The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-08-22
COPY OF FRANCHISE
As FINALLY PASSED
Continued from page one.

J grantor, and the grantee ST all not /
, permitted to remove anything of valu
that has been installed during sal
, period of two years.
Sec. IL. Be it further ordained tina
the plans and specifications for work I
be installed in the public highways shal
be submitted to the City engineer 70
examination and approval, in orde
that the work to be installed may b
done ia a manner to provide safety +
persons and property, so that the work
when installed, will not interfere will
the highways for their proper purposes
and in order that said City may have al
accurate knowledge of the location o
mains and equipment in said highways
to be installed under this ordinance, bu
such supervision shall not release thu
grantee from damage 10 persons Of
property, nor shall the City be liable fol
any such damages, but should the
grantor change the grade Of any street
in which the grantee has laid its pipes
by the direction of the grantor, and
require the grantee to move its pipes,
then the grantor shall pay the costs of
such removal.
Sec. IL. Belt further ordained: That
all public grounds, or private property,
that may be damaged in any way by the
grantee shall at his or their expense be
promptly replaced or repaired by tn e
grantee, and put back in as good
condition as before, and should such
work be not so done, the City shall
have the right and privilege to repair.
alter or complete said work after five
days written notice to the grantee of
his default, and to charge the cost of
such work to said grantee.
Sec. 49, BE it further ordained; That
the grantee shall be subject to all
ordinances now in force in the city OF
Johnson City, and such reasonable
ordinances relating to public health,
welfare and safety az may hereafter be
passed. But the grantor shall not by
any ordinance destroy, abridge or impair
the right, powers and privileges vested
in the grantee by this franchise.
Sec. IA. Be it further ordained that
the grantee shall save the City harm |
less from all damages and ella inns fol-
damages, and other liabilities, in the |
and maintenance of its |
work upon the public grounds of said
City, and shall indemnify and save said |
City harmless from all claims of what |
soever kind or character by reason Of |
injury to any person or property from
lny act OF commission or omission herein |
or from any act of negligence
If the grantee for which said City might
,e held liable.
Sec. 10. BE it further ordained that
hould the City elect to purchase the
liant of The grantee as provided by
)OCLlOH lClCOlN anu SIlOulu bilC pay JltS
,e unable to agree upon price within
Nineteen years and three months after
he final passage OF this franchise, then
he grantor shall within nine months
hereafter give to the grantee written
lotice OF its intention TO purchase said
liant, and within said time the grantor
nd grantee shall each appoint an
arbitrator, the two arbitrator so elected
o select IA third arbitrator, in the event
+ disagreement, and said arbitrator,
r majority thereof shall fix price to
@ paid for said plant, and the granter
hall have reasonable time thereafter
yithin which to provide means for
urchasing and taking over the same.
.fter said arbitrator have fixed u price
pom said plant, which shall be in writ
lg, it shall be optional with the grantor
'hether it purhase such pie ant of the
That is; the giving of the
office by the grantor of its intention to
rbitrators, the report of the arbitrator
nd the final action of the grantor upon
ne report or aware OF the arbitrator
lall all have been done and accompli
he'd within nine months next proceed
Ig the expiration Of the period Of
venty years from the final passage of
lis ordinance. But, if the grantol G
ccept the award Of the arbitrator and !
urchase the plant within said period,
len, it may have two years thereafter !
which TO make payment, with interest q
ON date OF purchase.
Sec. 16. BE it futher ordained; that /,
le grantee herein shall file with the |
)ard of Mayor and Aldermen bond
the penal sum Of ten thousand dol
RS $50, 100000 before the work of in
alling said plant is begun, which bond
IaI be conditioned to save the city e
armiesS from all damages caused by r
10 negligence of the grantee, its agents :
servants, and providing that the =
'antee will put the surface of all "
reefs, alleys and public grounds in as s.
'od condition as they were found, said q
md to be approved by the Board of q
ayor and Aldermen and to remain in 5
feet until the completion of all work
installing said plant and for one gear
GREATER. Thereafter, before making
" excavations in any public grounds Il
r repairs or extensions a penal bond ~