The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-06-17
ORDINANCE NO. 90.

AN ORDINANCE, Granting to Johr
ii. WourmS, his associates and assign.
for a period OF fifty 600 years from
and after the date of this Ordinance
shall take effect, the right and fran.
chise to erect and maintain a gas plant
at such point as shall be approved BY
the Council within or without the cor
porate limits of the City of Wallace
for the locating, mining, developing
and production of natural gas or the
manufacture of artificial gas for heat
ing, power and Illuminating purposes
ana to lay pipes and mains in the
streets and alleys of the said City OF
Wallace for the production and dis
tribution of the gas so located, mined
developed and produced or manufac-
tured. and to sell the gas so produced
to the said City and the residents
thereof, and to deliver the same
through the said pipes and mains.
! THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WALLACE DOES ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
| SECTION l. That there be, and Is
hereby granted to John H. Wourms
and assigns fer the period of fifty
600 years from and after the
date this franchise shall take eff
feet the right and franchise to erect
and maintain a gas plant at such
point as shall be approved by the City
Council within or without the cor
porate limits of the City of Wallate
for the locating, mining, developing
and production of natural gas, or for
the manufacture of gas for heating,
power and Illuminating purposes, and
to lay pipes and mains in the streets
and alleys of the said City of Wallace
for the production and distribution of
gas to the said City and the residents
thereof, and to deliver the same
through the said pipes and mains.
SECTION 2. This franchise is
granted on the following conditions,
to-Wit The quality of the gas so
manufactured, sold and delivered to
consumers in the City of Wallace shall
be equal to that sold and delivered to
consumers in other cities of the state
of Idaho and all natural gas sold and
delivered to said City of Wallace or
citizens shall be Of such quality as is
shown by tests to be suitable for use
for Illuminating purposes.
The price charged the consumers
shall not exceed $3.50 per 1000 cubic
feet
Whenever the said grantees shall
dig up or excavate the streets or alleys
Tor any purpose contemplated by this
franchise they shall restore the same
to the same condition that they were
IN before such digging and excavation,
ana the said grantees agree to give
pond in such amount as the City NAV
determine whenever it is necessary to
dig or eXcaVate the streets or alleys
of said City, said bond conditioned
that grantees will restore the said
streets and alleys to the same condi-
ton that they were in before such
digging and excavation began.
No gas mains shall be laid within
TWO feet of any City water pipe or
main, except where necessary to cross
the said City water pipe or main.
SECTION B. The City of Wallace
shall have the right to make any rea-
sonable regulations for the enforce
ment of the conditions on which this
franchise is granted, and may regulate
the laying and construction of pipes
and mains and the location thereon.
SECTION 4. The said grantees
snail file with the Clerk of the said
city OF Wallace, their written accept !
ance or the terms of this Ordinance
within sixty (6O) days from the date
his Ordinance shall take effect. The
by the said grantees, work
IN the laying of pipes and mains for
same shall be commenced within six
months from the date this Ordinance
hall take effect and shall be prose-
'uted to completion within one wear
rom such commencement, and such
work shall be understood to be com
'leted when gas shall be delivered
through said pipes and mains to con-
SECTION 5. That the grantees
lerein, their successors and assigns,
hall not sell or transfer this fran
Mise or any interest therein to any
concern doing business
thin the City of Wallace County of
'hoshone, State of Idaho, without the
onsent of the City Council, and that
n any sale or transfer thereof, the
lily of Wallace shall have the option
o buy the same at a reasonable price.
SECTION 6. This Ordinance shall ]
axe effect and be in force from and ]
fter five days from it's passage, pun. ]
cation and acceptance as hereinabove
rovided.
CHAS. R. MOWERY,
Attest: Mayor
City Clerk.
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