The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-03-26
GAS PEOPLES
PROPOSITION
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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 excavations; and that the Lake
land Gas Company shall maintain
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. g. 1t is expressly ordained
that temporary failure to perform
the conditions 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 a forfeiture of the privi-
leges herein granted. Provided al
ways. that the work shall be pro-
crossed with for a reasonable time,
whereof the City Council shall take
cOgnizance. and make such extern
siOns of time as may, in its judg-
ment, be reasonable and just.
Sec. I. As a further considera-
ton for granting the aforesaid fran
chise. it is hereby expressly ordained
that when the annual output of gas
of the Lakeland Gas Company
reaches fifteen million (15,000,O0O)
cubic feet per annum, that the Lake
land Gas Company shall pay and al
low to the City of Lakeland out of
its gross receipts the sum of two
cents C cts) per thousand cubic
feet for each one thousand 10000
cubic feet above fifteen million (15.-
900, 000) and reaching twenty mil
lion (a0.000 ,G00) cubic feet; and
three cents G cts,) per thousand
cubic feet for twenty million to thir-
ty-fivc million $4,000. 5000 cubic
feet; and four cents G. cts. per thou
sand cubic feet for thirtytvc mil
lion ts3s,O0O.N0m to fifty million
Go, coo, O00) cubic feet, provided
that when the amount paid to the
city equals the sum Of two thousand
dollars $4,000 per year, that no
greater amount than that shall b.
paid 10 the city of Lakeland from
the gross receipts of the lakeland
Gas Company, no matter what the
gross consumption of gas shall be-
See. :. 1t is further ordained by
the City of Lakeland that this or
dinancr shall extend and apply to all
Extensions, additions or enlarge
ments of the City of Lakeland.
Sec. .. It is also expressly or
daincd by the city of Lakeland thai
no privilege shall at any time be
given to any other gas company by
the city of Lakeland, unless upon
the same conditions as are herein
contained, unless the Lakeland Gas
Company shall be granted equal
privileges.
Soc 10. The Lakeland Gas Com
pany shall within thirty 500 days
from this date file with the treas
urcr IA bond in the sum of one thou
sand dollars t$ ,0aoD, payable to the
irra urcr Of the city of Lakeland.
and conditioned as follows:
If the gas plant be complete!
within twelve tl2) months irCm tie
adoption and approval of this ordi-
nance by the Mayor, then the said
bond shall be returned to the Lake
( land Gas Company.
If the said gas plant be not com
pletcd within twelve (12) months,
/ the said bond for one thousand dol
lars $4,000 shall Immediately be-
come payable to the treasurer of the
C.tv of Lakeland and the franchise
hcrcby grantee snall tnercDy ue.oiii''
forfeited. The Lakeland Gas Com
pany shall have such surety on the
aforesaid bond as shall be satisfac-
tory to the treasurer of Lakeland
either by local suretics or by an APP
proved guarantee company, and
when SO presented, it shall be the
duty of the treasurer to approve said
bond
Sec. /. All ordinances or parts OF
ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
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