The Prescott daily news., 1910-01-26

and collect minimum charge of fifty loO) cents per month. As considera- tion for the gl -.nts herein contained. the grantee agrees to and will furnish natural gas sufficient to heat and light all the City Buildings of said City of | freSc0tt, without cost or expense to the sad City, so long as it continues to furnish gas under the terms of this or | dlnance; said City to install and main Ialn at US own expense, the necessary hxtures, such fixtures to be of the best character for the use intended The sad grantee shall furnish gas to such public schools, public hospitals and other public charitable institutions in the City of Prescott as said City Coun- ell shall designate at discount of twenty-five (25( per cent from the maximum published rate; provided. that said discount will not be allowed only upon prompt payment on or before the tenth day of each month for gas consumed the preceding month, the same as herein provided for domestic consumers. Natural gas furnished un- der the terms of this ordinance shall be delivered at as low price for similar character of service as is furnished in any other city supplied from the same pipe line.
 Section 7. The grantee shall lay and maintain all service pipes from the mains Tn the street to the curb lines at his own expense. All gas shall be fur nished by meter service The grantee shall install and maintain at his own expense and free of cost to the con- sumer suitable meters The City of Prescott reserves the right at any time to test the accuracy of any meter in service, and the quality and pressure of the gas furnished, by competent off cer or agent appointed for that pur- pose by the said City Council of said City.
 < Section 8. It is hereby. expressly agreed that upon written application or applications being made to the said grantee by the owner or occupants of property abutting on any street, aven- ue, alley or public grounds upon which any mains for distribution have not been established and installed. agree ing to take and pay for gas at the cur rent and established rates for the per iod of one CD year from the placing and operation of such extension, the grantee shall lay and complete the necessary extension to supply gas to said applicants within sixty (60) days after the receipt of such applications :; provided, that the aggregate annual revenue to said grantee shall equal Twenty Five Dollars tS25. 00l annually for each Three Hundred and Fifty 1850 of such distributing main extension re- quired; and provided also, that said gran tee may require each such applicant to file with his application reasonable and ample indemnity to secure the pay ment for ne gas to be secured pur- suant to for the term of one | 1 l year, anu provided further, that if said grantee shall desire a longer time than sixty [60l days within which to make such main extension and to sup ply gas applied for as aforesaid, such time may be reasonably extended by order of the City Council of said City upon written request of said grantee.
 Section g. The privileges herein con ferred are granted upon the conditions that the said grantee shall file with the Clerk of the said City of Prescott, Ar kansas, within sixty [6O] days from the passage of this ordinance his writ ten acceptance of the terms hereof and shall have said natural gas ready for delivery to consumers within the corporate limits of said City of Pres colt within two [2l years from the date of the passage of this ordinance. Upon the filing of the written accept ance herein provided for with the Clerk of said City, this ordinance and said acceptan shall be taken and deemed as completing contract be- tween the parties thereto.
 Section 10. The privileges and rights herein granted shall not be forfeited by a temporary suspension of opera tion of said natural gas plant after the same has been completed, unless said suspension be for period of six t6] months or longer, when the Coun- cil may, by proper action, declare such rights and privileges forfeited.
 Section H. It is understood d tract that all rights and privileges granted and duties imposed by this ln- strument upon the grantee shall ex- tend to and be binding upon his heirs, successors and assigns, and the right is expressly granted to the said gran tee to assign this instrument and all the rights therein conferred, should he so desire, to corporation either now existing or to be hereafter organized.
 Section 12. This ordidance shall be in full force and effect at the earliest peroid allowed by law, after the date of its legal passage.
 Passed January l9, A. D., 1910. | [ATTEsT:]
 R. P. ARNOLD, Mayor | Aat City (tlorlx