The daily sentinel., 1904-05-27
A BILL FOR ORDINANCE
introduced by Alderman Ramey.

Corporation) to construct, oper-
1 ate and maintain q system of pipe
lines within the corporate limits
of the City OF Grand Junction.
q" Colorado and to sell and deliver
gas to consumers herein for heat
ing, illuminating, power, do
mestic, commercial and other
uses: and to authorize said Com
psny to exoavate for, own, lay
and repair pipe lines in, across
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 1. That The Citizens Gas
and Coke Company. a Corporation
duly organized and existing under and
by virtue of the laws of the State of
Colorado. and hereinafter referred to
as the Company, its successors legal
representatives and assigns be and are
hereby granted. subject to the condi-
lions, stipulations, limitations and
requirements hereinafter specified,
thu right, privilege and authority to
construct, operate. own and maintain
within the corporate limits of the
City of Grand J motion, system Or
systems of pipe lines for the purpose
of carrying and delivering to consum-
ers thereof. in said city, natural and
artificial gas for heating, illuminat-
ing, power and general commercial
purposes, and for such purposes to
construct, excavate. own. maintain,
operate and repair in and through all
the streets. alleys, avenues and parks
of said City a system or systems of
pipe lines with distributing stations
and plants for the term of twenty-five
years from the date of the adoption of
this ordinance, subject to the require
ment hereinafter contained.
Section IL. The pipes used by the
said Company in the construction and
operation of their system of pipe lines
| to distribute gas to consumers shall
be of steel, cast, wrought. or galvan-
lied iron, and shall be of such dimen-
sions as to enable the said Company,
its successors or assigns to give proper,
reasonable. safe service to the consum-
ers in said City. Said pipe lines
shall not be laid in the streets, alleys
and avenues of said City at a less
depth than eighteen (lS) inches.
Section III. The right to prohibit
the con struction. operation or main
teuance of a plant for the manufac-
ture of gas within the City is express
ly reserved by this Ordinance. And
the said Company, its successors or
assigns shall not sink any we'll for
gas within the said CITY, or SO close
to the border thereof as to endanger
the lives or the property of the resi-
dents thereof.
Section ". The work of laying.
maintaining and repairing any and all
su ch pipe lines. permitted to be laid
by this Ordinance. shall be done by
said Company, its successors or as
signs, in such manner as to cause
the least possibl Inconvenience to the
free use and occupancy of the streets,
alleys. sidewalks. avenues and public
grounds, and so as not to interfere
WIN hh1 NabSA ACMtls VI
pipes now in the streets, alleys. ave-
nues and public grounds of said City.
All excavations necessary in laying
the said pipe lines or making connec-
tions Herewith for distribution of gas
to consumers shall be Iefilled, graded,
settled and repaired by the said Com
pany, its SUCCESSORS or assigns, at its
practicable under all circumstances
and no excavation or opening shall be
allowed to remain open at any time
longer than twenty four ga hours,
nor shall any excavation or opening
be allowed to remain open upon any of
the streets. alleys. avenues or public
grounds at any time unless precautions
be taken to guard the same by reason
able and proper methods and signals
Section V. The said Company, its
successors or assigns, shall be and re-
main solely and exclusively RESPONSE
BILE for all damages to persons and
property TINT may occur by reason of
any negligence. carelessness or unskill-
fulness in the carrying on of such
work, or in subsequent repairs or
changes therein; and the said Com
pany. its successors, and assigns shall
hold safe and harmless the said City
of Grand junction for any and all
losses and damages of any kind and
description by reason thereof; and
the City Council of the said City of
Grand junction may at any time dur
;po ba lifa of th;o frapah;s.