The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-08-22
COPY OF FRANCHISE
AS FINALLY PASSED

An ordinance and contract granting
to b. F. Brooke Sewell, his associates,
successors and assigns, the right, power
and authority to construct, operate and
maintain a gas plant and gas works,
mains, services and apputtenances for
the purpose of the manufacture and the
supplying OF gas to the city of johnson
City. Washington county, Tenn, and
the inhabitants thereof and defining the
rights, privileges and powers of the said
b. II. Booke SewelI, his associates, sue
cessors and assigns, in respect thereto.
BE it ordained by the board of Mayor
and Aldermen of the city of johnson
City, Washington county, Tennessee:
Sec. 1. That in this ordinance, the
city of Johnson City, Tennessee, shall
hereinafter be known and referred to
as the 'grantor," and the said b. +.
Brooke Sewell, his associates, successors
and assigns, shall hereinafter be re-
ferred to as the ''grantee, and the
words ''public grounds" whenever and
wherever hereinafter used, shall mean
streets avenues, parkways, bridges via
duets and all grounds and ways under the
control or authority of the said city or
oyer which the same has right,of way or
easment.
Sec. 2. That consent, permission,
authority and power are hereby and
hereinafter granted to and vested in
the said grantee to construct, maintain
and operate plant for the manufacture
and distribution of gas for fuel and |
other purposes in said city, and to man
ufacture the same. and to lay down, |
construct, operate and maintain, in said |
city, and in, on, under and upon the |
public grounds thereof, gas works, pipes, |
pipe lines, mains, services and appurt- |
tenances for supplying infiamable gas
for fuel illumination, mechanical and |
other proper uses Of the same for term |
of twenty years from and after the final |
passage and approval hereof as herein
after provided.
Sec 3. Said grantee shall not un-
Distract the said public
grounds, and, after opening any public
grounds shall. without unnecessary de-
lay, replace the same in as good condi-
tion as before. Said grantor shall have
a right when making public improve
ments, to call upon said grantee to
move, support or brace its gas mains
and pipes, services and appurtenances,
but all costs or expense of such moving
or bracing of gas pipes, mains, services
Or appurtenances shall be paid for by
the grantee. The grantee shall not open
Or lay pipes in any street paved and
having concrete base except for the
purpose of crossing the same.
Sec. 4. The rights, powers and au
5horty vested by this ordinance in the
said grantee shall be and are exclusive
'or the term of twenty years from the date
,f its final passage and approval, and
within that time, like rights, powers
Ind authority shall not, by the grantor
oe vested in any other.
Sec. 5. The gas to be furnished by
,he said grantee shall be good mer-
gas, suitable for heating and
~ the use OF incandescant burners
specially suitable for lighting purposes.
The gas shall contain not less than four
b. T. U. absolute pressure
Vt the services OF any one consumer
hall as rule, not vary more than
wenty per cent. below or above the
formal pressure for this consumer, the
grantee having the right to locate pres
ure regulating devices on the premises
i any consumer, it being however. pro-
't0ed that by mutual consent of con-