The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-03-24
NEW GAS ORDINANCE
oFTERED TO THE CITY COUNCIL.


Ab huupuuCeu IL yeatpEuey 4NAHALA-
dENcRR an ordinance was introduced in
Council at It's meeting last evening, grant
ing to number Of leading manufactures
banded together as the Manufacturers
Gas Company" the right to pipe natural
gas into the city for use in the nRnufac'
turing establishments of the city. The
announcement that this would be done
served to attract to the meeting repressn'
tatiyes Of all the establishments interested
and number Of others. Captain O. w
Bachelor, OF Pittsburgh, President Of the
Weat Virginia Natural Gas Company, wai
also present, closely watching proceedings
connected with the granting Of privileges
to his company'a rival.
A petition signed by the firms named
in the ordinance and the ordinance were
presented in the First Branch, read and
referred without debate TO a special com
mittea composed Of three members irom
each Branch, it TO report on the proposed
ordinance at the next meeting OF Council,
The Second Branch ConGurred in this
This committee will be appointed by
Mayor Grubb aud President Sweeney, OIL
the Second Branch, to-day.
THE ORDINANCE,
Tho ordinance is emitted, IAN ordinance
granting to the Manufacturers Gas Com
pany the right to lay and maintain pipes
in the streets, alleys aud public grounds oil
the city OF Wheeling, for conducting
natural gas to be used for heating pur'
poses"
BE il ordained by Mc. Council Of The CITY q
Whecling'
Section /. Permission Is hereby granted
the Manufacturers Gas Company 10 lay
pipes in and under the streets, alleys and
public grounds OF the city OF Wheeling,
Tor the purpose OF conducting natural COS
for heating purposes, to the several manu-
factories owned and operated by Hobbs,
BrOCkunier 4 Co., the Wheeling Iron and
Nail Co.,, the Wheeling Pottery Co, Whit
taker, Iron Co., Wheeling Hinge Co., Nor
way Tack Co., Bodley Bros, Ewing
& Bell Lantern Co., and LaBslle Iron
Works, persons, firms and corpora
tons engaged in manufacturing in the
city OF Wheeling, who have associated
themselves together as the "ManulsCtur-
ers' Gas Company" and to the several
manufactures OF other persons, firms and
corporations engaged In manufacturing In
the city, who may become members Of
said Manufacturers Gas Company" but
no right is hereby granted to transport
natural gas for sale TO others than such
manufacturers, or otherwise than for the
use and consumption Of such manufsc'
turors In their business ut their respective
manufactures.
Section g. The grant in the ioregoingsec.
ton isupon condition that the gas conduct
ed through such pipes shall not be sold by
said company for lighting purposes, so as
to compete with the gas manufactured by
the city. Such grant is upon the further
condition that said company in laying its
pipes, and all other work pertaining
thereto, shall DO subject to and comply
with all provisions and conditions, 30 lar
as applicable, contained in the ordinance
prescribing rules Tor the government Of
the Board OF Public Works.
Section three provides that the company
shall save the city harmless against any
and all injury that may result to the
streets, alleys and grounds and to the
water and gas pipes, sewers, paving and
all other properly and improvements Of
the city from tho laying and maintaining
tho Company's pipes; it Is also to save the
city harmless against any damage to per-
sons or property resulting from defective
construction or condition Of the pipes aud
shall pay all costs resulting from suits
against the city on account OF the con.
struCtiou, maintenance and operation Of
said pipe lines.
Section four provides that the pipes are
to be laid under the direction and susper.
vision OF the Board OF Public Works and an
Inspector to be appointed by the Board, who
shall receive S. per day to be paid by the
company but the Council shall have the
power at any time TO amend, modify or
aunul any action OF the Board or Inspec.
tor respecting the pipes. Before opening
any streeta psrmitmust beseCured from the
Board, the work must bs proceeded with
expeditiously and travel must not be I'm
necessarily obstructe'. All repairs not
made by the company may be made by
the Board at the company's expense.