The Saint Paul globe., 1904-01-23

and on January /, 1907 and ever there
after during the life sofsthis franchise
said grantee shall and will furnish gas to
the inhabitants of saidEeity at a net price
which shall never exceedzone dollar per
thousand cubic feet; pls6sfded that for the
purpose of insurfug prompt payment of
se Se aaa S asref9G 9doaa Wsng cents a pez
thousand cubic feet to the current net
price on failure Of the consumer to pay
therefor on or before. the fifteenth day
gas is used and provided further that
whenever the amount of gas used
by any consumer during any month shall.
at the current net price aforesaid. amount
to less than twenty-five cents. the
grantee may charge such consumer for
such month sum not to exceed twenty
five cents as a minimum charge.
SECTION g..
That as a further inducement to the
passage of this ordinance from and after
under its existing franchise as under the
one hereby granted, said grantee shall
and will at all times furnish gas to the
City. to light it's streets, lanes. bridges.
all buildings Jointly owned. used or oc-
cupied by the City and County of Ram
sey, and all buildings owned or occupied
by said County, at price which shall
cubic feet of gas actually consumed; pro-
vided, in case of gas used for street light
ing the grantee will not be required to
meter the same. but the consumption shall
be ascertained as provided for in such
contracts as may be entered into between
the grantee and the city therefor.
SECTION 10.
The gas manufactured and furnished by
said grantee shall all be good and first
class for Illuminating purposes. free from
shall be of not less than sixteen candle
power, and all water gas shall be of not
less than twenty-five candle power within
radius of one and one-haif miles of the
holder from which the same is distributed
into the mains, such Illuminating power
to be determined by the. photometric
process in ordinary use
The City. by such person or persons as it
may from time to time designate for that
purpose. shall at all times. during business
hours of any day. have full and free ac
cess to. the gas works and plant of the
grantee and all departments thereof, for
the purposes of full and complete in
spection. and making tests of the quality
of gas furnished. The City shall also have
the right to provide by ordinance for the
inspection of meters. and to prescribe the
duties of such inspectors as it may ap-
point for the purpose of securing correct
measurement of the gas furnished by the
grantee to consumers. he
sECTIONs11.
That in consideration hereof said
grantee shall at all times during the life
gas works. manufacturing plant. pipes,
tunnels. conduits, and all appliances for
the manufacturing and furnishing of gas
for all purposes. in good and proper con-
dition and repair. and shall during all
OF said time exert every reasonable effort
to run and operate the same, so to give
good and constant Sseryice to said City
and the inhabitants thereof, upon and
at all times furnish and supply to any
and all persons along the lines of its
mains, without discrimina ton. an ample
and adequate supply of gas for ilumina-
current prices, under such reasonable
rules and regulations as may be adopted
by said grantee.
Said grantee shall also at all times
during the life of this fran
chise. in all parts of the
any. of the streets. public grounds or
public buildings, keep its mains, service
pipes and street posts in proper condition
for use. and shall in good faith bid upon
and compete for furnishing gas for all
public. lighting or other public purposes,
at prices not in excess of the current
rates herein provided for or in excess of
such rates as may be hereafter fixed and
established. and shall faithfully carry out
and perform any and all contracts award
ed to it for furnishing gas to the City
therefor.
SECTION H.
If at any time during the life of this
franchise an emergency exists by reason
of no contraet being in force for furnish
ing public lighting, or gas therefor, or if
for any any other, reason the CITY, is deprived
of light upon its streets or public grounds
Or in its buildings, then sthesCity by reso-
luton or ordinance of its Common Coun-
Gil. shall have the right, upon making
suitable provision 1nsuring payment there
for to order and direct said grantee to
furnish and provide, temporarily, until
such emergency shall have passed, gas
for lighting upon the streets and public
grounds wherever the grantee has street
posts, and in the public buildings of said
City having connections with the grantees
mains, at the then current prices here
under for such gas, and when SO ordered
and directed. said grantee shall promptly
furnish and provide the gas therefor, for
and during the time it Is so ordered and
directed, but such temporary arrange
ment shall not be continued longer than
to give said City a reasonable opportunity
to procure such lighting, or the necessary
gas therefor. in the usual and customary
manner.
SECTION 13.
Said City also reserves the right, in case
ii shall at any time during the life of
the franchise hereby granted, acquire or
construct, or authorize the construction
of, any system of corHiuits, tunnels Or
Subways. for general accommodation, in
any underStreet or streets of the city,
to order and require said grantee, its
successors and assigns, at their own eX-
pense, to remove and relocate any or all
of It's pipes tunnels and Cohduits along or
under any such street or streets, to and
in such tunnels, conduits or subways,
provided or authorized bNl the City, and
II the same are owned by the City it shall
have the right to charge said grantee
and receive from it reasonable rental
and compensation. to be fixed and pre-
scribed by the Common Council. for the
use thereof. upon providing reasonable
f1a- rQi n
grantee shall promptly obey and execute
within such reasonable time as shall be
prescribed therefor. all orders and direc
tions in that behalf given by the Com
mon Council of the. City,
SECTION, IA. q
The Common Council of the City shall
have the right. power and authority inde-
pendent of whether or not the present
provisions of the City Charter in that
behalf are continued in force during the
life of this franchise. TO regulate and
control the maximum prices to be charged
by said grantee for furnishing gas here
under to the city and its inhabitants.
provided only that the prices so fixed shall
be fair and reasonable.
If said grantee ever disputes the fair
ness and reasonableness of any such
maximum prices hereafter fixed and pre-
Scribed by the Common Council of the
City and shall carry such question for
litigation into any court OF competent
jurisdiction. then and in that event if
such Court shall decide that the maximum
prices so fixed and prescribed by the
Common Council are not fair and rea-
sonable; said Court shall In the same
action, upon the evidence adduced there
in, decide, fix and determine what maxi
mum prices are fair and reasonable, and
whether the same be greater or less tnan
those fixed by the Common Councll, sucn
prices so fixed and determined by the
a grantee