The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-09-03
AN ORDINANCE

r AN ORDINANCE .f.s
Supplemental 10 an Ordinance, passed june
4th, 4 S32, entitled "An Ordinance to pro.
vide for Lighting the City OF Evansville with
Cas-"
SECTION1 1. Be it ordained by the Common Coun-
- eli Of the City Of Evansville, that whenever the
Common Council of said city shall desire extend TIE
gas ppcs to or along any street, lane, alley public
such street, lane, alley, public grounds or thorough
fare, and shall furnish and advance to the Gas Com
lany mentioned and designated in the original orli-
rance to which this is supplement, by the name of
John jeffrey Co., or the successors assigns Of
said Gas Company sum Of money suffcientto defray
the reasonable cost and expense procuring such gas
pipes aud laying them down along the proposed line
extension it shall lie the duty Of said Gas Company.
without unnecessary delay to lay down gas service
pipe along such street, lane alley, public grounds or
thoroughsre. or to such point therein the Common
Council may direct, the city furnishing the
procure and erect the public lamps, lamp posts and fit
tngs and fixtures as provided for in said original ordi
nance, and the said Gas Company shall furnish the
City, along such line or extension Gas to be
for the public benefit at the same rate at which is
may he furnished Tor the like purpose in other Iarts of
the city, and the said Gas CompCny shall also furnish
gas or private consumption along such line OF exten
to private consumers in other parts OF the city.
SEC. 2. The City shall be credited on the books OF
said Gas Company with the amount advanced for each
charged on sad books with all the gas consumed on
such line, bothhy the city and by private consumers,
and whenever The amount thus consumed EQUALS the
cost of procuring and laying down the service ripe
along any such new line, the pipe along such Zine shall
manner and 10 tbs same extent if il had been orgi-
nally purchased and laid down with the means Of the
Gas Company, and until such pipe becomes the
property of the Gas Company the City shall be entitled
to collect and receive from private consumers along
such line the price Of all gas used by hem or the city
may ut its option require said Gas Company to make
the collections from private consumers along such line,
and account to the city for the same Provided that
any advance made by the City under this ordinance
shall not bear interest and shall n be payahe ether
Company should fail within reasonable time after re.
ceiving the advance, to furnish the along the pro-
pose line OF extension, according the provisions Of
the first section Of this ordinance.
SEo.3. Cntilthe service pipe on 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 to the
City monthly bills or accounts OF the Gas used such
line showing how much gas used by the City and
how mnch by each private consumer such line du-
ring the previous month.
SEC. Z. This ordinance shall not take effect or be
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
OF said assent this ordinance shall take effect and shall
be published by said Clerk.
JOHN HEwSON. Mayor.
Attest: WELL. II. WALKER, City Clerk.
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