The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-01-12
AN ORDINANCE,
Entitled An Ordinance to Grant Certain
Privileges to the Tallahassee Gas and
Electric Light Company.
Be 1t Ordained by the City Council of the City Of
Tallahassee:

Be 1t Ordained by the City Council of the City Of
Tallahassee:
SECTION |. That the Tallahassee Gas and Electric
Light Company I've and they are hereby authorized
to construct Gas and Electric Light Works In the
City of Tallahassee. and for that purpose that the
said company shall have the right to lay their pipes
in any and all streets in the said city, and in the al
leys aud lots of the same and to erect such lamp
posts or poles, or towers, as may be necessary or
essential for furnishing gas electric lights in said
City of Tallahassee aud t" this end the Tallahassee
Gas and Electric Light Company are authorized to
make such excavations, or erect such structures,
poles or towers and run wires thereto, along the
streets of said city may be necessary essential
Povided That in laying such pipes or erecting such
lamp posts, or poles, or towers the said company
shall obstruct any street for longer period than
twelve hours.
SEC 2. That the said company shall, whenever it
snail make any excavation in any street, shall
have any material in any street, place lights suf
icient number upon such excavations and material
to warn all persons from such excavations and ma
teral at night.
SEC 3. That the said company, in constructing its
works upon any street in the City of Tallahassee,
shah first submit to the Street Committee the streets
upon which pipes to be laid, and shall abide any
order of the Street Committee made therein gov
erning the manner and time in which said pipes shall
be laid.
ordinance. shall become liable to any and all dam
ages accruing private individuals by of the
construction OF such works, or which may arise from
negligence of said company or It's employees, and
| shall hold the city harmless against any damages
which may arise as herenbefore mentioned.
SEC. s. That the said company shall not obstruct,
by placing material making excavations for their
pipes in any more OF the streets of the city ut any
one time than will be necessary for the carrying on
of its works. and the said company shall, soon
practicable, remove any and all distractions from
the streets and place the streets in the same
condition thay prior to excavations is pos
siblc and in constructing said works the said COM
paDy shall follow established grades OF the streets,
| and the City Surveyor is required to furnish the
| grade at the expense OF the company, when re-
| quested by said company 20 do SO:
SEC. O.. The said company shall not be permitted
to manufacture and supply gas, for Illuminating
purposes, of less than eighteen QS) candle power,
and shall not be permitted to charge private con-
ing two and one-half dollars per 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
ers of capacity of four feet per hour.
SEC. Z That within thirty days after the day that
this ordinance takes effect the said Tallahassee Gas
and Electric Light Company, their associates, sue
cessors and assigns, shall file their written accept
lance thereof In the Office of the City Clerk of the
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 tie 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 soon as
sufficient consumers can be secured to pay eight
per cent interest per annum on the additional cap
ta required to purchase the machinery for and put
in practical operation the said electric gh5s
pete the said gas works within the time prescribed
in the foregoing section Of this ordinance shall
fail to furnish gas at any time for the space of six
this ordinance the City Council OF the sad City OF
Tallahassee may In its discretion, declare this or.
dnance null and void and may repeal the came,
| Sec. y. That said City of Tallahassee does here
by lease and rent to srd Tallahassee Gas and Eec.
trio Light Company, and its successors and assigns,
at an annual rental of one dollar per year for the
q .s
three (S acres Of land adjoining the land now occu-
pied BY the tallahassee Ice Company, aud adjoin;
Navigation Companys line of road, said land TO be
selected and surveyed by said Tallahassee Gas and
Electric Light Company; said land to be used for
CURED by said company for the Transaction Of their
business. AS said Tallahassee Gas and Elec-
trio Light Company shall have selected and sur.
City Clerk Of said city shall execute under the seal
OF said city, and deliver osaid Tallahassee Gas and
| Electric Light Company lease in proper form OF
such thrcel3) acres OF md. with particular de-
scription thereof according to said sell clion and
| survey, and according to the terms hereof
SEC. 10. That the said City of Tallahas zee, in
piled with on the part of the said Tallahassee Gas
aud Electric Light Company. their associates, sue
and assigns shall and eby obligstes itself
to take all gas which 1t may wish to use In lighting
|
of not than and half dollars ($l SOY per
one thousand feet for such - may be used In public
buildings used exclusively by said city, and ut price
of not more than thirty dollars ($S per annum for
each street lamp hereinhefore provided for 10 Sec
ton six of this ordnance. for the period OF twenty
five consecutive years from the completion of said
gas works; Provided, That nothing herein shall be
construed obligation the part Of the said city
OF Tallahassee to take any gas from said company.
SEC. II. That the privileges and licenses herein
and hereby granted shall be- exclusive In and to said
Tallahassee Gas and Electric Light Company, their
associates and assigns for and during the
| term of twens y-fve years.
SEC. H. All ordinances and parts of ordinances In
| conflict with this ordinance De aud the same are
| hereby repealed.
Passed by the Council In due and proper manner
at regular meeting held the 4th day Of January,
A. 1888.
Attest. L. DEMILLY. City Clerk.
| T. H RAxDolPH
| President City Council
Approved. A. j. FISH, Mayor.
| JalulrY s. 1SSS--4W