The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-08-22


ordinance shall no longer have any fore
or effect. And should the grantee ia
to deposit said sum of nine thousand. fv
hundred dollars $50, 100000 as provide
in said section within sixty days fror
said date as therein provided, then thi
ordinance shall be of no further effect
and all rights granted herein shalt a
once cease, but said sum of FIVE hun
dred dollars shall be forfeited to the gran
tee. But nothing in this section shall
be constructed to abridge or qualify tn,
right of the grantee TO credit on sale
required deposits one-half the amour
Of cancelled checks or drafts as provid
ed in Section 10 hereinbefore.
See. 10. Be it futher ordained; that
no person, firm or corporation interest
ed in or owning stock in any company
furnishing electric lighting in any por-
tion of the City Of johnson City, shall
lease the plant or purchase, own or con-
troll a majority of the stock of the gran
tee, and violationof this section shall
work forfeiture Of all rights granted
hereunder. Should any such person,
firm or corporation, purchase, own or
control majority of such stock then all
rights and privileges granted by this or
dance shall i'm medately cease and be
at an end.
Sec. 20. BE it futher ordained; that
the grantee shall furnish gas to all con-
sumers living within three hundred feet
of any of the mains of the grantee, the
grantee to make all necessary extern
sions and connections within reasonable
time after being requested so to do by
any such intending consumer, and for
failure so to do it shall be subject to a
penalty of one dollar $500 per day to
be recovered by such consumer before |
any court of law or equity, within sixty
days after such written request, the |
grantee to have at least sixty days to |
make extensions and connections. Elk |
tensions to be made to the property |
inc.
Sec. 81. Re it futher ordained; that
hould five intending consumers on any
me street within distance OF one thous-
Ind feet of any of the grantees mains,
lemand that the grantee extend its
,ipes for the purpose of supplying gas to
uch intending consumers, then it shall
Ne the duty of the grantee to make such
and connection so as TO furn-
sh gas at the prices herelnbefore set
nut, and upon its failure to so extend
is pipes and mains within ninety days
tter the written request of said in
ending consumers, accompanied by
heir guarantee to take and use gas for
period of at least twelve months, then
he grantee shall be subject to penalty
{ two dollars (S2 .00) per day, to be re-
overed in any court OF law or equity
y such intending consumer, unless such
are made within ninety days
fter the receipt OF such written re-
uest and guarantee.
Sec. %. BE it futher ordained; that
recovery against the grantee under
,ctions 81 and 90, or either of them, Is
nall not be a bar to a second suit, in
he event intending consumers make
ritten requests for extensions and con-
ections, subsequent to the institution
any action for the recovery Of the y
analty or penalties provided for in said
,ctions. But such intending consumer
: consumers, may bring an action for
lch and every failure Of the grantee to
imply with the written request or re-
tests for extensions and connections. ~
Sec. 20. BE it futher ordained; That {
lis ordnance take effect from and after Il
$ passage, the welfare of the city de.
anding it.
lssed on first reading the 5th day of
lly, 1912. Passed on second reading
e 10th day of July, 1912. Passed on
ird reading the 1St day of August, J
~ Approved this, the first day OF
ugust 1912. Il
w. NJ. DICKINSON, Mayor, s
test: WIN. R. POUDER, Recorder. )