La Junta tribune., 1913-09-06
Notice OF Application for Franchise.

PAYING ELECTORS OF THE
/ CITY OF LA JUNTA. COLORADO,
AND TO ALL WHOM 1T MAY
CONCERN
Notice is hereby given to all in.
habitants and tax paying electors of
the city OF La Juntaa. Colorado. and
all others concerned. that the under.
signed The Rocky Mountain Gas
Company, a corporation organized
and existing under the laws Of the
State OF colorado, through George
NJ. Culver. its authorized agent and
representative. in that behalf will
at regular meeting OF the City
Council of the City OF La Junta,
Colorado. to be held at its usual
time ana regular place OF meeting
in said city at the City Hall. on
Monday. the 18th day of September,
A. D.. 1913. make application to
the said City Council for twenty
years franchise to erect gas works,
and complete distributing system,
and to maintain and operate the
same and to sell and distribute gas
throughout the city for all useful
purposes to said city and to its In.
habitants. and will then and there
present form. OF bill for an ordi-
pance. which it viii ask to have
legally passed by the said City
Council and approved by the tax
paying electors OF the said city in
due course OF, and as provided by
law. when and where you viii have
the opportunity to read and inspect
said ordinance
In general /, provinces for the
granting by tho said city council to
the said company. upon the approx
al OF Its tax paving electors of a
franchise for twenty years to erect
maintain and operate gas works.
plants and appliances and to lay
necessary mains and pipes in the
streets. alleys and other places in
said city. for the purpose of furnish,
ing and selling 10 the said city and
to its inhabitants gas for illuminat-
ing and all Other purposes.
1t provides for the general super.
vision. inspection and regulation by
the city OF the construction and
operation OF such system. for con-
serving the convenience OF the pub
lie. the inhabitants and consumers
and protecting public property,
Thereby the said company grantee.
and its successors shall not charge
the said city OF It's inhabitants any
higher rate for gas, for light and
fuel than One Dollar and sixty Cents
3l.s0) gross or One Dollar and For.
~ Cents t&i.t0J net per thousand GU
bic feet. provided that when the
sales OF gas within one year shall
reach 2.0OO.OoO cubic fee, per
month, then beginning with tn.
first day OF the following year. the
net price shall never exceed One
Z Dollar and Thirty-Fiye Cents ($l.35
per thousand cubic feet. and that
when the sales d gas within one
year shall reach 5000 900 cubic feet
I. ,er month. the net price shall not
. exceed One Dollar and Twenty-Five
, Cents tsl25I per thousand cubic
feet.
II obligates the proposed grantee
TO save The aity harmless from any
damage that may Result from build
Ing and oprrating the said system
and to use due care with respect
thereto. provide tests and means for
enforcing the grantee 10 furnish gas
Of the proper designated quality.
power and pressure and To maintain
It's system IN good working order
: and to extend the same when need.
ed and practicable and to furnish
free gas for lighting the city library
and file with the city clerk. "a map
; showing location and size OF the
gas mains and distributing pipes
ard finish the system aud have II In
operation on or before December 80.
1914. otherwise IN. franchise shall
bs void.
The city reserves the right TO
buy the plant At the expiration OF
the franchise AT fair price. erclud.
ing all value OF franchise and rights
Of way
Dated at Ia Junta. Colorado. Aug.
ust 81, 1913,
THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN GAS
COMPANY