The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-07-11
IL. d. GUMP,
J. M. GAUNT
GEO. T. WOFFORD
e. T. MARSHALL

An ordinance and contract granting
to 3. e. Brooke Sewell, his associates,
successors and assigns, the right, power
and authority to construct, operate ana
maintain gas plant and gas works.
mains, services and apputtenances Tor
the manufacture and the supplying OF
gas to the city of Johnson City. wash
ington county, Tennessee, and the in
habitants thereof and defining the
rights. privileges and powers OF the said
q. f. Booke Sewell, his associates, sue
cessors and assigns, in respect thereto
BE it ordained by the board OF Mayor
and Aldermen of the city OF johnson
City. Washington county, Tennessee:
Sec. |. That in this ordinance, the
city of Johnson City, Tennessee, shall
hereinafter be known and referred 10
as the "grantor," and the said b. f.
Rrooke Sewel, his associates, successors
and assigns. shall hereinafter be re-
ferred to as the "grantee, and the
words "public grounds" whenever and
wherever used, shall mean streets ave-
nnes. parkways, viaducts, bridges ana
all grounds and ways under the control
or authority of the said city or oyer
which the same has right OF way or
or easment.
Sec. 2. That consent, PERMISSION
authority and power are hereby ana
hereinafter granted to and vested IN
the said grantee to construct, maintain
and operate plant for the manufacture
and distribution of gas for fuel and
other purposes in said city, and to man
ufacture the same. and to lay down,
construct, operate and maintain, in SAID
city, and in, on, under and upon the
public grounds thereof, gas works, pipes'
nine lines. mains, services and appurt-
tenances for supplying iniiamable gas
for fuel, illumination, mechanical ana
other pr9per uses of the same for term
of twenty years from and after the iinal
passage and approval hereof as herein
after provided.
Sec. 3. Said grantee shall not un-
necessarily obstr"ct the said pubic
grounds, and, after opening any pubic
grounds shall. without unnecessary de-
lay, replace the same in as good condi'
tion as before. Said grantor shall have
a right when making public improve
m mis-. to call upon said grantee to
move, support or brace its gas mains
and pipes, services and appurtenances
but all costs or expense of such moving
or bracing of gas pipes, mains, services
or appurtenances shall be paid for by
| the grantee. The grantee shall not opei
mr. Law pipes in any street paved anc
having concrete base except for the
! purpose of crossing the same, and il
crossing said paved streets the same
shall be done by tunnelling or driving
except special permission be obtained
from the board.
Sec, 4. The rights, powers and au
thority vested by this ordinance in th'
said grantee shall be and are exclusive
for the term Of ten years from the date
tof its final passage and approval AM
within that time, like rights, power
and authority shall not, by the granto
be vested in any other.
| Sec. 5. The gas to be furnished b
the said grantee shall be good and mer
chantable gas, suitable for heating an
by the use of incandescant burner
specially suitable for lighting purposes
The gas shall contain not less than lou
hundred B. r. u. and absolute pressnr
at the services OF any one consume
shall as a rule, not vary more tina
twenty per cent. below'or above tn
! normal pressure for this consumer. tn
grantee having the right to locate pre-
sure regulating devices on the premise