Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-09-23

OF lnsolYent, and in order to protect
itself against insolyent and irrespon-
slble consumers it is necessary to re-
quire an advance deposit. He stated
mat similar rule was in effect in all
other cities using the company's gas
and that here as we'll as elsewhere a
five per cent interest will be allowed
consumers on such deposits. The com
pany did not demand, however, that
this feature of it's rules be inserted in
the franchise.
The ordinance approved by the
special committee yesterday is a copy
of the Grayson franchise granted five
or six months ago. The only amend
ment of any Importance is a change in
the clause relating to the extension
of mains. The Grhyson ordinance pro-
vided that extensions should be made
whenever $25 in annual revenue could
be obtained and limited the extension
to $50 feet. The new franchise pro-
vldes a $50 annual revenue for each
LOO foot extension Several minor
changes are also made IN the new
franchise, when compared with the
Grayson franchise including an agree
ment On the part of the company to
give a Is per cent discount to hospi-
tails, and providing that no tunneling
shall be done in the city in laying
pipes unless by first securing per-
mission from the city.
The charges for natural gas will be:
To domestic consumers, first 5000
feet, 40 cents per thousand; all over
5000 feet, 35 cents per thousand,
from which deduction of per cent
per thousand will be made for the
payment of bills on or before the
tenth of each following month. In
dustrial concerns will be charged
IL LIZ cents per thousand feet
Natural gas furnishes twice as much
heat per thousand feet as artificial
gas, now in use here. The rates to be
charged for natural gas are less than
one third rate charged heretofore for
artificial gas in Pine Bluff. 1t will
thus be seen that heat will be furnish
ed by natural gas less than one-sixth
the cost of artificial fuel gas. The
ordinance approved yesterday by the
io1 or nj -
with it the right of the company to
make a minimum charge of so cents
per month.
The ordinance granting the 80 year
franchise, to be presented to the
council at its next meeting, follows:
The Franchise.
An ordinance granting to Pine Bluff
Natural Gas Company, its successors
and assigns, the privilege of laying
pipes, mains, and other appliances in
the streets, alleys, and other public
places, within the corporate limits of
the city of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, for
the purpose of conveying and supply
ing natural gas to consumers thereof,
and fixing the price to be charged for
said natural gas, within said city.
Be 1t ordained by the city council of
Pine Bluff, Arkansas, as follows:
Section 1. That Pine Bluff Natural
Gas Company, hereinafter designated
as the grantee, be and is hereby grant
ed the privilege and vested with the
right to use the streets, lanes, ave-
nues, alleys, commons, bridges, and
other public grounds and places with
in the corporate limits of the city of
Pine Bluff, Arkansas, for the period of
thirty 500 years from the date of pas
sage of this ordinance. for the pur-
pose of laying, maintaining, repairing,
and removing pipes, mains
and other necessary appliances to be
used for carrying and conveying nat
urhl gas for public and private use
in buildings, manufacturing estab-
and otherwise, within the
said city Of Pine Blum, Arkansas, to-
gether with the right to dig and excav
ate in all or any Of the said streets,
lanes, avenues. alleys, and other pub
lie grounds and places, for the 'pur-
pose of laying and constructing such
mains, pipes, and other. appliances.
and removing the same required to
and conduct said gas to con-
sumers upon the following conditions:
Section 2. In the work of laying. !,
repairing. retaining, and removing
said pipes and appliances, the said
grantee shall not unnecessarily OBJ
struct or interfere with the use and
occupancy of any streets, lanes, ave.
nues, commons, public grounds or
places, and in no wise injure, inter-