, 1926-05-05

to furnish the Town of Cody, its
inhabitants and users, with an ade-
quate supply of gas as herein pro-
vided, for a period of thirty 600
consecutive days, then this ordin-
ance and franchise shall become null
and void, unless said failure to
supply gas is u to a failure of
an adequate supply of natural gas
at the well or wells in the Ore
.gon Basin Oil and Gas Field of the
grantee, its successors or assigns,
in which case the grantee shall have
thirty 600 days additional time
in which to repair said well or wells
or deliver gas therefrom or secure
an adequate supply of gas else
where and deliver the same, as
Town Council shall grant such fur
Their time as shall be just and reas-
enable. If the failure to supply
said gas is due to some other cause
or causes. beyond the control of
the grantee, it's successors Or as
signs. then said grantee shall with
in thirty 900 additional days re-
sumo delivering gas, unless the
Town Council shall grant further
time. If the grantee, its successors
or assigns, shall fail to comply
with the conditions against forfeit
ure as herein provided, then this
franchise shall become null and
void.
Section IA. GAS TO BE SOLD
ON METERED BASIS. Gas fur
nished and delivered by the Rocky
Mountain Gas Company, its sue
cessors or assigns, shall be sold on
a metered service, and the Town of
Cody reserves the right to at any
time, test the accuracy of any me-
ter in service, and the quality and
pressure of the gas furnished and
delivered, by a competent agent APP
pointed for hat purpose.
Section Is. BASIS OF FIXING
RATE. The price charged for gas
shall be in accordance with a pub
lished tariff approved by the Pub
lie Service Commission of the State
of Wyoming, and shall be based
British Thermal Units) contained
in the gas at the time of it's de-
livery to the consumer or upon such
other lawful basis and method as
the Public Service Commission shall
authorize and direct.
Section 16. LIMITATION. The
permission and all of the rights
hereby granted shall expire at the
end of twenty-five (25) years aft
err the passage of this ordinance, I'M
less sooner terminated by virtue of
the provisions herein set forth or
by mutual agreement.
Section IT. RIGHT TO ASSIGN.
Permission is hereby granted unto
the Rocky Mountain Gas Company
to assign this Franchise, and upon
assignment hereof the successor or
assign shall become entitled to all
the rights and privileges herein
granted, and shall assume all OBJ
legations herein provided.
Section 49,. REPEAL. All or
dinances or franchises or parts there
of in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed.
Section 10. TO TAKE EFFECT.
This ordinance and franchise shall
be in full force and effect on May
18th, 1926.
Approved and Adopted this 3rd
day of May, A. d. 1926.
r. C. TRUEBLOOD,
(seal) Mayor
Attest:
G.. w. Trueblood, Clerk.
1t was movxed by Councilman
Tinkcom, seconded by Councilman
Stump that all rules or ordinances
of the Council which would pre-
vent the passage of this ordinance
at this time be suspended, and that
the same be put upon its passage.
Roll call; Those voting "aye' Mayor
Trueblood, Councilmen Tinkkcom,
Thurston, Frost and Stump. Those
voting nay none.
The Mayor declared the motion
carried and the rules suspended, and
the ordinance up for passage.
Councilman Tinkcom, seconded by
Councilman Stump, thereupon NOV
ed that the ordinance be passed as
read. Roll call: Those voting AYE"
Mayor T~rueblood, Councilmen Think
com, Thurston, Frost and Stump.
Those voting may" none.
The Mayor %thereupon declared
the motion was carried and the or
vote of all the members of the
council was duly passed.
Upon motion duly made and sec
onded and carried, it was thereup-
on moved that said ordinance be
numbered New Ordinance No. 81,
and that the Clerk be instructed to
publish the same according to law.
The Council %thereupon took up
the discussion of the strict enforce
ment of the town ordinances regu-
lating pool halls and soft drink
parlors, and the question of the
validity of the present ordinances
which had been passed rs emergen-
cy ordinances. Councilman Tink-
com thereupon introduced the fol-
lowing ordinance, which was fully
and distinctly read and is as fol-