New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-11-11

shall be refilled and thoroughly tampet
and all sidewalks and pavements shall
be replaced and relaid as found when said
excavations were made and subject to IN
spections by persons designated by the
said City of New Iberia, and service Of
whom to be paid by and at the expense
of the grantees. All to be left in g-
good condition as before for twelve
months thereafter, provided further that
no excavations whatever shall be made
into any street or pipes therein depos
tied when there is an alley parallel with
any such street and within one hundrel
and fifty feet of such street, and pro
vided, that when practicable pipes shall
be deposited in the alleys instead of the
streets provided further that said gran
tees not be required to utilize any alley
which is not opened throughout the dis
lance be so utilized. Should said gran
tees fail or refuse to restore and replace
said pavements, sidewalks and excava-
tons within a reasonable time. when the
same may be replaced and restored o
said town at the expense of said grantee
to include any attorneys fees Of TWEEN
tyfiv dollars, recoverable as part #
the cost in every such suit that the City
of New Iberia may institute and pro
cure a judgment for breach thereof
No street, alley, etc, shall be opened Or
excavated before the grantee is prepared
to lay its pipes on said street, alley, etc,
and to refill or replace same in accord
ance with above provisions.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained that,
under the authority hereby granted, the
said grantees shall furnish natural gas
to the said City of New Iberia and it's
for domestic purposes at "A
rate which shall not exceed fifty cents
for each one thusand cubic feet of com
mercial gas provided that the minimum
monthly bill for gas through each meter
shall be One Dollar. For natural gas,
if furnished, a rate of twenty five cents
for one thousand cubic feet shall be
charged for schools and churches, and
4 sliding rate not exceeding from fiji
teen cents TO twenty five cents per thou
sand cubic feet shall be charged for fac
tories. The rate for manufactured gas
shall not exceed One and $1,000 Dol
lars for each One thousand cubic feet
provided that natural gas though recti-
fled, shall nevertheless be deemed to be
and remain a natural gas and be fur
nished and charged for as such
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, etc,
that as long as natural gas is furnished
and sold in said City under this fran
chise, the said grantees, their heirs and
assigns shall pay to said City as con
thereof sum equal to five
percent Of the net profits made by said
grantees, their heirs and assigns, during
he first twelve years from date hereof,
Ind ten per cent during subsequent
years, from the sale of natural gas un-
Ter this franchise within the limits of
'aid City of New Iberia, and further
hall furnish for the use for heating pur-
poses of the water works and electric
light plant of said City, gas, if so de-
tired, at the same rates as such gas is |
furnished to manufacturing Itints in
aid City of like capacity. Said graz
ees or their assigns shall on or before |
he fifteenth day Of January of each
rear after the installment of such gas
mains, render to the City of New Iberia |
statement of its said net profits for
he preceding year from the sale of gas
n said City, this after deducting a pro-
'ortionate share of expenses and, if re-
luested by said City so to do, shall
ender and submit its books to estab-
ish the correctness of said statement % /
endered.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
hat no person, company, or corpora
ion shall be permitted to make any
onnection with any distributing mains
r service pipes of grantees unless duly
uthorized by said grantees, their heirs
r assigns. The City shall pass such
rdinances with penal provisions and
!rantee may adopt such rules and regu
atoms as may be necessary to protect
aid grantees, their heirs or assigns from
oss or damage, by imposition or fraud
nd to prevent the waste of gas, pro-
ided it shall be the duty of grantee to
ap its mains free OF charge upon appll-
alton Of each and every one Of its Gus
toners upon their furnishing good ami
olvent security for the taking, using
nd paying for gas at the then prevail
ng rate for = period of not less than
wo years.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
hat in the construction, repairing and
perating said gas system said grantees
hall use every reasonable and prope,1
recaution to avoid damage or injuries
o persons or property and shall hold
nd save harmless the said town from
amages, injury or loss or expense
aused by the negligence Of said grantee
a constructing, repairing and operating
aid plant or in repaving or repairing :,
ny street, alley or other public place.