The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-04-08

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couragement from this city to aid In
furnishing her manufacturing establish
ments with cheap fuel that will enable
the owners to more successfully compete
with Pittsburgh's industries and those al
other points. The company had an ordin-
ance perpared granting it the right To
enter this city with It's lines. which was
introduced into the First Branch at It's
meeting last night, read once and referred
to the Committee on ordinances for re.
port. A full synopsis of the ordinance is
given below; its provisions appear to be
very fair, much more so than those OF
any other natural gas ordinance ever pre-
sented TO Council.
PROVISIONS OF THE ORDINANCE.
The ordinance Is entitled, "An ordi.
nance granting to the Natural Gas Com
pany OF West Virginia the right to Law
and maintain pipes in the streets, alleys
and public grounds OF the city of Wheel.
ing for conducting natural gas TO he used
fer heatine purposes" II is a condition
that the gas 50 conveyed shall not be used
iof hgnung purposes SO as TO compete
with the city gas works, and in laying tho
pipes the company Is to be subject 10 all
the provisions OF the ordinance prescrib.
ing rules for the government al the Board
of Public Works.
ltis further conditioned that the com.
lpany Is TO save the city harmless against
all injury to the streets, alleys or public
grounds and to the water and gas pipes,
sewers, paving and other property Or i'm.
provemenis Of the city, that may arise
from the laying and maintaining Of the
company's pipes, and 1t Is also to save the
city harmless against any damages occur
ring or resulting from the defective con.
struction or condition OF any OF the pipes,
which are to be laid under the direction
and supervision OF the Board OF Public
Works by an inspector, to he appointed
by the Board wAe ahall be paid by the
company IS for each day actively EN-.
lployed ip the discharge OF his duties; and
the Council reserves the power to at any
time amend or modify any action of the
Board or Inspector respecting the laying
Of the pipes. All work ia Ia Be done: :pn,
der a permit from the Board and ii to be
done edilioqsly, 10 as not to obstruct
travel, and all streets broken open must
be repaired by the company TO the Boards
satisfaction. In case the company fail so
TO do, the Board shall make the repairs at
the company's expense.
The company is not to charge citizens
over twenty-five eeAts per thousand cubic
feet OF gas consumed, but nothing coz
tained in the ordinance is to he construed
as interfering with the right OF the COM
pany to aell gas by special contract at less
rates.
In consideration that the company shall,
sell to the city gas for heating purposes at
any Of the public buildings in front Of
which there shaii be one OF tho oompany's
pipes, at 9 price Of not more than l9t cents
per thopsahd cubic feet consumed, (Which
the company agrees to do by accepting
The ordinance,) and for othergood and
valuable considerations, the grant Of the
privilege to iay pipes is declared 10 be u
sole and exclusive aAe, hut nothing con,
tairea in the ordinance shall preclude
OF prevent the Council from hereafter
granting to any anufaetHser ofthe oity
the ri:ht 10 lsy pipes in and under the
city's gYosnds 10 lis establishment, for
transporting natural gas for fuel for his
own use, but not to sell TO others.
The rights granted the company by this
ordinance regiyep upon the further con,
dition that they shall be void unless the
company eommeAces drilling for gas
within sixty days after tho passage Of the
ordinance, and brings natural gas from a
well tIfnishing the same into the corpo..
rate limits OF the city within two years IL.
ter such passage. And further the com,
pany is not tohe eattleato the rights
granted by the ordinance unless before q
certain date it shall Ale with the clerk a
copy ot resolgt gtien passed by It's Board Of
Directors, agreeing 10 all the provisions OF
the ordinance.
Upon the expiration Of twenty yeals
from the commencement oi the exclusive
privilege granted, and within six months
thssesSlet, tie city shall have the right, al
the discretion ef the Council, after notice
in writing Of the city's intention SO to do
given the company, to purchase such ot
the wells at the time connected and Nsed
with the pipes OF the company conveying
gas int taa sity, and the land necessary
ipr the proper care and operation Of such
wells, belonging 10 the company, and all
the interest Of the company In such ai the
wells asare on ground leased by the COM
pany, all other property, fixtures, pipe
lines and franchises, at the price and
upon terms to be agreed upan between
the Council and the diIeptors oi the com.
Epany; or itthey cannot agree, the same 70
be llSed hY three persots, one 10 be chosen
by the city epe BY the company, and the
third by The two others SO choaens These
larbitrators In making up their awapd ahail
have regard TO the scsNai value ip money
ofthe prese1ty and rights, excepting the
welig, the value Of which shail be the
original cost, and shall pay no attention. 10
the value Of franchises or dividends or
|proiits that may have accrued to the cnsa.
pany. ~
Upon the city comply&esith the terms
Of tho award the company shall ~ proner
deeds, or other Instruments in wrltfDs,
convey to the city the property specified,
70 be held, wed and enjoyed y me eisy ny
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