El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-20
Legal Notices

NOTICE.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
/ the Ell PASO GAS AND ELECTRIC
{ COMPANY will forthwith apply to the
/ Honorable City Council OF the City OF
{ FL PasO, Texas, for franchise TO
! maintain and operate plant for sup
9 plying gas to the city Of FL PasO and
such of the inhabitants thereof as may
/ desire to take such gas, the terms OF
the said franchise so to be applied for
being in words and figures substan-
tally as follows. to-Wlt:
An ORDINANCE AMENDING AN Or
DINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF Ell PASO, PASSED
AND APPROVED THE SIXTH DAY
or OCTOBER, A. D., 1904, ENTT-
TIED IAN ORDINANCE GRANTING
TO c. II. BOSWORTH AND HIS
ASSIGNS THE RIGHT TO MAIN
TAIN GAS WORKS AND LAY AND
MAINTAIN GAS MAINS AND SUP
PLY PIPES IN THE CITY OF Ell
RIGHT AND PRIVILEGES TO THE
Ell PASO GAS AND ELECTRIC COM
P4NY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF Ell
WHEREAS, heretofore, to-wit, on
the 9Th day of October, 1904, the city
council OF the city of FL Paso duly
passed an ordinance granting to c. H.
BOSWOrth and his assigns the right
to maintain gas works and lay and
maintain gas mains and supply gas IN
WHEREAS, subsequent thereto said
c. H BosWOrth, as he was permitted
to do, did assign, transfer and set over
all the rights granted by said Ordi-
nance to the FL Paso Gas and Electric
company, corporation, now the own
eT OF same; and,
WHEREAS, IS part Of the considera-
ton for granting the aforesaid IRAN
chise and as a condition precedent
Jheretos II was provided that the said
c. H BOsworth, or his assigns, pur-
r. ire q ant ire nr-rV
owned or used by the FL Paso Gas,
Electric Light and Power company in
the city of Ell Paso, and that the fran
chlse so granted should be received by
the grantee in lieu Of all franchises
and rights and contractual relations
held by said last named company with
respect to the gas business from or
WithNthe city; and,
WHEREAS, 1t is desired to amend
the said ordinance in order to more
specifically define the privileges
granted and the rights to be exercised
theTeunder and to reduce the term OF
Now; THEREFORE, BE IT OR
DAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF Ell PASO, TEXAS:
Section, /. That the right and privi-
granted unto the FL Paso Gas and
Electric company, its successors and
assigns (subject to the restrictions
ate and maintain in any of the present
or future streets, alleys and public
grounds of the city of FL Paso, and its
successors, gas MAINS distributing and
supply pipes, and all necessary appur-
tenances, for the purpose of supplying
gas to said city, the inhabitants there
Of and persons beyond the limits
thereof, for lights heat power and
other purposes.
Section 2 Said mains and pipes
shall be laid under the supervision and
direction of the city council of said
city, or person designated by said
council The grantee herein, or his
assigns shall cause no unnecessary
interruption of the use of said streets,
alleys or public grounds, and SHALL IN
every case, restore the same to as
good condition as they were in before
with the same kind Of material as
then exists thereon.
Nothing herein contained shall be
construed to exempt the grantee or
its assigns from tne- penalties pre-
scribed against nuisances or Obstruc-
tons of said streets, alleys or public
Section 5. All gas manufactured and
furnished by the grantee and its as
quality of pure and refined gas. Said
mains, distributing and supply pipes
shall be of as good and substantial
quality as is ordinarily and generally
used in gas works throughout the
United States
Section 4 The grantee herein shall.
age and approval by the mayor of this
franchise, file with the city clerk a
writing expressly accepting this fran
chise, subject to all the limitations and
conditions, and not until such accept
ance.
Section 5. Said grantee and its as
signs shall have the right to charge
and receive for gas furnished or sup
piled by it or them to consumers. other
than the city of FL PasO, such prices
as it or they from time to time fix
upon, not to exceed, however. the sum
of one dollar and fifty cents (S1.50)
per thousand cubic feet of gas of six
teen (16) candle power. with a dis
count of twenty cents (20c) per thOu-al
sand cubic feet for gas if the account
or bill for same is paid on or before
the 18th day of each month following
the use of such gas). The minimum
charge for any meter set for any and
all consumers shall be not less than
twenty-five cents (25c) per month
Section 6. The grantee and its as
signs shall furnish the city of FL Paso
at such times and places as the city
council may from time to time desig-
nate, as much gas as is desired by the
city council; such gas shall be fur
nlsned free to the extent of thirty
a ~ ne thousand, seven hundred and fifty
S9,t5O) cubic feet of gas per month
curing such time as the population of
the city shall not be greater than 1t