Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-03-30
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AN ORDINANCE
Providing for the Erection of Gas Works in the
Incorporated Village of Warren.

Providing for the Erection of Gas Works in tn;
Incorporated Village of Warren.
sEc. 1. Be 1T ordained b. the Cosael of the Iaeor
Porsted Vrllage Of WGrreH. That the Warren Ga.
Light Company. be and they are hereby authorized t
erret G,s WORKS. and make use Of the streets. lanes
alleys, public grounds. &c in said village. for the
pa psse of laying down pipes for conveying Gas
throu-h the said village, and 10 the citizens thereof
SEC. :. SAID Company shall. previous to entering
upon any oil said streets, lanes, alleys. public grounds,
&c. to open and occupy the same. give 10 the May or.
or in his absence the Recorder Of said village, al least
three days notice previous to said occupancy.
SEE. 3. The privileges hereby granted, are upon the
express conditions, that the SAID Company shall within
SIXTY days from the time Of giving the notice and full
filling the requirements provided Tor in section eight,
commence the construction of Gas Works in said Vii
lage said works and all the fixtures thereof. to be
built in 4 good, substantial and permanent manner,
and Of sufficient capacity to meet all the requirements
Of said village. and Complete the same within eight
months thereafter. Said Company shall lay down at
least tao miles of main nipe. of iron, in such location
in the streets in which such main pipe shall be laid,
as the Council shall irect, and shall lay service pipe,
at their own exp nse, from the main pipe to the curb
stone, and sha l furnish a good article Of gas made
from c al. or any other material of which good gas now
is, or may hereafter be mads- for Corporation. Church
and School purposes. at a rate not exceeding two dol
lars per thousand cunic feet. and tor all other purpo,
SEES. At a rate not exceeding three do lars per thousand
eGpic feet. Said Corporation hereby agreeing 10 use
not less than tgenty five street lamrs-
SIC 4. Said Company shall supply meters and stop
cocks to each consumer to the amount OF five hun red
cubic feet OF gas per month, unless otherwise agreed
upon. and 10 private cJst<merS who use less than thai
amount. said Company shall have the right to charge
meier rent at the rate Of I2A cts per month.
SECS. Ii al any time during the Operation Of this
Ordinance. the consumption OF gss in said village,
shall equal 500 four feet burners, two and a half hours
per day. for one year. the price Of gas to private con-
sumers shall be reduced 10 s. IS per 1860 cuHic feet.
1t shall be the duty Of said Gas Company, in the month
Of January in each year, to report to the Council. the
quantity of gas consumed for Corporation purposes,
the quantity consumed by individuals. the number oi
burners in use, the number Of consumers, and the
length of main pipe in use
SEC. 6 The works Of said Company shall he kept in
such q condition as shall not be offensive to the inhab.
itants OF the locality in which they are situated. either
from escapiTg gas or Otherwise, and in laying their
gas pipes, said Company shall not unnecessarily Oh
struct any of said streets. lanes, alleys, or public
grounds. and shall within ten days after entering upon,
repair the same, leaving them IN as good condition as
when entered upon; and in no case sh III said gas pipes
unnecessarily interfere with any drainage, either pub.
lie or private, and when necessary to do so, the CON.
pany shall r-pair the same; and provided. that neither
the town or any OF the iuh abitAnts thereof. shall be
liable for any damages for the necessary disturbance
Of said pipes in the construction Of any proper i'm
provement
sEc Z. fanny person or persons shall w~ilfully injure
or destroy any gas lamp lamp POst.fxtures or construc-
tion connected with the same, belonging 20 or used by
said village, or shall wiliully destroy, injure or re
move any fixtures or constructions connected or used
with any OF the service or main gas pipes, or shall viii
fully open. I'LL up or injure any stop cock. boxes, or
OPEN a communication with street, service orany 9TH
er pipes in said streets. laLe s, ALLEYS. or public
grounds, by turning cocks or Otherwise. or shall will
AN's "hb-h VI eiHENh any
street lamp. every person or persons so offending,
shall upon conviction thereof, in manner as is pro-
yided in section three OF Ordinance No. So, entitled
IAN Ordnance defining the duties of Mayor. Marshal
and Police Uthcers within the Incorporated Village OF
Warren" forfst and pay a sum no. exceeding Fifty
dOliars. or be imprisoned in he County Jail fo- a pc
riod not exceeding Thirty days, or both, at the discre-
ton of the Court, and shall moreover be liable to the
party injured. to the amount Of such injury.
SIC. 9. ANY company or organization which shall
first signify to the Mayor Of the incorporated Village
of Warren, their desire to erect Gas Works under the
provisions OF this Ordinance. and shall give satisfacto-
ny guaranty to the Council for their faithful perform
ance of the said provisions, shallh e known as the War
rem Gas Light Company. and shall be entitled TO the
exclusive benefit Of the foregoing sections Of this Or
dinance. for thu term Of ten years from the time Of Civ
ing the said notice.
SECS This Ordinance shall take effect and be in
force from and after the publication thereof.
Passed in Council, March Goth. ls59.
T j. McLAIN, Mayor.
Attest: g. y. HAPGooD.R Recorder.