The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-08-15
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS
AN ORDINANCE

Supplemental to an Ordnance, passed Jun.
4th, S52, entitled IAN Ordinance to pro.
vide for Lishiing The City Of Es ansviiie win
Cas-"
soECTIONi. Be il ordained hv the Common Conn
Gil OF the City OF Evansville. that whenever the
Common Council OF said city shall desire TO extend TIE
gas pipes 70 or along any street. lane. alley, public
srch street. lane, alley, public grounds or thorough
lae, and shall furnish and advance to the Gas Com
pany mentioned and designated ir the original ordi
nance 70 which this is supplement, by the name OF
John Jeitiey Co., or tie successors or assigns Of
sllo Gas Company, sum Of money sufficient to deffay
the reasonable cost and expense OF procuring such s
pipes and leyng them down along The proposed line 0
without unnecessary deay t. Law down sas or srv:se
pipe along such street, lane, alley, pubic grounds or
Council NAV direct, the city farnshirg he means T.
procure and erect the public lamps, lamp posts and Ct
nngs ana fixtures IS provided FOR In said original ordj
nance, and the said Gas Company shall furnish TO The
CITY; along such line or extension, be consumed
may he furnished for the like purpose IN other rsts %
the city, and the said Gas Company shall also fnsL
n psase s ss, along such line q e.ien
to private consumers IN other parts Of the city.
SEC. 2. The City shall he credited on the books R
said Gas Company with the amount advanced for each
and every such new line OF extension, and shall be
charged on SAID hooks with all the sas consumed on
and whenever the amount thus consumed equals the
cost Of procuring and laying down the service pire
become the property Of said Gas Con- psny In the same
manner and to tbs same extent as If it had been orei.
all uOWL Win lie means OF the
Gas Company, and until such pipe 80 hecou,es he
proety Of the Gas Company the Civ shall be entitled
to eoiitct ard receive frm private consumers along
such line the price Of all usei by them, or the CITY
may az It's optic require said Gas Comyany To make
The collections from private consumers along s,,chlne
and account to the city for the Provided thai
any advance made by the City uader this ordinancs
ssa! not Gear Interest and shall not be payable other
Tse than IN gas ss above provided, unless the Gas
Company should fail within reasonable time Gftcr ro-
ceivig fhe ADVANCE to furnish the along pro-
posed line of extension according tie provisions a
the first section this ord nance.
SEC B. Until the service pipe sny new lire cpn-
templated fy this ordinance shall have become the
properly OF the tsas Company under the provisions OF
the last section, the said Company shall render 70 the
City monthly bills accounts OF the gas used on such
line, showing how much gas was used ty the CITY ard
how much by each pirate consumer such line du-
ring the previous month.
SRci. This ordinance shall not take effect or n,
binding upon the City of Eyansvie until the said Gas
Company snail hle with the Cirf Clerk the assert of
said Company thereto in writing aGd urnn the filing
OF said assent this ordinance shah take effect ard shall
be published by said Clerk.
JOHN HEwSoN, Mayer. "a
Attest; WE'LL. II. WALK ER, City Clerk.
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