The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-08-29

city to purchase such water-works
plant and appurtenances shall be
thereby revoked and annulled and the
city shall in such event lose all its
rights in and to such option.
9th. 1t is understood that F. D. M.
Strachan is a shareholder in the COM
pany and that the said Strachan
agrees if this contract upon the part
of the city 10 take such water, gas
and electricity is authorized by vote
of the people as herein provided, that
| he will proceed with the construction
of an electric street railway line in
said city as provided in that certain
ordinance passed and adopted by said
mayor and council on said July Sd,
1907, granting unto said F. d. NJ. Stra-
chan, his associates, successors and
assigns, franchise and privilege to
construct and operate an electric
street railway system, electric light
plants and gas plants in said city, and
that he will have not less than four
miles of ch railway constructed and
in operS I within twelve Q2)
months frc.A the date of such cleo
ton It is, therefore, agreed by the
city that it will amend such ordi-
nance SO passed on July Sd, 1907. so
as to provide said F. d. NJ. Strachan.
his associates, successors and assigns.
shall have twelve 02) months from
electric railway on lines constructed
| and have in operation not less than
four miles of such electric railway.
and the city also agrees to further
amend such ordinance so as to per-
nit an additional five cents (5c)
charge for passenger fares over the
electric railwa on lines constructed
on marsh lands, making the fare
ten cents I0c) for continuous pas
sage on such lines having terminus
on the marsh or waterfront on same.
7th. It is further agreed that if the
said F. d. NJ. Strachan, his associates.
successors and assigns, should fail
to construct and put in operation four
(4) miles Of such electric street rail
way in said city, as provided in said
original franchise ordinance so pass
ed on July Sd, 1907, as the same shall
be amohded as provided in paragraph
NO. = next above, then this contract
shall terminate and end.
| Sth. 1t is further agreed tbat when
this contract shall have been author.
lied by vote of the people as pro.
vlded in paragraph next below a
formal contract shall be entered into
by and between the city and the COM
pany in accordance with the proyis.
ions of this agreement.
9Th. 1t is further agreed that this
contract in SO far as it involves an
obligation upon the city to take from
the company water, gas and electric
Ivy as herein provided, shall be
promptly submitted for authorization
to a vote of the qualified voters OF
said city, as provided by law for the
mourning of debts by municipalities
and in the event the result of such
election is in favor of the authorize.
tlon RI the contract in respect to each
and all Of such items, to-wit water
gas and electricity, then the san q
shall be effective for a term of fen
(l0) years from and after the LIST dav
of October 1908.
10th. This agreement is based unor
the condition that the vote at the cleo.
ton to be so held, shall authorize tba
city to enter into this contract and
incur the indebtedness herein SET out
as to each and all of the items named
70 VIII: water, gas and electricity. for
the purpose and in the Quantities
herein stated If the result of said
election should be against the MAKING
Of the contract and the mourning ~
the debt as to any one of said items
then neither the company nor the CITY
snail be found by this agreement or
be bound or required to execute or per
form the formal contract to be so
executed after such election is held
and as herein provided.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF the
said mayor and council of the CITY
of Brunswick, Georgia, has caused This
agreement to be executed in its cor
! porate name and behalf by its MAYOR
and the same to be attested under its
corporate seal by its clerk, and I'M
der and by virtue of a resolution pass-
ed and adopted in regular council
meeting assembled on the 22d day of
August, 1908 and the said Mutual
Light and Water company has like.
wise caused these presents to be exc
cuted on its behalf by it's president
and the same to be attested under it's
corporate seal by its secretary under
and by virtue Of a resolution passed
and adopted by its directors in meet.
ing assembled on the 22d day of aug
ust, 1908, these presents being execu-
ted in duplicate.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF BRUNSWICK. GA.
BY r. r. Hopkins,
It's Mayor.
Attested by NJ. D, Russell