The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-01-08

| And charges for stoves used by the City of lola
for city purposes shall not be greater than
charged private consumers for domestic pur.
poses in private dwellings For all other pur-
poses the maximum prices shall be the same as
were fixed by ordinance of the City of lola
number 1928; and that in the event that the
prices above fixed shall at any time be found
to be unremunerative the District Court of Allen
County Kansas shall upon application and
showing made by the owner of said gas plant
have the right and power to increase any of
said prices as in the judgment of said court will
fairly and reasonably remunerate the owner of
said gas pant under all the conditions exist
ing at the time such application is made
If the said lola Cooperative Gas Company
shall neglect or fail to convey, transfer, set
ever and assign to the said Allen County Gas
Company or the lola Gas Company by properly
executed instruments of conveyance and as
Segment, of all its said gas plant gas wells,
| property, franchises, privileges, rights leases
and contracts on or before the first day of Feb
ruary, 1897, then it is ordered adjudged and
decreed that this decree shall operate as con-
veyance, transfer and assignment of all the
said gas plant, property, franchises, privileges,
rights, leases and contracts of the said lola Co.
Operative Gas Company to the said lola Gas
Company; and the said lola Gas Company shall
be the owner Of and have the right to take pos
session of all of said gas plant gas wells, prop
property, franchises, rights, privileges, leases
and contracts, and operate, use and enjoy the
same.
1t is further ordered. adjudgeI and decreed
that each of the said gas companies shall at its
own expense operate aud use its gas plant until
the first day of February. 1897, and that each
shall have the proceeds of its said plant up to
said date
1t is further ordered adiudged and decreed
that at the option of the said Allen County Gas
Company, new company may be incorporated
and created under the name of THE lola Gas
Company instead of changing the name of the
Allen County Gas Company as above provided;
and in case such new company is created both
said The Allen County Gas Company and The
Cooperative Gas Company shall each convey
transfer and assign all of its said gas plants
gas wells, property, franchises, rights, priv
leges, leases and contracts on before the first
day of February, 1897, to said new company,
and in case of neglect failure so to do then 1t
is ordered adjudged and decreed that this de-
cree shall operate as a conveyance, transfer and
assignment of all the said gas plants, property
privileges, rights. leases and contracts of the
company or companies failing to execute said
conveyance. And such new company, ifcreated
as provided for herein, shall be the owner of
and entitled to hold and enjoy all the property,
rights, privileges and franchises mentioned
herein, and owned and held by the said The
Allen County Gas Company and said The lola
Cooperative Gas Company in the same manner
and to the same extent as If created nv chang
ing the name Of the Allen County Gas Company
as provided by this judgment and decree.
And all the provisions of this decree shall apply
to said new company the same as if created by
changing the name of the said The Allen
County Gas Company.
1t Is further ordered and adjudged that said
plaintiff shall pay all the costs of this action
made by it, and said defendants shall pay all
the costs in this action made by them.
L. STILLwELL, Judge.