American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1856-01-10

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To pro'iis for the establishing .! Gas Ws;ks IL the
Cily OF Lana@atsr.
ENEC. l.. BE It eri1iaej bg Tia City Council Of Tia
= CITY Of LsEeasssr, That Il. r.Coteriais, hi, s..o-
giAtes, Sueccssors and assigns, be and Iivy Hrs hereby
authorized 10 use Ms Streets, LAnss, Alleys and Pu3-
lie GrnIuds OF SAID City, including any and all isTri-
tory that may hereafter be aDnoxod thereto, for tue
purposes ~oflE!ing do Nh In sEld Streets, Lanes, A!lsss
auIPu5lio Grounds, Pipsi for lhS conveyance Of Gns
In and through said City, for the use OF said Ciiy ind
ia !uhabiGaEiI; sai3 PipoI TO be made Of Cast Iron Or
other substance squaliy a. gocl for The paTPoso. And
II 10 provided that t2ld Gai Pipes shall not interfere
Win thc necessary drainage Of said City by muanG Of
Sow sra OF other under ground ANinres for the purpose
OF drainage NOR With the laying Of Pipes TO conduct
wktsr into snid city.
30 made under tbs direction OF said City Council, and
with the lsAsi. Inconvenience 10 the public interests
and all injuries done 10 the said Streets, Alleyr, &C.,
by reason Of said excavations, shall DO repaired with
all due diligence by said X. +. CoyerIAls, his asSo-
ristss. DC, aud tue same be loftin sS good condition.
as before said excavations were made, and the said
x. I. CoyerdAle and his associates and assigns, shall
DO liable fer all damages sustained 10y any person or
persons BY reason OF the excavations OF lhv Streets,
AllsJs and IAnes In said city.
SIC. ,. Be it further snge.si, That, IN consideration
Of ihS privileges herein granted 10 the said r.. I. CO.
vordalo, his associates, successors aud assigns, hsy
shah, on or before she arst day VI April, 1856, cOHI-
mcnee tbs construction OF works for the manufacture
" Gas, and shall, by the hrSt day OF april, 1857, have
completed the same, together with the laying OF 81
least one mile ofleading or main Pipe, AMI they shall
furnish to the city for public lainps, gas, u; a rats moi
to exceel Two Dollars and FiIty Ceuisfnr 1860 cubic
feet, said city boing at all expense for nhd Public
Lamps, Lamp Posts, MeterS, Fittings, &c ard they
shall furnish Casio tho inhabitants of The City ala rAtt
not exceeding -Four Dollars per 1000 cubic feet, and in
cass of said X. I. CoVerdAle, his associates, &c, per
performing all the conditions Of this ordnance. tney
hall have exclusive privilege oflay!ng Pipes Tor con
veying Gas in said streets, lAasI, Alleys aud Publ,
Gronds, and Of putting up PiPee aud other Fitting
In Dwellings, Stores, shops, and other building and
places, connecting Them with the main @. leading
Pipes, for the term OF ten years from She date " thu
ordinance. And itiI further provided, that any tom
NJ a, - q, uura on thA nat NJ kha aid n Y InYaF ala
his associates, &c, % perform any Of the conditions q
this ordinance, whars such failure 10 occasi1ned by &c
cidsut or unto ward 0TeHts, 1t shall MOI work a forfeiture
ofihe privileges herOiu contained, provided the same
shall be repaired within 4 reasonable time.
SEC. 4. .dnd BE- it fsriheL eaGs:si, That tbs above Or
dinRnce shall not be ~ construed as to pstvent the ci
tiZcns from subscribing for stock In such sums As ms.
slit their convenience 10 any amount not exceed
Ing one-half ths cost OF said GAS Work.
SEC. 5. Said X. I. Coysrlals, his aSsoc!atcI, &c.
shall die their acceptance Of this ordinance with TIL
City Clork within 10 days from The date otiiS passage
CHARLES F, SJEFFER, President.
AttcGt-G. s. WILLIAMS, City Clerk.
Lancaster, december 20, ~lS55-3E3S