The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-08-24

supplemental to an Ordinance, passed June
4th, S52, entitled "An Ordinance to pro.
vide ., lighting the City of Ey ansyiile wild,
Cas-
ssECTI0N I. BE IT ordained hy the Common Coun.
- Gil of the City of Evansville, that Whenever ths
Common Council Of said city shall desire to extend ths
gas pipes to or along any street, lane, alley, public
grounds thoroughre OF said city, or to anv p1nt In
fare and sa furnish and advance to the OF Gae SS9g GaS-
pany mentioned and designated in the original orii-
John Jeffrey & Co., the successors or ASSIGNS ot
sad Gas Company, sum of money sufficient % defrav
theresonabe cost and expense OF procuring such gas
pipes and laying them down along the proposed line
extension, 1t shall he the duty of said Gas Company
without unnecessary delay TO lay down gas or service
pipe along such str' et lane, alley, public grounds or
thorouRhfare or to such point therein as the Common
Council may direct, the city furnishing the means 4,
procure ami erect the public lamps, lamp posts and -
tngs and fixtures provided for in said original ordi
nance, and the said Gas Company shall furnish to The
City, along such lire extension Gas 10 I've Consumed
for the public benefit at the same rate at which n Is %
may he furnished for the like purpose in other PARTS Of
the city, and the said Gas Company shall also f1rnsh
sion, at the same rate at which il NAV be Irr ished
to private Consumers in other parts of the city.
SEC ,. The City shall he credited on the hooks of
SAD Gas Company with the amount advanced for each
and every such new line Of extension, and shall be
such line both by the city and by private consume~s
and whenever the amount thus consumed EQUALS the
along any such new lne the pipe along such line sha
become the property Of said Gas Company in the same
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rally purchased and laid down with the means ~ t6a
Gas Company, and Until such pipe so h.com.,s the
property Of the 6as Company the Citv shall I've entitled
to collect and receive from private consumers along
such line the price of M gas used by thcm or the city
may al It's option require said Gas Company To make
the collections from priv consumers along such line
ami account to the city for the same Provided that
any advance made by the City under this orJlinance
shall not ear Interest and shall be payable ether
wise than in as above provided, unless the Gas
COMPANY should fail within reasonable time after re-
ceving the advance, to furnish the gas along the mo-
posed line Of extension, according 10 the of
the iirst section Of this ord finance.
SEC 3 Until the service pipe on any new line cor-
tempiated ly this ordinance shall have hecom. the
properly oI the Gas Company under the provisions of
the last section, the said Company shall render TO the
gy monthly bills OF accounts Of the Gas ON such
line, showing how much gas was used hy the Citv and
how much fy each private consumer on such line du-
ring the previous month.
SEC. T. This ordinance shall not take effect or he
binding upon the City of Evansville until the said Gas
company shah hle with the City Clerk the aSse MT of
said company thereto in writing. and upon the filing
OF said assent this ordinance shall take effect and shall
he published by said Clerk
-. ,r JOHN HEwSON, Mayor.
Attest: WELL. II. WALK ER, City Clerk.