Arizona republican., 1896-08-25

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 clty, ana for this purpose may enter upon any street, avenue, alley, bridge or public grounds to taKe up any pavement or sidewalk thereon aho make sucn excavations as may be neces- safy for the laying of such pipes or conduits ana the necessary connections thereto. PRO. V1DAD that such use of such grounds, streets ana 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 gran, ee or his as. signs tn 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. 2. Said l.. D. Copeland, his successors or assigns. shall, at all reasonable hours. have access to any of said pipes CT connecti ,ns to repa1r or remove the same and shall have the right to enter Into contract or agreement with patrons as to rules and regulations and consid- eration for the use of and for the furnishing of sad ammonia and compressed air for motox and other purposes. PROVIDED, however, that no rate for the use of and furnishing of salo ammonia and compressed air shall be ex- cessive.
 SEC B. All pipes la1d by the grantee or his assigns under this fran 'hise shall he laid to a sufficient depth under ground as not to nte1. fere with any pubic Improvements, and lowered az hereafter making public improvements where said pipes may interfere.
 FEC. The lights and privileges herein granted shall continue for the term of twenty i've (2a) years after the passage of this ordiu. ance, and the work ill the construction of said plant and 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 effec. and De In force from and after its passage and pub. ncatlon as required by law, said publication to De made within ten days from the passage here. ot at the expense of said grantee in the official paper of the City of Phenix. and any failure to publish as herein required shall forfeit th;s franchise. No assignment hereof to be valid except as provided in Ordinance No. 2O7.
 BEG. 5. That from and after the expiration ot five years the said grantee herein or his as. signs shall pay into the City Treasury 11S 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 a forfeiture of this franchise.
 Passed by the Common Council of the City of fhnnix this the 18th day of August, 1896.
 Approved this 18th day of August, 1896.
 JAMES D. MONIHON,
 A''est' Mayor. T. A. JOBS,
 City Recorder
 lf1rst published in THE ARIZONA REpUB. LIcAN, official city paper, August 15, 1ss6.l