Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-23

at Its own cost and expense, to as gooe
condition as before. subject to the APP
Iproval of the City Council, and upor
failure SO to do. within reasonable
time thereafter the City Council may
direct the same to be done under the
direction OF the City Engineer or Mayor
at the cost and expense OF said grantee
which cost and expense the said grantee
it's successors and assigns hereby agree
to pay and also save and keep
the city harmless from the payment OF
all damages that may arise in any
manner by reason of the occupancy OF
said streets. alleys, and avenues, c,
any portion OF said city, by it or its
successors, or assigns, in the operation
and maintainenance of said plant there
in.
Section B. The privileges herein
granted are upon the further conditions
that the said grantee, its successors and
assigns shall furnish electric light to the
said city and its inhabitants as may be
required under the Ordinances hereto
fore enacted providing for the construc-
ton and operation of electric light
plant, and shall furnish hot water heat,
under the conditions and restrictions
now imposed upon said company by
ordinance and that said Company shall
within eighteen (ls) months from the
ratification of this Ordinance, by vote
of the electors Of said city, as provided
by law, and final adoption by the City
council cause to be constructed, the
proper buildings, reservoirs, or holders
and install and have in operation the
proper machinery, apparatus and APP
purtenances to supply to said city and
its citizens a good commercial gas
suitable for Illuminating, heat and
mechanical purposes, under a
practical uniform pressure and Of as UNI
form quality as practicable. In case
of making repairs or constructing new
lines of work. said grantee, its success
ors, and assigns, shall have the right to
shut off the electric current and supply
of gas as the case may be, and keep the
same shut off for such time as may be
necessary to accomplish such purpose,
and said grantee, its success sors, and
assigns, shall at any time on the order
or request of the Chief of Fire Depart
ment of said city, in case of fire, in any
part OF the city supplied by gas or cleo
tricity, cut off the electric current or
shut off the supply of gas from the lines
furnishing the same in that locality,
until the same is extinguishcd.
Section 4. And it is hereby further
provided that whenever said CITY or any
citizens thereof shall desire to use gas in
any street or locality where gas mains
arc not laid, said company shall supply
said party or parties upon the express
condition that they will pay in advance
an amount for gas, equal to twenty
cents per lineal foot for the distance
between the nearest already construct
ed street mains and the point where
service pipe is to commence.
Section 5. That as further consid-
Grafton for the privileges herein granted
said Company shall furnish electric
light at such prices as are reasonable
under the circumstances, under sub
stantially the same conditions as now
required, by Ordinance, with the same
obligation to improve the service and
quality of said lights from time to time
as improvements may be made in the
general system of electric lighting.
That said company shall furnish gas
as heretofore provided in such quantity
as may be required by said CITY and it's
inhabitants and at such prices as shall
be reasonable, under the circumstances
proper consideration being had for the
expense of obtaining material, fuel.
supplies and help, with the same oh.
llgatlon to improve the service and
quality of gas, from time to time. as
improvements may lie made in the
general system OF the manufacture and
production of gas, and shall be author
ized To charge and to collect there
lore at the rate not TO exceed SLIGO per
thousand cubic feet of gas, whether the
same be used for illuminatina or for
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luel' provided, however, that when a
bill Tor gas is due and the consumer
neglects To pay the same, at the Office
OF the Company, on or before the o5th
day OF the month after the same lbe-
comes due, the said grantee. its sue
cessors or assigns shall be pre:n:ttel to
charge. in addition to such regular
price. an amount equal to ten per cent
OF the bill so due and unpaid, provided
further that said Company, it's success
sors or assigns may, in all cases, charge
at least % cents per month to any con-
sumner who uses an amount of gas dur
ing such month less than the amount
required to equal % cents, under the
prices as above fixed, it being the in
tention that said Company may charge
a minimum fee of % cents per month
in all cases where a meter is installed,
whether any gas be used or not.
And it is further provided that in
case any consumer refuses to pay his
bill for thirty (sO) days after the same
becomes due the grantee herein, its
successors or assigns shall be PERMITTED