New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-12-09

and sold IN Salu Ci'y -
cbise the said grantees, the1 heli' "
assigns shall pay to SAID city aS
, -;Jar,.;o, thereof sum equal 10 Hse
rc.,+ Of the net profits made by saio
ar,rtees. their heirs and assigns during
the first twelve years from oa1e ne1'oi,
nd ton per cent during SUBSEQUENT
,,o,rs from the sale OF natural gas uh
Js~ .b;s franchise within the limits OF
.,;d Civ of New Iberia, and 1uithei
shall furnish for the use tor neaohe pui
noses of the water works and electi'1
ioht plant of said City, gas, II SO oe
.;ysd At the same rates as such gas IS
furnished to manufacturing plants IN
said City of like capacity. Said graz
toes or their assigns shall on or before
the fifteenth day Of January OF eacn
wear after the installment OF such gas
mains render to the City of New Iberia
statement of its said net prohts 1or
the preceding year from the sale OF gas
in said City, this after deducting pro-
nortionate share of expenses and, II re-
quested by said City SO to do shaii
tender and submit its books to estab-
Itch the correctness of said statement %
rendered.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, etc,
that no person, company, or corpora
ton shall be permitted to make any
connection with any distributing mains
or service pipes of grantees unless duly
authorized by said grantees, their heirs
or assigns. The City shall pass such
ordinances with penal provisions and
grantee may adopt such rules and regu-
lations as may be necessary to protect
said grantees, their heirs or assigns from
loss or damage, by imposition or fraudl
and to prevent the waste OF gas, pro-
vided it shall be the duty of grantee TO
tap its mains free of charge upon appi-
cation of each and every one of its Gus
stomers upon their furnishing good ana
solvent security for the taking, using
and paying for gas at the then prevail
ing rate for a period of not less than
two years.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
that in the construction, repairing and
operating said gas system said grantees
shall use every reasonable and proper
precaution to avoid damage or injuries
to persons or property and shall hold
and save harmless the said town from
damages, injury or loss or expense
caused by the negligence of said grantee
in constructing, repairing and operating
said plant or in repaving or repairing
any street, alley or other public pla:e-
Sec. E. Be it further ordained, etc.,
that all prohibitions, amendments, for
FIXTURES, and all the provisions of this
ordinance shall be binding upon said
grantees, their heirs or assigns, whether
expressly so stated herein or not and all
grants, rights and privileges secured by
this ordinance to said grantees shall in
sure to the benefit of their legal and.
bona fide representatives, heirs and as
signs. The said grantees shall comply
with all rules and regulations that are
now or may be hereafter in force with
reference to the laying and safeguard
ing of their pipes and other work that
all pipes shall not be less than fifteen
inches under the surface of the streets
or alleys; That the grantees will not in
terfere with the water or sewer pipe now
laid, that If the streets are graded thk
pipes will be lowered by the grants1t
their expense, their heirs or ASST
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained. Sle.s
that said grantees, their heirs or assigns.
shall be supplying gas to said City If
New Iberia, within thirty months from
the acceptance Of this ordinance bv said
grantees. Provided, however, that anv
delay in laying pipe in, or through said
City caused by injunction, legal pro-
ceedings or any other cause beyond the
control OF the grantees shall not be
counted as part Of the period herein
specified. Said grantee shall beain
work in the City within twenty-foar
months after the passage of this ordi-
nance.
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained. -.
that within sixty days from and .f+.r
the time this ordinance shall tai. &c.,.
ana become aslaw, the grantees shall file
WIN the City Clerk of said Civ
lneir written acceptance Of TIL.
provisions thereof and in ca.. .f
failure to file such acceptance With,
me specited time, then this ord;r.r..
'nan lpso facto cease and becom. rrm
md void. "e nuiA
Sec 9. Be it further ord.;r.d -
mat TINS ordinance shall be in full fo,..
mo enect from and after il. r...s~
mo SUBJECT to the condition. in s..
ION and twenty-five years thereaftsr,. i,
~ snail be and hereby it il mad ~
lu.y OF these grantees and Of ~.
'eiis and assigns whilst operatin i h.
'noeF in New iberia to refrain fr1
against any person. =
'ortation within said town " cor
PROVIDED that the said ar.n....
ne'l assigns, shall be deemed !. q
ompiled with the requirement.. !. nave
1anchise when they shall h.,. 2 this
ne said period of thirty month. vl n
ate hereof laid mains and ma. nom
'ections along and unden NJ. ~. con-
wenty thousand feet Of II. ~ Than
aid. public streets of said Ctr s. s e q 81
sc'ed by them, and shall be n,. : = e.
urn'sh gas to inh.bitant. .Ionp p'1ed e
Mans a:a and shall thereafter estssa s.id
a = mains as required and to -. =.
. no. more than five thousand 10 g.. s.'ent y
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