<br />EXCERPTS OF MINUTES OF
<br />REGULAR MEETING
<br />OF THE ~IL AGE COUNCIL
<br />VILLAC:'E,,~.1j-N~En~' Ie. ..HTON,
<br />RAMSEY C UNTY. MI . ESOTA
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<br />,/: Sep'fZi";, 6, 1<)55
<br />A l{c~nl(lr :flleetitlg' of the Vil1a\$;,e Cutin..
<br />cI.1 of the Viy. ~lI~.e nf New Jtdg-htol1,\!\-....lilIn~.
<br />snt~t, rlUly ~~llcd. convened, and ,eld In
<br />areonl;1rJce with law, was called tn;tOI'n~r
<br />h.v 1f. avO}' ..S.,tan~lasld on the 6 thy QUf.ellt,t
<br />f 95 5, 'at 'l o'clock p. l"ll, , at the C~mcil
<br />Ch:uoael' lfl s:~,id Village. l
<br />The, ioHowitl.~ member::;, C(1nstitutil~ a
<br />leqal quorurn.. wen~ tl1"esent: Henry ~t ,,' ~.
<br />h;.:..ki, :\h1.V!1t-; ErtJ:(lehert Peterson. Ha:, lIt
<br />Jkill<l, .T.t,ti~tee~; Lttcille r. OldHdski. Cl '~....'k.
<br />"rn1:::tee tlona ;ntrt.-duced a certai.n :d~
<br />ill:'l.I'H'C N<'). 6'~ entitled: t
<br />"AN : ORDINANCE CRANTJNG PE~-
<br />~tJSSII)N TO NORTHERN ~TATlS
<br />POWE'./. COMf'A1\Y, A MIN;>;ESO' A
<br />\1:RP$'jlA~f0!<_lTS_ SUCCI::SS()H;, A\2.)
<br />",SS[(,.1\S. I () EllEtT A GAS I L^:'\~.
<br />.-\'\nto l}SE THE STREBTS. ALLEY~.
<br />AXn'rlTHUC (;ROUNnS OF SA,If) VJ~r-
<br />L. '~(;.E.' I~()i~ 'l..',n: 1:I~I,PO,m OF I..:;~TA.I...... -
<br />INC.. ENLARGIN(" (JPERi\Tf;>;(" '<-
<br />PAnlING, AND lIfAINTAININC; IN TI '
<br />VILCAC;E OF NEW BRlGHTON, Mil'
<br />NESOTA, TTIE NECESSARY nAS PIP', '
<br />.\fAl""S. AND APPURTENA:'\'CES Fill
<br />T.T.lt..... FlTR..".[S..H...I:-Ir; O.F GAS TO SA.,\)
<br />VU.t,A(;E ANn ITS INBAIHTAN '.
<br />AN{. OTHERS, i\J'\)) TRA!\iSMfTTL G
<br />C:\ INTO Axn THROUGrI SAm v. .'
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<br />and ,",on nv)tion tnade, seconded, and <lIly
<br />allotted. the ahovt.'entitled Onl1naIlc.c tas
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<br />T~e1-c::rHer a motion was. ti\<lde by' Tn~t~~
<br />nnu~ :u111 secunded hy Tru~tec 1)ct4.'scn
<br />t. hat~.......t.. he abo.ve.en(Wed O,'dinance heJ ail.
<br />I \l'tc;" '<1;.; read and 111, its entuety. ;'
<br />0' roll can the vote was as fono"r,:
<br />A't:S: Henry Stanobsld, Mayo!'! Ell'
<br />I.de~'i Jlete1-~nn. .Ha:/,ld J](lna, Trrstees,
<br />Lunlle'!. L Olchefsb; Clerk,.,
<br />N ^~'S: none_ .i
<br />The " .Ll. )101- thet.l decla.red said~,ltn(ttj01t
<br />ouly ca ried :;nd the above-el1titl d O,.rl.
<br />inauce. Iy pa~sed and adopted, and (),..~
<br />de...,d the,. v. 'ina~e Clerk to pubti,hjlhe ,a[[l'
<br />HI aN~ord~lce with the Jaw in fuch case
<br />made and ~.)l.ovided~ J
<br />" H. STANSLA;r>KJ, Mayor
<br />ATTE~T ,'., .1
<br />LUCILLE I,"'l.?LCHEFSKI,/Iilage Clerk
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<br />ORDINANCE NO. 63
<br />VILLAGE OF NEW .BRIGHTON
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<br />RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA
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<br />AJ'\ OIUH:>iANCE CRANTI;>;G PER-
<br />~lISSro:-i '1'0 NORD-IER;\: STArES
<br />POWER COMPANY, A 1\([]I;NI::SOTA
<br />COHPORATlON, ns SUCCESSORS A"U
<br />ASSIC:-.iS, TO ERECT A (;AS 1'LA;-;1',
<br />..\:\J) TO USE THE STREETS, ALLEYS,
<br />A.ND PUBLiC (;ROUNIJS OF SAlD VIL-
<br />LAGE j.'OR THE PURPOSE OF 1.\-
<br />STAU~ING, E:'\LARCING, OI'EUATlNG,
<br />HE!'i\IR!.\C;, AN)) 1\1/\.II\'1'A1.'\l;>;(; I);
<br />THE VfLLAGE OF NEW BRfGHTON,
<br />AIl:\1\'ESOTA, THE :\ECESSARY GAS
<br />J'll'LS, MAiNS, A:\lJ APPURTENA;-;.
<br />CES IIOR THE FURNISIIJNG UF (;.\:;
<br />TO SAW VILLAGE AND ITS 1NfL\13-
<br />11'A:'\TS, AN)) OTHERS, AND TRANS.
<br />1IIlTTI"C GAS DiTO ANO THROUGH
<br />SAW VILLAGE.
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<br />THE VILLAGE. COUt\CIL. OF'tfU;
<br />"".,~_".);]J"LAGE PF NEW BRIGHTON, RAM-
<br />... sttcomtry, ORDAINS AS I'OLLOWS:
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<br />Sect;,)n I, That there be and hereby",
<br />granted to N(,)t-thel.u State~ Power (,..:nm-
<br />Jl<..Lny, 'a, 1\1lnnesota corporatJ.on,' its sue..
<br />tessors and ,assigns1 hereinafter 1"etcrn~~d
<br />tu a_~ j'Ct)l1l1)any'l t during- the tJet'1od ok
<br />twentf" (20) year, [.-om -,he date hereOI,
<br />the, J,lWht. and, privilege of erecting a ga~
<br />T>la~t"'" and using the streds, alleys, and
<br />lJ\lbiic gl'Ollnd, of ,aid Village {Ol' the pur.
<br />pose of iIl~talIing, ~nlargingT .operating,
<br />'-epairing, and maintaining in, ~m. under,
<br />:utd aCfO~S the sa.me, all gas pipes, n13.in~,
<br />~Ild apt}Ul'knclIlCCfi usually, conveniently, Qt"
<br />neces.sarily used in connection tlierewith.
<br />for the p'l1rp()~e of (u1'nishinw,.,gas for pub.
<br />lie and private use in and 'to said V111ag~
<br />i\nd t.he inhabitan~s t.hereof,' and olher~,
<br />and for the Purp,")se of transmitting ga:!l:
<br />into and th,'ough said Village, ~rovided
<br />that such gas pipes, main~, and appurten-
<br />ances shall be so located a.s in no wa.y tu
<br />lIlterfere with the safety and convenience
<br />uf o1'dinal'Y travel along and over said
<br />streets and alleys1 and 1'H'ovided that. Com,
<br />pany, in the illst~nation, enlargeme.nt., up-
<br />p.rattnn. l-epalI-, mamtenance,. and removal
<br />Ij:f such gas pipes;' n'i:uIlS, and appurteu ,~-
<br />ances. shall be ~ubiect to such n~asonable
<br />rcg-ulation as may be inHx.lseu bv the \tit.
<br />Jag-c t:otlncil.
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<br />Sec.lion 2. In the evellt it shall become
<br />llecessa.ry dl.1t'ing the k,I'.1n of thh Onlill-
<br />iHlce. in the furtherance of any, vublic uu-
<br />pl'()Vement requidng t.he relocation of suid
<br />~as Inpcs', mains, and appurtenanct.s Jn~
<br />c.ated in, on, underl ::J.nd across any uf ~aiQ.
<br />~'t'l'eets, alley..., Dr IJub1ic gl'l)unds, Company
<br />shall relocate the same without cost th
<br />the Village,
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<br />However. the va.c.atio:t\ of any st.reet, al-
<br />ley, or public ground, ,afte1- the install\-\."
<br />tion of such gf:!.S pi)Jes, nlail1s, and appur-
<br />tena.llce."i the,rein, shall not opel-ate tr.) de~
<br />lIt'ive C01upanr of the right. t,~) operate ;)nd
<br />mainlain such gas pipe.s, mains, and ap-
<br />[lul'tcnanccs, unless the' rea'~()tlable cn~d: Clt
<br />relocating the same and the loss and ex~
<br />lle:nse. re-suIting froul such relocation is Ii rst
<br />[)aid to Company,
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<br />Section 3. Tn erectin,g', installing. et)laq;;:~
<br />ing', repairin.~. ma.int.~.J._ining-~ moving, remov-
<br />il1g\ or replacing said gas pipes, mains. and
<br />appurtc1'.iil1(:CS. v:nnp~-illY shall, in all ca..;;es,
<br />place ,the ~tree.tg. i.=l.lleys, or public gJ'ound~,
<br />in, on, t1ndcr~ or <.iC!'j)SS wh;ch the s.anw
<br />c:~re lo("":at.ed, in a~ goud e01lllitirm as they
<br />were pric;r to sa.id oj)cratiotl. and Company
<br />.~hJ1l1 dde.l1d, i11dcmnify, and t-iave harm)e.!'\s
<br />the Vi.llage aqajnst anr ang. all claims for
<br />i.nim'v 1.11' dam;H!t 10 perst..-ms or property
<br />ncc'u-;i':::ned bi.: or urisillll out of ~uch Of'.
<br />eratiollS.
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<br />Section 4, CotnP:UlY shall supply natural
<br />,U"<lS whic.h shall have an average gl-m;s
<br />heating value of 1,000 Btu per ,tandard
<br />(,nbic foot. Company agree.s that. if durinll
<br />a:'IY 1:1Pll.thly period the arithmetic aver(u~e
<br />'If, }lourh" ,q\.n~~ heating- vallle~ of the ~as
<br />_'upplie.d - hereunder ,/1al.l he Ie.. than 950
<br />Htu per "andard cubic foat, then for bill.
<br />inz put'puses the cOt1$i1tnptioll of gas al-i
<br />mea;.-urecl hy Ihe C,l1stOl.nC'l"S' meters during
<br />~;llJ.'h J'er;nd :;hall be decreaseu in propor~
<br />tinn, t.o ,the, dec1-ea"se in, the average g-rOfiS
<br />h."titJ~-value. below 950 BtIl I"'" standard
<br />{'1Jbic font, Du1'ill,~ t.he tenn of this Ordr
<br />in<:U1ce. lu~tul'ai gas ~hall be s'upplied tD
<br />the Villa!<e of New Ild!<hton, audits in-
<br />hahitantl'l, i.u ;:I.ccordauc."e with the: town
<br />hOJ'Qer contract under which C01:11pany' put..
<br />fha,.. thc natural gas tt) be supplied here.
<br />IInder; pnwided that Company shall \Jot
<br />he rl.e~rned t<..l be in default under it!'; fran-
<br />('hi,.,e fm' wahilitiy t,C) supply natm-al gas
<br />fur un}; causc~ beyond its cotttrol~ or, if
<br />prevented hy (,.Oi11I.~~.et1t leR'al a'uthoritv
<br />from ~o d(jin~, During. the life of this Ord-
<br />inarlce. the Village Cnunc.il. and ~01n1Jan!l.
<br />may mutually agree to change the heatin~
<br />valuc of the Ka, to be fumished, and in
<br />:'mdl event. the rates to he char,ged t.he.refm.
<br />bhall he proF-,:rtion.atel;y revised.
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<br />Secti'Jn5. TI,e 1'a,es to be charg-ed by
<br />("onrPHny throU,Khout the terrn heH~of shall
<br />tit .all tl"m,es be just and rea~onable~ anll
<br />,ubject tOl-easonable 1'e!<ulatioJt by tlte
<br />VillaKe Council 01 ,aid Village.
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<br />Section 6, The Company shall have the
<br />rig-lIt arid' \.\Uth01"ity b) prescribe and en-
<br />force ~uch j.easonable l'ules and regula.tions
<br />~overi)in'~', the supply and sale of, p:a!'l serv-
<br />ice-j e:xtensiol1s to its mains and service,
<br />r~lHI {hI:": _:::;eneraJ c.nn-d.uct of its business. .a.':;
<br />may' {nun time to time be nec€'~saI'Y, or
<br />~d \'i sah:e, for the protection of the publi(~
<br />:-!,nd the IJl'Ope1' enjoyment of t.he rights and
<br />privileg-es hc~'ein .granted.
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<br />Secti,,., 7, Thi. Ordillance ,hall not be
<br />l:,onH.rued to g-rant any exclusive ri~ht,
<br />pl'l"Vile~e" (1t. fr::t.nchise to the Company.
<br />SectIOn 8. Company shall, if it accept.
<br />thi, Ordinance and the. right, hereby grant-
<br />eft file n written acceptance of the 1"ights
<br />herehYl",'anted with the Villa~e Clcd, with-
<br />in ninety (90) days fn>1n the date of the
<br />public<:ltion of this Ordinance.
<br />Sec.tim1 9, This Ordinance shall be in
<br />fuI.! fo.rce a11d diect ft-om and after its pa:5~
<br />sage and public;'lti()fl, as provided by law.
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<br />PASSEO AND APPROVED: Sept. (" 1955,
<br />H. STANSLASKl. Mavl)1'
<br />A TrEST,
<br />LUCiLLE L OLCHEFSHI, Villa~e Clerk
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<br />(75 Slips)
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<br />. . . . THE ROSE TRIBUNE. . . .
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