The record-union., 1897-05-20
Notice of Application for Franchise
to Lay Mains and Pipes i'll Sacra-
mento City and Fixing Day for
Receipt of Bids Therefor.

WHEREAS, THE SACRAMENTO NAT
ural Gas Company, a corporation, has this
DAY made application TO the Board of
Trustees of the City of Sacramento, State
OF California, for franchise 10 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 Ifty years, for the purpose Of conveying,
distributing and delivering natural ana
earbureted natural gas through to the in
habitants of said city of Sacramento, and
sald apphcat1on having been made and
filed in writing, and in due form of law,
with said Board of Trustees:
Now therefore it is hereby ordered that
1t Is proposed by the said Board of Trus-
tees OF the said city of Sacramento to
grant said franchise, the character OF
which Is a franchise authorizing and en-
poWer1ng the grantee or grantees therein
to lay down pipes ana mains and conec-
tions herewith in all the streets and alleys
OF the said city of Sacramento for the
term of fifty years after the date of the
approval Of the ordinance granting such
franchise; and it IS further ordered that
the 2lst day OF June y. d, 1897, at the
hour of 7:S0 o'clock p. m, and the meeting
room OF said board. at No. 32Sl5 j street,
IN the said city of Sacramento, State Of
California, be and the same are hereby
fixed as the time and place at which sealed
bids or tenders Will be received. opened
ana read for said proposed franchise. at
which time said franchise will be awarded
to the highest bidder therefor: and il is
further ordered that no bids will be re-
celVed of a single sum or amount stated.
but all bids must be for the payment in
lawful money of the United States of a
stated per cent. of the gross annual re-
ceiptS of the person, partnership or cor
poration, or other authority 10 whom the
franchise is awarded, arising from its use
operate or possession. No percentage
shall be paid for the first five years sue
ceeding the date of the franchise. but
thereafter such percentage shall be pay
able annually, and shall in no case be
less than 3 per cent per annum upon such
gross receipts. the franchise to be for
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 Il bond
10 said city of Sacramento. with a. least
two good and sufficient SuretieS, t. be ap-
proved by such Board of Trustees in the
penal sum of ten thousand (S10000l dollars
conditioned that such bidder shall well and
truly observe, fultiIl and perform each and
all of the terms conditions and Obligations
of such franchise, in case the same shall be
awarded to him, and that in ease of any
breach of any condition of said bond. the
whole amount of the penal sum therein
named shall be taken and deemed to he
Hquidated damages. and shall be recover
able from the principal and SuretieS upon
such bond; and in the event of any bid
der failing 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 NAV be awarded to the
next highest bidder who shall have COM
piled with this proviso, or, in the discre-
tion of the beard. 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 21st
day Of June, A. d. 1897, shall he considered
by this board; and il is further ordered
that this order and the preamble thereto
be published in the 'RecOrd-UniOn. - a
daily newspaper printed and published i'm
said city of Sacramento, once day for
ten successive days, the fun advertise
r1ent 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 3. Devine, Attorney for Petitioner