The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-07-24
Ordinance No. 334.
Published Il July 1885,


AN ORDINANCE GRANTING UNTO TEE lola CO.
n OPERATIVE GAS COMPANY ITS GUCCEsGoRs
AND ASSIGNS The RIGHT AND PRIVILEGE OF lay
ING AND MAINTAINING GAS PIPE AND MAINS IN
THE STREETS, AVENUES, ALLEYS, PARKS, AND
PUBLIC GROUNDS, IN TIE CITY OF lola, ALLEN
COUNTY, KANSAS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUPPLY
ING AND CONVEYING GAS FOR MARKETING. NAN
UFACTURIEG, HEATING, LIGHTING, FUEL, DO
MEsTIC OR OTHER PURPOSES IN SAID CITY OF
lola.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Councilmen
of the city of lola Kansas
SECTION l. There is hereby granted unto the
lola Cooperative Gas Company, its successors
and assigns the right and privilege to lay gas
pipes and mains in the streets. avenues, alleys,
parks and public grounds within the limits of
the city of lola. Kansas, including any and all
territory that may hereafter be added to said
city, for the purpose of conducting, conveying
and marketing gas to be used for manufacture
ing, heating, lighting, domestic or other pur-
poses. For this purpose the said grantee, its
successors and assigns, may enter upon the
streets, avenues, alleys, parks and public
grounds, of said city, dig trenches and lay pipes
and mains for the purpose hereinbefOre men
ton I'd. and all pipes and mains shall be located
under the direction of the proper officer, ap-
pointed by said city of lola, so as not to un-
neces sarily interfere with the public use and
travel of such streets, alleys, avenues parks
aud public grounds, and so as not to unneces-
sa lily interfere with any pipes, mains, cOnduits
or sewers existing at the time of such location
or LAYING, and such streets, avenues, alleys,
pa-ks or public grounds shall be restored to
Ineir former condition. so soon as practicable
by the lola Cooperative Gas Company, its sue
eessors and assigns.
SEC. 2 The said grantee, its successors and
assigns, shall have the right to open said
streets avenues, alleys. parks and public
grounds for the purpose of removing or repair
ing such gas pipe or mains whenever 1t may be
necessary so to do and the surface OF the
ground shall be placed in its former condition
by said lola Cooperative Gas Company its sue
cessors and assigns, without unnecessary delay.
SEC. 8. The said grantee, its successors and
assigns, shall be entitled to all the rights priv
ieges and benefits hereby granted for the per-
iOd of twenty-o1e years from and after the date
when this ordinance takes effect And the said
lola Cooperative Gas Company shall have the
privilege of erecting and maintaining all neces-
sary buildings and apparatus for the purpose of
carrying On said business on any land ii may
secure Tor such purpose. but the work shall be
done so as not to unnecessarily interfere with
or iDjure adjoining property.
SEC. T. The said lola Cooperative Gas Com
pany shall during the said period for which
furnish gas to the city of lola for lighting and
heating purposes in the public buildings and
lighting the streets alleys, avenues, parks and
public grounds of said city wherever the city
Council thereof may require the same, provided
that the public building to be so lighted are so
situated upon streets or alleys where pipes Z
mains are laid and at price not to exceed the
sum OF Is cents per one thousand cubic feet,
whenever and as long as the said lola Cooper
alive Gas Company shall obtain gas in sufficient
quantity to justify it in laying and maintain
SEC. 5. The privileges hereinbefore granted
to the said lola Cooperative Gas Company are
granted upon the express conditions that the
said lola Cooperative Gas Company shall COM
menee operations here under within the period
of SIX months from the date of the taking
effect of this ordinance, and shall continue
to lay pipes and mains in said city for the
purpose CT conducting said gas for the purpose
herein expressed, and upon failure OF said
lola Cooperative Gas Company to commence
operations as above stated, said franchises
hereby granted shall be forfeited by said COM
SEC. 6. This ordinance shall take effect from
and after its publication once in the lola REG
IsTER W. A. CowAN,
ATTEST. City Clerk,
The above and foregoing ordinance thus duly
passed by the city Council of lola, Kansas, on
the I'd day of July, 1896, and the Mayor Of said
city having neglected or refused to sign said
ordinance and not having returned the same to
the city Council with his objections in writing
at the next regular meeting Of said city council,
the said ordinance has become law without
his signature. w. A. CoWAN,
City Clerk.