The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-06-28

City of Hamilton, Ohio.
WHEREAS, the City of Hamilton,
Ohio owns and operates a municipal
gas plant and system of gas distribu-
tion and in order to operate the same
and furnish the city and it's inhabitants
with gas it is necessary to procure and
purchase a supply of gas from others
and
WHEREAS, The Cincinnati Gas &
Electric Company is engaged in the bus
mess of supplying gas to public and pri-
yate consumers and at the present time
is supplying mixed gas to the City of
Hamilton, Ohio, for the operation of it's
said gas plant and system of gas dis
tribution; and
WHEREAS the City of Hamilton.
Ohio, is willing to enter into a contract
with The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Conn
pany for the purchase and supply OF
mixed gas for the operation OF It's mu-
nicipal gas plant and system of gas dis
tribution, upon the terms, conditions and
stipulations hereinafter set forth
NOW THEREFORE, BE 1T OR
DAINED by the Council of the City of
Hamilton, State of Ohio:
SECTION i That the City Manager
for and on behalf of the City of Hamil-
ton, Ohio, be and he is hereby authorized
and directed forthwith upon the taking
effect of this ordinance to enter into a
written contract with The Cincinnati
Gas & Electric Company for the pur-
chase and supply and delivery of gas to
the City of Hamilton, Ohio, upon the
terms, conditions and stipulations, viz.
(a) The Contract between the City of
Hamilton, Ohio, and The Cincinnati Gas
& Electric Company for the purchase
and supply and delivery of gas pursu-
ant to the terms, conditions and stipu-
lations of this ordinance shall be for a
period of one ID year from and after
(b) The City of Hamilton Ohio,
hereby agrees and shall agree to pur-
chase and take from The Cincinnati Gas
& Electric Company, and The Cincinnati
Gas & Electric Company hereby agrees
and shall agree to sell and deliver to the
City of Hamilton, Ohio, from and after
July 81 1940 all the mixed natural gas
and coke oven gas therein also referred
to as mixed gas'D to meet the full re-
quirements of the City of Hamilton,
Ohio, at all times in the operation of it's
distribution in supplying gas to the City
of Hamilton, Ohio, and it's inhabitants,
as herein provided.
(c) The mixed gas purchased, taken
and contracted for by the City of Ham
iIton, Ohio, shall be delivered to and
taken by the City at the present regula-
tor stations of the City at all times at a
gauge pressure of not less than ten GO)
pounds and taken by the City at the
same point that mixed gas is now being
delivered to the City of Hamilton, Ohio,
by Tho Cincinnati Gas & Electric Com
pany, which delivery point is herein re-
ferred to as the established point of de-
livery. The quantity of gas purchased
and delivered shall be measured at the
established point of delivery by suitable
measuring devices of standard make to
be furnished and installed by The Gin
cinnati Gas Electric Company at its
cost, and shall be measured at a pres
sure of eight (S oz.) ounces above four
teen and four-tenths CAD pounds, at
mospheric pressure, according to the APP
p1ication of Boyle's Law for the Meas
urement of Gas at Varying Pressures.
(d) The heat unit quality of the mixed
gas purchased and delivered shall be as
certained by means of a recording cal
orimeter of standard make to be fur
nished, installed and maintained by The
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company at