Arizona republican., 1896-08-20

conduits in any of the streets, avenues, alleys, bridges or public grounds of the City of Phoe. nix as are now, or that may hereafter be laid out for the purpose of conducting ammonia and compressed air for motor power and for cooling and ventilating and other purposes, and furnishing same to the inhabitants of said city, and for this purpose may enter upon any street, avenue alley, bridge or public grounds to take up any pavement or sidewalk thereon ana make such excavations as may be neces- sary for the laying of such pipes or conduits ana the necessary connections thereto. PRO- VIDED that such use of such grounds streets and alleys be made with the least practicable inconvenience to the public and that such sidewalks, pavements and excavations be re- placed at the expense of the grantee or his as. signs in as good condition as before and with the least practicable delay. PROVIDED FUR. THEIR, that no pipes can be laid or excavations made in or upon any paved street in the city without first having obtained permission of the Common Council of said city
 SEC. }. Said L. D. Copeland, his successors or assigns, shall. at all reasonable hours have access to any Of said pipes connections to repair or remove the same and shall have the r1ght to enter Into contract or agreemen. with patrons as to rules and regulations and consid-
 
 sad ammonia and compressed cir for motor and other purposes. PROVIDED, however. that no rate for the use of and furnishing ot said ammonia and compressed air shall be ex- cessive.
 SEC B. All pipes laid by the grantee CT his assigns under this fran ,hise shall he laid to q sufficient depth under gronnd as not to inter. fere with any pubic Improvements, and | lowered or raised as demand may require Tn hereafter making public i'm provemeuts. where ssala pipes may interfere
 BEG. The rights and privileges herein granted shall continue for the term of twenty- live (-o) years after the rassage of thls ordln ance and the work in the con atructlon of said plant ana the laying of pipes shall be com meneed forthwith and continued with reason. able diligence until said plant shall have been fully completed.
 SEC 5. This ordinance shall take effect and be 1n force from and after it's passage and pub lca+ion as required by law, said publication to De made within ten days from the passage here. of at the expense of said grantee in the officia, paper Of the City of Phoenix, and any failure 10 publish as herein required shall forfeit thrs franchise. No assignment hereof to be valid except as provided in Ordinance No. 2o7. SEC. 6. That from and after the expiration of five years the said grantee herein or his as- signs shall pay into the City Treasury 1k per cent per annum of the gross annual receipts earned by said plant, said percentage of gross receipts to be paid monthly. and any failure to pay said per cent shall work forfeiture of this franchise.
 Passed by the Common Council of the City of fhan1x this the 18th day of August, 1896.
 Approved this 18th day of August, 1896. JAMES D. MONIHON, A'sest: Mayor.
 T. A. JOBS,
 City Recorder
 lflrst published in THE ARIZONA REPUB. LicAN' ohclal city paper, August Is. 1s96.