Arizona republican., 1908-10-20
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! HUN Ol lAtANdAltl leAAd bhNf any anu tAAA such pipes. pipelines, conduits. ma chinery, attachments and appliances, as the grantee, it's successors or as signs, may deem necessary or proper,
 to conduct, carry, distribute and de- ! liver gas for lighting. heating and | the generation of power, to Mesa City
 and the inhabitants thereof. And for
 the purpose of laying, constructing, | installing, maintaining. repairing or | replacing such pipes, pipelines, con- | duits, machinery. attachments and ! appliances said grantee, it's success ors or assigns, may take up or re- move such sidewalks and pavements | and make such excavations in, along | and across any such streets, ave nues, alleys, lanes bridges or other public grounds. as it or its successors or assigns may deem necessary or proper. but the taking up or removal | of such sidewalk and pavements and | the making of such excavations shall [ be with the least practical inconven- | lence to Mesa City and the inhabit- | ants thereof; and such excavations | shall at all times, when necessary, | be guarded, by day, with barricades. ! and by night with barricades and ved lights. All sidewalks and pave | uents so taken up or removed and | all excavations so made shall be re- | placed. filled and repaired, at the | cost and expense of the grantee. its | successors or assigns. with the least practical delay, and left in as good 1 state and condition as the same may | have been immediately prior to the l time the same may have been taken up, removed or made; provided, how ever, all said pipes. pipelines and conduits shall be placed and main tained in accordance with any official cross section of the streets Of the Town of Mesa City or any order of the common council, and the placing and maintaining thereof shall be at all times to the satisfaction of the common council
 Section ?. It Is expressly under stood that the grantee. its successors or assigns shall commence the con struction of a gas plant, or gas dis tribution system, within the corpor- ate limits of Mesa City, and have the same ready for operation with in two years from and after the date on which this ordinance shall be- come operative, provided, however that any delay caused by strikes, malicious interference, order of court, accidents, or other causes over which the grantee. it's successors or assigns may have no control. shall work an extention of time, in addi- tion to said period of two years, equal in duration to the time in vOlved in such delay; and provided. ha .f Mesa City may. in it's discretion, grant such extention of time as it may deem reasonable. within which the construction of such gas distri- button system may be commenced by the grantee or it's successors or as signs, and put into condition ready for operation. And said grantee. its successors or assigns shall, within one year after the completion of such gas distribution system, file in the office of the town clerk of Mesa City a map or plat of such distribution system showing the location and po- sition of the various pipes. pipelines, cOnduits, and appliances thereof.
 Section g. The said grantee, its successors or assigns shall in no event charge the consumer of gas within the corporate limits of Mesa City, as the same are now fixed or may hereafter be extended, at a rate exceeding the sum of Two Dollars and Fifty cents Cs2.5O) per thousand
 G,O00) cubic feet of gas consumed, provided, however, that the grantee, its successors or assigns may fix a minimum, monthly charge, to be paid by each consumer. not exceeding the sum of One Cs1.OO) Dollar.
 Section f. The plant Of said grantee, it's successors or assigns, if located within the corporate limits of the Town of Mesa City, shall be located subject to the approval of the common council, and the site therefore approved by the common council before the erection of the same.
 Section ,. The quality of the gas supplied by the grantee. it's success DTS and assigns shall furnish gas to any public building or institution the property of the Town of Mesa City, or any building used by the Town of Mesa City, when requested so to do by the common council, and the price charged for the same shall be twenty (20 per cenD per cent less than the then current price of gas furnished to individuals.
 Section :. This franchise shall not inure to the benefit of any as- signee or release the grantee herein until the said assignee shall have filed an acceptance of the same with the common council.
 Section 8. A failure of the grantee, it's successors or assigns to furnish gas to the subscribers for a period of sixty (60) days at any one time, shall operate as a forfeiture of this franchise and the said pipes and con- duits shall be removed from the streets upon the order of the common council, provided. however, this pro- vision shall not take effect if the failure to so furnish gas shall be caused by unavoidable accident. Section 9. The privileges hereby granted to the said South Side Gas company shall inure to the benefit of the said company, it's successors and assigns for a period of twenty five years from and after the date on which this ordinance shall become operative and take effect.
 Section 10. This ordinance shall in no wise be constructed to grant an exclusive franchise to the grantee, its successors or assigns.
 Section II. A failure of the grantee, it's successors or assigns to fulfill and carry out any of the pro- visions of this franchise shall work