Telegram-herald., 1890-05-12

Az ORDINANCE 10 provide for supplying
TIE city o. Grand Rapids wltA Eaa 60.
The Common Council Of the cts ~ ofsDa
Rapids II ord&iu a. fellows
See J. That the Crane Rapids uas Con
pauy, body corporate. lis SUCCESSORS anc -
slgns be and they are hereby authorized o. use.
for the tern oi thirty ycars freiu the passage
" this ordinance, sstJCct 10 such rutet a. G
Tegu atiOns the Common iouncA ~ sald
city nay from tine - time prescribe. aus Hhe
al Of the streets. lanes alleys ana Puthc
ground in said city. including &lN icfftcfy
thGt max hereafter De added o. The safns, i0r
the purposes al maintaining It's present plant
aEd 10 lay down. maintain ln SAID stfreia.
lanes. alleys and public groulds from ilLne 10
time. a. S4io company, It's SUCCESSORS q" As
signs MAY derIn e1pedieut. pipes Tor cAffriuK
gas ior supplying said eity snd The inhauit4Dls
thereof with gas.
ProyIeeo. thai said company shall net IN
necessarily obstrect the passage oi any street.
lane. alley or public grounds snd shall within
a re4sSpz able tins after making any 0PeniDg OF
excavation for the purposes aforesaid, r. ia
the same Ana lekNc u n As Eouo '"h1faSA ~
all respects Is before such eAeatas'on N~s
And provided further. that said company
shall furnish gas AT price not to exceed the
prices NOV charged.
Sec. ? Any TEN p0rSry failure on the part Of
said grantees % perform any a the conditions
Of this ordinance. when such failure is causea
by any unavoidable accident. shall not br c0L-
strued ss . forfeiture OF the privileges hereby
granted. provided the same shall be correeted
and repaired within reasonable time.
sec. j. NHl0 grantees iu laNluE GOV ~ SaiQ pipes
shall lay the same If a sufnclent depth beneath
the surface as not 10 bc al lmpediment 70 the
use OF. or an lh1ury 10 the surface cf such
streets. avenues, lanes. alleys ano p1ohc
places and al appuTtenauccs thereto which
extend 10 OF above the sertacc OF The street
ard places afor, said. shzk be 50 constructed
and located therein Is not 10 interfere With
The ordinary Use OF The same SL0 when coD-
structed upon any Of said stTeets o. avenues
shall be located between the outer edge Of the
Sidewalk and the curb OF gutter thereof. unless
rstH afls ftssr r
which case they shall DO located a. directed hy
said Common tounsil. Nhenefer the citizens
Of any street Of The sity desire the Use Of gas
IL shall be the duty Of this con paBy 70 lay
mains in such streets. provided. however, that
a sufficient number OF c0uSupers shall agree
20 take a suricient quantity of gas. the profits
whereof shall be twenty per cent OF the cost
OF extending the main.
Sec. 4 The location Of such pipes and con
duifs Ia said streets, avenues. lanes alleys and
public places. shall De governed by the location
OF other pipes conduits or sewers already
therein. II any, and IN such case shall De loca-
ted 50 as not 10 Interfere herewith. and laid
50 as not 10 iniure the sane or prevent free
access thereto over. under and around the
same for the purpose Of taking the same up or
for necessary examination or repairs and II
injury shall result 10 the same the expense oi
repairing such injury shall be borne hy said
grantees. The foregoing provisions shall apply
10 crossings as wei ~ 10 pipes conduts or
sewers running in the Sarne direction.
Sec. 3. Subject always 10 the provisions of
section 1 of the ord nance. ssio gsS pipes shall
be ard iu the center Of said streets. avenues,
lanes. ALLEYS and public places. or ia the fsidc
thereof. III ess The Commog Council OF said
city shan otherwise direct in which case they
shall be located a. directed BY said Common
Council; and when located in the side ~ a
street or avenue Il shall be near the gutter or
curb thereof, IN the road or wagon way OF said
street or avenue.
sec 6 Public sewers. water pipes and wster
mains shall have The right ~ way and the
pipes aud conduits Aforesaid shall b. 80 lHic a.
10 accommodate themselves 10 the location
and construction of s2lc sewers. as the public
interest may demand.
See =. Whenever said pipes or condults are
laid under or ID Joining railroad track. the
work Of trenchng for and laying the sane
shall be % conducted a. TO Interrupt - htte
as possible the running % cars thereon. aud
when the work Is finished The track. sna
street. avenue or public space shall be left hy
said grantee In a. good condition hs before the
commencement Of the work.
Sec. s. The said grantees shan DO lisble 10 the
city Of Grand Rapids for al damages which
may arise 20 the streets. avenues. lanes. Alleys
and other public places 81 said city. and for
al sums of money recovered against ssic city
arising from the default care essucVs 90 uegIi-
gence Of the grantees Aforesaid, their oiiceft
agents or servants.
Sec. p The provisions aud obligations offbis
ordnance shall apply TO and be observed ard
kept by al the officers agents and servants oi
SAID grantees. and 70 al contractors and suo-
contractors emploEed by said grantees.
Sec. %. Said grantees shall faithfully observe
and comply with al the prov siors % the ordl-
building material or - csVsfiue ln ffe sfrfeis
! OF other public places in ssid CITY. and in par
! ficuisr Ith the provisions OF section ~ sn
| ord nance Of said city. nrtled An Ordinance
| 20 regulate the usf - the streets. avenues.
| lanes ALLEYS and pubic places iu the citF 81
/ Graud Rapids for tbe purpo~r 81 laYi1p wsfer
and gas pipes or other coufuits therein aul
| anpertslninF thereto. passed AUrl twenfr
! three eighteen hundred spd fiehfTelRhf
/ except a. herein otherwise expressly Pro
vidf1.
| Soc. IL said ordinance shall take eject from
/ ffs acrprrauca ~ she SAD eranf Rapids fa'
/ COMPANY which scceFtsDce sbsIl he - vii
/ the CITY cie-k within thirty days after tho pa
! sage Of this ORD nance
1 Eec 1l - Ordinance erf ted 81 crdi
| nance ~ ro~fdo far fhf lighting ~ TIE ritT
| 81 Grana Rapids with Ess. passed JsnuarF :
| ls0 he and she same - herety rfpeaifa-
passsd and approved in adiou~nea sessior
| of the Common Council - fhs city ~ Grand
| " A. EHlNKMAk.
| Cts clerk.