The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-17
CITY COUNCIL
GRANTS FRANCHISE
(Cont:nued From Fifth Page

I from the CONSTRUCTION. repair, operation,
maintenance of said plant. and shall
within reasonable time and without ex-
pense to the city. fill and protect all ex-
cavations or changes which it may make
| or cause to made, and leave the place
| upon which he may enter in as good con-
| dition as 1t is found. and in case the
| grantee, his successors or assigns. shall
| fail in this particular after the compile
ton OF any work provided for herein
| IT shall be the right of said city to repair
the same at the expense of said grantee.
! its successors or assigns. and said city
may recover fhe cost thereof. together
with the expense OF making the correc-
| ton. by suitable action in any of the
courts of competent jurisdiction.
Sec. s. Within ninety days from the
| date of the acceptance of the terms OF
| this ordinance and before the grantee
! herein. his successors or assigns shall
| begin work in any of the streets. alleys,
| avenues, roads or public ways of said
| city, they shall enter into a bond. to be
| approved by the mayor and council Of
! said city and signed by some approved
! surety company, in the sum of ten thou
4 sand fs1o.90o.0O dollars, payable TO the
said city of Wichita, and conditioned for
| the faithful performance of the condi-
! tions imposed upon him by the terms of
: this ordinance, said bond to cover only
/ the entire period of construction. and to
be cancelled when gas is turned into
mains.
| Sec g. In consideration of this fran
chise and the rights and privileges
! granted herein, said P. K. Tying, binds
himself. his successors and assigns. TO
furnish the said city of Wichita with
natural gas for heating the city building
during the life of this franchise, with
out any charge therefor. If natural gas
is furnished to anyone under the provi-
sions of this ordinance; provided. fur
there. that during the continuance of
the term of twenty (2o) years this grantee.
his successors or assigns, agree TO fur
nish natural gas to said city and it's
Inhabitants thereof. for domestic pur-
poses. and at reasonab BILE rates. and with
out discrimination. always 10 be fixed
| by meter measure. which rates shall not.
in any event, exceed fifty (5oc) cents per
thousand cubic feet of natural gas con-
sumed. except no bill shall be less than
800 per month. with rebate of ten
Qoc) cents per thousand cubic feet to
those having used between five thousand
5000 and twelve thousand Q2.00o)
cubic feet for preceding month. if paid
on or before the fifteenth of the follow
ing month; rebate of fifteen Q5c) cents
per thousand cubic foot from twelve
thousand one Q2.O0D to sixty thousand
(s0,00o) cubic feet: rebate of twenty (20c)
cents per thousand cubic feet from sixty
Thousand and one 60.0OD to one hundred
and sixty thousand 100000 cubic feet;
rebate of twenty-five Csc cents per thou
sand cubic feet from one hundred and
sixty thousand and one Q60.ool) to four
hundred thousand 900 600 cubic feet: and
rebate of thirty (30c) cents per thousand
cubic feet from four hundred thousand
and (400.00D TO one million cubic feet
and a rebate of 80 cents per 1000 cubic
feet for 100000 or over, said rebates
hereinbefore named to be granted pro-
vided said gas consumed is paid for on or
before the 18th of the following month,
provided. that the said grantee, his sue
cessors or assigns. shall have the right
and option of making lower rate of gas
for power and manufacturing purposes
different from that charged for domestic
purposes, and such differences or special
contracts snail not deemed 10 De q
discrimination between consumers.
Sec Z. Said grantee. his successors or
assigns shall furnish his patrons with
gas meters without cost. but in no case
shall the grantee b. required to furnish
meters unless consumer will enter into
a contract to use gas fixed at rates for
at least three years 80 aand provided
further, that said grantee. his successors
and assigns, shall not be required to
furnish gas under any of the provisions
of this ordinance after the supply shall
be exhausted to such an extent as to rem
der it improbable to longer maintain and
furnish said gas to said customers.
Sec. s. Said grantee his successors and
assigns shall be required TO reduce the
pressure from high pressure lines to
maximum of 90 pounds to the square
inch at all points within said city and
shall not maintain higher pressure and
he shall be required TO furnish gas 10
consumers from a low pressure line to
even pressure nearly as may be. and
not TO exceed to ounces to the square
inch. and that said city shall pass suitable
ordinances as may be necessary to pro-
tect said gas plant and said grantee. his
successors or assigns, against waste OF
unlawful use of gas: said grantee, his
successors or assigns, is hereby author
lied 10 enter the premises of his con-
sumers at any time for the purpose Of in
specting the use of gas and for the pur-
pose OF disconnecting the consumer from
the gas line for the violation of discon-
Meeting the consumer from the gas line
for the violation OF any of the regula-
lions of the grantee or for non-payment
of gas bills.
Sec g. The grantee. his successors and
assigns. shall. within 81 days from and
after the passage Of this ordinance. file
with the city clerk of said city his writ
ten acceptance, of the provision hereof
and in case of failure. 10 file such accep-
lance within the time specified then this
ordinance shall ipso facto cease and b.
come null and void; that said grantee.
his successors and assigns. shall begin
the active construction OF a pipe lire
from Fredonia. Kansas. or from other gas
fields TO the said city Of Wichita. before
the lst day of September. 1874. and shall
diligently prosecute the construction work
thereafter, aand shall have said pipe lire
and plant In operation and ready for the
delivery aand supply ~ natural gas u
the said city and the inha bitants thereof
on or before the fst dsy Of Septsr7beT.
1915. and before said grantee. his success
sors and assigns. shall begin co5struc-
ton or do any work under the terms 81
this franchise he shall cause 20 have filed
With the city engineer of said city a plat
and profile showing the streets. avenues.
alleys. roads and public WAYS within said