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

hsreaftsr ~ addsd thereto. and Al
i public places. for the purpose Of laying
down and maintaining IN said streets.
favenues. alleys and public places. pipes
! for the conveyance Of gas In ana thru
sal deity for the use of its inhabitante
and the city, provided always. that saio
gas pipes when 80 laid shall not IN any
manner interfere with the drainage o.
said city or the necessary construction
Of sewer or underground ways Tor the
conveyance of water, or with any otneE
Improvement the city may make upon
or in said streets. avenues. alleys ana
public places; and provided further tnat
said gas company shall lay its pipes or
mains, and make needed repairs ana
requirements therein and thereto, on
streets which are being re-paved q
about to be paved in advance OF tine
work OF paving or re.paving saao
streets, upon reasonable notice from
said city: and provided further that
nothing herein shall be construed a.
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 ana public
places Of the city. +, ssS
Section 2. That whenever said Sas
company proposes to open any streets,
avenues, alley or public place for the
purpose Of laying down gas mains or
ppies, 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 snail
be accompanied by plat II requested,
OF the street, avenue. alley or pupnc
place upon which it proposes to lay its
mains or pipes, specifying the proposed
positions its mains or pipes Will occupy
in said street. avenue alley or pubic
place the depth below the surface the
same shall be laid, and the kind OF ma
terial to be used and said city coun-
ell. or the member thereof having
charge of the same. shall then give to
said company its permit for 80 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
Their shall within reasonable time re-
pair such portions OF said street. aV-
enue alley or public place, as 1t may
I! nave enC6Teu upon III SuSh -
it may have found 1t. such work OF
opening and closing said street. avenue.
alley or public place to be done at all
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-
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/ street. avenue, alley OF 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 all times be required to
use all necessary means to repair pave
ments 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
other purposes from the first day OF
January, 1913. to January l. 1918, for
! One Dollar $1,000 per thousand cubic
feet; providing, however, that in all
cases the company may charge an ad-
ditionai ten (10) cents per thousand
cubic feet If the consumer does not
pay his bill at the office OF the COM
pany on or before ten (10) days after
| the date Of rendition OF his said bill.
or If the company shall adopt the
practice. on or before the tenth day OF
the month following the month during
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 5000 feet OF gas monthly.
subject to the discounts above noted
for prompt payments. If less than five
! hundred (50O) 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 ali 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 lO0) 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 period Of not less than
one C) 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
cost Of the property owner or occupant
consuming gas furnished by such com :
pany.
Sec. 5. The gas furnished by said
company shall be OF not less than six
teen U6) candle power, of the equiva-
lent Of Standard English sperm cam
dies, and six hundred (600) British
Thermal Units per cubic foot. and the
gas supplied shall at all times be who'll
~ free from sulphuretted hydrogen.
Sec. 8. The gas and service furnished
by said company shall be further sub
iect to such reasonable regulation and
control as many he determined by ordi-
nance of said city during the term OF
the franchise hereby granted.
Sec. 7. The city reserves the right. by
ordinance to provide for the rules and
regulations governing the manner in
which the said gas company shall in
stall its mains and connections and