The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-04-26
ORDINANCE NUMBER l3s.


or as a body corporate or to becOm
corporate. under the name of tn,
Lakeland Gas Company. and to es
tablish and operate a gas plant with
IN the City of Lakeland for a periOt
OF thirty 800 years. and to regulate
and fix the provisions and forfeiture.
thereof, and prescribing the powers
rights and conditions for the estab
lishment and operation of said ga.
plant.
Be it ordained by the Council Of
the City of Lakeland.
Section |. That William r. 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
my. are hereby granted the rights
anu 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, t0-wit:
Sec. ,. That the Lakeland Gas
Company shall within reasonable
period from this date begin the con-
structiOn of a first class gas plant,
with the best modern devices and i'm
provements for generating gas of the
capacity to equal 10000 cubic feet
each twenty-fOur (24 hours, and
more if 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 first-class gas
plant, and that the same shall be
built, constructed and erected COM
plete within twelve u2) 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 at
the rate of One Dollar and Eighty
Cents ($1.SO) per thousand cubic
feet, with a discount of ten cents
(lO ccntsD per thousand cubic feet
1t paid on or before the tenth (lOthJ
day of each and every month
following that month for which bill
has been rendered, which rate shall
apply to gas for fuel purposes only;
and at the rate of One Dollar and
Eighty-fivc cents t$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 a candle
power of twenty t2O) by test at the
plant. The Lakeland Gas Company
shall reduce said rates from time to
time as the increase in the yearly
output of gas. considered in conjunc-
ton with the cost of material, trans
portatiOn. etc, shall appear to war
rant; provided, that the said Lake
land Gas Company shall not sell H.
Eliminating gas within the City of
Lakeland. for the first eight (SD
years of its operation at 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 It at .
lower rate, If they find it reasonable
to do so.
Sec. a. That the said Lakeland
Gas Company shall lay and extend its
mains wherever the number of new
consumers to each contiguous city
block shall average one new cOnsum-
er for every one hundred (1OO) feet
OF main necessary to lay said block.
Sec. ). II is also further provided
that all excavations made by the
Lakeland Gas Company shall be
made with the least possible incon-
venience to the public. and that the
Lakeland Gas Company shall leave
the streets, avenues. lanes. alleys,
sidewalks. public places and squares.
bridges. viaducts and streams in as
good condition as they were in before
the excavation and shall repair at
their own expense any settlement
over the excavations on any street or
public way within one year after
laying the said main; and that the
Lakeland Gas Company shall main
tain during the night time red
lights or signals at all excavations
made in the City streets etc, and
shall be responsible for all damage
caused by any excavation made.
Sec. 6. 1t is expressly ordained
that temporary failure to perform
the conditi1ls of this contract.
should failure be caused by accident,
quarantine or other causes not with
In human control or the control of
the Lakeland Gas Company, shall
not work forfeiture of the privil-
eyes herein granted. Provided al |
ways. that the work shall be pro-
crossed with for reasonable time.
W hereof the CITY Coupa;l sb,II .,l-o