Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, March 1, 1922 to May 10, 1929, lvc000002-174

be designated by the Fire Chief of the City of Las Vegas. Said motion was passed the following vote: Commissioners Anderson and Elwell and His Honor the Mayor, W.C. German Aye. Noes, none. Thereupon the Clerk read the following proposed agreement between the City of Las Vegas and the Consolidated Power and Telephone Company: THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into in duplicate at Las Vegas, Clark County, State of Nevada, this 21st day of April, A.D. 1925, by and between the City of Las Vegas, a municipal corporation in the County of Clark, State of Nevada, by and through its Mayor and Clerk duly author­ized by resolution duly adopted by the Board of Com­missioners of said City at an adjourned meeting of said Board held on the 21st day of April, A.D. 1925, the party of the first part, and the Consolidated Power and Tel­ephone Company, a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Nevada, by and through its duly authorized officers, the party of the second part, WITNESSETH: That the said party of the first part, for and in consideration of the covenants and agreements hereinafter to be kept and performed by the said party of the second part, does hereby give and grant, sub­ject to the right of sooner termination by either party upon notice as hereinafter set forth or by rea­son of the failure of either party to do and perform any of the covenants hereby agreed to be done and per­formed, to the said party of the second part for a full term of ten (10) years, beginning at noon on the 21st day of April, 1925, and ending at noon on the 21st day of April, 1935, the right and privilege to the full and free use for the purposes hereinafter set forth, of that cer­tain electric transmission line beginning at its con­nection in the alley at the rear of the Ed. W. Clark building in said City and extending to and through what is known as the Original Townsite to said City of Las Vegas. Said use of said electric transmission line to include any and all reasonable use for the purpose of transmitting electrical energy for power, light and telephone purposes, and shall include the use of the poles of said line for the purpose of adding thereto or attaching thereon a wire or wires for the trans­mission of said electrical energy for said purposes and also the right of ingress and egress thereto. And the said party of the second part, for and in consideration of the use of said electrical trans­mission line and the poles thereof, as above set forth , agrees to maintain for said term, at its own cost and expenses, for the use of said city street lighting purposes the said transmission line including the main­tenance and replacement of poles and wire, exclusive of appurtenances, together with the replacement and main­tenance of all electric street lighting bulbs up to but not exceeding twenty-five in number on said line for street lighting purposes. The said party of the second part further agrees to properly keep and maintain said transmission line in good condition for street lighting purposes and shall keep and maintain in good condition all electric light power and telephone wires, connections and equipment in­stalled by it and shall keep said city harmless from any and all liability arising only by reason of said party of the second part failing or neglecting to so properly maintain said line. It is further agreed that the property and equip­ment, except replacement property and equipment and light bulbs, used by the party of the second part shall be and remain the property of the second party and upon the expiration Or sooner termination of this agreement may be removed by said second party. It is further agreed that this agreement may be de­termined and annulled, without damage for so doing, to the other, by either party hereto at any time during the life of this agreement, upon the party desiring to terminate the same giving to the other six months notice thereof. It is further agreed that the said party of the first part shall have the right, at any and all reasonable times to inspect the said transmission line for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not the terms and conditions of this agreement are being complied with. It is further agreed that upon the expiration or sooner determination of this agreement that the said party of the second part will quietly and peaceably surrender and give up to the said party of the first part the said property herein allowed to be used by said second party in as good condition as the same now is, reasonable wear and tear excepted. And finally the said party of the second part, in consideration of the premises, hereby agrees to install