The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1914-06-04

The Mayor and Commissioners and the
services of whom to be paid by and q,
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 120 feet of such street.
Should said grantee fail or refuse to
restore and replace said pavements,
side walks and excavations within q
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
its pipes on said streets, alleys, etc.
and to refill or replace same in accor-
dance with the above provisions.
Section 2.
Be it further ordain ed etc. that under
the authority hereby granted the said
grantee shall furnish natural gas to the
said inhabitants of the CITY of Natchi.
toches at rate which shall not exceed
nifty cents (5Oc) for each one thousand
llOOO) cubic feet of commercial gas,
the minimum monthly bill for gas used
through each meter shall be one dollar
and fifty cents $50, it is particularly
Understood that the foregoing rate ap-
plies to gas used for domestic purposes
rate of thirty-five cents (35c) a
thousand shall be charged
and chn--, ,or schools
,..es, IN the city limits as tneS
, now exist. and the rate Tor gas ussa
for domestic purposes shall GeS.caoS
five cents (5c) for each one uhoesa;. ~
cubic feet per thousand lnnaoit Ia, aa 10
crease in population after tn 49, S" ~
until the rate is thirty cents loyc) q.
which price it shall remain until :ne
termination of this grant. "A sh1lnE
rate of from ten to twenty cents snall
he charged for factories, PROVIDED .ne
; c;tv shall be furnished gas for its own
uss at a price not exceeding ten Genus
uer thousand cubic feet during the ex'
i"tence of this franchise. The rate tol
msnnfactured gas shall not exceed Two
dollars per thousand cubic feet iol
eoch one thousand cubic feet, provide!
that natural gas though rectified, shal
navertheless. always be deemed to D
: and remain a natural gas and be t1r
= nished and charged for as such,
d Section 8,
Re II further ordained etc. that
nerson. company or corporation sna
he nermitted TO make any connecuo
NJ with any distributing mains or serve
No mines of grantee, until duly authorize
10 hv said grantee, its successors or q
= signs and the city shall pass such Q
10 d;nances with penal provisions, ana u
Grantee NAV adopt such rules and reg
cations as may be necessary to pr9te
said grantee, its successors or assign
N from loss or damage by imposition,
90 fraud and to prevent the waste OF ga
90 nrov;ded it shall be the duty OF grant
D0 fo> tan its mains free of charge up'
W eropsy sspljcatjoB of each ana eve
O0 one of its customers.
90 Section 4.
~, "o Re it further ordained, etc, that
y" the construction, repairing and ope['
no ing said gas system, said gtaHsee sM
~ nse every reasonable ana pepper p
rs Is sas,ier t. ayeia DAMAGES Or In Ea5s ;
100 persons Or RE9PsFtS M. sS 4 ii !,
' S0 damages, injury, loss or expense cay.
az 81 By the nsGl;gence Of said grantee
90 az Constructing, repairing a|a Ct" "pperatl
S said plant OF jim repaving, or T.sRatrl
90 90 a4y street. alley or other PHH5Plliic Pla
90 Sectto~
.9Oi Re it further ordained, ste. that
~ tbe psssisioas Of TBS oFdinaASf ;.
lM be binding ppan said gFsHtes, lie !
l.lal aassors or assigns, Whethe, sxPres
90 so stated herein or not ana 2 gfal.
100 rights and privileges sesAFsa Rt
!. 90 ordinances to said grantee SHELL ~
90 to the benefit of their legal aRd D
~ 6de representatives, successors Or
~ ~-antee shall com
).UU s;0na tho ga, 49,
with all rules and regulations u,a.
Row OF NE, 8 k tb hSfF If Pf s"s
guarding of their pipes and OF
~ works, that all pipes shall not be
100 than fifteen inches under the surfact
-.-I til" stssst;, alleys or public groun
100 t6as the gfkptss SSlll net tRtSEftsree
a.. the water OF s4eh PiPss A9# laIq,
49,. -t-AAts are GRADED ing NPee;
to if the s..~~ --A at q
Po- the grantee will be lowei.-
uly expense, their successors or assigns
SECTION VI
Be 1t further ordained, etc., I