The Tombstone epitaph., 1882-04-17
tfi'st pnH icstion April !-, l>s!
 OHDaN sNCE NN \ - TGNHE MAYOR AND COMMON AuNCII


 A the City of Tombstone do srlsaiu as follows:
 Section l. That franchise De and the same is hereby granted to J. 0. Dunbar, II. Solopon, P. W. smith, II. s. Stevens and I. s. Freed and ss. aociates and successors and ss signs, under the name of the Tombstone Gaslight Company, to supply said city and its citizens and residents with Illuminating gas or electric lights or both as they may determine.
 Section 3. They shall have the ri. ht to erect at such suitable place ss they may select subject to the approval of the Mayor and Common Council of said city, gas works for the manufacture of it. luminating gas or machinery for electric lights, or both, as they may determine and operate the same.
 Section 3. They ahal have the right to lay down their mains and distributing pipes, and sup ply pipes in all or any of the streets, alleys or public grounds of the city as they may deem ne cessary or expeaIent under the supervision of the proper authority of the city, who shall proceed to make suitable provisions immediately sn ap. plication by the saia company, they to cause no unnecessary interruption to the use of suc.- streets alleys or grounds in laying the same, and to restore the same after laying such mains and pipes or after erecting poles for the electric light to as good condition as they were in before.
 Sections They shall have the right to charge, receive and collect from all consumers such uni form price as they may from time to time fI and determine, not exceeding g per thousand cubic feet, or twenty seven cents per candle power for each and every candle power furnished, and shall make such gas of not less than twenty-seveR candle power.
 Section 5. The said parties or their successors or assigns shall have the right to substitute the electric light for gas either before the erection of gas works or at any time thereafter, or to erect and maintain both at their discretion, and in case said electric light shall be used substituted for gas, all the rights and privileges herein enumer. ated, so far as they may be necessary or applica- be, shall be held to apply, and be granted as well to the introduction and maintenance of such lights as of and 70 the erection and maintenance of gas works and the supplying of gas therefrom.
 Section 6. That the said parties or tn cir suc- ccssors or assigns shall furnish the city with gas for streetlighting purposes at such places ss'the city may desire and direct on the line of their main pipes, and the price of gas to be furnished to the city shall be according to contract made by the ely and the gas com 2any, provided that such contract shall not be made for the term of less than one year. The price of gas furnished to the city shall be established at such rate and upon such terms as may be agreed upon by the Common Council and said gas company, but in no case shall the price SO fixed upon exceed the rate of q per thousand cubic feet. Section '. The gas furnised by said parties shall be of not less than twenty seven candle power, and their works shall be completed ani lighted within seven months from the date of the passage of this ordinance and failure to comply with this provision shall operate ss forfeiture Of their franchise
 Sections. Nothing in this franchise contained shall in any manner exempt sad J. o. Dunbar, and hls associates, successors and assigns from the pay nent of any and all license taxes, and any and all other taxes legally imposed by the author iries of said city.
 Section 9. The City Council may from time 10 time, as the Council may elect, appoint the City Engineer, or any other competent person. to make | an examination as to the manner of measurement of gas and as the correctness the meters, and report the result of said examination to the City Council.
 Section 10. Said gas company shall commence the construction of said gas works within 30 days | from and after the passage and approval of this ordinance, provided that the Council may have selected approved of the site for their location. | The said company shall operate in good faith, l and expend in and on said works and coIstruc- tion the sum of five thousand dollars within sixty days after the passage of this ordinance. Section H. In of the failure or non-com- pliance upon the part of the gae company to fu fll and carry ont any and all oc the stpulstions | within the foregoing sections of this ordinance l or franchise, then the same shall be null and void aud of no effect, and shall work ss for feiture of ali rights and privileges herein in tended to be granted.
 Section l2. In case the Gas Company diseon- tinue. refuse or neglect to manufacture gas or electric light at any time for and during the term of three months, then this contract or franchise shall be null and void, and the Common Council may order the removal of all mains, pipes, lamp posts, etc., which may be laid ? any of the public streets, alleys, lanes or places, and may also de- clare the same public nuissnces.
 Section 13. The franchises and privileges here inbefore granted and expressed are hereby granted to said company for the term of fifty years from and after the passage of this ordinance.
 Attest:
 B.C. QUIGLEY, Crk Common Council.
 Approved: 0. o. TRANTUM, City Attorney.
 Approved April 18th, 1882.
 JOHN CARR, Mayor.