The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-07-14
AN ORDINANCE

An ordinance granting to the
Logan Natural Gas and Fuel Com
pany, the privilege of laying pipes
in the streets, alleys md public
places and grounds of the Village
of Logan. for the purpose of con-
reying and supplying natural gas
to the consumers thereof, and .fring
the price at aohich said gas shall be
furnished for the period of ten
| gears.
Sec. ]. Be 1t ordained by the village coun-
ell OF the Village of Logan, Ohio, that The
| Logan Natural Gas & Fuel Company, its sue
ccssors or assigns are hereby granted the
privilege and right to use the streets, COM
1 mons, lanes, avenues, alleys, bridges and
grounds of the Village of logan, for the pur-
pose OF laying pipes to be- used for, carrying
natural gus. for public or private uses in the
build. ngs, manufacturing establishments
and otherwise in said Village, together with
the right of laying said pipes and erecting the
necessary regulators and other appliances re-
quircd to convey said gas to the consumers
thereof IN said streets. alleys, lanes and pub
lie places upon the following conditions:
! See. 9. In the work of laying and repairing
| pipes, the said Company shall not unneces-
! sarily Obstruct or terfere with the use or
occupation OF any street, lane, avenues alley,
commons or public ground, and In no wise
! injure Interfere. or change any existing az
rangemcnts, such rs sewers: gas pipes al
ready laid In said Village, or other public or
| private works OF said Vill,lye. -
Sec. 3. Said Company shall relay and re-
place within ten days any and il pavelnents
curbs, cutters, streets, alleys aifd public
places disturbed by 1t. In the same manner
and In like condition as the same 1tay have
| been before making any excavation, or dig
turbng the same. Il i
| Sec. l. That said Company, its successors
or assigns. shall for period OF ten years from
| the passage of this ordinance be entitled to
charge for such gas furnished.to the citizens
and public buildings at the rate of wentyEve
cents per Thousand cubic feet, and three dol
lars for the rent OF each meter per annum.
| In case such Company. or Its successors, or
assigns, find such natural gas can not In the
future be furnished In sufficient quantities to
supply the demand and should devise and
construct system, means and plan for furn-
ishing manufactured gas for fuel then said
Company, its SUCCESSORS, or assigns, shall be
entitled to charge not exceeding fifty cents
per thousand cubic feet for such gas for fuel,
and upon the filing of the written acceptance
provided forhereinafter, said price aforesaid
shall be deemed fixed fQr the period aforesaid,
between said Villnge and said Gas Company,
Its successors, or assigns. and the council
shall not for the term aforesaid. by ordinance
or otherwise, re quire said. company to firm
ish gas lower than herein pamed, provided,
that nothing herein contained shall be con.
strued as granting to the existing Company
any exclusive right or privilege, or prevent
any other company or companies from furn-
lshing natural gas to the citizens OF said Vii
lage.
Provided. That said Company shall pipe
said natural gus into said village and be pre-
pared to furnish gas to consumers by Janu.
| ary LIST 1895.
Sec. s. Said Company shall preserve and
| keep the Village safe and harmless from any
damages, costs or expenses that may be incur
red by person or property, by reason of, or on
account of any thing done by said Company,
under the provisions of this and other ordi-
nances of said Village; and said Company
shall defend Mt Its own expense any suits
brought against tho Village by persons or
corporations, claiming damages on account
of the creation or maintain;tnce OF the plant
OF said Company In said Vilin1e.
ided,g That said Company
shall execute and deliver to said
Village Il bond in the sum did Five Thousand
Dollars, that 1t Will leave tho streets In the
same condition after laying down its pipes or
removing the same, as the same may have
been before making any excavation disturb
Ing the same ortaking rp and removing said
pipes and said bond shnlkcover all the pro-
visions of this section and also guarantee
that all changes of location of pipe made nee
essary by removal of bridges by any legal
authority, shall be borne by said Company.
The said bond to be approved by the Village
council.
Sec. 8. Said Company shall accept this or
dinance in writing, together with all the pro-
visions and conditions therein contained
within ten days after its passage, and this or
dinance shall take effect fi0m and after It's
acceptance, its passage and legal publication
. H. Il. SPARNON,
CITY Clerk.
w. r. BOWEN,
Pres. of Council
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