The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1922-06-16
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tions, obligations, covenants and ar
rangements hereinafter contained,
hereby authorized and empowered to
own, maintain and operate in and
through the said City of Lexington a
Plant and syst,m for the distribu-
ton and sale OIL Gas for fuel, illu-
mination, power and other purposes
and for the transmission of the same
from points either within or without
the limits Of said Municipality to said
City and the inhabitants thereof, and
from or through said Municipality
beyond the limits thereof, and to con-
struct lay and maintain such gas
pipes, mains, conductors and other
devices as may be necessary or con-
yenient for such system in, under,
along and across each and all of the
streets, alleys, avenues and other
public places of said Municipality;
to acquire and hold as by law au-
thorized any and all real estate,
easements and other rights neces-
sary for said purposes; to use for
contraction and operating said sys-
tenn within the present and future
limits Of said Municipality any and
all streets, avenues, alleys and pub
lc ways or grounds as are now or
may be hereafter laid out.
SECTION 2. All pipes, mains,
conductors or other appliances shall
be so located and laid as not to in
jure unnecessarily any drains, sew
ers, catch basins, water pipes, or
other like public improvements, and
said Grantee shall forthwith repair
to the satisfaction of the committee
on streets and alleys of said Munic-
ipality any pavement, drain, sewer,
catch basin, water pipe or other like
public improvement that may be in
jured by the Grantee, and in default
thereof, said Municipality may re-
pair such damage and charge the cost
thereof to, and collect the same from
said Grantee.
SECTION 8. That said Grantee
shall in the use and occupation of
any street, alley, venue or other
public place of said Municipality,
pursuant to the terms Of this ordi-
nance, save and keep harmless the
said Municipality from any and all
claims for damages to persons or
property by reason of the construc-
ton or operation Of said plant and
system.
SECTION a. Said Grantee, its
successors and assigns shall furnish
to said City Of Lexington, Missouri,
a penal bond in the sum Of 100000
/, guaranteeing the performance Of the
promises and obligations on its part
to be performed in Section 2 and 3
: hereof with good and sufficient Sc
lcurity to be subject to the approval
! of the Mayor and City Council, said
bond to be furnished within ten days
F., from date this ordinance is ratified
: by vote of the people.
SECTION 5. That the MISSOURI
GAS AND ELECTRIC SERVICE
COMPANY, its successors and as
{ signs, will during the period of this
! franchise furnish to said City free
! of charge all Gas used for lighting
I the City Hall, or any other building
: owned by said City and used for
: public purposes.
SECTION 6. The rates to be
: charged for service furnished here
d under shall be the lawful rates fix
the Public Service Commission Of
n the State of Missouri or any regula-
tory body that may succeed to the
. power of said Commission to fix rates
d in the City of Lexington. The rates
n Of the Grantee in force in the City
d Of Lexington at the time this fran
Z chise becomes effective, however,
n shall be the rates to be charged by
n the Grantee hereunder until the same
o are charged by order of the said
Commission or other regulatory body.
SECTION Z. All rights and priv
d ileges granted by this ordinance are
granted for the term of 20 years
n from and after the adoption and APP
proval Of this ordnance by the Coun-
n Gil and Mayor of the City and the
n authorization or approval thereof by
a majority of the electors of the City
= voting thereon at an election held
d for that purpose as provided by law.
: SECTION 8. All provisions of
{. this ordinance which are obligatory
h upon, or inure to the benefit of the
MISSOURI GAS e. ELECTRIC
SERVICE COMPANY, shall also be
IS obligatory upon and shall inure to
1t the benefit of all successors and as
IS signs of said MISSOURI GAS &
i ELECTRIC SERVICE COMPANY,
lie and the word Grantee, whenever us
ed in this ordinance shall include and
be taken to mean not only MISS0U-
RI GAS & ELECTRIC SERVICE
in COMPANY, but also all successors
V. and assigns of said MISSOURI GAS
D.. & ELECTRIC SERVICE COMPA-
NY. All privileges hereby granted
&c to MISSOURI GAS & ELECTRIC
IS, SERVICE COMPANY, its successors
81, and assigns, may be assigned and
ne transferred by said MISSOURI GAS
ce & ELECTRIC SERVICE C0MPA-
d. NY.
d. SECTION g.. This ordnance shall
d. be submitted to the voters of this
of City of Lexington at an election K
he be held on the 3rd day Of July, 1922
The ballots to be used at such cleo
us ton shall have printed thereon, "Fol
Of the ordnance granting a gas franchise
ed to the MISSOURI GAS q ELECTRIC
Of SERVICE COMPANY" and "a
lis gainst Vie ordinance granting a Ca
franchise to the MISSOURI GAS
q ELECTRIC SERVICE C0MPA
is NY" The votes cast for and agains
the ratification Of this ordinance
shall be canvassed and returned il
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