The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-01-05

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City Of Tallahassee and to this end the aIlahassee
Gas and Electric Light Company are aathor.red to
make spch excavations. o. erect such structures,
poles ~ tOwess. ed run wires thereto, along the
of said city - may be necessary or essential
Fsosis2 That In laying such ppos or erecting sach
lamp posts, or poles, or towers the said company
sna MOI oostruct any street for longer period than
e.c. That the said company shall, whenever It
shall make any excavation In any street., or shall
have any material in any street. place lights to . So
% varn Ill persons from such excavations and ma
s.o. That the said company, in constructing its
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upon which pipes Are to be laid and shall abide any
order Of the Street Committee made therein gov
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eEc. 4. That the said company, In accepting this
ordnance shall become liable to any and all dam.
ages accruing to private individuals reason Of the
of such works or which may arise from
negligence Of said company or Its EMPLOYEES. and
shall hold the city harmless against any damages
which may arise a. hereinbefore mentioned.
by placing material making excavations for their
pipes 10 any more of the streets of the city at any
one time than will be Necessary for the carrying
Oh It's works, and the said company shall soon as
practicable, remove any and all obstructions from
the streets and place the streets in near the
condition % thay prior to excavations as Is
nole, and In constructing said works the said COM
and the City Surveyor is required to furnish the
grade at the expense Of the company when re-
queeted BY said company to do so.
SEC. o. The said company shall not be permitted
10 manufacture and supply gas, for Illuminating
purposes, OF less than eighteen QS) candle power,
and shall not be permitted to charge private con-
sumers for said gas at any time an amount exceed
ing two and Onehalf dollars per one thousand feet
and the charge to the city for gas lamps shall not
exceed thirty dollars per annum for each lamp of
not less than twenty candle power, through burn
srs OF capacity Of four feet per hour
SEC. T. That within thirty days after the day that
THIS ordnance takes effect, the said Tallahassee Gas
and Electric Light Company their associates, sue
cessors and assigns, shall file their written accept
said City Of Tallahassee, whereupon the same shall
become binding on both parties. The construction
OF the said gas works shall be commenced within
thirty days after the filing of said acceptance, and
said gas works shall be completed and in practical
operation within six months after the com
mencement OF the construction thereof and the
said Tallahassee Gas and Electric Light Company
shall put in and operate electric lights as soon as
sufficient consumers can be secured to paw eig BIT
per cent interest per annum on the additional cap
tai required 10 purchase the machinery for and put
In practical operation the said electric lights
SEC 8. That if the said company shall fail to COM
pete the said gas works within the time prescribed
in the foregoing section Of this ordinance or shall
ial to furnish gas at any time for the space Of six
this ordinance, the City Council OF the said CITY of
Tallahassee may, in its discretion declare this or
dinance null and void and may repeal the same
SEC. o. That said City of Tallahassee does here
trio Light Company and its successors and AZ signs
at an annual rental of one dollar per year for the
term of ninety nine 99 years, payable by said COM
pany or Its successors on the first day of each year.
three ~ acres of land adjoining the land now occu
pied 6y the Tallahassee Ice Company, and adjoin.
Ing the right of-ws5 of the Florida Railway and
Navigation Companys line of road, said land to be
Sc ected and surveyed by said Tallahassee Gas and
Electric Light Company said land to be used for
the plant and for such other purposes NAV be re-
CURED by said company for the transaction of their
business. As soon said Tallahassee Gas and Elec-
trio Light Company shall have selected and sur
veyed said three 81 acres Of land. the Mayor and
City Clerk of said city shall execute under the seal
OF said city, and deliver to said Tallahassee Gas End
Electric Light Company a lease in proper form OF
such three 49, acres OF land, with particular de-
scription thereof according to said selection and
survey, and according to the terms hereof
SEC 10. That the said City of Tallahassee in con-
sideration ofthe foregoing requirements being com
piled with on the part OF the said Tallahassee Gas
and Electric Light Company, their associates, snc-
cessors and assigns shall and hereby obligates itself
to Ike all gas which it may wish to use 10 lighting
its st eets buildings from said compe ~ at price
OF not more than one and onehalf dollars 81 5) per
one feet for such may be used in public
buildings used exclusively by said city, and at price
Of not more than thirty dollars ($3c per annum for
each street lamp hereinbefore provided for sec
ton six of this ordinance, for the period of twenty
five consecutive years from the completion of said
gas works Hovided, That nothing herein shall be
rs obligation the part Of the said city
Of Tallahassee to take any gas from said company
SEC. IL That the privileges and licenses herein
and hereby granted shall be exclusive in and to said
Tallahassee Gas and Electric Light Company their
successors and assgns for and during the
term twenty-five years.
SEC IL All ordinances and parts of ordinances in
~on1ict with this ordinance be and the same are
he.esy repealed
Passed by the Council in due and proper manner
At regular meeting held the 4th day of January,
A. D. 1889.
Attest-J L. DENnLr. City Clerk
T. II. RANDOLPH,
President City Council.
Approved. A. J. FISH, Mayor.