Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1858-12-24
AN ORDINANCE Creating the Of
ice Of Gas InsDecfOr.

DE Il oraaiasd By TIE Roard OF \ syor and GIdermen
ID q he city o. hemphis, 7 A. the cne Of Gss In
spctor, b. aud Is hereby created, and hst sad Gas IL
sps-tor sh,n, after The arst election By the Bard be reg
uisrly nGniastrd By the M Or and tlecied By the
BoErt at toe regular OrzAniEa lon Of each ns~iy ske ID
Bard, a suoh lime As other onsrs Of tee ei,y are
seoted anil appointed thereby,
b It 6r II ed. tia Il hall be the duly OF the Gas
~tnspect0r immedlaey afteT hts election, ard qua inca-
toa as suth, Jpn app ie4tton 10 INSECT. teal. prove
snd { = ev-ry metre ased and proposed 10 bsussd within
he coTP0-ste limits Of TIE city for the mess1rsu eut
o. Gas; when IN prtgsts houses. on tae Application ofeo-
cupsnt. and 4 found correct. ne shsil put a. Ga eseh snd
very Eeirs % exsmIed and ~taspeo6d. his oneis
mi isls, City Cas- I~nspiesOf, 10 not previously TESTED and
stamped o. scaled daring theyear, bat /; not f5and or
ret he hal notify tie Gas Company theleof. ~ Oh
stall iumtd ately oorret tad metre Or place one in It's
stead which has besn tested aud ssalsd By the Inspecior
Bit ordained. That II said company hereafter shall
use any gas m-tres, or attach one 70 any ~resia-uce, bush
mess bous.. once, shops, or any other place for tn
rected Of snd Ga ~Ihspester. said company OF It's oneers
or ass-ts IipOE trial and eonvietiOn 6ef0re the r eord-r,
shall "a q nne % not less than IA eats nor more than
forty dollars for each and lever odsn'e
Be Il Ouia ned, tnzt said Gas Inspector shan, within
in Gays a'tsr tn nrst dsg Of each month In me zeal.
e1Hnins eieh ami evrey m tire used for the oty and
marx doEttin = Heg str vheh be shall feep for that
purpose, pis numbr Of feet Of gas USE b. eaeh during
the preotdDs m1nfh, which sad Register shan, a. ell
times, be upen 70 the inspection q every one.
B. II ordained, That the Gas Inspector shall, a. least
one tnedaIilg each ninth. exsmine, test, nd fully Try
every public amp, metre and Ess buTners used By TIE
city, and make TN rp 1T to tbs B0srd, Il tasir eonti-
a. n. the nuuber Of hsurs uE.ch they have been kspt
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consumed during he month. and also be shall report
ruly upon the quality ofths gas thus sapplisd y said
CJmpsnT.
Be 10 ordained, last any person or rersons Who soal
In any Eisi prevent CT obstruct said inspector In the dis
charge 81 The du Les inpos d N him as such, be the o.
they, shall upo1 arrest and csnsic lon, forfeit and poy 70
the city q anso Of not less than I've nor more than forty
collars for each aud every ch.nse.
b It ordained, ira. the Gas inspector sialbs raid IN
monthly installments a sslarg Of fory dollars Per
month b. the City. AMI 10 atditlon tberetJ he shall Be en-
uusd % All ooket nty cents for testing and seal ns
each netre, ard ten cents Per month for each month
hereafter foT msssu-tng sxsmizing and regisering TIE
smnrnt Of gas consumed By esch netre used By private
persons. asen dele 81 their request,
Be Il ordaned T. stsaid Gss inspector. before eutsring
upon his diltks - such, shall make oath as other on
GERS, ard shSll Kve bond sud security n the sam Of ave
thousand dBLars fully Ani faithfully - do aHd discharge
AL the dates imposed up0n him as such. Dtcem5eT
p, 1888.
Approved Memphis, December %, 1888
r D BAUGH Mayor.
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