The Prescott daily news., 1910-01-26
ORDINANCE NO. 12.

Hl oTuifldnce kfdntlng CO Ii. .. tray son, his heirs, successors and assigns. tie privilege of laying pipes, mains and other appliances, in the streets, alleys and other public places within the cor porate limits of the city of Prescott, Arkansas, for the purpose of conveying and supplying natural gas to consumers thereof, and fixing the price to be charged for said natural gas, within said city.
 Be it ordained by the City Council of Prescott, Arkansas, as follows:
 Section l. That H. S. Grayson here matter designated as the grantee, be and is hereby granted the privilege and vested with the right to use the streets, lanes, avenues, alleys, commons, bridg- es and other public grounds and places within the corporate limits of the City of Prescott, Arkansas, for the period of thirty (30) years from the date of pas sage of this ordinance, for the purpose of laying, maintaining, repairing re- claiming and removing pipes, mains and other necessary appliances to be used for carrying and conveying nat ural gas for public and private use in buildings, manufacturing establish ments and otherwise, within the said City of Prescott, Arkansas, together with the right to dig and eXcavate in all or any of the said streets, lanes, av- enues, alleys and other public grounds and places, for the purpose of laying and constructing such mains, pipes and other appliances, and removing the same, required to convey and conduct said gas to consumers upon the follow ing conditions:
 Sec. 2. Whenever practicable pipes for the conveyance of said natural gas in the vicinity of any such streets, shall be placed in alleys parallel there with.
 Section 3. In the work of laying, reclaiming and removing said pipes and appliances, the said grantee shall not unnecessarily obstruct or intefere with the use and occupancy of any streets, lanes, avenues, commons, pub
 ic grounds or places, and in no wise | ljure, interfere with or change, any existing arrangements for gas, water pipes, drains, sewers, ditches or other public or private works of said City.
 Section 4. Said grantee shall repay and replace with due diligence any and all pavements, curbs, gutters, streets, avenues, alleys n other public grounds and places disturbed by him, in the same manner and like condition as the same may have been before eX- cavating, leaving the surface of all urpaved streets smooth and level; pro- vided, that nothing contained in thls section shall authorize any act in viola tion of any ordinance now in effect or to be hereafter passed by the Council of the said City of Prescott, nor pre- vent said City from replacing any such pavemerts hv it's agents, at the eX pense ot rantee. Nor shall any thing onta.ued Tn this Section be con strued on behalf of said City of Prescott as waiving any right now pos sessed or hereafter to be possessed by said City, to exercise full control over all streets, avenues, alleys or other public grounds.
 Section E. The said grantee shall preserve and keep the City of Prescott, Arkansas, safe, free and harmless, from any damages, costs or expenses that may be incurred or happen to per sons or property, by reason or on ac- count of anything done by said grantee under the provisions of this ordinance, and shall defend, at his own proper costs, any suit brought against the City of Prescott. Arkansas, by per sons or corporations claiming damages or injury, on account of the creation and maintenance of the natural gas plant of said grantee.
 Section 6. Said grantee shall, for period of thirty (30) years from and after the passage of this ordinance, be entitled to charge for natural gas fur nished to consumers in said City of Pres colt, Ark, maximum meter rate of fifty (50) cents per one thousand cubic feet; provided, that this rate shall be