Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-11-03
THE GAS

We printed, last week, by direction
Of the mayor OF the city, the gas ordi-
nances and gas contract as they are to be found
in the printed ordinances. We now print. also
by direction ofthe mayor, the last contract en-
tered into between the city aud the gas ompa-
ny, thus laying before the citizens of Lexington
all the information on the subject necessary to
arrive at q clear understanding Of the respective
obligations OF the gas company and the city. .
GAS CONTRACT.
THIS contract. made and entered into this
L the first day of April. A. D., 1879. by aud
between the Lexington Gas Light Company.
party Of the first part, and the City OF LeXing.
ion, party of the second part. wiinesse;h:
That the sail party OF the first part, binds
itself 10 the said party ei The second part, fJr The
term Of i've years, to furnish ami maintain with
in the boundary oil the gas lamp district IN the
city OF L. x!mgtOn. state OF Missouri. 1its-three
(53) post, und sas lamps where The same ar. now
10. aie'i in SAID district. the boundaries of which
a. fi>ed by or,lnance OF the 'ity, approved Sep
t.n.h"r 9th 1875, md entitled an ordinance to
amend an ordinance entitled M ordinance 10
provide Tor tn, establishm, mt of u lamp district,
and ior the lighting ofihe CITY OF Lexington with
gas. approved. February in, 1876 lie saul
lamps IL lie properly furnished with standard
street or 8 loot hurners. the burners 10 be with
cu:ated to break tn force and dim nish the dow
Of the gas or III. turning do~ of said force III
any place: and TO be properly lighted and furn-
of gas, Of not less than sixteen Cam
die powtr during all hours : OF night
rom dark until daylight except when the light
cUrdi"g u gas schedule known as the schedule
III Harris. Griiin & Co, Of Philadelphia, Pa .
The said c 'mps"y agre ing and binding Itself to
keep In good repair, clean. light and extinguIsh
the SAID lamps Aforesaid
The party Of the first part further agrees and
bInds itself that il NJ any time VIII lie this con-
tract Is in force. the CITY OF Lexington should
desire to have SAID Lamp district enlarged, OF
have other and more posts ard lamps, it will
fnFfh TT III Nkrnrnad nrN,,n III n II fharA
OF, and extend their mains, and erect the re-
quired additional posts and lamps, at the cosI
shall Keep. maintain and light the same In the
same mancer and condition and for the san e
price prorata as Is herein provided for ID.
IN case s-ia city should require any
additional pipes or mains laid, for the
psIT0's be # Ins saaj!isps' on lam ssia ' sis7 IL il
have said Gas Light Company to place its
posts and lamps at the alternate corners of the
be location OF such posts and lamps. and. also
that a reasonable time shall be allowed said Gas
Light Company to construct the additional
mains. pipes and lamps and work herein pro-
The party OF the second part, In consideration
of the public and private benefits 10 be derived
by said city and the inhabitants thereof, tor the
said furnishing and lighting OF said lamp
herein provided Tor. agrees and binds itself topay |
the said party of the first part. the sum OF 81 ,457- |
50) fourteen hundred and ffty-seven and nf.y |
vne-hundredths dollars per year, Tor furnishing |
and lighting said city in the manner herein pro. |!
vided tor. with SAID fly three lamps, the SAID |
amount to be paid In manner Ms hereinafter /
pecifed. PROVIDED, however, that iron any |
cause the said Gas Company should fail to keep. |
clean, light and maintain In the manner /
herein provided. the said gas lamps, then u pro-
portionate SUN shall be Deducted ut the time. OF
which would otherwise become due and payabl.
to said company, and 1t Is further provided and
agreed that II said company should iaii, without /
unreasonable Cause ior it. to comply
Win aAfn CnntfNCt- and maintain IN the manner 4
as herein provided. the said gas lamps. then tn. /
said company shall in addition to the said pro-
p0rtionate deduction aforesaid, become liable
fer damage to said city In the sum OF three dol |
.ars for every night the said company nay fail
ID comply with The provisions OF said contract,
and such additional sum or sums shall also be
deducted, at IN" times of pav ments as below Il
provided. from the amount, which would 9TH
become due and pay able to said com
pany. |
lie party of the second part binds itself and
agrees 10 pa. said sum OF fourteen hundred amt
he manner following, viz: The sum of ($72sJ
i5) seven hundrei anu twenty -eieht and seveL-
" nve one-hundreuths dollars In city warrants,
the general fund of salu city md the re-
manning seven hundred and twenIy-eight and
.eventy -lve One-hunuiedths dollars ($73S 75JT in
on the gas fund of said city; and said
COmuany binds iIseli to receive and accept
laid warrants In full payment and sat
%siactiOn OF said amounts, and which sum-
ixry dollars and seventy two cents and eleven
=" eiiths oil IL Cent 1850 az ii l2j in general war
'ants Of said city, ut the end OF each month dur
the lime of this CONTRACTS; and said sum of
hundred and tw.nty-eighL and seventy
I've one-hundredtns dollars (S12S 75) in war
ants on the gas fund in semi-anmual payments
And the said second party further agrees and
binds itself to duly assess, levy and collect said
uin OF money arising from the gas fund Ul said
;ity, being the one-haii OF the amount due said
upon the real estate lying ana being
II said gas District, wblrh sad gas tax shall be
IA 5, 4 arate iund, and no part thereof shall
'e used Tor any O her PURPOSE than the pay Inx
Or nnp.lAlI Ot said Q,lr- md IN case nf afHIIIGn, i
Il lamps being erec,e.i, then the pay InpGts shall
)e In the Sam II anne: and proportion rs pale
.,r said t!ly-three lamps now erected.
1t ID further agreeu Az! prov tied, that this
contract shall cDInmence with and take II CT
rom April the list, "A. D., 1879 anu that u
hay be terminated ut the end VI any year, b,
ilh' r rarty giving to the other 1hirty days NO.
ice thereof, previous to the end of such year.
The city OF Lexington reserves the PRIVILEGE
which i, herein expressly conditioned and pro-
idei that II ut anv time while tn 8 contract is
4 force the said city should prefer to pay. ali
sums under terms oil this contract due
Aid company, in cash instead o. general gar
OF said city, a. provided in this Contract.
h. n in that event the Mayor of said City shall
hereof. Provided. that such notice ehalI b,
iven on the first day OF April or the fret day oil
one Of the two uutes the said may
elect, while said contract 10 in force. The SAID
ias Company agrees anu binds itseifupon notic-
q writing thereof, TO forthw it'll reuuce the price
Or furnishing and ligntIng said city'in the man
, er he, herein rein p re jssS ON AM, a., sondlIioned with gas.
hall be proporttoned in accordance with SAID
e%tiaction. und shall be paid in the same manner
In witness whereof, the city Of Lexington,
I'D the Lexington Gas Light Comsany have sci
,eir hands and seals. this l:,h day vi May A.
1879.
B. T. JOHN. Mayor.
JOHN &. LONGDoN. President.
Attest: