The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-07-08

Public Works of said City, or other
legally constituted authority thereof,
shall have the right, privilege and au-
thority to make from time TO time,
and to enforce, all reasonable and nee
essary rules and regulations relating
and pertaining to the distribution, fur
nishing, supplying and selling of nat
ural gas to said City and TO the inhab-
itants thereof. The rules and regula-
lions first promulgated by said Com
pany shall be submitted to and APPROX
ed by said Board prior to the time said
Company is required to file the bond
hereinafter provided for.
Section TX.
Said City shall have the right and
privilege, at any time, subject to the
approval OF the Public Service Com
mission or Indiana, to purchase from
said Company all of the property own
ed by it within said City which is
used and useful in the conveyance, dis
tribution, supplying and furnishing of
natural gas to said City and to the in
habitants thereof.
Section X.
Said Company shall not charge, de-
mand, receive, nor accept, for gas fur
nished under this contract and any or
dinance approving the same, through
any one meter and to any one consum-
er, a rate to exceed the sum of fifty
6 500 cents per one thousand cubic
feet for the first five thousand $4,000
cubic feet used thereof per month, sub
ject however, to a discount of ten
cents per thousand 10000 cubic feet
per month to each consumer who pays
or makes tender Of payment thereof
on or before the 10th day of each cal
endar month for the gas consumed by
him during the preceding calendar
month; forty-five ($.45) cents per one
thousand cubic feet for the next nine
ty-five thousand (95,000) cubic feet of
gas used per month, through any one
meter and by any one consumer, sub
thousand 10000 cubic feet to each
consumer who pays or makes tender
of payment thereof on or before the
10th day of each calendar month for
gas consumed by him during the pre-
ceding calendar month; and thirty
$500 cents net per thousand 10000
cubic feet for all gas consumed
through any one meter and by any one
consumer in excess of one hundred
thousand (100OO0) cubic feet per
month; provided, however, that a min
imum charge of fifty $50 cents per
month may be made by said Company
against each consumer for readiness
to serve.
All gas herein mentioned shall not
be adulterated, and shall be measured
by meter, and all meters shall be fur
nished, installed, regulated, repaired
and maintained by said Company free
of charge, and said Company is hereby
given the right, authority and power
to go on the premises of the consumer
at any and all reasonable times for the
purpose of inspecting, regulating and
reading said meter.
Every consumer of gas furnished by
said Company shall have the right at
any time to have the accuracy of his
meter tested by the City Civil
Engineer, or by such other competent
person as the Board of Public Works
of said City, or other legally consti-
tuted authority may designate, and If
upon such test any such meter is
found to measure accurately, then
such consumer shall pay to the City
Controller of said City, or other legal
ly constituted authority, the sum of
one $1.00) dollar as the full cost Of
such test; and if such meter is found
to measure inaccurately, said Com
pany shall pay to the City Controller
of said City, or other legally consti-
tuted authority, the sum of one ($1.00)
dollar as the full cost of such test;
but for the purpose of this contract a
meter registering between three per
cent. fast and three per cent. slow
shall be treated and considered as one
registering correctly the amount of
gas passing through it.
Section XII.
Said Company shall, while furnish
ing gas in said City, keep and maintain
an office therein for the purpose of
receiving the payment of all bills or
accounts owing it for gas consumed or
for readiness to serve.
Section XII.
No excavation in any street, alley
avenue, highway or public thorough
fare of said City shall be made at any
one time of greater extent or length
than two squares thereof, unless the
consent of the City Civil Engineer of
said City shall first be obtained there
for.
And before making any excavation
in any street, alley, avenue, highway
or public thoroughfare in said City,
for any purpose, said Company shall
give at least twenty-four ga hours
written notice thereof to the City Civil
Engineer OF said City, which notice
shall state definitely where such ex-
cavation is proposed to be made. and
the purpose and extent thereof, except
in case of an emergency but in such
event said Company shall Immediately
notify said City Civil Engineer
Section XIII.
Said City reserves the right to use
all parts of its streets, alleys, lanes,
sidewalks, avenues, public highways,
bridges and public grounds upon and
beneath the surface thereof, or other
wise. for any and all lawful purposes:
and at any time that said City, by its