The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-04-08
ORDINANCE NUMBER 1879.

OF as body corporate or TO Decom"
corporate, under the name OF the
Lakeland Gas Company, and to es-
tablish and operate S;.a plant wlth-
N the City OF Lakeland for period
o. thirty 500 years. and to regulate
and fix the provisions and fOrfeitures
thereof, and prescribing the powers,
rights and conditions for the estab-
lishment and operation OF said gas
plant.
BE it ordained by the Council OF
The city OF Lakeland.
Section /. That William X. Peters,
his associates, successors and as
signs, as individuals or as body cor
porate or to become corporate. under
the name of the Lakeland Gas Com
pany, are hereby granted the rights
and privileges to erect gas works.
and use the streets. avenues, lanes,
sidewalks, public places. squares,
bridges, viaducts and streams OF the
City of Lakeland. for the purpose OF
laying down in the said streets,
avenues, lanes, sidewalks. public
places, squares, bridges. viaducts and
streams, pipes for the purpose OF
conveying gas in and through said
city, for the use of said city and its
inhabitants; and said rights and
privileges shall continue and be en-
forced for the term of thirty 800
years from this date.
The above franchise and privileges
are granted upon the following condi-
tions, to be kept and performed by
the Lakeland Gas Company. tO-wit:
Sec. 9. That the Lakeland Gas
Company shall within a reasonable
period from this date begin the con-
struction of first class gas plant,
with the best modern devices and i'm
provements for generating gas of the
capacity to equal 100000 cubic feet
each twenty-fOur (24) hours. and
more II the needs OF the city and its
inhabitants require; and to provide
suitable conductors and mains In
size and quantity for the equipment
of the city with a first-class gas
plant. and that the same shall be
built, constructed and erected COM
plete within twelve (l2) months
from this date.
Sec. 3 That the Lakeland Gas
Company shall furnish gas for fuel.
power or lighting purposes to the
citizens of the City of Lakeland al
the rate of One Dollar and Eighty
Cents t$1.SO) per thousand cubic
feet, with a discount of ten cents
NO centsD per thousand cubic feet
ii paid on or before the tenth 10th }
day Of each and every month
following that month for which bill
has been rendered. which rate shall
apply to gas for fuel purposes only;
and at the rate of One Dollar and
Eighty-ive cents ($l.S5) per thOus-
and cubic feet. with like discount
as aforesaid, which rate shall apply
to gas for Illuminating purposes
only. Said gas shall have candle
power of twenty (2O) by test at the
plant. The Lakeland Gas Company
shall reduce said rates from time t.
time as the increase in the yearly
output of gas, considered in conjunc.
ton with the cost of material. trans.
pOrtati0n, etc, shall appear to war.
rant; provided, that the said Lake.
land Gas Company shall not sell H.
Illuminating gas within the City Of
Lakeland, for the first eight (SD
years of its operation at a lower
price than above authorized, without
the consent Of the Council. Provid.
ed further, that the Lakeland Gas
. Company shall not at any time sell
gas for fuel or power at a higher
rate than above authorized, but shall
not be restricted in selling 1t at Q
> lower rate. II they find It reasonable
, to do so.
u Sec. 4. That the said Lakeland
Gas Company shall lay and extend it,
, mains wherever the number of new
|, consumers to each contiguous city
block shall average one new cOnsum
er for every one hundred (10O) fee
, OF main necessary to lay said block
Sec. 5. 1t Is also further provided
that all excavations made by tn,
Lakeland Gas Company shall b,
made with the least possible incon
venfence to the public. and that tn,
, Lakeland Gas Company shall leav,
, the streets. avenues. lanes. alleys
/, sidewalks. public places and squares
bridges. viaducts and streams in q
good condition 10 they were in befor,
the excavation and shall repair q
I their own expense any settlement
over the excavations on any street O.
public way within one year afte
! laying the said main; and that tn,
I Lakeland Gas Company shall main
tain during the night time re,
lights or signals at all excavation
. made In the City streets etc., an,
shall be responsible for all damag,
caused BY any excavation made.
Sec. 6. 1t is expressly ordaine,
D that a temporary failure to perform
the conditi/hs Of this contract
should failure be caused by accident
quarantine or other causes not with
In human control or the control o
the Lakeland Gas Company. sha,
not work a forfeiture of the priyil
{ eyes herein granted. Provided al
: ways. that the work shall be pro
: crossed with for a reasonable time
!, whereof the City Council shall TAX,
!. icognizance. and make such exten
sions of time as may. in its judg
:, ment. be reasonable and Just.
Sec. {. As further consideration