Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-10-17
To pc NIT certain persons therein mined,
70 light The Incorporated Village Of
Wnrren mil Gna

Warren Wih Gas.
sErrtOS lst-- Be- d or ained y the conneII Of the
Incorporated Village q Warren, hat William ste
PhensOn and John :. Stephenson. their associstes.
successors and assigns. as individu,ls. or a. a bady
Corporate, under sach name a thsy nav here etsr
adopt, shall le. and they are hereby vested with the
exclusive privilege STAR as the said village has ~.
right to grant the saat. Of using he sweets. Isnes. n,
l-ys. and public grounds Of said Incouors.ed Viifs~e-
intending any territory hn MAJ hereafter he annexed
TO sad Village Tor thr p1rpOse Of Conveying gas 70
said Viilage-and the citz-ns thereof for The tsrr ~
ten years from the date hereof and shall have fpu and
exclusive power and authority. to open and use the
said streets. lanes alleys and pu.Ec grouuds f,r
hying down pipes TO convey gas for furnishiug said
Village, and the inhabitants thereof with gas Eght
Pr0ridsd. That said William and John =. their as
so-iates, successors and assigns, shall give the Mayor
or street Commissioners Of said Village, at least on
days notice, previous tosthe opening OF any street,
lane, alley or public srOuDd for tie purpose aforesaid,
and not " necessa7y ohstruct the passage OF said
street, lane, alley oStuhlic ground, and shall. within 4
reasonable time, repair the same !; Prosifed. HAT said
gas pipes shall not interfere with the drainage Of the
Village as it now Is, or With the right hereafter TO con-
street sewers or other underground fixtures for the
conveyance % w1ter- and that Esithsr he Village. nor
any OF the Inhabitants shah be liable in damages for
any disturbance or Interference with said uines vbicb
MAJ he rendered necessary 70 accomplish the draisage
OF the sure u, alleys or public grounds or other i'm
provemert in said Village and provided further Tat
said WI iam and JOAN :, their associates. suceessors
and assigns. shall construct all their leaIip ; = -.
of iron. and OF such FORM. dimension and -
ship as sill insure ordinary safety and convenience to
the inhabitants OF said Village, hut if said William and
/ Jonn -. tuetr aSsucidteSs successors and aSSiVna-
should find It EQUALLY safe and convenient to use mate.
rial other than iron for their main leading pipes. then.
with the consent Of the village council, scch other ma,
terial may be used in place Of iron
SEc-2- The privileges hereby granted, are upon the
! express conditions, that said William and John 8.
their associates. SUCCESSORS and assigns, shall complete
within one year from this dat the works and appara-
tus for the manufa turing and supplying Of gas. from
coal or any other material Of which gas nov Is, or nav
hereafte~ be made, AMI shall furnish gas to the Corpo-
: ton or Village az a price not exceeding two and 4
hall dollars. and TO the citizens thereof al a price not
exceeding three dollars per thousand cubic feet. The
lamps. connecting pipes, meters end other necessary
apparatus being fur ished by and al the expense OF the
| consumers
SEC 3. The privilege hereby granted shau not h.
forfeited for any temporary failures on the part Of aid
William and John 8, their associates, Successors and
assigns to perform any Of the conditions from them
exacsed, where SUCH failures are oceasioned nv aeei-
dent. untoward events, or the want Of necessary repairs
in the machineryor apparatus ofsaid works; Preceded
such repairs are ma 'e within 4 reasonable time. And
II It any time during said ten years, said William ana
substantially fail to keep and perform all the provis.
ions OF this Ordinance. except az herein above stated,
said Ordinance shall become void so far as il pur,.orts
to bird said Village; Pr0rids4. further. that AT anv
time after hve years herefrom. tn corporate authori.
ties Of said Village, may grart a similar privilege to
others, Of laying pipes. furnishing gas. and competing
with said William ard John s., their assoelates. sur,
eessors, or assigns.in case they shall be unreasonable
in their prices for the e-onsumptiOn Of gas. or in care
Of any invention or Improvement In the production or
means Of furnishing gas, their mode shall become
compare ivelytoo expensive to be continued exclusive.
ly.
SEC. 4. This Ordinance shall take effect, and be In
force from and after its passage.
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