The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-08-25


vide for Lighting the City of Evansville with
Gas"
s.sECTI0N /. BE Il ordained by the Common Coun-
- ell of the City of Evansville, that Whenever the
Common Council of sail city shall desire to extendtht
grounds or thoroughfare Of said city, 10 any point in
such street, ane alley, public grounds or thorough
pany mentioned and designated in the origin. orii-
nance to which this is a supplement, by the Ane of
John Jeffrey & Co., the successors or assigns of
said Gas Company, sum of money sufficient 20 defray
ereasonabe cost and expense Of procuring such g
pipes and laying them down along The proposed line
without unnecessary delay 10 lay down Gas or service
ble Along saeh street., & lane, & alley public grounds
Council may direct, the city furnishing the means To
procure and erect the public lamps lanD posts aud ft
ugs and fixtures provided for in said original ordi-
nance, and the said Gas Company shall furnish TO the
City, along such line or extension, gas TO be consumed
for the public heneht at the same rate at which il is or
may he furnished for the like purpose in other Parts of
the city, aud the said Gas Company shall also furnish
siOn at the same rate at hich is may he furnished
to private consumers @ IN other parts of the city.
said Gas Company with the amount advanced r5r each
and every such new line Of extension, and slal lie
such line, both ny the city and hy private consumers,
and whenever the amount thus consumed EQUALS tie
cost of procuring and laying down the service pipe
along any such new line, the pipe along such line shall
become the property OF said Gas Company in the same
manner and to tbs same extent If It hal been orgi-
naly purchased and laid down with the means of the
Gas Company, and until such pipe so becomes The
property Of the Gas Company the City shall nc entitled
to collect and receive from private consumers along
such line the price of ell used by them, or the city
may az its option require said Gas Company 10 make
the collections from private consumers along such
and accoult 70 the City for the same Provided that
any advance made by the City under this Ordnance
shall not hear neres; and shall not he PAYABLE other
wise than i'm gas rs above provided unless the Gas
Company should fail within reasonable time after re.
ceving the advance to furnish the ras along tie rro
posed line Of extension. according to the PROVISIONS of
the first section Of this ord nance.
SEC. b Until the service pipe any new line con-
templated by this ordinance shall have become the
property of the Gas Company under the provisions of
the last section, the said Company shall render 10 the
City monthly bills accounts OF the gas used on such
line, showing how much gas used by the CITY and
now much hy each private consumer on such lire du-
ring the previous month.
SEC. 4. This ordinance shall not take effec. or lie
binding upon the City OF Evansville until the said Gas
Company shall file with the City Clerk the assent OF
said Company thereto in writing, and upon the filing
be published by said Clerk.
JOHN HEWSON, Mayor.
Attest: WELL. II. WALKER, City Clerk.
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