Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-24

AN, MARSH LINOWN, II
inhabitsnts thsrs4i; and for acauir-
plant In said cityS4refor.
Be It ordained byt t)le city council Of
the city OF NarshAlftcw Iowa:
section 1. That William q. BOWS.
isaac 3. Smith. John A. Reed and r. g.
Cook, their successors or assigns.
hereinafter DESIGNATED as The Gas
Company. be and are hereby vested
with the right. franchise and privileges.
for tho term Of twenty-five (25) years
ordinance. to acquire, erect and MAIN
tain Q gas plant in the city Of Mar
shalltown. Iowa, hereafter designated
/ as Tho City, for the manufacture and
sale Of gas for light, heat and fuel,
and in connection Herewith to use the
streets. avenues and alleys OF said city.
and all streets. avenues and alleys that
may hereafter be added thereto. and
all public places. for the purpose Of
laying down and maintaining in said
streets, avenues. alleys and public
! places. pipes for the conveyance Of gas
in and through said city for the use Of
its inhabitants and the CITY. provided
always that said gas pipes when 80
laid shall not in any manner interfere
with the drainage Of said city or the
! necessary construction Of sewer or I'M
derground ways for the conveyance OF
water, or with any other improvement
! the city may make upon or in said
streets, avenues. alleys and public
! places; and provided further that said
| gas company shall lay its pipes or
mains. and make needed repairs and
! requirements therein and thereto. on
streets which are being re-paved or
about to be paved in advance OF the
work of paving or re-paving said
streets, upon reasonable notice from
said city; and provided further that
nothing herein shall be construed as
I giving the said gas company an ex-
elusive franchise or prevent the said
city from granting any other gas COM
| pany or gas companies franchises over
| the streets. avenues, alleys and public
places Of the city.
| Sec. 2. That whenever said gas COM
pany proposes to open any streets. av-
enues, alley or public place for the pur-
pose Of laying down gas mains or
pipes. said company shall give the city
! council, or the member thereof having
charge thereof, twenty-four (24) hours
| notice, in writing. II requested, Of It's
intention SO to do, which notice shall
be accompanied by plat. II requested.
Of the street, avenue. alley or public
place upon which 1t proposes to lay its
mains or pipes, specifying the proposed
position its mains or pipes will occupy
| in said street, avenue, alley or TuS::cc
place, the depth below the surface the
same shall be laid, and the kind Of ma
! terial to be used, and said city coun-
Gil, or the member thereof having
charge of the same, shall then give to
said company its permit for SO doing.
and said company shall not unneces-
sarily. during the progress of Its work,
obstruct the passage Of such street.
avenue, alley or public place. and fur
ther shall within reasonable time re-
pair such portions Of said street. av-
enue, alley or public place. as it may
have entered upon in such manner as
1t may have found 1t. such work of
| opening and closing said street. avenue,
| alley or public place to be done at all
times under the supervision Of and
subject TO the approval OF the city
council, or member thereof having
charge Of the same. or other duly con-
stituted officer having charge thereof.
All the foregoing provisions shall ap-
ply to entry. opening or closing Of any
street, avenue, alley or public place.
for the purpose Of connecting service
pipes to the mains or pipes OF said
! company at any time, and said COM
! pany shall at ali times be required to
| use all necessary meansrto repair pave
n1ents Of every kind so as to bring the
same to grade and have same to grade
! at all times.
Sec 8. The gas company in consid-
Grafton Of the rights. privileges and
franchises herein granted to 1t. agrees
| to and shall furnish the inhabitants OF
the city gas for lighting. heating and
|eothe- purposes from the first day OF
January, 1918. to January I. 1918. for
One Dollar (s1.oo1 per thousand cubic
| feet; providing, however, that in all
cases the compaas-may charge an adj
! ditional ten do) cents per thousand
cubic feet II the consumer does not
pay his bill at the Office OF the COM
pany on or before ten Q0) days after
the date Of rendition of his said bill.
or If the company shall adopt the
I practice, on or before the tenth day Of
the month following the month dur
| ing which service is rendered.
The rates which grantees may charge
for gas from and after the first day Of
January, 1918, are such lawful rates as
may be fixed in compliance with the
provisions Of the statutes Of Iowa.
The said gas company is also au-
thorized to charge and collect for five
! hundred (500) feet Of gas monthly.
subject to the discounts above noted
for prompt payments. If less than five
hundred 5000 feet is consumed by the
customer, and until written notice has
| been given to the company by the own
er Of the premises or the consumer to
remove the meter from the premises.
The gas company shall extend its
mains for customers in all cases where
| bona fide customers apply In writing
| to be supplied with gas and agreeing
| in their applications to purchase gas Of
the gas company but there shall not be
less than one customer for each one
| hundred (100) feet Of main required to
be laid to serve said applicants. Said
applicants shall sign reasonable con-
tracts for the use Of gas for light. heat,
or fuel for a period Of not less than
one az year.
Sec. 4. The said company shall make
the first installation OF service pipe to
each property line. where gas Is con-
/, sumed, without charge: any additional
service pipe beyond the property line
to- be put in by said company at the