The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-26

ture laid, constructed or built by them during
the preceding calendar year and the location
thereof which shall be by said City Engineer
copied into book kept by him for that purpose
Sec. -. All things herein provided to be don3
by the City Engineer may be performed By any
other Official or department OF SAID City when
SO provided by ordinance or charter OF sad cry
Sec. "A: The said grantee agrees 10 pay 10 he
CITY OF topeka, seml-annuahy SUM Of none
as follows: to-wit. when the gross sales Of gas
per annum amount to fifty million cubic feetr
one per cent. of the gross receipts for gas sold;
when the gross sales Of gas amount to oae nun
drea mllllon cubic rect SAID grantee snail pay 20
said City one per centOf the gross receipts Tor gas
sold, when the gross sales Of gas per annum
amount to one hundred and fifty million cubic
feet Der annum. said grantee shall pay 70 the
city one and one-half per cent OF the gross re-
ceiptS for gas sold, and when the gross sales of
gas per annum amount to or eXceel Two hun-
dred million cubic feet said grantee shall pay
to said city two per cent OF the gross receipts
for ali gas sold; this payment 10 De made upon
the sworn statement of the proper officials Of
said grantee, to be filed with che city engineer;
SAID engineer or any committee appointed by
the right to examine the books of said grantee
to verify the correctness OF the 5 atemenrs MED
same if found to be erroneous If said state
mem be corrected then said payment " BE-
made upon such corrected statement
Section IS. For the purpose OF enforcing the
candle power and quality of gas provided Tor
herein, and the correct measurement OF the
produce the best obtainable light with the
least consumption of gas,and to protect the city
erS against oppression fraud the city shall
have the right TO provide by ordinance Tor in
spection and measurement Dy the city engineer
OF for the appointment Oh one OF more lEsp3c-
tors measurers OF gas 10 prescribe tIer
duties by ordinance, and to pass such ordi-
nances as may be necessary to enforce the pro-
visions of this ordinance.
Section Is. In consideration of this franchise
hereby granted said grantee. shall before the
acceptance by him OF this franchise execute 10
said city. good and sufficient bond in the sum
of ten thousand dollars (slO,0JGo O) 10 De APP
proved by the mayor and council, ohllGatns
himself to commence active work on the con
structiOn OF the gas plant provided TOT Oy TINS
| ordinance within SIX months from the pubica-
ton of this ordinance, and that said plant and
work shall be fully completed within IS months
from the date of the publication of TINS ordi-
| nance: one of said bOndSmen snail De a resident
Section H. That said plant and works for the
manufacture of gas as provided by TINS oru-
| nance Shall be erected and main tanned within
| the corporate limits of the city OF Topeka
| s7Secton Is Ii the said grantee. MS successors
or assigns. shall do or ca Sc to be done any act
| or thing by this ordinance prohibited. or shan
fail refuse or neglect to do any act by this ord
nance required, ne shall forfeit all rights and
! privileges granted by this ordinance, and THIS
| franchise and all rights hereunder Granted
| shall "ipsO factO'' cease, terminate ara become
| null and void. provided such failure 10 comply
| with the conditions of this ordinance Snail con-
tnue unrectied for sixty 500 days after writ
ten notice therefor from the city engineer OF
| said CITY And it shall be the duty OF said city
engineer as soon as his attention shall be called
| to such failure on the part Of. SAID grantee OF
this franchise, TO give the hoIIee herein plo'iu-
ed for. ,oo, - E. 49,.
Section 49, Within ninety (sol Gays iron, ,f tn4
| and become law. the grantee shall hie with
the city clerk of said city his written aeeep1anee
be approved by the city attorney, and in case OF
failure of said grantee to file SAID acceptance
| within the time specified. then inns oIdlnaiee
| shall .'ipso faeto'' be nuh and void MS ofdl-
nance shall be in full force and erect from ana
after its passage and publication IN the O1lclal
city pa per and the filing Of said written accept
ance in the Office of the city clerk by sad gran
tee and shall remain in full force Tor a perlod
of twenty COZ years thereafter
Passed the council December 23rd, 1870.
Approved December 24th. 1925.
TsFATl q. A. FELLOWS, Mayor.
| Attest: S. S. MCFApDEN.
| City Clerk.