Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-09-17
City Ordinance No. I35.

An Ordinance granting franchise to Geo. :. Porter, Jr.. to construct and operate gas plant, lay gas mains and furnish gas to consumers in the city of Prescott, terri tory of Arizona. z The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Prescott, Territory of Arizona, do ordain as follows: Section 1. That George s. Portaf, Jr., hereinafter called grantee) and his success sors and assigns, are hereby granted the right, privilege and franchise for the period. of fifty years from the passage and approval of this ordinance, to construct. equip, main tain and operate, for profit, a gas plant for furnishing consumers with gas for fuel, light and heating.
 l 2 Sec. ?. That said grantee, his successors and assigns, shall have the right to lay main and side pipe lines in any of the streets within the present limits of the said city of Prescott, territory of Arizona. Sec, 3. That said grantee, his successors and assigns, shall commence work upon said plant. or some part connected there with. within one ynar from the date of the passage and approval of this ordinance and the publication thereof according to law, and within one year thereafter said plant shall be constructed and at least one mile of pipe line laid and completed and ready for distribution of gas to consumers. Sec. f. That the laying of the pipe lines III any anu dlA ElNtcl5 III Clll Ol TccCOtt shall conform to the grade on streets where a grade has been established, and in all oth4 CT cases to the natural grade or surface of the street through which the same runs: and when at any time any part where said pipe lines are laid shall be graded or-the grade thereof changed or altered in such manner as to expose said pipe lines, the grantee, his successors or assigns, shall change said lines to conform thereto.
 Sec. 5. All lines laid in the streets GOV cred by this ordinance shall be placed at least twelve inches beneath the surface of the grade established and shall be laid in such manner as not to conflict with sewer and water pipes in said streets at time of laying said pipe lines.
 Sec. 6. All street work done by the said grantee, his successors and assigns, shall be under the direct supervision of the Street Committee of the City Council.
 Sec. :. That the rate to consumers for using gas furnished by said plant shall not exceed two dollars and fifty cents (S2.50) per thousand feet where the consumption of gas is shown to be over one thousand feet per month; but said grantee, his successors and assigns, shall have the right to establish minimum rate per thousand feet of not to exceed two dollars and fifty cents per month to consumers using less than one thousand feet per month.
 Sec. 8. The said grantee, his successors
 
 to the city of Prescott ten thousand 10000 cubic feet of gas per month; city meters to be read the same as individual meters; and if the reading any month shows that more than this amount has been used, special price of one dollar and twenty-five cents (S1.25) per thousand cubic feet shall be, made for the excess.
 Sec. 9. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to grant any exclusive rights or privileges. The rights, privileges and franchises granted and conferred by this ordinance may be sold and assigned by the grantee, his successors and assigns.
 Sec. 10. That the rights, privileges and franchises granted and conferred by this ordinance shall extend to and continue to be vested in said grantee, his successors and assigns, for the period of fifty years from the passage, adoption or approval of this ordinance.
 Sec. Il. That the failure to comply with the conditions hereinafter mentioned, within the time specified, by said grantee his successors and assigns, shall work a for feiture of this franchise.
 Presented to the Mayor and Common Council of the said City of Prescott, on the 9th day 7 August, 1902. and by the said Mayor ard Common Council passed by the follOyiI vote:
 Aycs- i;rinkmeyer, Mulvenon, Richards and Mr. President.
 Nay-NOne.
 AbseE.-Eone.
 Pres d to the Mayor for his signature, and api 5ved this 9th day of August, A. D. 1902.
 IScall R. H. Burmister, Mayor. Attest
 E. B. Modem,
 Clerk of Common Council. Appruv-.. as to form:
 J. H. Collins,
 City Attorney. First publication August @.