Laurel outlook., 1946-10-16

Commissioners.
date First Publication Oct. 9 at
ORDINANCE NO. $50
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING UN.
TO BILLINGS GAS COMPANY
A MONTANA CORPORATION
AND ITS SUCCESSORS AMI
ASSIGNS, A FRANCHISE FOR
THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPP
GRAFTON OF A GAS DISTRI-
BUTING PLANT OR SYSTEM
IN THE CITY OF LAUREL, AS
Now OR HEREAFTER CON-
STITUTED, YELLOWSTONE
COUNTY, MONTANA, FOR A
TERM OF THIRTY-TWO 1927
YEARS, AND FIXING AND
PRESCRIBING THE CONDI-
TIONS AND TERMS THEREOF.
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LAUREL, MONTANA:
Section 1. That there is hereby
granted to Billings Gas Company,
a Montana corporation, hereinafter
called the Grantee, and its success
sors and assigns, the right, privil-
eye and franchise to construct,
maintain, and operate in the pres
ent and future streets, alleys and
parkways, and other public places
in the City of Laurel, Montana, as
now or hereafter constituted, a sys-
tenn of gas mains, supply pipes and
l~aterals, with all necessary OF de-
sirable appurtenances, for the pur-
pose of supplying gas for light,
heat, power and other purposes, to
the City of Laurel, the inhabitants
thereof and persons and corpora
tions beyond the corporate limits
thereof, for the term and under the
conditions hereinafter set forth.
Section 2. No mains or pipes shall
be laid within the limits of any
public park belonging to the City of
Laurel without special permission
therefor being first had from the
City Council or other duly author
lied representative of said city.
Section 3. The location of all
main pipe lines may be fixed under
the supervision of the governing
authorities of the City of Laurel
or their duly authorized represent
ative.
If at any time a change of the
grade or plan of the street, avenue
or alley shall be made by order of
the proper city officials, the Grant
ee, its successors and assigns, shall,
without expense to the City of
Laurel, make such changes in the
location of its pipes as the change
of the grade or plan of the street,
avenue, or alley makes necessary,
change shall be made as soon
as possible after the Grantee, its
successors and assigns has received
officials having the same in charge.
Provided that no change of location
of pipes may be required except I'M
der the terms and conditions here
inbefore stated.
Section 4. Grantee will file in the
office of the City Engineer of the
City of Laurel a true copy of it's
most recently revised plat, or set
IF plats, showing the location of
mains, service pipes, valve boxes
and curb boxes, and upon request
that office, will furnish to
t a revised plat, or set of plats,
Is often as revisions are made. Pro-
yided that Grantee shall not be
to furnish such revised
)lat, or set of plats, more frequent
Y than once in each calendar year,
md provided further that the City
# Laurel, through it's duly author
zed representative, may request at
my time. and Grantee shall fur
fish a plat or plats showing the
ocation of Grantees facilities in
pecific sections of the city. .
Section 5. The Grantee shall re-
'air and clear up and restore to
approximate original condition
streets and alleys disturbed dur !
ng and by reason of the construc-
ion, maintenance and repair of its .
as distributing system. Any ques- :
ions as to compliance with the
of this provision shall be .
etermined in accordance with the
tatutes and ordinances provided.
Section 6. Said company shall in 1
emnify and save harmless the City
f Laurel from all damages which
lay be awarded against the city =
esulting from any act or thing
one by said company by virtue of I
authority and consent herein G
Section 7. The City of Laurel re- O
the right to adopt, from a
me to time, in addition to the l
lies and regulations and provis-
ms herein contained and subjec. Il
such rules, regulations, orders p
nd revisions as may be prescribed C
ON time to time by the Public e
Commission of Montana, d
ich ordinances, rules and regula- p
ons as the City Council of said o
ty may see fit to adopt in re- f
ard to the regulation, maintenance k
I'd control of the rights and priv n
eyes herein conferred; provided n
at such ordinances. rules and Ii
.onlatinns shall he reasonable and O