The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-16
SPECIAL NOTICES.

rany WITS created by sptciai act al the
september Sth 1865, and
Whereas, Thereafter IN December 9Th.
istb, the city council OF the City OF tlous-
ton passed an ordinance reading subs.an-
tally as follnws tp-wit.
BE 1t Ordained by the mayor and alder,
men OF the City of Houston, In council as
semeled. That the Houston Gas Light Com
pnny has the consent OF the corporation OF
the City OF Houston to itnmt Jiiately proceed
To erect their works and lay their pipes
Within the limits OF the city, IN accordance
with tho provisions OF their act OF tncor-
poration, the city council Nscrving the
right TO control tho location OF the Saso.
Whereaa, In pursuance OF Its charter and
tue ordinances OF the City OF Houston. tho
Sas Company promptly constructed Its
plant and has continuously since thak time
used the streets and avenues OF the CITY of
houston FOR the purpose OF carrying out the
purposes for which II was Incorporated
and /,
Whereas, Afterwards. in July, 1891. the
Houston Gas Light Company, through Its
stockholders and directors, by proper rcso.
luton, accepted the provisions Of title % OF
the Revised Statutes OF the Stateo OF Texas
aa provided by article iSS lSRyles StatJtcs).
article t6i, Statutes OF lssS, and at or about
The same time, through proper corporate
action, cNtcndcd Its corporate lie by
amending Its articles of incorporation. as
contemplated by article 6i1 of the Revised
Whereas, The Houston Gas i.ight Com
pany contends and claims that 10y reason OF
the turporato action through its stockh1ld-
oiS Efd directors. as hereiitbeTore stated.
Its act OF Incorporation md Its corporate
life have been extended nj least ATTY yeats
from September Sth, 1866 If not indefinitely,
and further contends and claims that under
Its extended charter and the ordinances 81
the City of Houston the said City OF ItouS-
ton has no right to Interfere With said cont
pnny lin the uee Of the streets OF said city
for tho operation and maintenance of ,ts
plant, and no right 10 control the price
which said Gas Company shah charse Tor
gas. and
Whereas The City Of Houston on the
contrary contends and claims that the right
and franchise of the Gas Company to uso
and occupy tho streets OF the city OF llous-
ton under the ordinances OF the city has
expired. and
Whereas, Tho Union Trust company of
New York and other stockholders Of the
Houston Gas Light Company have filed IN
the circuit court OF the United states FOR
tho Eastern district OF Texas at Galveston,
g suit styled the Union Trust Company OF
NV York 1T al w. City of Houston 1T al,
No. on the docket OF said court, IN
which said suit the compiainants pray for
an Injunction restraining and cujeininB said
City OF Houston from interfering with said
Houston Gas Light Company In the use and
enjoyment of tie franchise and right to oe-
cupy and use the streets OF the CITY OF
Houston, In which preliminary Injunction
has been granted and is now in force and
effect, and
Whereas, The Houston Gas Light Com
pany and tho City OF Houston have agreed
to compromise. adjust and settle, aud have
adjusted and settled all Of
tho differences between said Houston Gas
Light Company md the CITY OF Houston,
as hercinbcfore stated, the terms OF which
settlement are embraced IN the following
ordinance of the City of Houston;
BE 1t ordained by the city council OF the
City OF Houston:
Section !, That tho Houston Gas Light
mud stockholders, their succeHsors and as
signs Gro hereby granted the right, priv
lege ard frnnchlee of maintaining, opor-
ating and extending from time to time theirr
plant and pignage syDtem now owned, used
aud operated by them in The streets, lanes
and thorouRbfares OF the city Of Houston
rrol' the condition and stipnilt!ons herein
set forth.
Section 3. The said Houston Gas Light
Company and Its directors aud stockholders
and their SUCCESSORS and akeipns shall have
tho right, IN their discretion, to extend,
replace aud repair their pipea8e system
now IN use upon their restoring the streets
upon which the pipes are extended, replaced
or repaired In as good condition as before.
the Gas Light Company, Its directors aud
and their successors aud as
signs being required, before doing any such
work on the streets. to first notify tho city
engineer and the work OF repairing said
streets so eXcayAted to be done under the
OF the city engineer. To TINS
end the City of Houston hereby grants ana
TO said Houston Gas Light Com.
paDy, it's directors and stockholders and
heir successors and assigns, the right ana
privilege to enter upon any and all streets
parks, lanes aud alleys OF the Guy
VI Houston, and to cross any stream or
,treOms under tho control Of said city, ana |
% lay its pipes and mains In, upon, over,
lcrOss and along any ana all streeta, |
squares, parks. lanes and alleys, and over |
md across any stream or streams. bridge |
n bridges owned or controlled by said city |
md to maintain and operate It's mains ana |
Iines In, upon, over. across ana alonB any |
md all OF said streets, sluafes, parks lanes
nd alleys IN tho city OF Houston, and over |
nd across any stream or streams, bridge |
II bridges owned or controlled by said city |
o take up pnvements or Sidewalks IN OF on
aid streets. squares ana parks, ana 70
make euch excavations therein ms may be |
necessary to take up, lay, repair, replace |
perato and maintain their pipes In, upon, |
Yer. across and along said streets. squares,
arks, lanes, alleys or across haih streams
nd over said bridges. provided, said pave
nents on said streets, squares, parks, lanes,
Ileys or sidewalks shall be taken up and |
aid excavations made In sucn mhhner hs
o give the least Inconvenience 10 the In
ahitants of said city, and All SAID work 70
e done with all convenient speed.
section g. The said Gas Company. IT'S d.
ectors and stockholders and their success
)ts and assigns, 10 extend their pipes from
me to timo az the city council shall dpf
,nnd upon tho showing 10 the council that
/, average OF two new consumers OF Res
)r every three hundred 5000 feet Of new
, tension nFrce TO take and uee gas on sueli
tension.
Section T. The Houston Gas Light Com"
my, its directors and stockholders ana their
aud assigns to supply gas to
Mt rate not to exceed ono dollar
iia eighty cents tsi.S0) per thousand lOOO)
N ic feet .
section S. The naid Gas Company, Its d.
.ctors and stockholders ana their successors
nd assigns to furnish a good, first.eiass,
Ugh grade illuminating gas OF quality 10
ye not less than an eighteen candle power
CHIT
Section 6. The said Gas Company, It's di-
ftorg and stockholders apd their Successors
~ insignia In no manner to Interfere with
~ drainage OF the city In construction OF
WEI or other underground fixtures.
Section 7. Said Gas Company. its directors
id stockholders and their SUCCESSORS ana
81 lgns TO furnish the City OF Houston with
man showing the territory and strests oc-
iIied by their pipeDge system and the d.
snsions OF the different pipes used i'm their
"a pipeage system, and before said Gas
pInpany. it's directors and stockholders and
Ieir successors or assigns shall be allowed
extend their pipeage system, or To re- |
ace any pipes or mains. they must nrst
lply 10 the city engirtor for permit. |
hose duty II Gfuli be 10 grant the same.
ID shall Me IN the Office of the city on