, 1926-05-05
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

at eight CLOCK p. m. on the sra
day of May, 1926, at the town Of
fees on Rumsey avenue. Mayor
Trueblood presided.
Roll call: Present-Mayor True
blood, Councilmen Frost, Stump,
Tinkcom and Thurston. Absent:
none. Also present, G. w. True
blood, clerk.
The city attorney was instructed
to look into the matter of the rec
ord of the water agreement between
the Town and the Cody Canal as
s~ociation, and to see that the same
is properly recorded.
1t was moved by Councilman
Stump, seconded by Councilman
Tinkcom that stree crossings be
placed on Third street at Bleistein
ayenue, on both the west and east
sides of said treet Motion car
ried.
Messrs. Gee, Hetzler and Greever,
representing the Rocky Mountain
Gas Company, appeared before the
Council, asking for a renewal of the
gas franchise heretofore granted to
their company by the Council.
Councilman Tinkcom t%hereupon
introduced New Ordinance No. 81,
which was fully and distinctly read
and is as follows:
NEW ORDINANCE NO. 81
GAS FRANCHISE
IAN ORDINANCE GRANTING
UNTO THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN
GAS COMPANY, A WYOMING
CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS
OR ASSIGNS, THE RIGHT TO
FURNISH, CONVEY, DISTRIBUTE
AND SELL NATURAL GAS AND
TO MANUFACTURE, FURNISH,
CONVEY, DISTRIBUTE AND SELL
ARTIFICIAL GAS TO THE TOWN
OF CODY, WYOMING, AND THE
INHABITANTS THEREOF, FOR
THE USES AND PURPOSES TO
WHICH NATURAL GAS AND AR
TIFICIAL GAS ARE APPLICABLE,
AND 70 ERECT, MAINTAIN,
OPERATE AND OWN ALL
PLANTS, DISTRIBUTE NC sly s.
TENS, MAINS, PIPE LINES AND
APPLIANCES NECESSARY OR
CONVENIENT FOR THE FUR
NIsHING, CONVEYING AND DIS
TRIBUTING OF NATURAL GAS
THE MANUFACTURING OF SAID
ARTIFICIAL GAS, IN SAID TOWN
OF CODY, WYOMING, TO THE
iANIlEADl \ 4 49,
USERS THEREOF"
BE IT ORDAINED, by the Town
Council of the Town of Cody, Wy
oming in the County of Park, and
State of Wyoming:
Section l. That subject to the
terms. conditions and provisions of
this Ordinance. there is hereby
granted unto the Rocky Mountain
Gas Company, a Wyoming corpora
tion, of Casper, Wyoming, its sue
cessors and assigns. for the period
of twenty-five (25) years from and
after the passage of. this ordinance,
the right and privilege to erect all
structures and ap~purtenances neces-
sary for the successful operation of
such works, and the right-of-way
along, upon, through and under the
streets. avenues, alleys, and public
places in said town of Cody for the
purpose of laying, constructing,
maintaining, operating and taking
for the purpose of altering, chang
ing and repairing same, from time
to time, lines of gas mains, branch
lines and necessary feeders and SER
vice pipes, drips and all other de
vices necessary and convenient for
the successful operation of said
works, lines and pipes in manufact-
uring, conducting, supplying and de-
livering of natural gas and manu-
featured gas to the there
of for Illuminating, heating, cook
ing, power, commercial and n and
all other purposes for which nat
ural or artificial gas are applica-
bic. h..
Section 2. ALL LINES TO BE
BURIED. All such lines as said
The Rocky Mountain Gas Company
its successors or assigns, may now
or hereafter construct shall be of
proper. safe and good quality of
material for the purpose for which
the same are to be used and shall
be buried, placed and let into the
earth to a sufficient depth and in
a good and workmanlike manner,
and all private lines must be con-
structed to the property lines by
said The Rocky Mountain Gas Com
pany, its successors or assigns, at
the time of construction; provided,
hat wherever possible and practi-
cable said line or lines shall be laid
II constructed in, along and thru
the alleys of said Town of Cody.
Section 8. LAYING PIPES NEAR
WATER ANR SEWER MAINS. No
pipes or mains shall be paid nearer
han four ca feet to any water
main or sewer main except where
such mains or pipes cross each
other. nor shall any main or pipe
interfere with any present or future
sewerage or other public improve
ment in said streets, avenues, al
leys or public places; but said The
Rocky Mountain Gas Company. its
Successors or assigns. shall have