American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1922-06-17

An Ordinance authorisins UTAH
VALLEY GAS q COKE COMPANY Of
Provo. Utah, a corporation organised
and existing under the laws Of Utah,
It's successors or assigns, to con-
struct, operate and maintain 0as
Works and Gas Distribution systsms.
for period Of fifty (6o) years. and
for that purpose to construct and
operate and maintain Gas Manufac-
turing Plants, and to construct, lay.
bury. maintain, operate, repair and
remove mains, pipes, contiuits and
laterals in, through and under any
public streets. lanes, alleys. avenues
and public places Of Pleasant Grove.
Utah, as the same now exists or may
hereafter be extended. for the purpose
of distributing and supplying gas to
the said City and its Inhabitants.
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL. OF PLEASANT GROVE.
UTAH:
Section 1: There IL hereby grant
ed to UTAH VALLEY GAS q COKE
COMPANY, ito successors or assigns.
the right to construct, build, maintain
and operate gas works in the City Of
Pleasant Grove, and to dig trenches
and lay, bury and maintain therein,
and to operate. repair and remove
mains, pipes. conduits and laterals
for and during the term Of fifty (60)
years. from and after the acceptance Of
this franchise, in. through and under
any Of the public streets, lanes. alleys
avenues and public places Of the said
City as the same now exists or may
hereafter be extended, for the purpose
OF distributing and supplying gas to
said City and It's inhabitants: TO-
gether with the right to construct and
maintain, remove and repair all nsces-
sary regulators, valves pipes. curb
boxes. safety appliances and all
necessary attachments; provided. that
all mains, pipes. conduits or laterala
shall be so laid az not TO interfere
with and water or sewer pipes u
now laid. and provided further that ali
public streets, lanes. alleys. avenues
ana public places opened for the pur.
pose Of laying mains shell be rcstor'
cd as nearly a. practicable to theiI
former condition and to the satis
. faction OF the City.
Section 2: The said grantee, III
successors or assigns. when notified
IN writing by. the City Council thai
street Is to be paved, shall be allow
ed thirty t30) days to commence z
lay and extend service pipes to thu
curb lines Of any or all lots on sait
public street., lane. alley. avenue o.
place before the paving IL done
should said grantee elect so TO do.
Section 8. That n this grant will
all the terms and conditions therein
contained be not accepted in writing
filed with the City Recorder by tn,
said grantee within sixty T60) day
after the passage Of this ordinance
or II the grantee shall fail to com
menco construction work by July I
1928. and have two (2) miles Of pip,
laid ha 20 von hx
September 10. 1923, then this gran
and franchise shall be null and voit
and all the right thereby granted shall
wholly cease and terminate withou
any act on the part of the City what
ever; provided. however. that no de
lay due to the act or God the ele
ments.- operation Of law, strikes do
lays In shipment Of materials and
supplies or other unavoidable causes
beyond the grantees reasonable con
troll shall be permitted TO work for,
FIXTURE Of this franchise.
Section 4. In consideration OF the
granting Of this franchise the gran.
tee. its successors and sssigns agree
rs follows:
First, the grantee, Its successors OF
assigns shall pay to Pleasant Grove
City for the privileges granted by
this ordinance for the period OF time
from January LIST, 1924 to January /
1884, one half OF one percent (,xes)
end for the period OF time from Jan.
uary I. 1884 for the remainder OF the
life OF this franchise. one percent
dTo). of revenues OF the grantee de-
rived annually from the sales of gas
within the corporate limits OF Pleas.
ant Grove; said payments to be In
lieu OF all license and occupation
taxes:
Second. the term revenue as used
In this section shall be construed "a
mean that sum which the grantee act.
ually receives from the sale of gas
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