The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-02-15

struction of said gas-works within
ninety days after the approval and
ratification of this ordinance by an
affirmative vote of the legally quail
fed voters of the City of Roswell
and, shall prosecute said work with
due diligence until completion, and
the same shall be completed to fur
nish gas to the inhabitants of the CT
ty of Roswell with at least two miles
of mains and connections, within
nine months from h date of the rat
iication of said ordinance by the vo-
tiers of said City, unless prevented
therefrom by litigation or strikes.
Section 8. That said H. S. Farms
worth, his associates, successors and
assigns shall furnish to the inhabit-
ants of the said City a good grade of
gas of not less than eighteen candle
power, and not to excee a maximum
price of two dollars per thousand
cubic feet of gas.
Section 4. Said H. S. Farnsworth,
his associates, successors and as
signs shall furnish gas to neat the
water in the fire engines and for
lighting purposes in the City Hall,
when the same shall be erected free
of charge or cost to said City of Ros-
well, and shall pipe said gas into
said buildings and furnish said gas
and maintain said pipe lines without
cost to said City.
Section 5. That within five days af-
ter the passage of his ordinance by
the City Council of the City of Ros-
well the said H. S. F~arnsworth shall
file his acceptance in writing of the
terms n conditions of this ordin-
ance, and shall within twenty 600
days after the passage of said ordi-
nance deposit with the City Treas
urer the sum of $1,OOO.O0 conditioned
upon the said H. S. F~arnsworth, his
complying with the terms and condi-
tons of this ordinance, and in the
event of the failure of the said H. S.
~Farnsworth, his associates, success
sors and assigns to comply with any
of the conditions of this ordinance,
then said cash deposit is and shall
be forfeited to the City of Roswell,
but in h event his ordinance is
complied with and when two-thirds
of the work is completed in accord
ance with this ordinance, then said
deposit shall be returned to the said
H. S. Farnsworth, his associates, sue
cessors and assigns, and, provided
further, that in the event said deposit
as required and above set out, is not
made within the said twenty days,
then this ordinance shall be null and
void.
Section 6. This ordinance shall be
published as required by law, and
Immediately after the cash deposit
as required in Section 5 is made, the
Mayor shall issue his proclamation
for a special election to be held ac-
cording to law, at which said special
/ a1n0tinn tho O,,oCfio- of o-.ro1oJ ~
non-approval of said franchise shall
be submitted to the qualified voters
of the City of Roswell, and
if a majority of the voters
voting on the question at said spe-
cial election, shall vote in favor of
the same, this ordinance shall be in
force and effect, and the said fran
chise shall become operative from
and after h date of said approval.
Section z. The Mayor shall by his
proclamation give notice of said
election, and the ballots in favor of
the granting of said franchise shall
read:
I'm Favor of Franchise with
HI. S. Farnsworth, his associates,
successors and assigns"
Against Franchise with H. s.
Farnsworth, his associates, sue
cessors and Assigns"
| and the City Cornell shall apDoint