Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-13

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ANY shall ~ On 1tmoGg 49, 1dah11 49,
ctdents only excepted. hold itnsll III,
readiness to furnish, ana ahall tux11oh
all gas required by said Hity, ana fA>
Inhabitants thereof. - hereinhe1oro
specified. and shall Ct all times fully
insure. indemnify and SAVE harmleas
the said city Of Aarshalltown from III
causes OF action. litigation Of damage
Of any kind, claims for which may s.
made against the city ana from Ill losa
or damage OF any kind which may s.
sustained by any person BY reason OF
| the present or future use or occupancy
Of any street. avenue. alley OF public
place, or by reason Of defective, negli-
; gent or imperfect closing OF ali open.
ings made by It in said streetA ave-
| nues, alleys or public places and SHAH
permanently maintain, good. complete
and substantial gas works. equal 20 the
best in any city Of the same or less
population in the state OF Iowa, AMI
shall at all times conform with, submit
to and carry out any ordinances now
in force or that may hereafter he en-
acted, not inconsistent herewith Tor
REASONABLY regulating or con&folling
the. use Of the streets, avenues, alleys
| and public places. by said company.
The city, IL It 10 elects, may install
and II 1t does install. shall maintain In
good order the necessary machinery or
! apparatus for the testing Of the quality
Of the gas furnished by grantees and
| many cause the said gas furnished by
grantees to be tested by the use Of said
apparatus by a technical graduate
from standard educational institution
who is skilled In making said tents but
the gas company shall be given rea-
; sonable notice Of the time and place OF
| making said test and II 1t 10 found by
said test, that the said gas furnished
by grantees 10 not Of the candle power
! or quality required by the terms and
| conditions Of this ordinance. then said
grantees shall pay all reasonable ex-
penses Of making said test or tests and
shall at once cease and desist from
furnishing gas Of other 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 30 tested shall be
found to be Incorrect, the account Of
the consumer for the three ~ months
next preceding the test shall be adj
justed on the basis Of the error found
on such inspection. hut said gas COM
pany shall receive reasonable notice OF
| the time and making Of said tests. but
! NO variation Of Ices than two per csnt
(2os) from accuracy shah be constdered
an error.
The employe of tho company at the
time or reading Of meter Of any con-
sumer shall leave at rne meisr ur
place on hook or nail. II one 10 pro-
vided convenient to the meter, q state
ment showing the name Of the con-
| sumner. the meter reading and the date
| OF same.
Sec 10. William G. Bows, Isaac b.
Smith, John A. Reed and r. 9. Cook
shall, within thirty 500 days from and
after the passage and adoption of this
| ordinance by the qualified electors OF
the city at special election called for
that purpose, file with the city clerk
Of the city Of Marshalltown. Iowa. their
acceptance in writing Of the terms and
conditions of this ordinance and upon
their failure 50 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 to
them upon the following conditions. to-
wit: that within one 81 year from ana
after the acceptance OF this ordinance.
| they will extend the system OF street
railway of the city to point Wlthip
one hundred t10o) feet Of the city parA
| and also, to within one hundred ana
fifty u50) feet Of what 10 commonly
known as the Fair Grounds: that at
such time as viaduct is constructed
over the railway tracks OF the Chicago
G. Northwestern railway on Center
street, First, Second or Third avenues.
they will extend the present system OF
street railway along and over said via
duct to May street: provided, however.
that the grades Of the approaches TO
said viaduct are suitable for the con.
struction, maintenance and operation
of a street railway and that the SAID
viaduct is Of sufficient strength and
capacity SO that the cars Of the gran
tees can be safely operated thereon.
Theg rantees shall only be required to
operate said extension to the city park
between May 1 and November I Of
each year and shall be required to
operate the fair grounds extension the
Eyear 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
cin.ty ceasing to operate. the car line
may be discontinued or the route en-
tirely changed with the consent Of the
city council
| Grantees herein also agree within
five 60 years from and after the pass
age and adoption of this ordinance. to
make extensions aggregating one and
one half miles in length to its street
railway system in addition to the said
Lefty Park and Fair Grounds" and
viaduct extensions. The construction
Iof said tracks of all of said extensions
hereinbefore referred to shall be made
within the times above limited unless
1.-THE time or times within which all or
any part thereof may be constructed
shall be extended by majority Of thu
votes cast on the proposition at any
election at which the question IL SUBJ
m!tted and the council shall submit
said question at general or special
election at the request Of the company;
any additional expense caused by SUBJ
.