The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-09-07

4th, $50, entitled San Ordinance to pro-
vide for Lighting the City Of Evansville with
Cas-"
GECTIoN 1. Re it ordained by the Common coun-
Sc Gil of the City of Evansville that whenever the
Common Council of said CITY shall desire to extend the
gas pipes to or along any street, lane, alley, public
grounds or thOrOughre of said city. TO any point in
such street, lane, alley, public grounds thorough
fare and shall furnish and advance 10 the Gas Com
pany mentioned and designated in the original ori-
to which this is supplement, nv the rTsne Of
John Jeffrey a. Co., or the successors assigns of
said Gas Conpany,a sum Of money sufficient todefay
the reasonable cost and expense OF procuring Snch
pipes and laying them down along the proposed line
without unnecessary delay to lay down gas or service
pipe along such street, ane alley, public grounds or
cSnne T 20 tud b r r neFsa as e
procure ard erect the public lamps, lamp posts and fit
ngs and fixtures e provided Tor in said original ordi-
City, along such line extensions gas Ia he consumed
for the public benefit AT the rate at which IL is or
may be furnished for the like purpose in other parts Of
the city, and the said Gas CompEuy shall $50 furnish
Gas for private consumption along such line Of extern
sion, the rate which or may he furnished
to private consumers in other I,arts OF tle CITY,
SEC. .. The City shall be credited on the looks of
said Gas Company with the amount advanced for each
and every such line Of extensions, and shall he
charged on said hooks with all tie eas. CONSUMED on
and whenever the amount thus consuo1ed enudis the
cost Of procuring and laying down the service pipe
along any such new line, the pipe alon such e shall
become the property of said Gas Comp any in tie
manner and 10 tbs extent IL il h.d heef origi
naly purchased and laid down with be mems ofthe
property Of the Gas Company the CITY shall ne entitled
to collect and receive from private along
such lire the price Of all gas used by them, TIE city
may at it, option require said Gas Cor, pany make
the collections from private consumers along such line,
and account to the city for the Provided that
any advance made by the City under tbs ordnance
shall not hear interest and shall D.t be psysie other
wise than in gas above provided un less the Gas
Company should fail within reasonable tirscafter re-
cevng the advance, to furnish the cas aoug the pro-
posed line OF extension. according to the srvVisicns Of
the first section this ordinance.
SEc.3 Until the service pipe on any new Inc con-
tcmpated by this ordinance shall have becone the
property of the Gas Company under the provisions OF
the ast section. the said Company shat rend rfath6
City I9onthly bills accounts OF the ga used N dch
line, shawing how much gas used ~ the Ctt Ara
how much by each private consumer on such lire
ring the previous month.
SRc. 4. This ordnance sili rot take effect ~ he
binding upon the City OF Evansville until the said as
Company shall file with the City Clerk tie as~nt Of
said Company thereto in writing, and upos the fling
Of said assent tlis ordinance shall take effect and dial
be published by raid CLERK;
Attest: WE'LL. II. WALhER, City Clerk.
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