The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-03
AN ORDINANCE
For establishing Gas Works in the City @
Rock Island

For establishing Gas Works in the City of
Rock Island
SECTION /. Be IL ordained By the City Council
Of the CHy Of Rock Island, That Sylvester Watts,
Carroll E. Gray a. d Albert b. Bowman. all of st.
Louis, Missouri. their associates. Successors and
assigns be, and are hereby authorized, 10 use
the streets lanes alleys aud public grounds of the
said city, including the streets lanes, alleys and
public grounds of any and all territory that may be
hereafter annexed 10 said city for the purpos
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 an
its inhabitants, said pi be made of cast ire
other substance equally as good for the purpose
provided, said gas pipes shall not interfere with
the necessary drainage of said ely by means Of
sewers, or other underground fixtures for the pur7
pose of drainage, or with the water main pipes
SEC. 2. that IN consideration of the privileges
herein granted TO 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 pfrpose aforesaid
narce and they shall be lre AIRED to furnish gas TO
consumers within nine months from the passage oil
this ordinance.
SEC. s. The average standard quality of gas to
be supplied by the grantees aforesaid shall be of
illuminating power not less than fourteen 1D stan
dard candles that the price to be charged TO private
consumers shall at time exceed three dollars
and twenty five cents 81 25) per thousand cubic
feet to the standard quality aforesaid, proGtded
that discount at the a,e of twenty five cents pc,
thousand cubic feet shall be made If bills paid
| within five (5l days from date presentation, said
presentaii ion for payment be made at least oucs
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 and assigns, perform
| any Of the conditions OF this ordinance when sucf
alafe is occasioLed by accident or untoward events
shall hot work forfeiture of the privileges herein
| contained, prOpided the same shall be repaired
| within q reasonable time
| SEC. 5. Said Watts, Gray and Bowman shall FL,
their acceptance OF the provisions and obligation
of this ordinance with the city clerk within ten day
| from the date of Its passage.
| SEC. 6. The streets, lanes, alleys and pdbli,
grounds shall not be continuously unnecessaril,
| obstructed during the laying and repairing OF ga
pipes and they shall be repaired within O reason
able time, and placed as near possible iu as goo'
| condition as before the pipes were laid down an,
| repaired.
SEC Z. And the said Watts, Gray and Bowman
| agree that they will lay pipes for the conveyance
of gas in any and in all portions Of the city wher
the city council desires to light the streets by ga
and erect lamp pos's.
SEC s. Said Watts, Gray and Bowman hereb
agree to abide by the provisions of Section g. Arti
Iee 4, amended city charter
SEC. 9. The said Watts, Gray and Bowman fH
ther agree that Ia the event of their purchasing tn
gas works owned by the Rock island Ga
Light and Coke Company that they will With
move all gas making apparatus from the presen
location to some point west of the engine house
the city water works, pr0Uided the refuse materia
from the works should create a nuisance in tn
present location.
Il Passed May 81, 1875.
/ Approved, W P BUTLER, Mayor.
Attest: S. r. COOKE, City Clerk 1d3t