Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1860-02-03
N ORDINANCE
A 10 nronide for MghLing he ncorporaLed HiLage of

IN Toproutde for Hghing the Incorporated pfHage Of
Fremont Nth gas.
SEC st it ordained by the Council of the ncorpo
rated village of Fremont, that William Stephenson, of
the city of Mansfed and his associates their
assgnees, be and hereby authorized to the
Streets lanes alleys, and other public grounds of said
village, for the purpose of laying down and maintaining
therein pipes for the conveyance of gas in and through
the for the of said lage and the inhabitants
thereof
Provided That said pipes shall not interfere with the
proper drainage of said village by the consruc
tons of suces other underground fixtures for the
conveyance of water: and
Provided Also that neither the said village 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 improvements therein for
the drainage of said Streets lanes alleys other public
grounds or in their proper constructions of any public or
private work.
Provided. That whenever the said William Stephenson
and his associates their assgnees propose
to open any of said streets lanes aeys or other public
grounds of said village for the purpose of laying down
pipes therein they shall give the Mayor three days mo-
tice thereof and shall not during the progress of the
work. unnecessarily obsruct the passages of said streets,
lanes, alleys, other public grounds and SHALL within
reasonable time put the same in good state repair
| as they in before they were SO broken.
SEC. 3D. That in consideration of the privilege herein
granted the said William Stephenson, and his associates,
their assgnees, shall furnish gas to said
village for such public purposes as the Council shall re-
qure at price not exceeding two dollars per thousand
cubic feet and to the OF said village at price
not exceeding three dollars per thousand cubic feet sub
ect TO the rules and regulating the gas companies
| in the cities Cleveland and Mansfield.
Sec Sd. That for and during the period of ten years
from the taking effect ofths ordinance the Council of said
village shall not at any time require the said William
Stephenson and his associates their assign
to furnish the said village the inhabitants thereof
with 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 gas 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
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.
the express conditions that the said William Stephenson
and his associates their assgnees shall
before the first day of May in the year eighteen hund
red and sixty commence and diligently prosecute the
construction of works for the manufacture of gas of suf
feient capacity to supply said village of Fremont and the
by the first day of November eighteen hundred and sixty
any temporary failure their part to perform any Of h
conditions herein required of them except to the com
mencement of said work, shall not work forfeiture
the privilege herein granted provided that such cond
tons shall be on their part complied with within reas
enable time,
SEC. 9th. That if any person shall unlawiully ma
licously niure, remove destroy any gas lamp, ga
lamp post gas lantern other gas fixture in any street
lane alley other public ground of said village, shal
unlawfuly or maliciously by turning any stop cock
otherwise open any sluices main pipes leading throug
or into any street. lane alley other public ground
said village; any person so offending SHALL on convie
dollars and shall pay all damages aecruing from suc
and cost of suit to be recovered by prosecution befor
the Mayor of said village upon Affidavit at the suit of sal
village of Fremont.
SEC 9th Re IL ordained that IL shall be the duty of tn
Mayor of said village of Fremont to conne any perso
convicted of violating the 9th section of this ordnanc
who shall refuse to pay the fine costs and damages assess
against him, in the prison of said village of Fremont unit
the shall be paid until the Mayor shall be satse
that the same cannot be collected.
SEC. 7h. This ordinance to take effect and be and re
main force from the date of the publication thereof
S. BUCKLARD Mayor.
J.R. BARTLErT, Recorder.