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

Rock Island
Of the city If Rock Island That Sylvester Watts,
Carroll e. Gray al d Albert b Bowman all of St
Louis, Missouri. their associates. successors and
assigns be, and hereby authorized, TO use
the streets lanes alleys and public grounds Of the
said city, including the streets, lanes, alleys anu
public grounds of any and ali territory that NAV be
hereafter annexed IL said city, for the purpose
Of laying down in~faid 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 pi 10 be made of cast iren,
or other substance equally good iUr the purpose
provided, sail Gas pipes shall not interfere with
the necessary drainage Of said cl by means of
sewers, or other underground fixtures for the pur
pose of drainage, or w In the water main pipes
SEC 2 hat III consideration OF the privileges
herein granted 10 the said Sylvester Watts, Carroll
f. Gray and Albert b. Bowman. Their associates.
successors and assigns, they shall proceed to
said streets and alleys 70: the purpose aforesaid
within sixty days from the passage of this ordi-
nance. and they shall he pres AIRED fur ish gas TO
consumers within nine months from the passage of
this ordinance.
SEC. The average standard quality of gas to
be supplied by The graz tees aforesaid shall be of
Illuminating power not lese than fourteen (1H stan
dard candies that the price TO be charged private
consumers shall at no time exceed Tia ee dollars
and twenty-five cents ($3 25) per thousand cubic
feet TO the standard quality aforesaid, proUided
that discount at the Iate of twenty-five cents per
thousand cubic feet shall be made il bills paid
within five (5) Gays from date # presentation, said
prcsCHta ion for payment be made at least ouce
ever, month The gas be Of good merchantable
quality, and Of he standard aforesaid.
SEC. 1t Is provided that any temporary fail
ure on the part OF said WaiIs, Gray and Bowman
their associates, Successors ana resigns perform
any Of conditions or this ordinance when such
failure il occasion ed by accident untoward events
shall not work forfeiture Of the privileges herein
contained, pr0cided the same shall be repaired
| within q reasonable time.
| SEC s. Said Watts, Gray and Bowman shall file
| their acceptance OF the provisions and obligations
OF this ordinance with the city clerk within day vs.
| from the date OF It's passage.
SEC 6, The streets, lanes, alleys and public
grounds shall not he continuously ur unnecessarily
obstructgS during the laying and repairing of gas
pipes andNhey shall be repaired within a reason
able time, and placed as possible Ia as good
condition as before the pipes were laid down and
| repaired.
| SEC. T. 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 where
the city council desires to light the streets by gas
and erect lamp pos :.
| SEC. s. Said Watts, Gray and Bowman hereby
agree to abide by the provisions of Section s, Arti
| C 4, amended city charter
| SEC. 2. The said Watts, Gray aud Bowman far
Their agree that in the event of their purchasing the
| gas works now owned by the Rock island Gas
Light and Coke Company that they will within
| five years from the passage of this ordinance re
move all gas making apparatus from the present
location to some point of the engine house oil
the city water works. pT0pided 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