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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HOBBS, NEW MEXICO, GRANTING TO SOUTHWESTERN PUBLIC SERVICE
COMPANY, A NEW MEXICO CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, A FRANCHISE LICENSE,
RIGHT-OF-WAY AND PRIVILEGE TO ENTER UPON AND USE THE STREETS, AVENUES, BOULEVARDS,
ALLEYS, HIGHWAYS, SIDEWALKS, BRIDGES AND OTHER PUBLIC GROUNDS OF THE CITY (COLLECTIVELY
CALLED "PUBLIC AREAS") WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY AS THEY NOW EXIST OR AS
THEY MAY BE CHANGED FROM TIME TO TIME, FOR A PERIOD OF TWENTY-FIVE (25) YEARS TO ERECT,
CONSTRUCT, EQUIP, EXTEND, ALTER, MAINTAIN, REPAIR, REPLACE, REMOVE AND OPERATE IN,
UNDER, UPON, WITHIN, OVER, ABOVE, ACROSS AND ALONG PUBLIC AREAS, ALL WORKS, SYSTEMS,
PLANTS, POLES, POLE LINES, TOWERS, DISTRIBUTION LINES, TRANSMISSION LINES, WIRES,
GUYS, CABLES, CONDUITS, TRANSFORMERS AND OTHER DISTRIBUTION AND TRANSMISSION INSTRUMENTALITIES,
FACILITIES AND APPURTENANCES NECESSARY OR PROPER FOR THE TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION
OF ELECTRICITY INTO, IN, WITHIN, FROM, ACROSS, AND THROUGH THE CITY AND (ii) SUPPLY
AND FURNISH TO THE CITY AND ITS INHABITANTS AND TO ANY OTHER PERSON OR PERSONS, FIRMS
OR CORPORATIONS, WHETHER LOCATED WITHIN OR WITHOUT THE CITY, ELECTRIC ENERGY FOR LIGHT,
POWER, COOLING, HEATING OR FOR EITHER OR ALL OF THESE PURPOSES OR FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE
OR PURPOSES FOR WHICH ELECTRICITY MAY BE USED. THIS ORDINANCE REPEALS ALL OTHER ORDINANCES
OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT WITH THIS ORDINANCE.
WHEREAS, Southwestern Public Service Company is now and has been engaged in the business
of supplying and furnishing to the City of Hobbs, New Mexico, and its inhabitants
and to any other persons or persons, firms or corporations, whether located within
or without the City, electric energy for light, power, cooling, heating or for either
or all of these purposes or for any other purpose or purposes for which electricity
may be used; and
WHEREAS, the City of Hobbs has previously granted to said Company a franchise granting
the privilege to enter upon and use the streets, avenues, boulevards, alleys, highway,
sidewalks, bridges and other public grounds of the City to operate said facilities
and wishes to grant another franchise governing future operations of said Company
in the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF HOBBS, NEW MEXICO,
that:
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