Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-07-29

GAS
COMPANY FOR THE PURPOSE
OF SUPPLYING NATURAL GAS
IN SAID CITY, ETC.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen, as follows:
Sec. l: That the Mississippi-Ala-
bama National Gas Company, organ
lied and existing under and by virtue of
Ethe laws of the state of Arizona, it's
successors and assigns. be, and is here
by granted the right and franchise to
supply natural gas to any o. all per-
sons, firms, or corporations, public or
private. in any or all places. structures
or buildings, in the city of Macon and
to charge therefor at the rate herein
| after fixed, and to contract with all
such persons, firms and corporations
for the supply of such gas.
Sec. e. That the said company shall
have power to lay, extend, alter and
maintain mains, pipes or other means
of conducting or distributing such gas,
together with all the necessary and u.s.
ual fixtures along, acrosss and under
any or all streets, avenues, alleys and
other public places of the City of Ma
con, and to enter and ~re-enter along
across and under the said streets. av-
ennes, alleys and public places for such
purpose or purposes from time to time
as may be deemed necessary by it.
Sec. 3. That said company may
supply gas to territory outside the linn
its of the City Of Macon, through it's
mains, pipes or other means of con-
Quoting or distributing gas, provided
by that so doing its service inside the
limits of said city be not impaired.
Sec. 4, That all streets, avenues,
alleys and other public places excavated
in the work of laying. maintaining, al
tering or extending the mains or pipes
of the company, shall be replaced by
the company in like good condition as
before the work was done, and in case
the same shall not be done by the COM
panv within a reasonable time, the city
shall have power to replace such
streets, avenues, alleys or other pub
lie places in such condition at the cost
and expense of the company.
Sec. 5. That the price to be charg-
ed for said gas supplied under and by
virtue of this franchise, shall never ex-
coed the following rates, to-wit:
For gas supplied for domestic pur-
poses which shall include all illuminat-
ing. as we'll as domestic fuel, gas, fifty
(.50) cents for each one thousand
Il, O0O) feet.
For gas supplied for industrial pur-
poses, twenty-five (.25) cents for each
one thousand feet.
Sec. 6. That said Company is here
by given the right to construct and
pass over, under, around or parallel to
any and all conduits, sewers or pipes
of any kind or description, rails or rail
ways now laid or hereafter to be laid,
over, upon or under any or all of the
said streets, avenues, alleys or other
public places within the limits of the
city, but its said work and system shall
not ~ or0oc0onh Nv S04o%f@~0 --:AI
erty belonging to the city or to par
ties franchised by the city.
Sec. Z. That all work done under
and by virtue of the terms of this or
dinance, shall be under supervision OF
the Mayor and street Committee, or OF
the city engineer, and before doing any
york of construction, extension or al.
formation, the company shall file a mar
and profile showing the location of such
work with reference to the streets anC
city datum place. In the event the
city lower the grade of any street, av.
enve, alley or other public place in such
manner as to necessitate the re-layine
of any part of the system of the Com,
pary, then the Company must relay
the same at it's own expense
Sec. 8. That the Company shall
have power, from time to time tt
make and altar such reasonable rules
and regulations for the conduct of it.
business as may be deemed necessary
or advisable by il, but not in conflic'
with any law of the state or valid or
dinances of the city.
Sec. o. That the work shall be be
gun by the company upon a pipe lin,
to supply natural gas to this city with
IN twelve months, and the same mus
be completed to some point or points
within the city within two and one
half years, provided, however, thai
any time lost by any delay or delays OF
account of strikes, epidemics. litiga
ton, or any excuSable delay no
brought about by the company, shall
not be computed as any part of tn,
time herein allowed for such beginnins
and completion.
Sec 10. That the duration of thii
franchise shall be Thirty 800 years.
Sec. II. That the COMPANY
as used herein shall be deemed to in
clude the Mississippi-Alabama Nationa
Gas Company, its uccessors and as
signs.
The time fixed herein shall be com
puted from the date of the taxing eff
feet of this ordinance which shall b,
from the advertisement of this ordi
nance after its passage.
Sec. II. The occasion being urgent
this ordinance to &c in effect and be II
force from and after it's passage. AID
proved, this the 21st day of July, 1910
CHARLES STRONG,
-. Mayor.