La Junta tribune., 1913-11-22
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Rocky Mountain Gas Company. its
succeesov~ and assigns 70 construct
Eas f.ssoriss ana sssiisncss. incisd- :
Ing all necessary fixtures and appurt-
enAnces for manufacturing. supply
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!ersess. h!ms and cergoratisns in
OF the City of Ia Junta. Colorado:
ARTICLE 4. That Tho Rocky Noun
tain Gas Company. ~ sae, ssscrs and
ignased a. Grantee. be are they are
hereby granted the right. privilege.
and franchise. subject 10 the limita-
oy Law, to construct. own. maintain
and appliances In o. adjacent 10 the
vaie lands or on suitable public iaads
ed by the said City cosneti. 10 lay
ssal.: or % app.rs.as .nS 1' fe, . sappisi"r HtnsE
mechanical manufacturing. and pow
snsss. siisy.. vi.Suct.. subwSys and
public gresnds Of the said city Of
Ia Jant,; Coeesade. Al, they are now
the present Or future limits Of the
city: TO acquire and hold any and all
real estate. easements and rights nee
sAs s,srs :sa .as ns1
for light. heat and power through and
over said streets. avenues. alleys. via
duss,: ,d ,;s ;So.ay. - % and pas,,s s'oSnd, Of Of
operate such buildings. works. mains.
pipes and fixtures as are. necessary
, Tor manutsstHr,hMs iss ,irhs an and a'ssr.Sa'ink ~,
9ether with all machinery and attach
mentn necessary thereto and for this
purpose may enter upoa. through or
duct. subway or public ground. to
take up amy pavement or sidewalk.
therein and to make excavations nee
duits. mains. pipes and appurt-nances.
extending same or any portion OF same.
providing that such use Of said
ways and public grounds be made with
the least possib1e lnconvenieDce to the
inhAbitant. OF said city: that such ex-
sary and lighted ut night snd such
side vi Aika. pavsments or excavations
be replaced by and at the expense OF
we're before said work was commenced
and without unnecessary delay.
PROVIDED. that in case said city
should hereafter pave any streets. said
days notice In writing. TO lay all nee
essary cOnduitH. pipes and mains along
the streets proposed to be paved be-
case case said sran,sr % shall not b. allowed
to take UP or dix into said pavement
after same In laid for the purpose OF
yi"E na onI nn obX hp1 have oaS ans r,sS, 'ns 10
move the said pavement when n-ces-
sary Tor the purpose Of repairing mains
already laid. and.
PROVIDED FURTHER, that said
grantee shall not have the right to
cut into or remove any permanent
sidewalk. but shall he required. Ia lay
Ing mains. condu,ts. and pipes. to tun-
mel under same. and.
PROVIDED FURTHER that said
grantee shall not have the right to
enter upon any public park or public
grounds IN said city for the purpose
Of laying conduits. pipes or mains, uh-
I'll II has first obtained the consent OF
the city Council so to do
ARTICLE fhat said eonduits
mains and pipes shall br laid at least
twenty four t2p inches below the ~.-
tabiish-d grad. OF such streets and al
l~ys under the supervision oil the Citl
Council. all necessary expense Of said
supervision to be born. by the grantee.
and the said CITY Council shall have
the right to d-xixnste the location Of
Aaid conduitH pipes and mains shall II
placed In aIleys when practicable and
said conduits. pipes and mAtns shall
IN. use OF said streets and alleys. pub
lie Highways and grounds. nor with
the flow OF water In the CUTTERS. nor
or hereafter installed. nor with the
drain pipes nov located In said streets
or alleys. The grantee shall hold the
city free and harmles. from an dam
ages. costs. suits. and causes OF Ac-
tion that may arise against II by r~a-
son Of negligence. cnrei-ssner. or mis-
conduct OF Its agents or employees !"
the construction. maintenance OF OPP
Grafton Of said gas works. or IN pinc,
ing said mains. conduits. pipes and
other appurt-nanc~u In or con"-cted
o IA t.l
the rran,ins Of thi. franchi.s n.
grantee pledges Itself ,ts r1"'v.."
aud assigns to charge not In excess OF
the following rates. to.~u:
70. Gas OF the quality h.rsl"s.,sr
p" soop "aSa" feet. ...s n ,,"yan, of
twenty ,:oD cents per tho.s al GU
bic Zee, II paid within ter da,- from
rKovIDED. However. that when
reach Two million ,:.eoo. .ooo) cubic feet
I.xinninx OF the foiiowing year the
boiler aud t',fV.five One -uundr sdths
,, ' .s S:' o"s S.sSaas ssSs"s % .S ."., ss,S ~:
day. Sss. from the dat. Of rendering siii
risovibED ruRruEH. ThA, when
live million t3.ooo.oeo) cubic feet per
month. then commencing viii the be-
ginning Of the following year the
price charged shall not ssclh one
boiisr aud forsy-nve one. Hu0dredths
Ui.tsD per thousand 10000 cubic feet
~ith = discount Of t~snty ':"b cents
per thousand cubic feet n paid within
ten days from dat. OF rendering e.ii
for same Said city shall at the
end Of each fiscal year. have access
to the book. and accounts Of the gran.
tee for the purpose OF a.c~rtaininx
the amount OF xas consumed
There shall be- no minimum charge
for xar to any one indi iduat rSnsun-
sr and the charge shall be only FOR
the amount actually consumed sccord-
Ing 70 the meter readings at the pre-.
valiinx meter rates. Meter and Gcv.
~rnor shall b~ furnished and instAiled
without cost 10 the consumer, but the
eost of the service pipe and the ~
sSAiiation thereof from the main Ia the
basement shall be borns ny the con.
sumsr. hut the xraut~e reserves IN"
rluht To remove said meter and govern
or III ease no gas IL being sold through
u. and said granite. agrees 70 put SCI.
vIrs stop cock ON ahead Of governor on
each servire "a.