The age-herald., 1898-02-20
AN ORDINANCE

To be entitled an ordinance to provide
 more efficient system of gas works for the
 city of Birmingham, Ala.
 Section 1. Be it ordained by the mayor and aldermen of Birmingham, That Sol Haas and Alexander T. London, their asso- ciates, successors and assigns be and they are hereby authorized and empowered to erect and maintain one or more suitable gas works in or near said city of BiIming- ham, and to lay down, maintain and use pipes and other fixtures in and through anyof the streets, avenues, alleys and pub lie grounds of said city, for the use of said city and its inhabitants, as herein pro- vided.
 Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That the rights and privileges herein and hereby conferred are the subject of d contract be- tween the said mayor and aldermen of Bir- mingham and the said Sol Haas and Alex ander T. London, and their associates, suc- cessors and assigns, as herein sat forth.
 Sec. 3. Be ie further ordanei That the said gas to be furnished shall be of good quality for iflunr.nlabing purposes when supplied for that purpose. and of like good quality for fuel purposes when supplied for that purpose; and the works herein au- thorized to be built and maintained shall have a sufficient capacity to supply at least one million cubic feet of gas for il- lumnating and fuel purposes combined for each twenty -four hours
 Sec. A. Be it further ordained, That the DullulIlSS ereCueu TOT the manufacture or generation of said gas shaM be substan- tial and in every way suitable for the pur- poses for which they are built, and all mains and pipes and fixtures laid down and maintained shall be of good quality, and ladd down and maintained in a work manlike manner.
 Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, That the pipes and mains herein provided for shall be laid with a covering of not less than twenty nches below the established grades of the streets, avenues, alleys or public ways of the city, whether such is the pres ent surface grade of the streets, avenues. alleys or public ways or not
 The term "estabMshed grade" beneath which such mains or pipes shall be laid as herein provided, means the established sur- vey as made by the engneer of said city according to his surveys thereof, made under the direction of the said mayor and aldermen of said city, and adopted as the grades of said city by the mayor and alder- men of Birmingham.
 Sec. G. If after the said mains and pipes shall have been laid at the instance of the said Haas and London, their associates, successors or assigns, as herein provided, the established grade of any such street, avenue, alley or public way shall be changed by the authority and direction of the said city, then and in that event the expense of changing the grades of any pipes, or mains that may be laid in any such streets, avenues, alleys or public ways shall be paid by the city.
 Sec. '. Be it further ordained, That the said mayor and aldermen will enact and enforce such just, lawful and proper ordinances as may be necessary to protect the said Haas and London, their associ- ates, successors and assigns in the use and enjoyment of the said gas, works
 Sec. 8. Be 1t further ordained, That mains and pipes so to be laid and maintain ed by said Haas and London, and their associates, successors and assigns, shall be sufficient in size to secure efficient dis trbution of gas to all parts of said city where the same may be necessary. And said Haas and London, their associates, successors and assigns agree that the said mains and pipes shall from time to time be extended as the heads of the city and it's inhabitants shall require, in any direc- tion, but upon the condition that no ex- tension shall be required unless there shall be at least one consumer for each one hundred feet of extension. Such extensions to be made whenever required by the may or and aldermen, subject to the above con- dition.
 Sec. g. Be it further ordained That the maximum rates for the gas to be fur nished under this contract to the city of Birmingham, and it's inhabitants, shall never exceed the following rates:
 First-For Illuminating gas, for each one meter:
 For the first two years, one dollar and thirty-five cents.
 For the next three years, one dollar and twenty-five cents.
 After this and during the term of this contract, one dollar and ten cents.
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