The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1905-09-06
AN ORDINANCE.

An ordinance entitled IAN or.
dinance to grant a franchise fol
the sale and delivery of natura
gas for fuel and other PURPOSES te
citiz ms and consumers" enacted
lhy the Board of Council OF The
city of Mt. Sterling, KY, and ap
proved by the Mayor on the 5tt
day of July, 1904.
An ordinance entitled "An ordi-
nance granting c. c. Cnenaut =
franchise nd light to operate u
system of natural gas in the, Cit,
OF Mt Sterling, KY enacted by
the Board of Council of the Cir,
OF Mt. Sterling, Ky, on the It'll
day of Sept, 1904. and spprovr'
by the Msysr on said date; and
under which ordinances was sol
the franchise TO construct, pa n
tain and operate natdral gas
plant for the purpose of selling and
distributing natural gas In said
City.
Be it ordained by the May, DR. and
Board of Council of the City of
Mt. Sterling, Ky.
SEC. That all parts of said or
dinsnces passed on the 5th day OF
July, 1904, and the 7th day OF
September, 1904. be stricken ou:
and held for naught in so far
the same may relate to the terms,
c nitric = snd silpuIations upon
which aud the M amer in which
said franchise and privilege shall
he exercised aud that this ordi-
nauce is TO amend and re-enact
said ordinances as relates to the
terms and conditions upon which
and the manner in which said fran
chise shall be exercised, so that
said ordinances as amended and
re enacted shall read as follows:
SEC 2 That there is let al d
granted and this ordinance do s
hereby let and grant TO the pur-
chaser of the natural gas franchise
hereinbefore referred to, the right,
privilege and permission to con
struct, lay, operate and maintain
through and in the streets, avenues,
alleys and public places of the
City of Mt. Sterling, KY, systt m
of pipes for the conveyance, dis
tribution and sale of natural gas
for heating, fuel and manufactur-
ing and power purposes for the
full term of twenty (2O) years
from the time this ordinance shall
take effect.
SEC. 8 The work of constructing
and laying the said pipe shall be
under the supervision of the Su-
perintendent of Public Works or
any agent, committee or represen-
tstive of the City designated by
the Council subject to the following
restrictions, terms and conditions
to wit: When the purchaser of
said franchise shall enter upon any
street, avenue, alley or public place
for tie purpose of laying said
pipes, he shall prosecute the work
with due diligence, and close up
trenches as soon as possible, leaving
the 81 'eets, alleys, avenues and
public places in the same condition
as when it entered the same for the
purpose of construction. Said
purchaser shall begin work as soon
as practicable, the weather per-
mitting, aud complete the work
entirely by lst day of July. 1906
and shall not do any work in laying
said pipes between the lst of Dec.
and the lst of April, in any year.
without the consent of the Council.
The purchaser of this franchise
shall lay, on all paved streets of
said city, two (2) lines of pipe, one
upon each side thereof, said lines
o; pipe to be laid between the curb
and sidewalk on su :h paved streets
where the same may be done. If,
how ever, is is in pr .cticable To lay
said line OF pipe letween the curb
and sidewalk as Aforesaid, the
same shall be laid under the paved
portions of the street of distance
of not more than four a feet from
the curb thereof; and said pur-
chaser shall not, without the con-
sent in writing of the City Council
of said city in laying its pipes In
the paved streets Of said city cross
such paved streets except at street
intersections. In case the said
purchaser shall fail 10 refill any
excavation made by him in the
construction or repair OF it's said
line or lines, or shall fail or neg
lect to make any repairs that may
have been necessary by reason of
the construction or repair Of it's
said line or lines, the City of Mt.
Sterling may, after notice having
first been given to said purchaser
at its Mt. Sterling Office, make
such repairs and the costs and ex--