The record-union., 1897-05-24
6O3-O5 OK Street, Sacramento.
Notice of Application for Franchise
to Lay Mains and Pipes in Sacra-
mentO City and Fixing Day fOy
Receipt Of Bids Therefor.

WHEREAS. THE SACRAMENTO NAT
ural Gas Company, a corporation, has this
day made application to the Board Oh
Trustees of the City of Sacramento, State
of California for a franchise to lay down
mains and pipes, and connections Herewith,
in any and all the streets and alleys in the
said city of Sacramento during the period
OF nifty years, for the purpose of conveying;
distributing and delivering natural ana
carbureted natural gas through to the in
habitants of said city of Sacramento, and
said application having been made ana
filed in writing, and in due form OF law,
with said Board of Trustees:
Now therefore it is hereby ordered that
it is proposed by the said Board of Trus-
tees of the said city of Sacramento TO
grant said franchise, the character OIL
which is a franchise authorizing and en-
poWerlng the grantee or grantees therein
to lay down pipes and mains and conec-
tions Herewith in all the streets and alleys
term of fifty years after the date of the
approval of the ordinance granting Sucn
franchise; and it is further ordered that
the 2st day day Of June. A d., 1897, at the
room OF said board, at No. 32s1a J street.
in the said city of Sacramento, State of
fixed as the time and place at which sealed
bids or tenders will be received, opened
and read for said proposed franchise, at
which time said franchise will be awarded
to the highest bidder therefor; and it is
further ordered that no bids will be re-
ceived of single sum or amount stated,
lawful money of the United States of q
stated per cent. of the gross annual re-
ceipts of the person, partnership or cor
poration. or other authority to whom the
| franchise is awarded, arising from its use,
operation or possession. No percentage
shall be paid for the first five years sue
| thereafter such percentage shall be pay
! able annually, and shall in no case be
less than per cent per annum upon s9eh forl
gross receipts, the franchise to be Tor
| feited by failure to make the payments
stated in the bids upon which the award
| was made; and it is further ordered that
| each bidder shall file with his bid Dond
! to said city of Sacramento, with az least
! two good and sufficient sureties to be ap-
proved by such Board of Trustees in the
| penal sum of ten thousand &10,000 dollars
conditioned that such bidder shall well ana
truly observe, fulfill and perform each ana
all of the terms, conditions and obligations
| of such franchise, in case the same shall be
awarded to him, and that in case or any
breach of any condition of said BOND. the
whole, amount of the penal, sum therein
named shall be taken and deemed to be
| liquidated damages, and shall be recover
able from the principal and sureties upon
| such bond: and in the event of any bid
| der falling to file such bond, no award of
| any such franchise shall be made upon
such bid so unaccompanied by such bond
although the same may be the highest
but such franchise may be awarded to the
next highest bidder who shall have COM
| piled with this proviso, or. in the dlscre-
tion Of the board, any or all bids may be
| rejected: and it is further ordered that all
! such bids and tenders shall be delivered
| to the City Clerk of the city of Sacra,
mento, and that no bid or tender delivered
| to said Clerk after 80 o'clock on said 2lst
| day of June, A. D., 1897, shall be considered
by this. board; and it is further ordered
| that this order and the preamble thereto
| be published in the "Record-Union, a
daily newspaper printed and published IN
said city of Sacramento, once a day for
| ten successive days. the full advertise
ment to be completed not less than twenty
nor more than thirty days before the said
| 21st day of June, A. D., 1897.
| Dated and ordered in open board, this
| 18th day of May. 1897.
| CHARLES f. LEONARD,
| President Board of Trustees.
! Attest: NJ. J. Desmond
Clerk of Board of Trustees.
| James b. Devine, Attorney for Petitioner.
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