The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-04-29
ORDINANCE NUMBER l39.

to William X. Peters, his associates,
successors and assigns as individuals
or as 4 body corporate or TO 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
OF thirty 500 years, and to regulate
and fix the provisions and fOrfeitures
thereof. and prescribing the powers,
rights and conditions for the estab.
lishment and operation Of said gas
plant.
BE it ordained by the Council OF
the City of Lakeland.
Section |. That William Il. Peters,
his associates. successors and as
signs, as individuals or as a body cor
porate or to become corporate. under
the name Of the Lakeland Gas Com
pauy, are hereby granted the rights
and privileges to erect gas works
and use the streets, avenues, lanes
sidewalks. 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
conveying gas in and through said
city. for the use of said city and its
inhabitants: and said rights and
privileges shall continue and be en-.
forced for the term OF thirty (3O)
years from this date.
The above franchise and privileges
are granted upon the following cOndi-
lions, to be kept and performed by
the Lakeland Gas Company. to-wit:
See. >. That the Lakeland Gas
Company shall within u reasonable
period from this date begin the con-
struction OF a first class gas plant.
with the best modern devices and i'm
provements for generating gas OF the
capacity to equal 10000 cubic feet
each twenty-four t2+ hours, and
more IL 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 iirst-class gas
plant, and that the same shall be
built, constructed and erected com
pletc within twelve tl2) months
from this date.
Sec. :: That the Lakeland Gas
Company shall furnish gas for fuel.
power or lighting purposes to the
, itizens of the city of Lakeland AT
the rate Of One Dollar and Eighty
Cents t$l.S0D per thousand cubic
feet. with discount of ten cents
GO cenlsD per thousand cubic feet
ii paid on or before the tenth tlOthj
day of each and every month
following that month for which bill
has been rendered. which rate shall
apply to cas for fuel purposes only;
and at the rate Of One Dollar and
f.i2hiy-iivc cents t$lAaD per thous-
and cubic feet. with II like discount
as aforesaid, which rate shall apply
10 eas for Illuminating purposes
only. Said gas shall haze candle
power OF twenty t2oD by test at Tho
plant. The Lakeland Gas Company
shall rrdno, sad rates from time Ia
output Of gas, considered in cOnJunt
non with he cost of material, trans
portation. etc. shall appear TO war
rant; provided, that the said Lake
hand Gas Company shall not sell H.
Eliminating gas within the city oil
Lakeland for the first eight 90
years of its operation at lower
price than above authorized, withOu,
the consent OF the Council. PrOvid-
ed further. that the Lakeland Gas
Company shall not at any time sell
gas for fuel or power at higher
rate than above authorized. but shall
not be restricted in selling II at 0
lower rate, II they find II reasonable
to do SO.
Sec. 4. That the said Lakeland
Gas Company shall lay and extend III
mains wherever the number Of new
consumers to each contiguous city
block shall average one new consun'
er for every one hundred 900 fee,
Of main necessary to lay said block
Sec. 5. II Is also further provided
that all excavations made by the
Lakeland Gas Company shall b.
made with the least possible incon'
venience to the public. and that ths
Lakeland Gas Company shall leave
the streets, avenues. lanes, alleys
sidewalks, public places and squares
bridges, viaducts and streams In q!
good condition as they were in before
the excavation and shall repair d
their own expense any settlement
over the excavations on any street OF
public way within one year aftel
laying the said main; and that thu
Lakeland Gas Company shall main
tain during the night time re'
lights or signals at all excavation!
made In the City streets etc, and
shall be responsible for all damage
caused by any excavation made.
Sec. 6. 1t is expressly ordained
that a temporary failure to perform
the conditiIls of this contract
should failure be caused by accident
quarantine or other causes not with.
in human control or the control Of
the Lakeland Gas Company. shall
not work a forfeiture of the privil.
eyes herein granted Provided al.
WAYS, that the work shall be pro.
crossed with for a reasonable time