New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-25

NO. INSTRUMENTATION Series.
An ordinance providing for the lighting by gas "a
Fifth District Of the city Of New Orean' girhE
bank of the Mississippi river, and granting faE
that purpose authority to construct aud main
tain gas works and appurtenances in tRid dis
trict, and authorizing the vending Of gas 70 thE
inhabitants thereof
SECTION l. Be 1t ordained by the Mayor and Cigs
Council of the city Of New Orleans, That @ s.
Hunt Coin Nj. Sora, F. j. Kuhnholz Hugo REQ
WITT George A. FOsdick William Mccullough, Sab
riel de Feriet, Byron SlOper, and such others .
they may associate With thu mselyes, and their as
signs, under the namo ana style Of the southern
granted the right and privilege Of constructing
and maintaining gas works and BppurteuanE
bndings i'm the Rifth District of the CITY OF New
Orleans, aud of vending gas therein to such per
SONS and bodies corporate as may voluntarily
choose to contract for the same, for the term ANA
per cd ef twenty years from and after the passaEa
Of this ordinance.
SIZE 2 Be it further ordained, etc, That in order
to enable the said Southern Mutual Gaslight Com
pany to carry into. effect the foregoing section
hereof the authority and right are her by granted
to said company to lay such gas pipes, mains.
condults, etc, as may be necessary at their own
expense, in any of the streets, alleys or highways
Of sGd-district may be required the same 70 be
cone IN such manner as may produce tAd ltASs
possible Inconvenience to the inhabitants of SAID
district; provided, that said company shan after
ward repair the streets, alleys and highways
which they may have broken up for said parpnsE
within the least pc sible delay it being wen QD-
deTstOOd that the taid company shall be bound IA
commence the work of pipe-layiug necessary fJI
the lighting of said district with gas within twelve
months from and after the passage OF this 0rdi-
nance and that sand work shall DO prosecuted hy
said company according to the wants, rPqNf1t-
ments and limits of said district aud Of the In
habitants thereof whenever the consumption a.
gas win Justify the laying Of pipes in partoussz
localities.
SEC g. Be it further ordained That in order 10
properly light the laid Fifth District, the company
shall be bound to furnish the most modern style
of cast iron lamp.pOsts and glass lanterns at theiy
own expense, and set them on all the streets
wherever mains may be laid, and at no greater in
tervas, inclusive of intersections, than $50 feet
the lamps so put to be Kept III air at the com
pany's expense, and shall be lighted every nigluE
from Oue-half hour after sunset to Une-haH LOHI
before sunrise, at the price and sum OF + IS per
lamp per anuuIn.
+ shall be ded cted irOuI the company monthly
bills for each and every lamp repol ted ~ not lighted
or found not burning, during the night between
the period from one half hour alter sunset to ono
half hour before suurise, except in cases Of un-
avaidable accident; then and in that event a pro
rata amount shall be deducted.
SEC. 5. Be it further ordained, That said company
ers In the said Fifth District at no greater rateG
than those charged from time To time by tile Ee7E
Orleans GaslghJ Company, and that no chaFEg
shall be made for or upon gas meters by said com
SEc G. Be it further ordained, That in the eveus
Of said Southern Mutual Gasght Company failing
to commence work within three months from aIgG
after the date OF this ordinance, then and in thH1
event this ordinance shall be considered Us re
pealed, and as comforting no rights or privileges
upen said company.
SEC. :. Be it further ordained That the light TO
be furnished by said company shall be equal IA
quality and efficiency to that furnished by the
New Orleans GasliEht Company.
SEC. D. BE u lurihef ORDAINED, ihat inc ugAs@
and privileges conferred upon The Southern N.Y.
tual Gasght Company by the terms Of this ord
rance shall not, in any manner. render the city OF
New Orleans liable TO any other gas company OF
organization to whom similar franchises may have
been granted by legislative euactmeuts, and the
Southern Mutual Gaslight Company accepts The
privileges herein given with the understanding Ia
fhe city Of New Orleans Is not TO be made party
to any legal action which may be Brought by any
other organization against the Southern Mutual
Gaslght Company.
SEC. 9. Be it further ordained, That the MAYOR
Of
and instructed to enter into nOtaral contract with
said Southern Mutual Gaslight Company under the
terms sna conditions OF this ordinance.
Adopted by the Council Of the city o: New or
leans July g. 1872.
Teas-Cockrem, Shaw, Remick Lewis, Walton.
B0nZanO.
BENZ. P. FLANDERS, Mayor.
trUe copy:
II. COyQUEsr CLARKE, Secretary. iy25 is