CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-01-08

visions of resolution thereafter adopted by
said city council on said 18th day of Decem-
ber. A. d. 1909. a special election was held in
said city of Canon City. on Monday the 5th
day of January A. ID. 1908, at which special
election there was submitted TO the voters OF
said city who were tax payers under the law
for their approval or dsapproval, the question
of granting to the said ii. A. Black, his heirs.
SUCCESSORS and assigns,for the period of twenty
years the right. privilege and franchise to con-
struct. operate and maintain within the city of
Canon City. in the state of. Colorado. gas
works for the manufacture and distribution of
gas for fuel and illuminating purposes and to
furnish the same to the said city and its inhab-
tants. And
WHEREAS, The voters of the said city of
Canon City, wEo were taxpayers under the
law and who voted at said special election, by
large majority of all the votes cast approved
and ratified said franchise and authorized the
granting thereof. Therefore.
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City
of Canon City.
SECTION 1. That, subject to the conditions.
qualifications and reservations hereinafter e&-
pressed, there be and hereby is granted to II.
a. Black, his heirs, successors and assigns. for
a period of twenty years from and after the
granting of this franchise, the right. privilege
and franchise 10 construct. operate and main
tain within the city of Canon City. in the state
of Colorado. a gas works for the manufacture
aud distribution of gas for fuel and illuminat-
ing purposes and to furnish the same TO the
said city and its inhabitants and for those pur-
poses. to lay pipes for the distribution of fuel
and illuminating gas under the surface of any
and all streets. avenues. alleys and public
places within said city of Canon City: and
said grantee his heirs. successors and rssigns.
are hereby authorized to excavate tcnches
and take up payements and sidewalks where
shall be necessary for the laying OF such pipe,
or the repairing or the replacing of the same;
provided that such work shall be done in such
manner to cause the least possible incon-
venience to the public In the use of such
streets, avenues. alleys. sidewalks and public
places; and provided that the pavements and
sidewalks taken up for the purpose of laying
pipes or mains. shall be replaced soon as
practicable. by said grantee. his heirs. success
ors or assigns at their own cost in good and
manner. and shall be left in as
good condition as before said pipes or mains
were laid. and all excavations shall as soon as
practicable be refilled. and the streets and al
leys so excavated restored to as good con.
dition as before the making of such excava-
ton; and the said grantee. his heirs. successor
or assigns. shall properly guard any and all eI-
cavations, and shall properly light the same at
night so as TO fully warn all passers-by of the
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ors or assigns shali, al al uhies' oe p'epAeu
to furnish the 'hhaoitahts o' 'he sna cry
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poses ana WIN suihc'eht pressure l" '"su,e
proper quanuts oi sas '"eae' "ui"e' S"ppi,eN'
ne eos' "i gas ~ CONSUMERS payns ~i',"
ten uaSs N'st o,iis pee",re uue "iu pse a"ie
shhi h"' eAeeeu one anu one HH'i'ei ""'''is
per Thousand cub'e ieet iof iuei PURPOSES, ana
TWO doiiars per thousand eup'c 'eet io' "'u'iii
mating purposes
SEC d. PROPER nieteis io' '''e neasu'e eu'en,
oi gas consumed shaii DC iufnlsheu uS shu
grantee ms heirs'sueeessofs ana assigns "hst-
property Oh the Salu Rtai'ee' his nei,s' sueSess-
ors ana assigns subject 10 removal u 'he use "i
gas De disconhnued OF consumers become oe-
hnquent 10 the settlement o, aceohhs'
oEc. :. Inc gas pipes iaiu py saiu praitee,
ms heifs' successors or assigns uhnet ue iran
rhise granted by TINS ordnance shali not IN
'eHete WIN u'e drainage OF shu Guy "f ,he
necessary construction oi SEWERS OF tle unuef
ground nhtutes ior tne conveyance oi "'ef-
oEc. D. Inc itahchlse heIeih Rtan'eu shaii
be forfeited by the failure OF the grantee here
in' ms heifs' successors or assigns 10 COM
nence IN good faith' the erection of said
works WITHIN nine months rom and after the