The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-01
AN ORDINANCE
For establishing Gas Works in the City {
Rock Island.

A~S~AA ASAe&h1~'
SECTION /. Be it ordained By the city Council
of the City OF R0ck Island, That Sylvester Watts,
Carroll t. Gray AID Albert B. Bowman, all of St.
Louis, Missouri their associates, successors and
assignes, be- and they are hereby authorized,
the streets lanes, aeye 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 the said city, for the purpose
of laying down in said streets, lanes alleys and
public grounds pipes for the conveyance of gas in
and through said city, for the of said city and
its inhabitants, said pipes to be made of cast iron
or other substance equally good fer the purpose
and it is provided that said gas pipes shall not in
terfere with the necessary drainage of said city by
means OF sewers, or other underground fixtures for
the purpose OF drainage, or in the water main
pipes.
SEC 3 That in consideration of the privileges
herein granted the said Sylvester Watts Carroll
e. Gray and Albert B. Bowman. their associates.
successors and assigns, they shall proceed to use
said streets and alleys for the purpose aforesaid
| within sixty days from the passage Of this ordi-
narce, and they shall be prepared furnish gas
con umers within nine months from the passage of
this ordinance.
| SEC. 5. The average standard quality of gas to
be supplied by the grantees aforesaid shall be of
illuminating power not less than fourteen ) stan
dard candles that the price be charged TO private
| consumers shall al no time exceed three dollars
| and twenty-five cents ($3 25) per thousand cubic
that discount at the IaIe of twenty five cents per
thousand cubic feet SHAH be made if bills are paid
within five 20 days from date Of presentation, said
presentation for payment to be made at least ouce
| every month The gas to be of good merchantable
quality, and of the standard aforesaid.
| SEC. 4. 1t is provided that any temporary fail
ure on the part of said Watts Gray and Bowman,
their associates, Successors and assigns to perform
any Of the conditions of this ordinance when such
failure is occasoued by accident untoward events
shall not work forfeiture of the privileges herein
contained, proUided the same shall be repaired
within a reasonable time.
| SEC g. Said Watts. Gray and Bowman shall file
their acceptance OF the provisions and obligations
of this ordinance with the city clerk within ten days
from the date of Its passage.
SEC 8. The streets, lanes, alleys and public
grounds shall not be continuously unneCessaril,
obstruCted during the laying and repairing of gai
pipes and they shall be repaired within reason
able time, and placed possible ia as goot
condition as before the pipes were laid down ant
repaired.
SEC. Z. And the said Watts. Gray and Bowman
agree that they will lay pipes for the conveyance
OF gas in any and il all portions of the city wher
the city desires to light tue by gas and
amp pos.s.
| SEC. 8. Said Watts, Gray and Bowman hereh
agree to abide by the provisions OF Section &, Art
Gle Of the amended city charter.
y SEC 3. The said Watts, Gray and Bowman fa
ther agree that in the event of their purchasing t
y gas works owned by the Rock Island Ga
Light and Coke Company that they will with
" five years from the passage of this ordinance IT
move all gas making apparatus from the presen
,, location to some point west of the engine house
the city water works, or0rided the refuse materia
from the works should create nuisance in th
s. present location.
| Passed May 81, 1876.
Il Approved, ". P. BUTLER, Mayor.
Attest: S. +. COOKE, City Clerk. 1d3t