The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-08-26
AN ORDINANCES

Supplemental 20 an Ordnance passed lime
4th, $50, entitled San Ordinance to pro.
vide for Lighting the City of Evansville with
Gas"
6SECTI0N1. Be Il ordained by the Common Coun-
Common Council OF said city shall desire 10 eytsd th
@ peS 70 or a6ng any ny 6 tree ne alley public
such street, lane, alley, public grounds or thorough.
fare and shall Furnish and advance TO the Gas Com
pany mentioned and designated in the original orii-
nance 70 which this isa supplement, by The naRae of
John jeffrey & Co., orthe successors assigns of
said Gas Company, a sumof money sufficient 20 defay
the scnae cost and expense of procuring such Gas
pipes and laying them down along the proposed line
extension, il shall be the duty Of said Gas Cornpanv
without unnecessary delay to lay down gas or service
pipe along such street, ane alley, public grounds or
th0roushfare. to such point therein the Common
procure and erect the public lamps lamp posts and fit
tings and fixtures provided for in said ORIGINAL ordi
nance. and the said Gas Company shall fur,i n 10 the
City, along such lire extension, be consumed
for the public benefit n the same rate al which II is or
may be furnished for the like purpose In other rats OF
the CITY aud the said Gas Compuny shall also furnish
son lr m bs e e M Scb SbGng Z sr1n Inc Sf een
TO private consumers in other rarts of the city.
sEC 2. The City shall be credited on the books of
said Gas Company with the amount advanced fer each
and every such new line Of extension, and shall be
charged on said books with ell the gas consumed on
such llne hothh by the city and hy private consumers
aud whenever the amount thus consumed EQUALS the
cost of procuring and laying down the service ppe
become the property OF said tas CoDranv in the aTs
manner and TO tbs same eyten; if il had been origi.
Gas Company, and until such pipe so he-,omes .he
property ofthe Gas Company the CITY shall entitled
to collect and receive from private consumers along
such lire the price of all used by tn - or the CITY
may nj is option require said Gas Company 20 make
the collections from private consumers along such line
and account 70 the city for the same Provied, that
any advance made by the City under this ordinance
shall not hear interest and shall be pavaie other
wise than IN -as above provided, unless the Gas
Company should fail within n reasonable time afer re-
cevng the advance, TO furnish the gas along the rro-
posed line OF extension. according the provisions of
the first section ftiis ordnance.
SEC. y. Untilthe 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 secton the said Company shall render TO the
Oly mon'hly bis or accounts Of the gas used on such
Inc, showing how much used by the Citv and
how much by each private consumer on such line du
ring the previous month.
SEC. {. This ordinance shall not take effect or he
hnding upon the City OF Evansville until the said Gas
Company shall file with the City Clerk the assent of
said Ompany thereto in writing and upon the filing
OF sad assent this ordinance shall take effect and shall
be published by said Clerk.
JOHN HEWSON, Mayor.
Attest: WE'LL. III. WALKER, City Clerk.
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