The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1914-06-25

works, that all pipes shall not be less
than fifteen inches under the surface of
the streets, alleys or public grounds,
that the grantee will not interfere with
the water or such pipes now laid, that
if the streets are graded the pipes of
the grantee will be lowered at their
expense, their successors or assigns.
SECTION VI
BE 1t further ordained, ETC., that
the said grantee, its successors or as
signs shall be supplying gas to said
city of NatchitocheS, within period
not exceeding twelve montns from
/ the acceptance of this ordinance by
said grantee, provided however, that
any delay in laying pipe in, or through
said town caused by injunction, legal
/ proceedings or any other cause ue-
! yOnd the control II the grantee shall
not he L0unted as part OF the period
herein specified. Failure tQ sppplY
= the CITY WITH gas AZ herein etipula-
ted hall render this ordinance null
and yO!d and forfeit all rights gran
ted HE grantee hereunder.
| SECTION VII
| BE it further ordained, etc, that
within sixty days from and afteL the
time this ordinance shall take effect
and become 2 .aW, the gsantee
Though its proper Officers, shall hle
with the City Clerk Of said city its
written acceptance of the provisions
hereof and in case of failure to file
such acceptance within the timp
herein specified then tAls ordinance
shall lpsQ Iacta cease and become
null and void.
SECTION VIII
he it further ordained. etc, that
this ordinance shall be in full force
and effect from and after its passage,
subject to the conditions in sections
six and seven, and % years there
after.
1t shall be and it is hereby made
the duty of this grantee and Of it4
successrS OF assigns, while operating
hereunder in NatchltQches, to refrain
from discriminating against any per
son or corporations within said city,
ard,
1t is further hereby made lie duty
Oi tliis grantee and lta assigns or sue
cessOrS. TO supply, while under this
I
corporation within a reasonable time
after regular and formal written de-
mand, upon equal and exact terms
for the same class Of services. Pro-
vided grantee shall not be required to
run its service pipes bevond the pro-
perty line.
Provided however, that the grantee
of this franchise or its SUCCESSORS or
1 p.-e-f, 81, e,,f fn
mains or service pipes a distance Of
exceeding three hundred feet, unless
the person, firm Or corporation de
manding such gas service shall first
guarantee in a manner satisfactory
to said grantee. or its speeeSsars Or
assigns, that the consumption of
gas from such main or service pipe
shal' not be less than one hundred
| (SluO.00) dollars per annum for each
three hundred go J feet Of pipe SO
laid, and
Provided further, that SAID person,
| firm or corporation, demanding such
service shall use gas so furnished by
the grantee for their own legitimate
use and purpose and not for resale
SECTION TX.
BE it further ordained ect :. that
! this ordinance shall take effect i'm
mediately upon its passage: and shall
be submitted to the qualified voters
of the city Of Natchitoches, Louis
| lana at special election held for
that purpose as provided by Section
| Eleven Ql) Of Act l4S of the General
Assembly of 1912.
SECTION Y
BE it further ordained ETC.. That
special election is hereby called for
the City of Natchitoches, Louisiana,
to be held at the usual polling places
in said City on Monday July s, 1914,
at which election all qualified voters
residents of the City of Natchitoches
La, shall vote, on the question of the
adoption or rejection Of this ordin-
ance. At said election there shall be
| printed on the tickets, this whole Or
dinance, with proper space thereon
for the voter to declare by his vote
for or against the grant herein. Such
space shall contain the word "For"
and the space under the word For
shall contain the word Against.
To vote in favor of the grant the vo-
ter shall atfiX cross mark in the
space containing the word For,
and to vote against the grant the
voter shall atfiX cross mark in the
space containing the word Against.
The Commissioners and Clerk of
election shall be appointed as proyid-
ed by law. Tickets shall be provided
by the Mayor for Use at said election.
The commissioners and Clerk shall
count the votes cast and make their
return thereof to the Mayor aAd
Commissioners and to the Clerk and
| Supervisor, and the boxes containing
the ballots shall be sealed by the
Commissioners and Clerks and deposi-
ted in the Clerks Office of the Parish
Of Natchitoches Louisiana. until the
next day to-wit, July 1914 at the
! hour of Ten O'Clock a. M, at which
hour the Mayor and Commissioners
! shall meet and shall proceed to open
said boxes and count the vote, and
shall by proclamation make public
the result of said election. Which
proclamation shall be published in
the official journal. and shall also be
inscribed on the minutes Of the Mayor
and Commissioners. The Clerk Of
Court and Supervisors of elections
shall also issue their proclamation of
the result of said special election.
All expenses attending the execution
of thus ordinance including the print
ing, publishing, recording and pro
claiming the result of the election
shall be borne by the grantee.
Yeas: kile and B0ydstun
(Adoptedl
Approved May 23,- 1914
(Signedl GEO w. kILE,
Mayor