The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-03-27
ORDINANCE NUMBER :

to William X. Peters. his associates.
Successors and assigns as individual,
or as a body corporate or 10 become
corporate. under the name of the
Lakeland Gas Company. and TO es-
tabliSh and operate a gas plant with
in the City of Lakeland for period
ii thirty 600 years, and TO regl-
late and fix the provisions and for
FIXTURES thereof, and prescribing the
power. rights and conditions for tn
establishment, and operation Of said
Gas plant
81, r. O.:D,lNED BIZ THE
COZ Neil or TIL. CITY OF LAKE
land:
Section I! That William Il. Peters,
! is a.;snriate.. successors and assigns,
4. individuals ov as body corporate
! i to become corporate, under the
name Of the Lakeland ga, Company.
re hereby granted the r!sHts and
privileges TO erect gas works. and
Use the streets, avenues. lanes, side
walks, public places squares. bridge,
iaducts and streams Of the City Of
lakeland for the purpose of laying
Town in the said streets, avenues,
anes, sidewalks, public places.
1uarcs, bridges, liaducts and
trcams, pipes for the purpose of con-
cying gas in and through said city
n the use of said city and its in
abitants; and said rights and priyi
ges shall continue and be enforced
)r the term Of thirty 900 year
ON this date.
The above franchise and priv
ges are granted upon the follow
pg conditions, to be kept and per-
ormcd by the Lakeland Gas Com
any, tO-wit:
See. =. That the Lakeland Gas
'ompany shall within reasonable
,criod from this date begin the con-
,tructiOn of a first-class gas plant,
with the best modern devices and
Improvements for generating gas of
he capacity to equal 10000 cubic
- "a frn
and more If the needs of the city
and its 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 t12)
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 ($l.SO) per thousand cubic |
feet. with a discount of ten cents
Go cts) per thousand cubic feet il
paid on or before the tenth (lOth)
day of each and every month fol-
lowing that month for which bill has
been rendered, which rate shall ap-
ply to gas for fuel purposes only;
and at the rate of one dollar and
eighty-five cents ($1.S5) per thou
sand cubic feet. with a like discount
as aforesaid. which rate shall apply
to gas for Illuminating purposes only.
Said gas shall have a candle power of
twenty (20) 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.
Sec. 4. That the said Lakeland
Gas Company shall lay and extend
its mains wherever the number o.
new consumers to each city block
shall average one new consumer for
very one hundred 10O) feet of
main necessary to lay said block.
Sec. 5. It is also further provided
that all excavations made by the
lakeland Gas Company shall he
made with the least possible incon-
'enienee to the public. and that the
lakeland Gas Company shall leave
the streets, avenues. lanes, alleys.
sidewalks. public places and squares,
BRIDGES. viaduets and streams in as
rood condition as they were in before
he excavations; and that the Lake.
and Gas Company shall maintain
'rring the night time red lights or
signals at all excavations made in
he city streets. ETC., and shall be
espOnsible for all damage caused by
my excavation made.
Sec. 6. It is expressly ordained
hat temporary failure to perform
he conditions OF this contract.
hould failure be caused by accident,
or other causes not with
n human control or the control oe
Fhn 7 oh Gas rnunnoU~ ~