Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1860-01-27
A N ORDINANCE
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IN ToprOude for fighting The Incorporated Yilage Of
| Fremont Nth gas
lst Be It ordained by the Council Of the incorpo
rated village Of Fremont, that William Stephenson, of
the city Of Mansfield, and his associates their
or assgnees, be and hereby authorized to the
streets, anes alleys, and other public grounds, of said
village for the purpose Of laying down aud maintaining
therein pipes for the conveyance of gas In and through
the same for the use of said vage and the inhabitants
thereof
Provided That said pipes shall not interfere with the
proper drainage of said village by the necessary construc
tons of suces any other underground fixtures for the
conveyance Of water: and
Provided Also that neither the said village nor any Of
the inhabitants thereof shall be liable for any damage for
the necessary disturbance OF said pipes in the construc
ton Of any proper works or improvements therein, for
the drainage of said streets lanes alleys other public
grounds in their proper constructions Of any public
private work.
Provided That whenever the said William Stephenson
and his associates their asgnees propose
to open any of said streets lanes alleys or other public
grounds OF said village, for the purpose Of laying down
pipes therein they shall give the Mayor three days
ce thereof and shall not during the progress Of the
work unnecessarily obstruc the Of said streets
lanes, alleys other plblic grounds, and SHALL within
as they In before they were so broken.
SEC. I'd. That in consideration of the privilege herein
granted the said William Stephenson and his associates
village for such public purposes the Council shall
quire at price not exceeding two dollars per thousand
cubic feet and to the inhabitants of said village at price
not exceeding three dollars per thousand cubic feet sub
ec to the rules and usages regulating the gas companies
in the cities Cleveland and Mansfield.
Sec. 3d. That for and during the period of ten years
from the taking effect OF this ordinance the Council of said
village shall not at any time require the said William
Sephenson ana his associates their successors or assign
ees furnish the said village the inhabitants thereof
WIN gas as aforesaid at prices below those mentioned IN
the second section OF this ordinance provided always that
if there shall be any such Improvements made and adopt
ed in the manufacture of in consequence Of which the
price thereof shall be reduced in the cities OF Cleveland
and Mansfield, then the said Council may require the
said William Stephenson and his associates their
ors assgnees to make such reduction shall be made
in the price thereof in the said cities Of Cleveland and
Mansfield in consequence of any such improvement as
aforesaid.
SEC 4th That the privileges herein granted upon
the express conditions that the said William Stephenson
and his associates their assignecs shall
before the first day of May in the year eighteen und
red and sixty, commence and diligently prosecute the
dcent capacity to supply said village Of Fremont and the
inhabitants thereof with and shall complete the samt
by the first ay of Noveber eighteen hundred md sixty
any temporary failure their part to perform any of tho
conditions herein required of the except to the
mencemen of said work. shall not work forfeiture o
the privilege herein granted provided that such cond
ons shall be on their part complied with within reas
enable time.
ciOusly injure, remove destroy any gas lamp gas
lamp post, gas lantern other gas fixture in any street
lane, alley, other public ground OF said village shall
nnlawuy or maliciously by turning any stop COCK OF
otherwise open sluccs m n pipes leading through
into any street. lanc alley other public ground
said village; any person SO offending SHALL on convic
tion thereof he fined in any not exceeding twenty
dollars and shall pay all damages accruing from sucl
and cost Of suit to be recovered by prosecution before
the Mayor Of said village upon affidavit at the suit OF saic
village of Fremont.
SIC 9th Be it ordained that It shall be the duty of the
Mayor of said village Of Fremont to cOnne any person
convicted Of violating the 9Th section Of this ordinance
who shall refuse pay the fine and damages
against him, in the prison of said village Of Fremont until
the shall be paid until the Mayor shall be satisfied
, ! that the same cannot be collected.
SEC. 7th This ordinance to take effect and be and re-
main force from the date of the publication hereof
! 5. BUCKLAND, Mayor.
! J.R. BARTLETT, Recorder.
Jan. 1S lS6O-3w3.
, On motion the Cleveland q Toledo Rail
road Company is hereby ordered to oper
Hickory street across the track of its Road
} and. put in good and sufficient crossings, Sc
as to permit the passage of teams acros