Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-22
T1AfNe UBrICA1y AkEN0MN. IOWA. NAY 3a 1912

tho present or future use or occupancy
OF any street, avenue. alley or public
place. or by reason OF defective. negii-
gent or imperfect closing OF all open
ipxs made by Il IN said streets. ave-
nues, alleys or public places and shall
permanently maintain, good. complete
and substan initial gas works. equal to the
best in any city Of the same or less pop
ulation In the state OF Iowa, and shall
at all times conform with, submit to
and carry out any ordinance now IN
force or that may hereafter be enacted
not inconsistent herewith. for reason
ably regulating or controlling the use
Of the streets. avenues, alleys and pub
lie places. by said company.
The city, II 1t 30 elects. may install
and II 1t does install. shall maintain IN
good order the necessary machinery or
apparatus for the testing OF the quai'ty
Of the gas furnished by grantees and
may cause the said gas furnished by
grantees to be tested by the use of said
apparatus by a technical graduate from
a standard educational institution VINO
Is skilled in making said tests but the
gas company shall be given reasonable
notice Of the time and place OF making
said tert and II 1t is found by SAID
test, that the said gas fur-
nished by grantees is not OF the
candle power or quality required by
the terms and conditions OF this ordi.
nance. then said grantees shall pay all
reasonable expenses of making SAID
test or tests and shall at once cease
and desist from furnishing gas OF 9TH
er or different quality or of less candle
power or heat units than required by
this ordinance.
The city council may also by ordi-
nance provide for the testing OF meters
and in case meters 80 tested shall De
found to be incorrect. the account OK
the consumer for the three 60 months
next preceding the test shall be ad-
tusted on the basis Of the error round
on such inspection, but said gas com
pany shall receive reasonable notice OF
the time and making of said tests, but
no variation Of less than two per cent
(2es) from accuracy shall be considered
an error.
The employee OF the company at the
time Of reading the meter OF any con-
sumner shall leave at the meter or
place on a hook or nall. II one Is pro-
vided convenient to the meter, state
ment showing the name OF the con
sumner, the meter reading and the date
Of same.
Sec. 10. William G. Dows, Isaac B.
Smith, John A. Reed and r. $. COOK
shall. within thirty (30) days from ana
after the passage and adoption or TINS
ordinance by the qualified electors OF
the city at q special election called lot
that purpose. file with the city clerk
Of the city of MarshalltoWn. Iowa. their
acceptance in writing OF the teTisi; @nc'
conditions Of this ordinance and upon
their failure SO to do, this ordinance
shall be void and no longer binding
upon the said city or the said grantees.
Sec. II. The grantees herein agree
that the rights. powers and privileges
conferred upon them are granted 10
them upon the following conditions, TO-
wit: that within one Cd year from ana
after the acceptance Of this ordinance
they will extend the system Of street
railway of the city to point WITHIN
one hundred UOO) feet of the city park
and also, to within one hundred ana
fifty u5O) feet OF what is commonly
known as the Fair Grounds" that at
such time as a viaduct Is constructed
over the railway tracks OF the chicago
g. Northwestern railway on Center
I,
they will extend the present system OF
street railway along and over said wa
duct, to May street: provided, however
that the grades OF the approaches 4
said viaduct are suitable for the con
struction, maintenance and operation
| Of a street railway and that the sale
| yiaduct is Of sufficient strength ant
capacity so that the cars OF the gran
no fol1 thereon
The grantees shall only be required tc
operate said extension to the city park
between May and November l OF
Feach year and shall be required to
operate the fair grounds extension the
wear round so as to furnish reason
able accommodations to the public. but
in the event OF the fair grounds being
removed and the factories In the vi
cinity ceasing to operate. the car line
may be discontinued or the route en-
tirelv changed with the consent of the
city council.
Grantees herein also agree Wlthlfl
five co years from and after the pass
age and adoption of this ordinance. to
make extensions aggregating one and
cne-half miles III length to Its street
railway system in addition to the said
"Citv Park and Fair Grounds" and
,iaduct extensions. The construction
of said tracks Of all of said extensions
hereinbefore referred 10 shall be made
within the times above limited unless
the time or times within which all OF
any part thereof may be constructed
shall he extended by majority of tho
votes cast on the proposition at any
election at which the question is SUBJ
mitted and the council shall submit
said question at a general or special
election at the request OF the company;
any additional expense caused by sub
hitting said question shall be paid by
the company.
In the event that the grantees herein
fail to complete nry of the extensions
to said street railway system WITHIN
tho time or times as hercinbefore pro-
yided. unless the time or times for
said completion Is extended as above
set forth, and then within the time or
times fixed by said extensions granted
hy the people. the city council may. II
n shall so elect. repeal this ordinance
and all rights herein granted shall by
said repeal as aforesaid. be annulied
cancelled and revoked.
This notice is given to comply with
the requirements OF Section 1856 All
| Of the supplement TO the code of 1897
| Of the laws of Iowa. commonly known
"a the commission form OF govern
ment. H. D'Nn1
AN ORDINANCE.