Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1913-03-21
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| SectlOn ~. All meters AHO 81
purtenances used in said gas plant, and
On the premises Of consumers, shall pc
furnished BY said grantee at his cost
and expense; and any meter found 70
register inaccurately in excess Of one
and one-half per cent q ~ per cent Of
its intended capacity shall be repaired
OF replaced by said grantee.
All meter dials shall read directly IN
cubic feet Of gas, and all bills render
ed by said grantee shall designate the
readings at the beginning and end OF
the period for which such bill is render
ed, and give the dates Of such read
ings.
No meter shall remain in service for
a period Of more than three years
without testing it for accuracy and
readjusting it if necessary, and any
meter shall be tested at the request Of
| consumer at least once in six mons
The grantee shall keep record Of all
meter tests made by it, which shall be
open to public inspection during reson-
able hours.
The said city by such person or per
| sons as it may from time to time desig-
nate for that purpose, shall at all time
have full and free access to any and
all meters for the purpose Of inspect
| ing and testing the same, and may re-
quire such steps to be taken as may be
! necessary for the purpose ofssecurlng
! correct measurement of the gas fur
| nished by said grantee to consumers.
Section 81 The said grantee shall at
his own cost and expense install at the
| city hall in said city, and at not to ex-
coed four other places on the line of
! its mains, as the common council OF
said city may direct, gas jets for the
purpose Of making tests by said city
Of the pressure, purity, heating value
and candle power Of the gas furnished
by said grantee hereunder, and supply
gas to said jets for such purpose at his
own cost and expense.
The said grantee shall provide at its
! gas works in said city, good and suf-
! fcient appliances Of standard make
and type for testing the pressure,
purity, heating value and candle power
Of the gas furnished hereunder, and
shall make periodical tests Of the same,
and keep detailed records of such tests
which shall be open to the inspection
of the public at reasonable hours.
Said city by such person or persons
as it may from time to time designate,
| shall have full and free access to the
gas works, plant and appliances Of said
grantee, and all departments thereof,
for the purpose of making full and
complete inspection thereof, and full
and complete and exhaustive tests Of
the gas furnished by grantee here
under. 81
Section g.. The said grantee shall
from time to time extend gas mains IN
and along any street, avenue or alley
or any portion thereof, and shall fur
nish an ample supply Of gas to resi-
dents thereon, within six months after
being directed so to do by resolution OF
| the common council Of said city.
Providing that no such resolution
shall be adopted, OF shall be binding
upon said grantee, unless before the
adoption thereof, there shall have
been fled with the city clerk Of said
city, petition of residence upon said
street, avenue, alley or portion thereof,
/ whose respective houses and buildings
are of permanent character, requesting
such extension and agreeing to become
regular customers and consumers - Of
gas along the line thereof, and
| Provided that the number Of such
petitioners shall be sufficient in the
aggregate to average at least one such
house or building for every two hun
dred (200) feet Of such proposed ex-
tension Of mains or pipes, exclusive OF
street intersections, and
Provided further that said grantee
shall not be required to lay any mains,
pipes or erect any lamp posts as pro-
vided for herein, during the months OF
December, January, February, March
or April in any year, and such months
shall not be counted a part of the time
limited for making extensions required
! by this section.
Section 20. The said city also re-
serves the right to purchase the gas
plant and property from said grantee,
his successors and assigns, at any time
during the term Of this franchise, and
in the event of the city determining to
exercise its right so to purchase said
gas plant. and property from said
grantee, it shall notify in writing the
said grantee, or his legal representa-
tive in charge Of said gas plant and
works, of it's intention so to purchase
the same hereunder. And the said
notice shall specify the name Of non
resident, disinterested person, chosen
to act for said city, as an appraiser for
the purpose of appraising the plant and
property Of said grantee. The said
grantee shall within twenty coy days
from and after the date of receiving
such notice, select a nonresident, dis
interested person to represent him as
an appraiser, and the two appraisers SO
selected shall select third appraiser,
and these three appraisers shall present
Forthwith an apprasiement Of the gas
plant and property of said grantee,
without reference to the franchise
hereunder granted. And when they
have made up the report Of appraise-
ment Of said gas plant and property,
7 they shall file the same with. the city
! clerk of said city, and also file dupli.
cate copy thereof with the manager OF
said gas plant, and said gas plant and
property, shall be Immediately convey
ed to said city of Little Falls, Mime.
sofa, upon payment of the amount fixed
in the said appraisement report to be
paid by said city to said grantee, fol
said gas plant and property.
In the event that said grantee, his
successors or assigns hall fail or re-
fuse to select an appraiser as herein
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