Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1909-05-03

on to lay, maintain, use and operate all
the necessary pipes, pipe lines, valves.
valve boxes or other suitable materi-
ais or appliances to successfully in
stall, operate, maintain and use a COM
pressed air and vacuum ventilating
and cleaning system within the limits
of the City of Phoenix; provided, that
the laying and maintenance of said
pipes, pipe lines and other materials
or appliances shall be subject to the
regulation of the Common Council Of
the said City of Phoenix; and further
provided that the said pipes, pipe lines
and other materials. or appliances shall
be laid only in alleys except at cross
ings or at such places where the con-
sumers to be served are so situated
that they can not be economically
reached on alleys
Sec. 2. That at any time hereafter
when business may justify it the said
]. F. Powell or his assigns shall have
the privilege under this ordinance Of
extending said compressed air and
vacuum ventilating and cleaning sys-
tenn In any direction throughout the
City, or in any addition that may here
after be made to or become a part of
the corporate limits OF the said City
of Phoenix, and the privilege hereby
granted to the said j. F. Powell or his
assigns within said corporate limits is
hereby extended to and made to in
clude said additions.
Sec. 3. The rights and privileges
hereby granted to the said J. F. Powell
and his assigns shall vest in them i'm
mediately upon the passage Of this or
dinance, and shall continue for a period
of twenty-five years from the date of
its final passage; provided. however
that the said ]. F. Powell or his as
signs shall have commenced in bust
nesslike manner the work upon and
the construction of the said compress
ed air and vacuum yentilating and
cleaning system on or before ninety
days from the final passage of this
ordinance, and shall have completed
and in operation said compressed air
and vacuum ventilating and cleaning
system within the limits Of the said
City of Phoenix on or before one year
from the final passage of this ordi-
nance; provided further that the said
j. F. Powell or his assigns are not him
dered from so doing by means or
agencies not in their power to control,
and provided further that said Com
mon Council may extend the said time
of either commencement or completion
of said system whenever in its discre-
ton il may deem advisable.
Sec. 4. That the said ]. F. Powell
sr his assigns, as one of the condi-
shall pay into the treasury Of the City
of Phoenix. for the use and benefit of
the said City, annually on the first
Monday of January of each year one
per cent of the gross earnings of the
said compressed air and vacuum VEN
tilating and cleaning system for the
year ending December thirty-first i'm
mediately prior thereto, and that said
payment shall be accompanied by
sworn statement made by the said J.
F. Powell or his assigns showing the
amount of said gross earnings of said
system for such year, and said ]. F.
Powell or his assigns shall at all times
permit said City to examine his or
their books for the purpose Of verify
ing any such statement of earnings.
Failure to comply with all the oondi--
tiens herein required shall operate as
a forfeiture Of any and all privileges
and franchises herein granted to said
j. F. Powell and his assigns.
Sec. 5. This ordinance shall take
effect and be in force from and after
it's passage and publication according
to law.
+. Passed by the Common Council of
Phoenix this ........ day of..........,
1909. .....................
Mayor.
Attest:
City Recorder.