The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-03-26
ORDINANCE NUMBER :

IN ordinance granting franchise
TO William r. Peters, his associates,
successors and assigns as individuals
or as a body corporate or to become
corporate. under the name OF the
Lakeland Gas Company, and to es-
tablsh and operate Il gas plant with
in the City of Lakeland for Il period
Of thirty 600 years, and to regu-
late and fix the provisions and for
FIXTURES thereof. and prescribing the
power. rights and conditions for the
establishment and operation Of said
gas plant.
= BE IT ORDAINED BY THE
COUNCIL. OF THE CITY OF LAKE
LAND:
Section l. That William II. Peters,
his associates, successors and assigns,
as individuals or as a body corporate
vi W uCtouC WI atCp tuS
name of the Lakeland Gas Company,
are hereby granted the rights and
privileges to erect gas works, and
use the streets, avenues, lanes, side
walks, public places, squares. bridges.
viaducts and streams of the city Of
Lakeland for the purpose of laying
down in the said streets. avenues,
lanes, sidewalks. public places.
squares, bridges, viaducts and
streams, pipes for the purpose of con-
veying gas in and through said city,
for the use of said city and its in
habitants; and said rights and privi-
leges shall continue and be enforced
for the term of thirty 500 years
from this date.
The above franchise and privi-
legcs are granted upon the follow
ing conditions, to be kept and per-
formed by the Lakeland Gas Com
pany, to-wit:
Sec. 2. That the Lakeland Gas
Company shall within a reasonable
period from this date begin the con-
structi0n Of frst-class gas plant.
with the best modern devices and
improvements for generating gas Of
the capacity to equal 10000 cubic
feet each twenty-four (24) hours.
and more II the needs of the city
and It's inhabitants require; and to
provide suitable conductors and
mains In size and quantity for the
equipment OF the city with . first
class gas plant, and that the same
shall be built. constructed and erect
ed complete within twelve (l2D
months from this date.
Sec. 3. That the Lakeland Gas
Company shall furnish gas for fuel.
power or lighting purposes to the
citizens of the City of Lakeland at
the rate Of one dollar and eighty
cents t$l.SOD per thousand cubic
feet, with discount of ten cents
Go cts.) per thousand cubic feet il
paid on or before the tenth tl0th,
day of each and every month fol-
lowing that month for which bill has
been rendered. which rate shall APP
ply to gas for fuel purposes only,
and at the rate of one dollar and
cents ($l.SJ) per thou
sand cubic feet, with like discount
as aforesaid, which rate shall apply
to gas for Illuminating purposes only.
Said gas shall have a candle power of
twenty t20) by test at the plant.
The Lakeland Gas Company shall re-
duce said rates from time to time as
the increase in the yearly output of
gas. considered in conjunction with
the cost of material. transportation.
etc. shall appear to warrant.
See. g. That the said Lakeland
Gas Company shall lay and extend
its mains wherever the number OF
new consumers to each city block
shall average one new consumer for
every one hundred t10O) feet of
main necessary to lay said block.
Sec. 5. 1t is also further provided
that all excavations made by the
Lakeland Gas Company shall be