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Mount Dora Topic

Location

Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America

Date

Mar 08, 1928

Page

7

Mt Dora Town approves franchise and sale of electric plant

The town council approves Florida Public Service Company to install operate and maintain an electric plant within Mt Dora for thirty years. The agreement sets purchase price of $82 000, rates schedules C G H N O P R and limits charges to existing Mt Dora levelswith election ratification and safeguards on taxes maintenance and legal defenses.

C. P Mt. Dora Florida Public Service Company Florida Lake County Park Commission

Schedule G and N Rates for Wholesale Power and Street Lighting

The document details Schedule G for secondary metering wholesale power with demand and energy charges, including voltage mix caveats and a conversion table for horsepower to kilowatts. It also covers Schedule N for street lighting contracts with five year terms, lamp charges by size, line charges, pole work, and municipal reporting responsibilities.

White Service Lighting Contract Schedule P

Schedule P covers municipal white way lighting with 4000 hours yearly operation from dusk to dawn. Rates apply per lamp type including 250 and 600 CP lamps, with posts spaced up to 100 feet and municipality supplying rights of way. Billing monthly at one twelfth of yearly rate. outages repaired within 24 hours. company not liable for outages due to force majeure. Schedule R then defines meter rates for heating cooking and refrigeration.

C. P

Yearly Contract Rates Mentioned For Energy Installation

The fragment indicates a yearly contract at 5 cents per E W with minimum charges, plus a $2.00 monthly rate. It notes charges apply only to the energy for the installation and that no charge is made if the energy cost is otherwise zero. The text then switches to terms of payments and a resolution mentioning proceeds derived from the action.

K. W K. W. Mo W. H E. W

Mt. Dora to vote on sale of electric system and bonds

Town of Mt Dora to sell its electric distribution to Florida Public Service Company for 82000 dollars. A special election set for March 16 1928 to decide the sale and franchise with inspectors and a ballot printed for or against the measure. Officials include Mayor D C Sherman Clerk W J Johnson and inspectors J S Wilson F S Varney L J Hackworth Frank Drake. Polling at City Hall from eight AM to sundown.

Florida Public Service Mt. Dorabe Mt. Dora Wilson L. J. Hackworth Frank Drake F. S. Varney D.C. Sherman W. E. Lackey A. P. Sidel Miller Wells A.C. Quixley J. S. Wilson Florida A.D

Mt Dora Franchise Terms Extend to Additional Customers

The document describes extensions necessary to serve more customers within Mt. Dora's incorporated limits under standard municipal rules. It states the franchise terms bind both parties and their successors and assigns, mirroring conditions in nearby municipalities served by Florida Public Service.

Mt. Dora Florida Public Service

Power Demand Rules and Special Apparatus Clauses

The text outlines how maximum demand is measured, including adjustments for high demand equipment such as elevators and welders. It sets the method for determining the demand, requires a minimum charge equal to the demand charge, and states payment terms. It also covers special apparatus for regulators and transformers and power factor requirements for high-demand consumers.

Municipal Lamp Contract Provisions and Payment Terms

The document outlines terms for street lamp supply including lamp usage, line charges for additional lines, and the municipality’s duties to provide poles and structures. It specifies reporting outages, deducting payments for lights out proportionally, and conditions on renewal and due dates. The schedule governs lamp renewals and payment timing.

Candle end of lamps supply fulfills contracts

The candle et of the lamps supply shall be a fulfillment of the contracts under this schedule.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Robert A. Jones Attest N. B. Cortright D. C. Sherman WM. J. Johnson A. P. Sidel Miller Wells M. V. Simpson A. C. Quixley F. McDowell MT. AT P” White Annie Donnelly Park Florida Public’ Service Company
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