The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1910-06-23
ORDINANCE.

Ter, his successors and assigns, to es-
tablish and maintain gas works for the
production of lights, power and fuel i'll
the city of Twin Falls, county of Twin |
Falls, and State of Idaho, and the right
to lay gas mains and pipes and distTi-
butte gas for light, power and fuel. in
and along the several streets, alleys, |
avenues, public grounds and highways
of said city.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Cits
Council of the City of Twin Falls,
Idaho:
Section 1. In consideration of the
benefits that would result to the City
of Twin Falls Idaho, and it's inhabit-
ants, from the erection and operation
Of gas works, there is hereby grant
ed unto the said Earl E. Miller, his
successors and assigns, the privilege
of establishing and maintaining and
operating gas works for the produce
ton of lights, fuel and power for the
purpose Of supplying said City and its
inhabitants, with gas for lights, fuel
and power, for public or private use,
or both, and the right to use the
streets, alleys, avenues, public grounds
and highways of the said City within
| it's present and future corporate limits
| lOI Idly llS dHQ EldluLCllilllS u1diliS, SCI
vice pipes, placing stops and other nee
essary appliances in establishing, ex-
tending and operating said works and
system.
] Sec. 2. All privileges and obliga-
/ tons given or created by this ordin-
anco shall extend to and be binding
upon the successors and assigns of the
grantee.
Sec. 3. All pipes and mains laid by
the grantee in streets, alleys, avenues,
public grounds, etc., shall be laid on
] an average of not less than two (2)
/ feet below the surface of the street or
place where laid, and where parallel
with water mains or sewers, or other
! underground pipes or conduits shall
not be laid over said water mains or
sewers, or other underground pipes or
conduits and in case of any time here
after the authorities of said City shall
elect to change or alter the grade OF
any street or place the grantee will,
upon being directed by resolution of
said city council SO to dc, relay his
mains or pipes, the. cost of relaying
said mains or service pipes shall be
paid by the said grantee, his successors
and assigns.
Sec. A. Said grantee, his associates,
successors and assigns, shall have the
power to make sall reasonable and
, needful rules and regulations for the
, collection of their revenues preven-
ton of waste of their property, gas
light or fuel and the conduct and man
agement of their business as they may
from time to time deem necessary.
Sec. 5. Said grantee, his associates
, successors and assigns shall have the
) right to shut off gas, lights or fuel
: temporarily from their mains and SER
t vice pipes or any part thereon for the
express purpose of making repairs OF
t extensions to the works or, mains OF
! service pipes.
! Said grantee, his associates, success
: sors or assigns shall not be liable te
said city or any customer for damages
) occasioned by such temporary suspen
, sion of the supply of gas, lights OF
! fuel, provided said grantee gives dut
! notice to the customers of his inten
ton to shut off said supply and sucf
: repairs or extensions are made witt
q due diligence by said grantee.
Sec g. The Grantee further agrees
4 that in the erection of the works, lay
ing of mains and service pipes, ant
q appurtenance thereto, herein provlde'
q for, they will not unnecessarily i'm
: pede or discommode the public place
a Of said city
! The grantee shall do no permanen
4 injury to any street, alley, avenue 0
s public place, other than as provide
4 fer in section number of this ordin
6 ance and they Shall forthwith at thei
= own expense restore the same to cor
+ dition equally as good as before b
d entered upon it or disturbed 1t. An
= maintain. same in as equally good cor
N dition for one year after excavation
+ Sec z That said Earl e. Miller, h
associates, successors or assigns, sha
,e not charge the said city or its inhal
" itants any higher price for such &c
for light and fuel than the average {
V customary charge in other cities, Ign
" ed under substantially similar cond
tions; due and proper account bein
taken in all cases of the number, pow
er and quality of lamps used, and {
the relative care necessary to prope
ly maintain and operate said gas plan
]. Sec. s. Said Earl q. Miller, his al
u soeiates, successors. or assigns, sha
~ hold the City of Twin Falls, Harmless
g, on account of any damage that ma
D. be recovered of it on account of tt
n failure of tho said Earl e. Miller, h
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pIoyees of any of them, to exercise dt
in care and diligence in and about the Il
?. stalling or maintaining of said plan
e. or in properly guarding trenches I
I'D excavations while said plant is beir
installed, or while any subsequent e.
tensions, repairs, or alterations a
being made.
Sec 9. This ordinance shall be pu
lished by law and shall be in force al
effect after being regularly adopte
but only on the filing in the office
the clerk of said city, within thir
800 days after it's publication of {
acceptance of the terms and condition
herein set forth by the said Earl
Miller.
Sec 10. This ordinance shall be
force for period of twenty-five e
years from and after its passage a.
all ordinances and parts of ordinanc