The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-06-25
ORDINANCE NO. -

A N ORDINANCE granting unto the lola Gas
"A and Coal Company it's successors and as
ing and maintaining gas pipe and mains in the
streets, avenues, alleys, parks, and public
grounds, in the City of lola, Allen county, KAN
sas, for the purpose of supplying and conveying
ing, manufacturing, heating, lighting, fuel,
domestic or other purposes in said City of lola !.
Be Il ordained by the Mayor and .Counc linen Of
the City Of lola, Kansas.
lola Gas and Coal Company, it's successors and
assigns, the exclusive right and privilege to
Lay gas pipes and mains in the streets, avenues
limits of the City Of lola, Kansas, including
any and all territory that may hereafter be
added to said City, for the purpose of couduct-
ing, conveying and marketing gas or other vol
atile substances to be used for manufacturing,
heating, lighting, domestic, or other purposes
For this purpose the said grantee, it's success
ors and assigns, may enter upon the streets,
avenues. alleys, parks, and public grounds Of
said City, dig trenches, and lay pipes and
mains for the purpose herein mentioned and
all pipes and mains shall be located under the
direction OF the proper officer, appointed by
said City OF lola, as so as not to UNNECESSARILY
Interfere with the public uso and travel of such
streets, alleys, avenues, parks and public
grounds, and so as not to unnecessarily. Inter-
iere with any pipes mains, conducts, or sew
ers existing at the time Of such location or lay
ing, and such streets, avenues, alleys, parks
and public grounds shall be restored to their
former condition, so soon Us practicable by
said lola Gas and Coal Company, it's success
Ors and assigns.
SEc.2. The said grantee, it's successors and
assigns, shall have the right to open said
streets, avenues, alleys, parks and public
repairing such gas pipe renewing or mains os
whenever 1t may be necessary so to do, and the
surface of the ground shall he placed In its for
mer condition by said lola Gas and Coal Com
pany. it's successors and assigns, without un-
necessary delay.
SEC. 3. The said grantee, it's successors and
assigns, shall be entitled to all the rights,
period of twenty-five years from and after the
date when this ordinance takes effect. And
the said lola Gas and Coal Company shall have
the privilege OF drilling for coal or gas and
said City, and erecting and maintaining all
necessary buildings and apparatus for the pur-
pose OF carrying on said business on any land
It may secure for such purpose, but the work
shall be done so as not to unnecessarily inter-
fere with or injure adjoining property.
SEC. L.. The said lola Gas and Coal Company
shall during the said period for which the fore
gas to the said City of lola, for lighting pnr-
poses in the public buildings of said City.
wherever the City Council thereof may require
the same, provided that the public buildings to
be SO lighted are so situated upon streets or al
leys where pipes or mains are laid and at a
price not to exceed the sum of one dollar per
one thousand cubic feet, whenever and as long
do Tic odlu sAVio Vas dHu OOdI COMPANY snail
obtain gas in sufficient quantity to Justify il i'm
laying pipes and mains as herein before set
forth.
SEC ). The privileges heretofore granted to
the said lola Gas and Coal Company are granted
upon the express conditions that the said lola
Gas and Coal Company shall commence opera
lions hereunder within the period of six months
from the date OF the taking effect Of this orsli-
nance, and shall continue to work in good faith
for the development of the objects hereinbe-
fore set forth, i; as soon practical after the
development of gas or other volatile substance
in sufficient quantities as will justify it in so
dong shall lay pipes and mains in said CITY for
the purpose of conducting said substances for
the purposes herein expressed, and.upon fail
ure Of said Gas and Coal Company to commence
sions hereof, or failure to carry out the OBJ
jects hereinbefore stated for the term of
live ~ years, then all the privileges and fran
chises hereby granted shall be forfeited by said
Company.
SEC. q. Immediately after the passage of this
ordinance the clerk of said city shall furnish
to said lola Gas and Coal Company q certified
copy of the same, and said company shall.
within ten days after the passage of this Or
dinance, file its written acceptance of the same
with the clerk of said city, and after such &C
ceptance this ordinance will become q contract
between the said lola Gas and Coal Company
and the city of lola, Kansas.
SEC.7. Nothing in this ordinance shall be
construed SO as to interfere with the rights OF q
private citizen to obtain gas upon his or her
premises and use the same upon the premises
where obtained.
SEC. 8. This ordinance shall take effect from
and after its publication once in the Allen C0un-
fy C0urdnf.