The daily sentinel., 1901-07-17
A BILL FOR
ORDINANCE No. los.

AN ORDINANCE TO AU UrHORIZE THE
Grand Valley Gas and Oil Company "a
corporation) to operate gas and oil pipe
lines within the corporate limits of the
city of Grand Junction, Colorado, and to
sell and deliver gas, oil and kindred sub
stances for illuminating, heating, power
and general commercial uses to consul
mers thereof in said city, and for such
purposes to own and control wells and re-
fneries, and to own, lay and repair pipe
lines in and through the streets and alleys
thereof.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY
Council of the City of Grand Junction, in
the State of Colorado:
Section One-That The Grand Valley Gas
and Oil Company, corporation organized
and existing under and by virtue of the laws
of the state of Colorado, its successors, legal
representatives and assigns, be aud are here
by granted, subject to the conditions, stipu-
lations, Limitations and requirements here
matter recited the right and privilege to
construct, own, operate and maintain within
the corporate limits of the city of Grand
Junction, Il system or systems of pipe lines
for the purpose of transporting and deliver
ing to consumers thereof in said city, oil,
gas aud kindred natural products for illumi-
mating, heating, power and general CONNER
cial uses and for such purposes to construct,
own, maintain, operate and repair in and
through the streets, alleys, avenues and
oarks of said city a system of pipe lines,
with distributing stations and plants, for the
term of twenty (20) years from the date of
the adoption of this ordinance, subject to
the requirements herein contained.
Section Two-The supply of oil and gas.
or either, shall be obtained by sinking well
or wells near the city of Grand Junction, or
in any part of the county of Mesa, state oil
Colorado: aud the pipes to be used in dlstr
butlng any of the commodities herein speci-
fed shall be of solid steel, wrought or cast
iron, and shall be of such dimensions as to
enable-the company, it's successors or as
signs, to give proper, reasonable and safe
service in it's undertaking to supply the in
| habitants thereof with gas or oil, or either
thereof.
The said pipe lines shall not be laid less
| of the ground
Section Three-No well or wells shall be
| sunk by the said company, its successors or
assigns, in or upon any place Within this
| city, nor within such proximity to the same
| as to in any way interfere with the proper
and ordinary use thereof.
Section Four-The right to prohibit the
maintaining and operating of gas or oil re-
| tineries within the corporate limits of said
city. is hereby expressly reserved to the said
| city.
Section Five-The work of laying, main
tanning and repairing any and all such pipe
| lines rs are pertDltteu tuls
shall be done by the said company, its sue
| cessors assigns, in such manner as to
| cause the least possible Inconvenience to the
| free use aud occupancy of the streets, alleys,
| sidewalks, avenues and public grounds, and
| 80 as not to interfere with any water mains
| or pipes now on or in such streets, or with
| the sewers or drains of said city; and all ex-
cavations occasoned in doing such work
| shall be re- filled graded, settled and repair
ed by the said company, ITS successors and
| assigns, at lis own expense and cost, as soon
as practicable under all circumstances, and
no excavation or opening shall be allowed
to remain open at any time longer than
twenty-four (24) hours, nor shall any exca-
vation o. opening be and remain in or upon
any of the said streets, alleys, avenues OF
public grounds at any time unless the same
be guarded with reasonable and proper sig
nails.
The said company, its SUCCESSORS and as
signs, shall be and remain solely and ex-
clusively responsible for all damages &c
persons and property that may occur by
reason Of any negligence, carelessnsss Of