The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-05

TOT esLaUIlSnlDg UaS w ofkS III the Clty OF
Rock Island
SECTION /. Be IL ordained By the City Council
Of tie Cay Of Rock Island, That Sylvester Watts,
Carols Z. Gray al Albert Is. Bowman. all of ST.
Louis, Missouri their associates. SUCCESSORS and
assigns, be, aud are hereby authorized, to use
the streets lanes. alleys and public grounds Of the
said city, including the streets, lanes alleys and
public grounds of any and all territory that may be
hereafter annexed TO said city, for the purpos
of laying down in said streets, lanes, alleys and
public grounds, pipes for the conveyance of gas III
and through said city, for the of said city and
its inhabitants, said pil be made of cast ire
or other substance equally as good icr the purpose
provided, sail gas pipes shall not interfere with
the necessary drainage Of raid CT by means OF
sewers, or other underground ixturtsfor the pur-
pose of drainage, ia the water main pipes
SEC 2 hat in consideration of the privileges
herein granted 10 the said sylvester Waits, Carroll
E. Gray aud Albert b. Bowman. Their associates,
successors and assigns, they shall proceed to use
said streets and alleys for the rpose aforesaid
within sixty days from The passage of this ord-
narce and they shall be IRE, AIRED to fu nish gss TO
consumers within nine months from the passage of
this ordinance.
SEC. The average standard quality OF gas to
be Supplied by the grantees aloresaid shall be of an
Illuminating power not les. tnan fuurtee IA
dard candles that The price TO be charged private
consumers shall at 10 time exceed thee dollars
and twenty five cents So PSI per thousand cubic
feet 10 the standard quality aforesaid, pTo0ided
that discount &t the late Of twenty five cents per
thousand cubic feet shall be made if bills paid
within five t5) Gays from date # presentation, said
presenta ion for payment be made at least ouce
every month The gas t. be of good M rchantable
quality and Of the standard aforesaid.
SEC. 1t is provided that any temporary fail
ure the part Of said Watts, Gray and Bowman
their associates, successors and assigns perform
any Of the conditions of this ordinance when such
failure is occasiobed by accident CIR untoward events
shall not work forfeiture Of the privileges herein
contained, pTo0tded the same shall be repaired
within reasonable time
SEC. IS. Said Watts, Gray and Bowman shall file
their acceptance of the provisions and obligations
of this ordinance with the city clerk within days
from the Gafe OF Its passage.
SEC q. The streets, lanes, alleys and public
grounds shall not be continuously unnecessarily
obsiructed during the laying and repairing of gas
pipes and they shall be repaired within a reason
able time, and placed possible in as good
| condition as before the pipes were laid down and
| repaired.
| SEC And the said Watts Gray and Bowman
agree that they will lay pipes for thn conveyance
of gas in any and in all portions of the city where
the city council desires to light tie streets by gas
and erect lamp poss.
SEC. s. Said Watts, Gray and Bowman hereby
agree to abide by the provisions of Section g. Arti
C e 4, amended city chatter
| SEC. o. The said Watts Gray and Bowman fur
Their agree that in the of their purchasing the
gas works owned by the Rock Island Gas
| Light and Coke Company that they viii within
five years from the passage of this ordinance re-
move all gas making apparatus from the present
location to some point west of the engine house of
the city water works pr0Uided the refuse material
| from the works should create nuisance In the
| present location.
| Passed May 81, 1876.
| Approved, W.P. BUTLER, Mayor.
| Attest: S. + COOKE, City Clerk 1d3t