The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-10-11
GRANT. C0LfAx + 1eC1ARY.
Grand Rally at Bonaparte.
IA GLORIOUS DAY,
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grand success. John I. Stewart and bis -
sociates had worked with well-directed and
persistent effort 70 make tho rally . large one,
and it vas. Early in the forenoon tho dele.
cations began to come in force. The main
procession, which only included rart Of
those in attendance, was..a mile in length.
Speaking did not commence until the after.
noon. It Vas in the grove in the edge Of
Bonaparte, and one finely ct for the demon.
stration. Here N immense and handsome
stand had been erected, decorated with aaEa
and pictures and evergresns. Hon. Z. ".
Palmer Was the first speaker. He made On
argumeatative and strong speech. Hon.
Thomas F. Withrow and Colonel VIM. Lsigh-
ton adj, followed him. The speeches were
al powerful and eloquent. We can, ofcourss,
make NO ct notice Of them hare. From one
o clock until six, the people stayed with in
teres. unAaggisg. Than the speaking VA,
over, and the Tanners marched 10 theiI
Hall, whore supper was prepared for them
their torchlight display being the programme
| we're present, and their procession Was ~
! imposing one s,,.ortly after nightfall, amid
enthusiastic applause, Grant and Collar
| pole was raised. Take all in al yesterday
was grand day for tho Republicans Of Bo
| naparte and Van Buren, county.
TaRRE is now pending before our Cit,
Council the following Ordinance and Pet
ton. The ordinance has, o. it appears from
the petition, the support Of large numbe
of our best citizens
An Orainanes N rotation 10 the kss.
kss 0as Light and cose Company
| BE !. Ordained b. ~. ffs ce"aed Of fhe ffty Q
heokak
| ssc1ros i. That all the rishti, privileges 70
strictions and obligations extended 10, and i'm
possd upon the ksoknk da. Light and Cok.
| Company II this time, BY Ordinances Nos 50, !!
and isl, are hereby granted and extended to eaii
| Ksokux Gas Light and Coke Company, for thu
| term Of twenty ysafs from the first day OF July
| 1868, together with tho following additional pro
| visions and restrictions, viz: That the price o
! "a, hereafter furnished by said company to pri
/ vste or individual consumers 10 hereby fixed IT
per thousand cubic feet provided. however, tha
| as soon ~ said company shall have one Thousand
| private or individual consumers, tho said city
| shall have the right Of reducing tho price Of g.
TO private or individual consumers to any sum no
less than four dollars and twenty five cents pc
thousand cubic feet; and 70 soon as said company
snail have two thousand private consumers, sal,
Council shall have the same right to reduce thu
price to not les. than four dollars per thousand.
SEC, 9 Be il further ordained, that the cit.
4 of keokuk, at the end Of twenty years from tn
| date aforesaid, shall have the right. by givinl
said company twelve months notice, O. purchasing
all the property, rights. and Of said ia
Light and Coke Company, ~ fair valuation, {
DO nscertained by two disinterested persons, one
to be selected by the city, and one BY said com
| pany and the ersons selected shall have th
right Of choosing IN umpire, il necsssary; snd il
case the city shall not make said purchase 1t tht
time aforesaid, il shall have such rightAa the ene
Of each succeeding ten years thereafter; ana N,
| said Gas Company shall continue 70 peAssss 49,
enjoy all the Aforesaid rights and privileges sub
jet to the same conditions and restrictions aiore
i said until such purchase shall have boeA made.
| SEC g. Be il further ordained tAAt The quAlit.
Of Gas furnished BY said COMPANY. shaal u q
times be equal to the average standag4 required
! other companies on the uppsr 4iseteappr htvei
aud said city il hereby authorised y sSpsIns =
| Inspector. who shall DO naA Of learning and Q
science who shall be authorised TO teet ~ qsalit
Of the Gas, and also the &C nsstnsss Of h meter
furnished by said company, whenever called o.
| by any person or persons, feeling themselves %
grievcd.
SEC a. Be il further ordained, that on the re
verse side, or at the foot, of each and every Bill
| presented by said keokuk Gas Light and Cox
Company, to each and every consumer Of GAs
there shall be printed full directions for rsadin
| and ascertaining the state OF the meters used B.
/ said company, ut any given time
| SEE s. Be it further ordained, that said Keo
kuk Gas Light and Coke Company, shall disPos
or and sell, application, to any private uor IN
| dividual consumer Of Gas, the meter placed o
the premises Of said consumer, II its original co.
to said company; provided, however, that sal
company shall ct ali times have the right Of test
ing the correctness Of such meters, and il found
be incorrect, Of excluding the same from use.
i SIC. s. This Ordinance shall take effect and
in full force, 30 soon as the President of the keo
kuk Gas Light and Coke Company shall have nc
tilted the Mayor of the city Of keoknk that sai
Company has accepted the provisions q II
1 same.