Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1909-05-02

voters OF said City may determine the
question whether or not the Common
Council of Phoenix shall grant such q
franchise to said ]. F. Powell and his
assigns to construct and operate a
compressed air and vacuum ventilat-
ing and cleaning system in said City
of Phoenix, under the provisions Of
the proposed ordinance and franchise
following.
FRANK THOMAS,
City Recorder of Phoenix.
ORDINANCE NO..
An Ordinance Granting to j. F. Powell
a Franchise to Install and Operate
a Compressed Air and Vacuum Ven
tilating and Cleaning System in the
Streets and Alleys of the City Of
Phoenix.
The Common Council Of Phoenix do
ordain as follows:
Section 1. That ]. F. Powell and his
assigns are hereby granted the right
of way through, under in, and upon
the streets, sidewalks, alleys and pub
lie grounds of the City Of Phoenix,
Ariz., for the purpose therein and there
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 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-
tera in any direction throughout the
City, or in any addition that may here
after be made to or become a part of
of Phoenix, and the privilege hereby
granted to the said ]. F. Powell or his
assigns within said corporate limits is
hereby extended to and made to in
clude said additions.
Sec. 8. The rights and privileges
hereby granted to the said ]. F. Powell
and his assigns shall vest in them I'M
mediately upon the passage of this or
dinance. and shall continue for 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 a bust
nesslike manner the work upon and
the construction of the said compress
ed air and vacuum ?entilating and
7cleaning 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
]. 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 it may deem advisable.
Sec 4. That the said ]. F. Powell
Or his assigns. as one of the condi-
shall pay into the treasury of the City
% 60 ID ~ %
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 a
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 condi-
tions herein required shall operate as
a forfeiture of any and all privileges
and franchises herein granted to said
]. F. Powell and his assigns.
Sec. 5. This ordinance shall take
effect and be in force from and after
its passage and publication according
to law.
!. Passed by the Common Council of
Phoenix this ........ day Of. .........,
1909. ....................
Mayor.
Attest: