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That the Gity oS ,' ~~~ /~J .. , s~ab~e ct to the terms, , ~M~II~.'~ and stipu3.atians >aentioned in this ord#.nanae, aa~usa~ts ~"` ~sr~sl taut ~ralus peacmissi+on ~tndt franchise is hereb '' // Y ~ignsn to w; ~ '' G% Grantees tc- ~- suee~scrs, leese~es arm assigns tca lay, a~str+~st, •4~p, +r~~e, repair and ~tia~al~- a ayes a~' gee ma3.ne, pipes, du3t-ay az~d gars: far : F~r`Pa~ ~ e ,i + distributing natua^al gas for light, fu~tl, parer, and heat and for ~nY ~ °aer to ttae ~egidenta~ or ~.nkaah,~.'t+saat~ o~ 'the said City, as t3ranes hereia~, ah~.i` Sind it paracticablM to ~ ,~,~ forth®r, the exatusiv~e right to lay, construct, Qperate and ma3as ~ i-~stem a,f gas mains, pipe lines -~ s PiI~ aoi~iuite ~ t`Nadere~ atxl tthe neoa~sa~atae~,y- +~t ants, aonneations, fixture~a :and appurtsaaa~naes ~~ rte' ~~a!rp~- of a®ning* y or distributing natural gas S stay ~ t beyond asaid C~,ty limits 1~ tc- enable the slid C~arrantee to d~trib iC"'~ ~ . ~s -the C~~ aed sell na and to the residents ar inhabit+sa 9 . th~rs,~#'~ and t~- ethers. 3~9C`,i ~. The Garanttio~ii~i~ sate expressly given the +lusive pent.(~ub~eat td the proviso he aaritained) t4 use the streetsy ,~ ',, ,i avenues, reads, higbwags, allege, sidewalks and ©thsr publi4 places, as ' no~a- laid sat, or hereafter t4 be established, far the purpose ~+f :tayin~ gas mains,. pipe lines, conduits and feeders, and the necessary attaats, fi~et~axes, connectieans and appurtenanvea for the purpose of amnveying car conducting natural gas from any point within the ~a-id City cr tca ar~q point begc^~d the city li~aits of said Citq ear to ar~r ether ptaint, throrxgh and beycand the citq limits of said City,"and tca operate and maintain a sgstem eat p~ lines, pipes, conduits, feeders and the necessary attachments, cm-nnectiene, fixtures and appurtenances for the distribution of natural gaa within saae~ Citq tea serve the said Citq and the`~reaidents and inhabit~ante th~reef, and ethe~ro; providedei hca~reve=, that ~rheare allege are acvessible for lap3.ng mains andpipas, the Gitg shall hays the right tea require that the mains a~ gipea shams, ~e laid in the aLlegs 3.netead of the streets, and plans fcrr laming mains 1 sett he sµbmitted to the Council or epeciallq app+e5.nted repres~en~ativee befere final designaticsn is made. SgCTItN~i ~. Subject to the proviso in 5ectican ~ hex~eteff tdie main pipes oaf .the f3rantees may be laid in the high rays„ ro~da, streets, aveaaues, allege azLd .ether public places as near laid taut car as 'Ghee she sha~.l hereafter be established, and when laid in highxays, r+oada,, avenues, streets, allagffie, ark other public places, same ..shall be laid in accordanve r-ith the liras:. and grades: nv~- /established crr hereafter tea be established tag the City, prcrv3.dsd that such again pipes and services p3pee be laid at the minimum depth oaf eightieeu inr~hes belay the grade of streets, alleys car ditches. SECTIQN I~. In the. capering and refilling mf all openings made by the {3rantess, it shall relay the pavements and dq all offer are-rk neeaeesarr tea camp3e to reste~atien of the streets, sidexalks or grounds tea the ccandition equally affi geed ae ~rh+en di:etuxbed~ and when the Ctrantees shall own any ground in said City fer the parpexse of laying any gee pipe or for any' cattier purposes erhatare~ver,~ arehtses .sha]1 open no space at ar~r Qne ti~ae or at any sue passe .rr~-r keep the asses aFpen arm lcanger than ~ necwesarq to properly execute the ~rgrk fear arhich same shall have, been apened; anal it is especially required that in alZ s ~ w cease where work requires the exercise of skill, as the Laying crr rstaying of pavements or side~ralks, the f#rantees shall employ skitled work~een taffiitiar with the execution of such work. ~fhenever deemed. necessary by the proper authorities it ahatl have the right to designate its engineer or ether portion to superintend and supervise ,the refilling of the h3g~wayrr, streets, a~uaes~ roads, alleys or other publics places, and the relaying of refilling ~' the etiratks .and pavsmezrts, all of the repair and replaoe~tnt et pavessnt, side~ralks and other grounds disturbed for the laying csf the said p~.peay shall be at the ~expenss of the 4rantees., .TIt7~i ~. Na tees ar charges of air kind aha1~, bu impesed upcsn the ., Grantees or upon any successors, or open any consumer of natural ~ for the breaking.. or wing of a~ highsay, street, road, arronus, alleyi or other public places, or for the laying of any main, service pipe or athsr csonnectiens therein, except as provided herein. Nothing in this franchise shat],. bs conatz~ed in such asaruasr as to in atsy ~cannar abridge the right of the City to pass and snforae the Aoesssaxy policae regulations fmr the purpose of protecting the citisens of said City and their property and the property of the t~rantsee. 4rantses shall at all times keep and display the neass danger signals and proper guards around all excavations and obstructions, and shah keep si,~t'ticient apace in good con+ditivn for the travel of vehicles sn at least one side of all excavations and obstructions, and shall as soon as practicable restore all openings on the high~rayy road, attest, avenue, alley, and ether publ~a planes to condition equally as goad as besz+e said apen~nge or dystructiocss w!3"e ~ SECTIt~ b. The t3rantees shall do no ir~jury is a~ highway, road., attest„ avvmue, alley, lane, bridge, stream or water courssi park or pubtie plans nor in at~r manner disturb ar interfere unnsceesar~ily with sleettrie lines ~~~ Herr with any public ar private sewer or drainage system, or water lines, nayw or hereafter laid ar constructed by the said City ©r by any authorised persma ar aoz~paration, but no electric conduits or sewer or water pipes shall be era laid as to interfere unnecessarily with any gas main ar pipes which shall have been ~.d prior to the time of laying such electrie conduits, eiswer ~ar water pipes, The 4rantees shall fully indemnify and save harmisas the City from any and all claims for damage for which said City shall or might be made +~ bscamtt liable by reason of the granting of this franchise, or angr negligunee or aar~- leseneae~ on the part of said Grantees, cr because of arty set or cmtie~eien of the Qrantees in the construction and aperatian of its system of mains and pipes. 3FCTIt3Ai 7. The grantees shall supply natural gas under the terser and canditic3ns herein specified to all applicants Hat in arrears far a:~y bi't1= for natural gas, service, pipes app-liances~ or ether things owning or oetcupying Aremeree~ +~n ar abutting the streets, avenues, or other public places in which such gas mains or conduits are laid. 'The tirantess sha13 have the right to make and enforce a written agrsexeint ~-ith all applicants far nature]. gas; and rata to be charged f+aa~ natural gas, accs~g tc+ Section 12 hereof, the fuing a~f the minim ~aenthly bill and ser'rice meter saving d~arge, and specifying an imetediate deposit, and fuing the tenets and conditions upon which natural. gu,e is to be served the individual applicant, shall be determined by such contrast. sutct-:contracts . are to aonforet vrith the state :taxer and regulations governing senate. `= IQN 8. The Grantees shall isy their service pipes from their main pipes to the curb line and/or the conaueters+ outer property line at their anrn e~cpense, necessary curb boxes and meters shall be fitcrnished and in~ttalled by the Qrantsss without ezpenss to the consumer; from the curb lixtt and/or the ceaastntaers~ outer property fins on, the consumer shall hays the right to select his corn gam fitter to -lay his pipes a~ install his futures, at the o~tsuners~ risk and expenas. -~- "~wrr'' ?he arantsss shall have the right to make and en.t'ore~ ae a part sit' the` amziditicans under xhich they xill enpply nature], gas for heat,.. peer, light, fuel ar other purpcasee as herein provided, ,all needful rules and reguletiaas not inc+anaieter-t xith lax and the prcvisic-na of this fraac~hise. SgCTTA~i 9. The grantees shall, furnish promptly '~- the parcaper a~xth4ritiss any and all informat~.~a xhich may be asked tsar by thssl in regard to the i~i~ce, location or depths of ar~y of the pipes,. mains, ccandnita rar ser~rics pipes, in any fo~nu xhatsesver, and any other inf~-rmatien #aa, regard t+o its' ocaupatien cif roads, high~-ay~s, streets, avenues ar pnblic grarox~de cat said City, xhich they m~64 demand, ~'henever the xerd 4rantess scaaax~ in thi~t ardiaan it shall man and.i~ shall be nndarstoad to be ~~ ~!~ ~" their ~rnca+aes~ore„ lssseea or assigns, and wh~sver the xcards "anthvr3ti,es" er eprspe~ anthc-rities~ aacaur in this franchise they shall seen send shall be wnde~rst-~ed tca mean the anthear~ed c-fticer card of~'icsrs, camm~i.ttse car beard representing the City oP .:,,~a~ ` ,~ `~ Arkansas, or 4rantar. y SgCTIt~ ~. This franchise .shall. take effect and cc+nt3nus and remaiaa in fa!r~r perpetually as provided in Section !il} of Public Ctilities A,at of 1935", Acts of the Mate of Axkansa~:~ ee same ma3r be amended fres- tiara to ti~ae, a~-d np4a the xritten acceptance. by the (3rantess of the taros anad cuanditdeons of this fra~nchiss. 3B+C2lQN ll. Zn consideration of the granting of th1,s t~canchise the t3rantse~s shall pay to .the ars~ntor the swg of ~,7~D. rwwr.~rr~ rw r rrr.r~ri mMr ee a w.+ per annum after the first year of operation, xhich pa3ns~tnt shall be is lien of any oc~pat3on tax, license tax, franchise tax, excise tae and anpr ®ther ataaracter o! municipal,. tax or fee except the ordinary stets,. county and city ad valsrem tasass far said period provided;, hoxevsr, that the axannal psyaeat set fsrth abe~re shall aster Y3ve (~~ years be subject to change by prc>psr ordinance of the City Council. -5- S.gCTIO~ 12. The obligatirm of the aranteos to furnish and ~PP1Y ~ natural gas under this Ordinance is~ and at all times sha].1. be, contingent upon the ability of the pips linas~, gas walla andjor other sources of supply eaf the Grantees to t4trnj.ah and deliver natural gas in quantities sufficient to fwr~ia~h and deliver all requirements of the residents or inhabitants of I the City of `f ~ .~L;-'~ ~~~"~' ,and the rss ideate or 3adhabtanta of Qther cities connected to its lines; temporary intsrruptia~ns in the service and,/ar supply of gas due to failure of transportation linss~ strilcoe,, accaidamts, Lbtat3.ons or other causes beyond the control of the t~rar~tses shall net bey c~raetrued as a breach of ~Xy of the provisions hereof Qn the pars of the 8ra~t`~kss. SSCTIQN 13. The arants~ shall have full right and pearer tea aaaigA t+~ any' perscx~f firm or corporation a~* or all of the rights oonferred open them by the terms c-f this Qrdinance, provided that the assignQe of such rights bq acraepting such assignment shall` thexeby beaaaas subject to the terms and pro- vsc~nsi' of .this Qrdinancs. l $ECTIt3~t 1lt. 8e it t~tarthsr ordained that ~. ~ lr~`~ /~-'i-~ ~ , t~raxlttaalt, thou successors, lessees and assigns shall have 7.2 months from the final passage a~xt ptiblicaticm of this ordinanaar and not longor~ in which to begin the actual laying of pipe lihos and laterals for the di butigr~ r>f natural gas in said ~: % ~ ..~ Gity~ a failure on the part of /~~.~>~t-~=~ ~C., ~~~,L _ 1 4 1 v l , ti. '. Qrantoas„ their succasstars, leaaaes~ or assigns, t© ac~nply with the foregoing provisions ref thin section as to the time in which to begin the work shall render null and vr~id this r~rdinancej it is further provided hoarever~ that upon a shcnring by the arantees~ that the *satual laying of pipe lines and laterals fir the distribution of natural gas in said City has been delayed due to the C3rantees~ inability to secure natrasaary pipe or other materials, or due to sets of t3od~ the parirxY allowed abevo shall. be autcsaatioally extended for an additic-nal period of siz {6~ months. -b- ~ ~ ~ • ! r gECTTON l5. IIpart approval of this ttrdinanas by City Council ` the Qrantee shall deposit with the City of ,// ~--' ~ ~~~~%~~ a~ aashier~ s shack or a performance bond in the amount of ~ D 4 ~~ ~.. ~- r guaranteeing that the arantess, the~,r sacssmsors or assigns, will +:aamesnae the aonstrnation of .the taailities desar~.bed hex~.n within twel®e C12) wouths after the final s ~ pas age .and apprcava'l. of this grdnancae and ~ri31. aca~p~iets the aonstruativn within f ~~ mnntk~s after sash passage arxi ap~rroval, sub~eat, han-ever, to delays occasioned by tic~daf strikes, atia~as sr other causes beyond the aentxol at grantees. ~ '` . ~$t3TTON 1G., Be it further ordained, that the ~ rats charge! as parr ~ectic~ 7 above far daaesti~a, cam~eraial and industrial conavanptiar~ aY riata~ural gas rhall be reasonable and as may bar approved by tie Arlcana~as 1'ab11c Ssrvi.se Cc~ission or the Caami.ssion or ftegul~ttory Body then, having, .~ux~:sc~ation aver the rates of publi.a .utilities operating in the State nt Ax~lca~sas, sad , is Harr `provided by the Public utilities pct of 1935,« as amsrldad by Act ~~ rf~' the Fats of the State of Arkansas vt 19ta5 or as crams may be farther amsncle~! frame time to time. SECTION l7. Tt any section, paragraph, subdivision, Clause, phrase or provisir~n of this ordinance shall be adjudged invalid or unc~anatitutic~a],, the same shall not afteat the validity of this ordinance as a whale„ sr arCr part or provision, other than the part eo decided to be invalid or hnaonsttutional. S~9GTTpN 18. It is ascertained and hereby declared that by reason of Mare being no natural gas for either domerstia, ccs~raeraial or industrial uses nrnr in this City, that the dcaaestic, ateasaeraial and industrial entexprisee within said City demand an adequate supply of natural sae for their varicr~us ` uses, and that it is neces~rary to begin the construction of pipe lines ax~$ gas •~ sgstemtor said City in order that rams ~'bs available for ass as soon as pasarible, an emergency is hereby dea2arsd , to e~= and this Ordinance bring .. • ~hI fit. i ? ~ .. .` ~ ~ neets~sry .Sor the preaervatian QF the public peaaer, hRa].th and aatety shall take et'~'ect axyd be in t1aiZ ~'e~rce and effect from ar~d after ita a ax-d publica~.a~. 4TT.~Ts P4~'i the ~ 'day Qt 1Q c~ v ~.. ___ ! APP~OP~ the ,~~day +~' 19 .~ Appaz~ved by sne this th+~ / ~ ~' `~' ~ ._ ~~f%%_ ~ _. _.~7 r cP the City c>S" 7L i hereby acoapt the ~b+ove f ~e e~ub~eat to the tuns and c~-nditl:an.t !therein. { ~AT$D this ...~..... ~' 41' ~,~- ,..... ~ ~ ~-- I ~...~~. 9 ~ +, .~ r a = r ~ • aeeeesar1r fair ~~~ ~~~~i ~g Y~~ ~f 4i3~ ~~ ~~~ ii~iyi f/~i ~ ~~CR~J.+i~ ! etfeat axed be in full. f~+rc~ and ef'tectt from acid after Sta pasra~e a~ ~1~Qa~aAa iTTtR~ appx+~v~rax, by me this the PA~3~l the ~ duty a1' 19,,,,,,,,. AP~'AQV~ the .__._... day ctf 19 r oY the City of .,.. `fir. '",~'- hereby aa~pt the above ~'~nehifa arab~evt to the tez~s .aired co~di~3.o~ut tea. therir~:n. ml this ~ day of 19,,,,_,,. -, ~~ ~: -8-