The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-04-29
sions OF time as may. in its judy
ment, be reasonable and just.

it is hereby expressly ordained that
until the consumption OF gas OF the
Lakeland Gas Company. within the
City OF Lakeland. reaches fifteen mil
lion cubic feet per annum. the SAID
Gas Company shall not be required
TO pay anything from its gross earn
ings. but as soon as the consumption
of gas of said Gas Company. within
the City of Lakeland. reaches fifteen
million cubic feet per annum. the
said Lakeland Gas Company shall ,
pay to the City of Lakeland three
hundred dollars ($30o.OO) from us
gross earnings: and thereafter shall
pay to the city of Lakeland two
cents C. cents) per thousand cubie
feet unrfl the consumption OF It's
product reaches twenty million cubic
feet per annum: and shall thereafter
nav to the City Of Lakeland. three
cents {: ccnts) per thousand cupic
feet until the consumption OF Its gas
within the City Of Lakeland. reaches
,hirty-fiye million cubic feet per an
nun: and thereafter 1t shall pay 20
the City OF Lakeland Dur cents a.
cents) per thousand cubic feet until
the consumption Of its gas reaches
fifty million cubic feet per annum:
II being expressly understood anu
agreed that after the consumption
of the gas Of the Lakeland Gas COM
pany. within the City Of Lakeland.
reaches fifteen million cubic feet per
lannum and up to twenty million
cubic feet per anpum. the Lakeland
Gas Company shall pay two cents =
cents) per thousand cubic feet on us
Ientire product to the City OF Lake.
Hand. That when the amount OF gas
lconsumed goes above twenty MIL
lions OF cubic feet per annum' the
said Lakeland Gas Company shall
nav to the City OF Lakeland. three
lcents g cents) per thousand cum:
feet until ne entire Consumption o.
Its gas reaches thirty-fve million
cubic feet per annum. and that afteI
the consumption OF said gas goes
above thirty-five million cubic feet
per annum. the said Lakeland Gas
: Company shall pay to the City Of
Lakeland four cents a cents) pei
thousand cubic feet on all Its gas con-
sumed within the City Of Lakeland
until tho amount reaches fifty mil
lions OF cubic feet; and that after
the amount reaches fifty millions Gu
bic feet per annum, that they sha'l
not be required to pay any part ol
Its earnings to the City Of Lakeland
for the gas consumed within the
ICi,y of Lakeland over and above nifty
million OF cubic feet per anrum.
See. s. 1t is further ordained by
the city OF Lakeland that this Ordi-
nance shall extend and apply to all
Extensions. additions or enlarge
ments of the City OF Lakeland.
Sec. g. 1t Is also expressly or
daincd by the city Of Lakeland that
no privilege shall at any time be
Igiven to any other gas company by
the city of Lakeland, unless upon
1.-THE same conditions as are herein
lcontaincd, unless the Lakeland Gas
company shall be granted eq"al
privileges.
The City OF Lakeland expressly re-
|serves the right to purchase the
|property of tho Lakeland Gas Com
lpany. In its plant and fixtures at the
lcxpiratiOn of this franchise, for It's
lfair market value, to be asccrtainc'
by competent engineers in this liht
Iof business. One to be chosen by the
lefty of Lakeland, and one to DC
|chOsen by the Lakeland Gas COM
lpany. and If these shall not be able
10 arrive at an agreement, they shall
leah in an umpire, who shall be 8
Thorough business man, and In the
|opinjon of said arbitratOrs cOmpee
lent to pass upon the questions IN
vGlycd, and the three persons thu'
Isclcrtcd shall have power and
jau,horitv 10 fix the price at whicf
1.-The City of Lakeland shall have TN
fright 10 take over the properties u
They SO desire, provided that nothln:
lin this section, or in this ordinance
shall obligc the city Of Lakeland a
Iany time TO pure base the property u
lthe Lakeland Gas Company unless
the city Council. with the approva
,or the Mayor, shall deem it to TN
Interest Of the City of Lakeland u
make the said purchase.
Provided, further, that If the en-
lpineers as above stated, are unable
to agree upon an umpire, then Il
shall be their duty to apply to TN
lJLdge of the Circuit Court In whic'
the city of Lakeland may then b.
situated to appoint the umpire. ant
when SO appointed the three person'
named shall constitute the Board o.
Arbitration for the above stated pur
pose.
Sec. 10. The Lakeland Gas Com
pany shall within thirty (30) day
from this date file with the treasures
bond in the sum Of One Thousand
Dollars 1,000.00) payable to tn,
treasurer Of the City Of Lakeland
and conditioned as follows:
a II the Gas Plant be complete,
within twelve months u2) MONTH
! from the adoption and approval o
this ordinance by the Mayor. theI
the said bond shall be returned I,
. the Lakeland Gas Company.
, II the said gas plant be not com
pleted within twelve u2) month
. the said bond for One Thousand Dol
Al,