The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-01-04
Council Proceedings.
Marietta. Ga. Dec u 1

boad of council except T NJ. Brumby
Jr.
A request was made by Col. n. A.
Morris and B. G. Brumby representing
the Episcopal church, to have the
council to refund the city tax on the
Episcopal parsonage, and on motion
the request was refused.
On motion an arc light was ordered
placed atthe corner of Hunt and Lemon
streets and small light placed at the
corner of Church and Brumby streets.
On motion the unanimous consent of
council was obtained and the following
request and resolutions:were granted
and approved:
Whereas, The Georgia Manufactu r.
ing and Public Service Company has
been chaFted as corporation by the
Superior Court of Cobb county for the
purpose of acquiring, owning and op.
Grating the properties heretofore owned
by the Marietta Electric Company
and Marietta Water Works Co., both
of said city and county;
Therefore, be it resolved, That the
said Georgia Manufacturing and Pub
lie Service Company be and is hereby
granted the full right, power and priyi-
lege to maintain, use and operate all of
said properties within and throughout
the corporate limits of said city in the
same way and to the same extent as
they have heretofore been used, operat-
ed and maintained by their former
owners, together with the further
right of making all needed and desira-
BILE extensions, changes and improve
ments and for such purposes to use the
streets and side walks of said city
On motion the mayor was authorized
to sign contract with the Georgia
Manufacturing and Public Service Co.
for water and electric light for the city
for term of one year at the same
price as heretofore charged by the
former company, viz: the Marietta
Water Works Company and the Mari
eta Electric Co.
The following ordinance for fran
chise was read and on motion was
granted:
AN ORDINANCE
For gas plant, authorizing Arthur
+. Law, of the city of Philadelphia,
state of Pennsylvania, his successors
and assigns, to purchase, construct,
erect, own, maintain and operate u
lighting and power plant, as more
clearly set forth in the following para
graph, in the city of Marietta, county
Of Cobb, State of Georgia.
Be it ordained by mayor and council
men of the city of Marietta, Cobb coun-
| ty, Georgia:
Section l. That permission and
authority be, and are hereby granted
unto and vested in Arthur r. Law, OF
Philadelphia, Pa, his successors and
assigns, to purchase, construct, erect,
own, maintain and operate plant for
the manufacture, production, lease and
sale of light and heat made from or by
the use of gas generated from or by
coal, oil, steam and water, in the city
of Marietta, and to supply the citizens
thereof with the product of said plant
on such terms and for such compensa-
tion as may be agreed upon between
the said Arthur 4. Law, his associates
or assigns, not to exceed one and 75-1OC
dollars ($l.70) per thousand cubic feet
and that the said Arthur r. Law, his
| associates or assigns. shall have the
right to lay. plant and bury pipes and
mains and erect posts for gas lamps
through over or under any or all
streets, public squares and thorough
fares OF the city, such pipe lines to be
located and work to be done under the
/ supervision and approval of the said
mayor and city council and the said
FArthur 4. Law, his associates and as
signs; shall have the privilege of max
ing excavations to erect said plant and
lay said pipes along the streets of said
city and repair the same, and put in
additional pipes whenever necessary
but these privileges are given on con-
dition that the said Arthur r. Law,
his associates or assigns will replace
the streets In equally as good condition
as they laVe found, and twill save the
city harmless from such damage as may
be incurred or caused by the excava-
tions made in said streets during the
construction, AMI will pay to the said
city all charges, damages and costs
that it may be required to pay out by
reason of any excavation, openings
fills or other acts in the streets of
the city by the said Arthur r Law,
his associates or assigns or other agents
employees or servants while construct
ing the plant; and before any work is
done on the excavation of any street OF
the said city, the said Arthur r. Law
his associates or assigns, shall make
and execute TO the said city a boAd in
the penal sum of Five Thousand
$1,000 00) dollars conditioned as above
set forth, which bond shall be approved
by the said mayor and city council.
It is understood and agreed that this
franchise is granted upon condition
that the work hereunder shall be com.
menced within nine (Nine) months
from this date, and the plant ready fol
use within fifteen Q5) month:
from this date, otherwise to become
void.