The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-08-28

wac ior hd=hiihS tae lily OF Evansville with
Cas-
SFCTIONI. BE it ordained hv the Common co,,r.
- ell of the City of Evansville, that wheneve- Tho
Common Council Of said city shall desire tc extend the
grounds or thoroughfe i said city, or any idpt 1 IN
such street, lane, alley public grounds or thorough
fare, ana shall furnish and advance to the Gas Com
pany mentioned and designated in the original orji-
nance to which this isa supplement, hv the nne of
John jeffrey 4 Co., or the successors assigns of
Su uas NGmPiuy "A sum OF money sufficient % defrsiy
The reasonable cost and expense of procuring such gas
pipes aud laying them down along the proposed line
extension il shall be the duty of said Gas CoDTarv
without unnecessary delay to lay down Gas or service
pipe along such street, lane, alley. public grounds or
Council may direct, the city furnishing the means t
procure aud erect the public lamps, lamp posts and fit
nance, aud the said Gas Company shall furnish TO the
City, along such line extesio eas to I've consumed
Tor tle puhc enetit ~ the same rate at which il is or
BE furnished for the like purpose i'm other r NJ
the city, and the said Gas Company shall also furnish
Gas Tor private consumption along such line of exte
sion, at the same rate at which is may he furnished
to Iriyabe Ggnsumers % n ot,eI parts of the city.
said Gas Company with the amount advanced for each
and every such new line Of extension, and shall he
charged on said books with all the gar Consumed on
such line, both by the city and by private sinners
and whenever the amount thus consumed equals the
along any such new line the pipe along such line shall
become the property of said Gas Company in ihe same
nay purchased and laid down with the means OF the
Cfls Company, and until such pipe 50 becomes tbe
property Of the Gas Company the City shall he entitled
such line the price Of all Gas used by thrm or the citv
may at tS option require said Gas Company 10 make
the col ec o1ls from private consumers along line,
anu account 70 the city for the same Provided, that
any advance made by the City under this orlnance
shall not bear interest and shall not he PAYABLE other
wise than IN gas rs above provided unless the Gas
Company should fail within reasonable time after re-
ceVng ihe advance, to furnish the gas along tie pro-
posed line OF extension. according to the provisions of
the first section OF this ordnance "
SEC j.. Cntilthe service pipe any new line con-
templated ny this ordinance shall have become tbe
lr1perty OF te Gas Company nnder the provisions of
the last sections the said Company shall render To the
liy monthly bills or accounts of the gas used ON such
pe- showing how much sls used hy the Cify and
how auc by each private on such lire du-
ring the previous month. ~
SEC. T. This ordnance shall not take effect or he
binding upon the City of Evansville until the SAID Gas
Company shall l with the City Clerk the assent of
said Company thereto in writing and u,nn the fiIinr
OF said assent this rlnance shall take effect and shall
be published by sad Clerk. '--"''
-. IOl.N TIEWSON, Mayor. |
Attest: WELL. II. Wa nER, City Clerk.
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