The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-06-11

the Mayor and Commissioners and the
services of whom to be paid by and at
the expense of grantee. All to be
left in as good condition as before,
provided further that no excavations
whatever shall be made into any street
or pipes therein deposited when there
is an alley parallel with any such street
and within l20 feet of such street.
Should said grantee fail or refuse to
restore and replace said pavements,
side walks and excavations within a
reasonable time, then the same may be
replaced, restored to said city at the
expense of said grantee. No street,
alley etc. shall be opened or excavated
before the grantee is prepared to lay
it's pipes on said streets, alleys, etc.
and to refill or replace same in accor-
dance with the above provisions.
Section 2.
Be it further ordained etc. that under
the authority hereby granted the said
grantee shall furnish natural gas to the
said inhabitants of the city of Natchl,,
toches at rate which shall not exceed
fifty cents (50c) for each one thousand
| Q000) cubic feet of commercial gas,
the minimum monthly bill for gas used
through each meter shall be one dollar
and fifty cents Q.5O, it is particularly
understood that the foregoing rate ap-
plies to gas used for domestic purposes
a rate of thirty five cents (35c) a
thousand shall be charged for schools
and churches, in the city limits as they
now exist, and the rate for gas used
for domestic purposes shall decrease
five cents (5c) for each one thousand
cubic feet per thousand inhabitants in
crease in population after this date
until the rate is thirty cents (3Oc) at
which price it shall remain until the
termination of this grant. A sliding
rate of from ten to twenty cents shall
be charged for factories, provided the
city shall be furnished gas for its own
use at price not exceeding ten cents
per thousand cubic feet during the eX-
istence of this franchise. The rate for
manufactured gas shall not exceed two
dollars per thousand cubic feet for
leach one thousand cubic feet, provided
that natural gas though rectified, shall
nevertheless, always be deemed to be
and remain natural gas and be fur
nished and charged for as such.
Section 8.
Be it further ordained etc. that NJ
person, company or corporation shall
be permitted to make any connection
with any distributing mains or service
pipes of grantee, until duly authorized
by said grantee, its successors or as
signs, and the city shall pass such or
dinances with penal provisions, and The
grantee may adopt such rules and regu
lations as may be necessary to protec
said grantee, its successors or assigns
from loss or damage by imposition, o.
! fraud and to prevent the waste of gas
provided it shall be the duty of grantee
, to tap it's mains free of charge upol
proper application of each and ever.
one Of its customers.
Section 4.
Be it further ordained, etc. that il
!, the construction, repairing and operat
ing said gas system, said grantee shall
use every reasonable and proper pre-
caution to avoid damages or injuries t
, persons or property and shall hold ant
save harmless the said city from
damages, injury, loss or expense cause
by the negligence of said grantee i
constructing, repairing and operating
SalQ plant OF In TepdVInS, VI Il pairing
any street, alley or other public place
Section 5.
Be it further ordained, etc. that a
the provisions of this ordinance sha
{ be binding upon said grantee, its sue
q cessors or assigns, whether expressl
so stated herein or not and all grants
: rights and privileges secured by thi
] ordinance to said grantee shall inur
, to the benefit of their legal and bon
e fide representatives, successors or as
signs, the said grantee shall compl
e with all rules and regulations that ar
now or may be hereafter inforce wit
!. reference to the laying of and safe
K guarding of their pipes and othe
r works, that all pipes shall not be les
than fifteen inches under the surface o
the streets, alleys or public grounds
that the grantee will not interfere wit
the water or such pipes now laid, tina
if the streets are graded the pipes o
the grantee will be lowered at thei
expense, their successors or assigns.
SECTION VI
h Be 1t further ordained, etc., tina