroughfares SECTION 9.The property and opera- of by Grantee,its successors and I of said City, and the same shall be assigns,during the preceding calen- I lions of J-A-C Electric Cooperative, =onstructed in accordance with the dar year from sales of electricity Inc. shall be subject to such egull- lines and grades established by the within the corporate limits of Gran- necessary ary for the protection be reasonably City,the electric distribution system tor. Said payment shall be made by I necessary for the protection of the as not to interfere with the grading Grantee and accepted by Grantor as ; general public. and maintenance of streets,avenues full payment for the privilege of using SECTION 10.In conformity with Sec- and thoroughfares. If it should be- and occupying the streets,alleys and I Lion 121 of the amended Charter of the come necessary,to provide for a pub- other places within the City, and in I City of Wichita Falls,Texas,this or- tic use,that any of Grantee's facilities ! lieu of any and all occupation taxes, 91 a is on the 3rd day of August, 176, be relocated, Grantor shall notify easements and franchise taxes, I 1976,introduced and it is directed that Grantee in writing,and Grantee shall license and inspection fees or a public hearing shall be held on the charges, excepting only the usual , relocate such facilities at its sole cost 1 7th day of September, 1976, at 8:30 and expense. general or special ad valorem taxes , A.M. in the City Council Chamber, SECTION 3.At any time the Grantee which Grantor is authorized to levy and the City Clerk is directed to pub- . desires to construct or repair its eiec- and impose upon real and personal fish this ordinance in full in a news- shed trio distribution system along,across paper of general circulation published property.On or before the 15th day of in the'City of Wichita Falls, Texas, or in any of the streets, avenues, March of each year,a report shall be and two weeks thereafter this ordi- thoroughfares of said City,the Gran- filed with Grantor by Grantee show- Hance may be acted upon. tee shall give the Grantor prior notice ing its gross revenues as aforesaid for thereof,and all streets,avenues,and the preceding calendar year,and the sidewalks in any manner disturbed by payment hereunder shall be based the Grantee shall be by the Grantee, upon said report and shall be paid at at its own cost and expense,restored the time the report is filed. to their original condition,as nearly as practical,whether the same shall I