The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1913-02-25
FRAN
For Furnishing Natural Gas or Arfi-
ciaI Gas, Either or Both, Used in the
City.

An ordinance to provide for the sale
of the franchise or privilege of fur
nishing natural gas or artificial gas,
either or both, or both mixed, in the
city of Paris, Kentucky.
Section 1. That there is hereby Gre
ated and established a franchise or
privilege to construct, maintain and
operate gas works and to lay mains and
pipes under the streets. alleys, side
walks, parks and other public places in
the city of Paris for the purpose of
supplying, selling or delivering to con-
sumers natural gas or artificial gas, or
both, or both mixed. and that the pur-
chaser or owner. successors or assigns
of said franchise shall for brevity here
after be called the Company.
Section 2. That the said franchise or
privilege shall continue for a period of
twenty 800 years from the date the
same shall take effect as hereinafter
provided, and the Company shall have
the right to ask for a renewal by said
City of its franchise at the end of
twenty (20) years.
Section 3. That the said mains and
pipes shall be laid under the supervision
of the said Council or Board of Public
Works Gf there be OneJ and the street
or other public way shall in all cases be
replaced in as good condition as it was
before it was broken for the purpose of
laying said mains or pipes, and in case
the street or public way is not so re-
place, after reasonable notice to the
Company, the said Council or Board
shall replace same in as good condition
as before at the expense of the Com
pBny, which shall include cost of in
spection, and the City of Paris shall
have its remedy upon property of said
Company and bond hereinafter provided
for. Said Company shall, in laying its
mains and other work, have due regard
for the rights of said City and others,
and it shall not interfere with or in any
wise injure the property of said City or
others, under, on or over the ground,
and it shall Immediately repair at its
expense any and all damages done by
it in that regard. Said Company will
not be required to change, alter or
lower any of it's pipes after being &C
shall indemnify the said City against
any and all damage to person or prop
erty in said City from the erection Of
it's plant.
Section 4. That the Company shall
have the right to sell and deliyer
through any mains or pipes laid, owned
or controlled by it in said City of Paris,
natural or artificial gas, either or both,
or both mixed. 1t shall furnish gas to
any citizen of the City of Paris, upon
the payment of the usual charges and
compliance with it's established rules
and regulations, and the cost of laying
such pipe lines or mains to the point
where the service is desired from the
point where the service then exists, but
the Company shall not be obliged to
take on a consumer in the months of
December; January, February or
March, in any year, for the reason that
to do so might necessitate the tearing
up of the streets at a time when
weather conditions would prevent re-
storing the streets to proper condition
subsequent to making connections for
consumer.
Section 5. That the Mayor and Board
of Council of said City shall, as soon as
practicable after the passage of this
ordinance, offer such franchise at pub
lie auction to the highest and best bid
der at the Council Chamber in said
City, after having given notice thereof
| by advertisement once week for two
weeks in the Bourbon News pub
lished in said City, the said publications
to contain this Ordinance published in
full of the time, place and terms of
sale, and said Mayor shall accept the
highest and best bid therefor and re-
port same to the Council for its ap-
proval, which shall have the right to
reject any bids for said franchise and
in case the highest bid reported be re-
lected, the Council may direct by reso-
| lutions said franchise to again be
offered for sale from time to time until
satisfactory bid therefor shall be re-
ceived and approved.
Section 6. The said sale shall be for
cash to be paid upon the approval of
the sale by the Council, and upon the
payment of the purchase price the fran
i chise provided for herein, shall imme-
! diately invest in such purchaser. No
bid will be received which does not in
clude the cost of the advertisement as
| herein provided. as the purchaser is
| hereby required to pay the same But
| if any sale be not approved and said
franchise be ordered resold, the pur-
chaser shall be required to pay only for
the advertisements of tine sale at which
he buys.
Section Z. That any person or cor
poration who wishes to bid for said
/ franchise under this Ordinance shall,
before any bid by him or it therefor be
received, deliver to the Mayor of said
City check for the sum of fifty ($5O)
dollars made payable to the Treas
urer of Paris, certified by
some bank doing business in said
City, which sum shall be treated and
retained as liquidated damages due the
City of Paris in the event the person
or corporation making said deposit shall
become the purchaser of said franchise
and shall fail for thirty days after
notice of the approval of the bid there
for by the Council to pay the price bid
therefor. All checks so deposit
ed by persons other than sue
cessful bidders for said fran
chise, shall be forthwith returned t.