The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-01-06

poses, and said Company shall always,
whenever any excavation is made for
laying, relaytng, repairing or extending
pipes and mains, keep, the same duly
shall be liable for such damages as may
be suffered by any person or corpora
ton by reason OF any negligence IN It's
use Of said streets, avenues, alleys, PUP
ordinance, and shall hold said City
casioned by such negligence.
Sec. s.: Said Public Improvement
shall manufacture and supply gas or
as sixteen (16) candle power.
The gas manufactured and sold by
said Public Improvement Company may
or the kind known as Coal Gas; pro-
vided that the construction Of the gas
plant shall begin within period Of two
months from the passage Of this &C, or
dinance and that the work OF conStruc-
ton shall continue without unnecessary
delay until completed.
Sec. +: That If the City Of Bemidji or
it's contractors shall find when extend
ing, repairing or installing any water,
sewer or other pipes belonging to said
City, that such water, sewer or any other
pipes will be intersected or interfered
with by Public improvement Company
gas pipes or mains. and such water,
Sewer or other pipes cannot be reason,
ably laid in any other part Of said
street, then and in such case, said PUP
lie improvement Company shali on pe e
ing notified by the Common Council OF
said City, at its own cost and expense,
Immediately remove or relay the same
so as to avoid such interference.
ment Company is hereby authorized to
vend gas for light, heat and powe: pur
poses, to all inhabitants of the City OF
Bemidji. and hereby authorized to col.
g. 1prrin
Ave Ave Is years after the passage Of this
ordinance, and until a revision Of rates
as hereinafter provided as follows;
Gas usea for tna snm Eng
thousand cubic feet, and consumers shall
be entitled to a discount OF ten cents
(.1Oc) per thousand cubic feet from the
Is m Psse on Or tRe
day Of each month, at the office OF the
Company, for gas consumed during the
previous month.
by said City in Street Lamps or for
lighting and heating purposes IN NUM-
cipal buildings or OFFICES, shall be twenty
per cent (20%) lower than the net cash
Sec. 8: That the rates to be charged 1
for gas manufactured by said Public
Improvement Company, its successors OF
zes s Mtha ns at Tie
period Of I'VE years, during the con-
tinuation Of this ordinance, as fol1ows:
First: BY and between the Common
Council of the City Of Bemidji and the
said Public Improvement Company, It's
successors or assigns, If they can agree.
Second: If they cannot agree upon upon
rates, then said rates shall be nxed
and adjusted by three disinterested per,
sons, not more than one of whom ShaLl
be a resident of said City; one OF whom
shall be appointed by said City and
one BY the Public Improvement Com.
pany, and these two shall select a third
person. In case the two persons thus
person, such third person shall be ap.
pointed by the Judge Of the District
may then be situated; Their DECISION DECISION
as to the then existing conditions,
prices of material used in manufactur-
ing gas, freight rates and prices
CHARGED for similar gas in neighboring
cities Of the state Of similar size, the
value of all the property used by said
Public Improvement Company under
this franchise, the annual depreciation
thereof, and all other evidence relevant
to the matter shall be final for the next
ensuing period Of five years, but the
rates 50 liked shall not exceed the rates