Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-05-22
City Ordinance.
CHAPTER Ii.

An ordinance granting franchise to
Michael Harold, E. T. Weber, W. T.
Thornton and Lorion Miller, to bore for
and to supply natural gas, in and to the
city of Santa Fe, for manufacturing, il
Illuminating, domestic and other purposes.
Section 1.--That there is hereby grant
ed to Michael Harold, E.T. Webber, W.T..
Thornton and Lorion Miller, the right,
privilege and franchise to bore, sink, drill
and dig for and supply natural gas to the
city of Santa Fe, for manufacturing, il
Illuminating, domestic and other purposes,
for the term or period of twenty-five
years, from the first day Of June, 1894,
subject, however, to the terms and condi-
tions hereinafter set forth.
Section 2.-The said Michael Harold,
and his associates above named, and their
assigns, shall have full power and authori-
ty to operate and maintain all necessary
and proper machinery for the procuring,
boring for, or discovery of natural gas,
within the boundaries of the city of Santa
fe, or within its jurisdiction, and to lay
and maintain all necessary and proper
mains, conduits, pipes or pipelines, in
and through any and all Streets lanes,
alleys or other highways or public grounds
owned or controlled by said city or which
may hereafter be owned or controlled by
said city, within its present or future
limits, and to construct and maintain all
needful buildings as may be necessary for
the operating and maintaining of their
business under this franchise, and for the
distribution of their product or products,
with all proper and necessary tanks and
derricks and other appliances; provided,
however, that no devise, structure or
means detrimental or injurious to life or
health of the citizens of this city shall be
used, maintained or operated in connec-
tion with the establishment of said bust
ness. Said parties, and their assigns,
shall have the right to excavate any street,
road, lane or alley or other public high
way or public grounds within the limits
of the said city, whenever necessary in the
prosecution of their said business, but in
the performance of said work there shall
be no unnecessary obstruction of any
such street, road, lane, alley or other nigh
way or public ground, and when complet-
ed shall be restored to as good condition,
as near as practicable, as the same we're
before such excavation.
Sec. 3-This franchise is exclusive, and
is granted upon the condition that the
necessary machinery shall be in place and
work commenced for boring for said
natural gas at any place within the boun-
daries of the Santa Fe grant, within
one year from the date of the
passage of this ordinance, and
if said machinery should be so in
place and work commenced as aforesaid,
in good faith, within the said year, then
and in that event the said parties or their
assigns shall have an extension of six
months further time to complete said
work.
Sec. 1.-The city council of the said
city of Santa Fe shall and will enact all
needfuland requisite ordinances necessary
for the proper protection of the said bust
ness from any trespass, fraud or imposi-
tion, and properly enforce the same by
fine and penalties against any person or
persons violating any such ordinance or
ordinances, and the owner or owners of
such franchise shall have and they are
hereby given the power to make such
tariff rates for the use of said natural gas
as they shall deem necessary, as we'll as to
establish all other reasonable rules and
regulations that may be required and
necessary for the management of their
said business, not in conflict with or con-
trary to the existing laws of the territory
of New Mexico.
j. H. SLOAN, Mayor.
Attest A. P. HILL, City Clerk.