The Adair County news., 1922-03-28
Sale oil franchise.

chise or privilege to construct, lay,
maintain. operate, repair and re-
move mains. pipes and connections
for the purpose Of transporting, dis
tributing and vending natural and
artificial gas for public and private
use, along, over, under and across
the public streets avenues, lanes,
alleys and Public Grounds in the
town of Columbia, in the County of
Adair, State of Kentucky, for a
period of twenty years.
The Board of Trustees of the Town
OF Columbia, in the County of Adair,
State of Kentucky, do ordain as fol-
lows:
That the right and privilege to use
the public streets, avenues, lanes, al
is and public grounds within the
corporate limits of the Town of Co.
lumbia for the purpose of construct
ing, laying, maintaining, operating,
repairing and removing mains, pipes
and connections through which to
transport, distribute and vend natu-
raj and artificial gas for the period Of
twenty years, be duly advertised for
sale publicly to the highest and best
bidder, the Town reserving the right
to reject any and all bids; but the
right and privilege granted shall not
be exclusive for any part of such per-
iod of time The sale shall be made
for cash in hand at the date of the
sale, but the amount paid shall be re.
turned to the successful bidder, in
case the sale is not confirmed and the
franchise granted by the Board of
Trustees, and the sale shall be subject
to ratification or rejection by the
Board of Trustees. The sale Of the
franchise herein contemplated shall
be made by L. B. Hurt, who is hereby
commissioned to duly advertise said
right and privilege for sale in the
Adair County News, newspaper now
published in the Town, for two con-
secutive weeks next before the 3rd day
of April, 1922, on which day, between
the hours of twelve o'clock noon and
two O'Clock p M, he shall, at the
front door of the Courthouse, in the
Town of Columbia, offer at public out
cry to the highest and best bidder, for
cash in hand. the franchise, right and
privilege hereinaboVe directed to be
advertised and offered for sale, upon
the terms and conditions hereinafter
specifically set forth, and shall submit
his report thereof in writing to the
Board of Trustees.
The terms and conditions of the
franchise, right and privilege so to be
advertised and offered for sale, and to
be granted in the event the sale there
of is ratified by the Board of Trustees,
shall be as follows:
SECTION 1. The purchaser and
his associates, successors and assigns
shall have the franchise, privilege,
right and power to open the streets,
avenues, alleys, lanes and public
grounds within the town limits, and
to introduce, construct, lay, maintain,
operate, repair and remove mains and
pipes, with street boxes, valves,
gauges. regulators, meters and house
and other connections, along, over,
under, across, in and upon, said
streets, avenues, alleys, lanes and pub
lie grounds, necessary or convenient
for the purpose of conveying, trans
porting, distributing and vending nat
ural and artificial gas, or either of
them, for public and private uses,
during the term of twenty years from
and after the date of sale, under the
restrictions and subject to the pro.
visions hereinafter contained.
SECTION 2 All excavations made
by the purchaser, his associates, sue
cessors or assigns, for the introduction
maintenance, repair or removal of
such mains, pipes and appliances shall
be made with the least practicable in
convenience to tie public or indiVid-
uals and with a., reasonable dispatch,
and shall oe ps1perlr protected at
night to avoid da Iger; tn6 ali damage