Telegram-herald., 1890-01-11
AZ ORDINANCE to provide forthe lighting Of

AN ORDINANCE Ia provide for the lighting Of
The city ol Graud Rapids with sds.
The Common Council ot the city OF Grand
RAPIDS do 0rdain as follows:
See J. That the Grand Rapids Gas Lisht
company, body corporate. It's SUCCESSORS ana
assigns he and they are hereby authorized 10
lSc io- the term ut thirty years. from thc pas
sage of this ordinance. subject 10 Surh rulr~ q
aud regulations rs the Common CnGncll OF
OF said city may from tlMe 10 uhr
prescribe, amy aud All 81 Inc street 5
-aHes. alleys and public ground ln SAID
city, including any territory that may here
after be- added 90 the same. for the purposes oi
maintaining It's present plant ANA 10 az down.
maintain IN said streets. lanes, alleys aud pub
.ic grounds from time 10 time. as said com
ANY. It's Successors or assigns may deem tN
pcdleut. pipes for carrying gaS Tor supplying
slld cilyand he inhabitants thereof Win gas
Provided. that said company shall not un
necessarily OhSiruct the passage oi any street.
lane, alley cor pubic grounds. and shal, Wiihln
a reasonable time after making any opening or
excavation Tor the purposes Aforesaid. repair
the same and leave ~ lu as good condition I'D
all respects As before such excavation was
made.
And provided further. that said company
shall furnish gas AZ price not 90 exceed the
prices now charged.
sec2 Any temporary failure on the part Of
said grantees 10 perform any OF The conditions
of this ordinance. when snch failure ls caused
DF any unavoidable accident. >Nail Nhl br con
strued Is forfeiture of the privileges hereby
granted. provided the same shall be corrected
ami repaired within reasonable tllnf
SEES. said grantees IN laying down SAID pipes
shall lay the same al a sufficient depth beneath
the surface As not 10 be an lmpedlmcnt TO the
Use ol, or AN injury 10 the surface Oi sufh
streets, avenue, lanes, alltSs ana puDHc
places; and an appuTteuautcS thereto Nhlfh
extend To OF above the surface Of the street
and places aforesaid shall Doe SO constructed
aud located therein rs not 20 interfere with
q t Hs sfa flf d
structed upon ans of said streets or avenu -
shall Doe located between The outer edge oi the
sidewalk and the curb or gutter thereof. unless
the Common Council shall otherwise direct. ln
which case they shall be located as directed hy
said 60 nWOu Council. heueYfr fne cllLcuN
OF any street oi the city desire the use OF gas
IL stail be- The Nluiy oi tots company TO lay
mains I'm such streets provided. however. that
a sufficient number Of consumers snail agree
10 take sufficient quantity oi gas. the proitS
whereof shall ba twenty per cent OF the cost
OF extending The main-
sec. :. The location of such pipes and c0ndWtS
in said streets. avenues. iaIcs. alleys ana pun.
lie places. shall De governed Ly the i,cttiun OF
other pipes. cOuduItS or sewers al rcaly thcie
In. II amy. and ig such case shall be dfct 50
as not 10 interfere herewith, and lad so as
not to inquire the same. OF prevent Tree access
thereto. over. under and around the same Tor
the purpose OF taking the same up or for nee
eSsary exam nat on or repairs dnd II INJURY
shall result 90 the same the expense OF repair
ing such injury shall be- borne 10y SAID
grantees. The FOREGOING provisions SHAH ap-
ply o. crossings rs vel as % pipes, conduiS
or sewers running IN the same direction.
sec. 3. subject always 10 the provisions OF sec
fiou : of the ordinance. said gas pipes SHAH be
ald IN the center OF said streets, avenues lanes.
alleys and public places or DO the side there
oi lni .Ss The Common Council ot Sald cliy
shall otherwise direct; in which c1~c they
snail Dee located aS directed By sald common
council: and when located I'm the Side ~
street cor avenue if shall b- near the gutter or
rIIb thereof. iu the road or wagon Way of said
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