The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-21
An ORDINANCE.

signs, the right to lay, bury, maintain.
operate. repair and remove mains
and pipes in. upon. through and I'M
der the streets. lanes. alleys, public
grounds and bridges of the City of
Williamson, West Virginia, for the
transportation and supply Of natural
gas To the said City OF Williamson
and its Inhabitants.
WHEREAS, United Fuel Gas Com
pany. corporation, created, organ,
lied and existing under the laws of
/ the State of West Virginia, engaged
I in the business of producing and mar
I keting natural gas, has filed its APP
plication more than thirty days prior
to this date praying the rights and
! privileges hereinafter set forth: and
/ WHEREAS, subsequent to the fl
! ing of said application said applicant
/ has caused notice of its intention to
/ present the same at this time and
place to be published in THE Pro-
gressive West virginian,'' weekly
newspaper published in said City OF
Williamson, on February 18th, 22nd,
and 18th, and March 7th and 18th,
1912. and in The Mingo Republi-
can" also a weekly newspaper pub
lished in said City of Williamson on
February 18th and 23rd. and March
Sth, and 18th, 1912, there being no
1 daily newspaper published in said
City Of Williamson or County of
Mingo;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE 1T OR
DAINED by the Council of the City
of Williamson, West Virginia. and it
is ordained and enacted by the au-
thority of the same:
Section L. That. the United Fuel
fGas Company, its successors and as
isigns, are hereby granted the right
to enter upon the streets, alleys,
public grounds and bridges of the
city of Williamson, West Virginia,
and to dig trenches and lay and bury
| therein, and maintain, operate, re-
! pair and remove mains and pipes of
sufficient sizes and to connect same
by supply pipes with any lamps
houses, buildings, mills, and facto-
ries, and to do all and any acts nee
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tation and supply of natural gas to
Esaid City of Williamson, tand to all
] persons, firms, corporations, limited
partnerships and associations resid-
i ing and doing business in the said
City of Williamson, together with the
right to construct, maintain, operate,
repair and remove all necessary reg
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safety appliances in and upon the
said streets, lanes, alleys, public
grounds and bridges.
Section H. That all work done
IN and upon any of the streets,
lanes, alleys and public grounds OF
the said City of Williamson, under
and in pursuance of the provisions
/ of this ordnance, shall be done under
the direction and supervision of the
/ City Engineer, and all trenches and
bitches shall be duo, and the pipe
laid therein, and the trenches and
bitches closed in the shortest time
in which the same can be done with
/ skillfulness and safety and such
work shall be done SO as to inter-
4 fere as little as possible with the
public use and travel upon said
streets, lanes, alleys, public grounds
and bridges.
Section I'll 1t is further stipu-
lated that the said United Fuel Gas
Company, it's successors and assigns,
shall not at any time during the first
four years following the date hereof
charge the inhabitants of the City of
Williamson, for natural gas furnish
ed under this franchise, price or
rate greater than the sum of TWEEN
ty-five cents per one thousand cubic
feet, and shall not at any time after
the said four years, and during the
entire life of this franchise, charge
i for the gas so furnished a rate or
price in excess of the sum of fifty
4 cents per one thousand cubic feet;
except that an additional sum or
price per thousand cubic feet, not
to exceed five Cd cents, may be
charged to be liquidated at the prices
above mentioned as a maximum when
payment of monthly bills is made
within ten days following statement
OF amount due.
Section Nv. That all pipes and
mains to be laid by the said compa-
ny its successors and assigns, for the
purpose aforementioned, shall not in
any manner interfere with the pres
ent or future drainage OF said City
by the construction of sewers or
otherwise, or with underground fix
; lures used or to be used for the con-
veyance of water or gas for lighting
t Or other purposes.
Section " The said company, its
successors and assigns, In laying said
mains and pipes. shall provide by the
, use of the most modern and best
! improved devices against accidents
from the escape of gas.
Section VI That should said com
pany, its successors and assigns, fail
or neglect to exercise the rights and
] privileges herein granted within one
year from the date of the passage
of this ordinance, or fail in success.
7 fully and safely supplying said city
and it's inhabitants with such natural
gas for the purpose aforesaid, or fai
or refuse to comply with the provis
n ions herein contained, then in either
! event this grant and franchise, and
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