The Adair County news., 1922-03-28

sons or property occasioned by want
of care in opening or keeping open,
closing or repairing, or in any other
manner unnecessarily or carelessly
obstructing said streets, avenues, al
leys, lanes or public grounds for the
purpose aforesaid.
SECTION 3. All mains, pipes and
appliances shall be so constructed,
laid, placed and maintained as not in
any manner to interfere with the
drainage Of the Town, or with under
ground fixtures for the convey ance of
water; and the right is reserved for
the Town, by its Engineer or other
wise, to designate at what distance
from the curh line the mains, pipes
and appliances shall be placed: and
the mains and pipes, or such portions
thereof as may be designated by or
on behalf of the Town, shall be bur-
led; and all work shall be subject to
the approval of the Engineer or other
duly constituted authorities of the
Town.
SECTION 4. TIE purchaser and
his associates, successors or assigns, as
condition of the exercise of the
franchise, rights, privileges ahd pow.
ers granted herein, or any of them,
shall furnish for public and private
use to the Town and its inhabitants
such natural or artificial gas, for fuel
and light, at reasonable prices and
rates, which shall be subject to reg
ulation by the Railroad Commission
or other legally constituted state au-
thority of competent Jurisdiction.
SECTION 5 The purchaser and
his associates, successors and assigns,
shall have the right TO make reason
able rules and regulations governing
the terms and conditions on which
they will furnish gas to consumers or
will cease to furnish the same, and
may require the consumers to sub
scribe thereto.
SECTION 6. Should the purchas
er, his associates, successors or as.
signs, fail or neglect to exercise the
franchise, rights aud privileges herein
granted on or before the 3rd day Of
April, 1928, or thereafter cease to fur
nish natural or artificial gas to the
Town or its inhabitants, this grant or
franchise and all rights and privileges
hereunder shall thereupon terminate
and be wholly at an end, save only the
right and privilege Of removing with
in reasonable time any and all
mains, pipes and other appliances
that may have been placed. construct
ed or lald under authority hereof.
SECTION I. The franchise, rights
and privileges granted to the pur-
chaser, his associates, successors and
assigns, shall not be exclusive for the
whole or any part of said period of
twenty years; but If the Town within
the term of this franchise shall grant
a franchise to any other person or
persons for the same purpose, in whole
or in part, or permit the laying of
mains or lines for the purpose of
transporting gas in or upon any of the
streets, avenues, alleys, lanes or pub
lie grounds of the Town for use or
sale within the limits of the Town,
the purchaser of this franchise his
associates, successors or assigns, may,
at their option, cease further to exer-
else the franchise, rights and privi-
leges herein granted or to furnish gas
Hereunder,
This ordinance shall be in full force
and effect from and after it's passage
and publication in the manner pro-
Vided by law.
Bruce Montgomtry.
Chairman Board of Trustees of the
Town of Columbia.
Attest:
J. G. Eubank,