HomeMy WebLinkAbout0545 AN ORDINfdU-',E amendinsj and revising Sect~..~n Eleven of Ordinance No 54~' of the City
of Bremarton, Tfashing~on, a municipal corporation of the ~hird class, entitled. "~
' ~ _ , ,,ucc~,s~o and ~'~ '~ the r~ ~ht
0r~inan~;e '3r~tlnd' to E.L. Blaine, hi, assoc~ tea ~ ~ '~ a ....~n~,, _
to construct cud maintain a sFs~em of pipes and works for t:ha distribution of
~. allays, averages and l)ubl~c nlaaes of ~he
l!l~ainating an,; =ual gaa in the streets,
City ~:f .Bremert.on, and to carry on t~,e business of selling such gas be means
' ..... t,t, ]~ar ed t;har~for, ~'t~e com-
pensation to "~e City of B er~er~on and penalties for the inte~,~.enue with any
such works, the violation ?~f the rights of the grantee hare!.n, ap.d
Bre:~srt..~n, and pz'o,/iding for the purchase of sane by thc '~ity o.f Brerisrt. on," and re-
pealina'~ ,~e~J~i.~n' 11 .... ~ said 0z'dinance 54o.''
qmg~ ~so~i.}n ~ o~ Ordinance Ihu'..~bered ='" . ,
- ,~,~ o~ thc di~y o~ Eremer~on Was]~in~on,
n munioipg! aor,f, ora~i,.:n en~i~l~d "~,~ OR])iH_'2~dl'] grgn~ing ~o ~.~. 31mina, his assooia~
sua.~essors and assigns, the rig]~t to o.)nstr~:t and maintain a system of pipes and
works for ~ha dis~;ri~i~tion and sale of i!l~m~inatiu~?.~ ~{nd fuel ,','a~:~ in the streets,
a'lleys, avenues and public places of' the ~mt~ of Bremerton. a~d to carry on the
business .of selling such ~as t)e means .of such pipes ~md wo?:'k~, and fi::in~ t~,e ma~':imum
rates to be ch rged the:.'efor, ~he compensati.'~n to the ~it;y of Bremerton~%d penalties
for th.e interference '.?irk any ~:U,;h works, the "io].a. tion .Df the rights of the grantee
herein, /,..n~ ~he ci~y of fei]etlon,' and pro~idin~ for thep~u'chase of same by the City
of Br,~,aer~on," readin~ as follows:
"The 0itj 3f'~:~'tn hez'el)v ressi'va~ t}~6 }'i~h~ at the e:.:niratlon ~ the oeriod
of ten years f!'o~i and a:,:ter the passage and approwtl of thi~; ordinance, and at; the
end of every five year period thereafter, to purchase from the said grantee, his
associates, successors or at signs, and acquire title ,to-all t~'~ property, mains,
oipes plant, tools and other equi~ment necessary fo~; t~'o 3'~e~tion .of the olant
constructed ~u~der tho pro'~ision of this ordinance, upon the. ]~asia of its actual
physical value of the sa~e at the time of ~ ' ~ , '
purchase plus 10 per ~ent of said amount
added thereto. ~ ?i "
_:ro tied, however, t~,at, if tile 0ity of Dremerton shall not exercise
the right to purchase said property at the expiration of ~;~d ten years, it shall
not again ha'[e the right to pureJ~ase, azccept at the ~xpiration of eac]~ five-year
period t~,e'."eafter; pro,ideal further, tJiat the said City of ]h'amert.z,n shall serve
n.oti,e u,~on ,~e sa~d 2] L. Dlain6, ]~].a associates, s]~dcsss.ors or assigns, not less
than six months prior to the ez:piration ~f each such per!od, of its intention t3 avail
itself'~f the ri~jkt to uurchase, In the elmnt .~f the inability of the said grantee,
his associates, successors ~r a,.ssigns and the 'City of :ze,.~e~tpn to agree to the
actual i)hysi~x%l value tl,a.,.'eoa., t~,(: o. eteri~inati3n fha:eof si~all be sr~mit,,ed.t:, a
~_. ' ..... _ ' '~ fo!lows:
One arb L~rator ,~[al! ]')e appointed by ~he ~.~yor and~ the Oiby Oo~ci! of t]~e City
of 3remer~)n: one %y th. ~rantee, his ass)ciates, suc~cessors or assigns; and the ~hir~
shall be desibmla~ed by the 2ublic [~ervice Commission~ of tJ~e Saa~e of ?/ashinwton:
L:m~edtate!y :>}li._:/~n< the appoin~men~ of s~.d b.~rd 09~ arbitration, t]~e oran~ee
his associa~e~:: successors oi, assigns, shall submi~ ~o t]~e said arbitrators all ~heir
books, _)apez's, :~ccom~ts a,~d al! other mat~ers and thirsts necessary ~o 2he proper deter
ruination of tke ~rue, actual phy~.-:ica1 value of the said proper~y
gran~ee at said ~ime. Said 3}ard :~f A!q)i~rators, coon arriving al':a :conclusion as
to t;h~ ar~tu, al u'.~,t'~ic,~l value o.~ the ~lant and et, utp .ant of t~ said ~rantee his
associates,.su~:~ess~rs or assigns, shall report such findings $o the City of Bremerton
and to the said grantee, his associates, successors or. ~.,,~,~J~gns;~, it being understood
that the said findings and re'p.~rt of the said arbitrators shall in all respects
c~ra~)!v with the -nrovision~ of th,~ laws in force in t]~e ~tate of Uashington
to arbitration in :~tl~er ca~as. In the event of the ]n~Willingmesz of the City of
Bremert~n or th~ said ~, L, Blaine, ]~is associates, s~kc,..~ess:,~'~ .3r assigns to accept
the award ~-f the said arbitrators, an appeal must be made to the ouperior Court of
the ;State ~f Washi~'~gton, for Kitsap d~m~ty, within thirty ([~0) days 'following the
sera, ice uaon them ~f t}~e notice of such award. In case no ap-peal shll have been had
within said ti, m the fifldin:~s., and award sha~l_ 1)a bind. 4ng.~ n~on. ~he ~;aid E.L._ Blaine,
h.i.s associates, suc~essors )r assigns, and up-on th~ payment .3f the amom~t of such
, . ,z~} tl~e coots: .~= arbitra-
award w[t~ ~;ke ten ~oez' ~ent added as aforesaid, toge~ke~ .... ''
rich, ~11 the ri.d~t~, title ~tl%d interest ~-f t~ said grantee, his associates, succ-
essors and ~.tssig]lS, s}~all ~he eupon be v,~rt&d in and ~ecome t},e pr..f,.,ert[' of the City
of 7]remert.3n. In 'he e'rent +'~.~., O-;._ty-off 3__e~:~erton refuses, to fails to ac ept the
award of the arhitra, tors ei her before orrafter an al):~e'al shall be taken t~e City
of 3z'e:~ert.on s;t'~al! ,?<.- t}[e costs of arbitration. In qase of an appeal fron the
findings ,}~nd awa..'d of the said arbitrators as above_nrovided,. t},e o,~a~',,t~.on. ~e.._ the
plant durin&' t;~e time of determining the justice 'and equity of the said award ~.n
the courts ~hal"_ l.,e continued by.ti~e grantee, ]~i~' aSSjei~tteS, s:uc~',e~:: ors' or assigns,
who shall render to the ~;.ty of Jre}~erton a strict accounting of all e::penses during
.... - of :~reme].ton, there shall
said period ~nd in case said. olant is :,u~'chased l,,: t},e
he dedzicted fro;~ '
'.nent of s~li,[[ Sll~] ]~' the ~ity .)f ]remerto{1 the. ne~: 9rofits ~tOCl'lli;Lg fl'Or.1 tho .3paral;i3n
3r a. saisn~ to ]~e a!lou'ed the Bu. of six l)a;.' cent intereat per a~um on the amo~mt
)f the final award during the ti:m of a.pgsal. The sole question to
oy the 3card off ~,_oz,rat.ors in hereby de~:lared 'to be the actual p~l~rsi(:a! vel.ua
the plant and-,)z'of~::?ti,~s ~t *~'~ :~ e :, -~r',r~:!:a~;a u.:'.u ....... , ,- [?' 1~[~-- t} erefor.
and w~rks ~:ff ,~;e ~r,Z!l~e~ }ti ~ :~-;:~ 3,~ :t~a:3, ~'H~..;~SS.3rS .31' o,:, ' ,- ,~ C~ll],~L~i:~ ~'1 ...
elapsing be twa,~n the declarati.3u .~:f intentions..~:f ourol~as,'~ a,~ ,,vi'~l~ia aV,c r~,on~hs
employ~e r/as. "eueLvir~< a~ ~i~.e ~i~le .3f service ~f ' .: ' "-
'~ ,, vi et aud amended }~y addin,~ thee'eta:
be and t~.e sa::l,~ [~" ~
"Provided, further, if at t]~a time l;h~ City ,~f B,.emerton is ';'~aay to";~e:cerc~isa its
option t.3 purc}n~se the property ~f the grantee~~ his associates, sucuess3rs ~r assi~'ts
it shall be ,~'~[th~t -~ower, legal or ot}~,~rwisa, to acquire all .3f the property of the
grantee, his assoc'[ates, sue.ess.0~,.'s ;,r assigns, and to fulfi'l the contractual
~is associates, successors or assigns for
obligations r. estin~ uoon th.e said grantee, '- -
the delivery ~f gas, ~t n~y.'mrehase on the sa~o conditions and .~uoje~:t -~ ~
t~a$ portion of the pipes,
provisions mir r~strioti~ns as harainal~ove racite~l ' : ~mins,
and dist~..ibutin~] syste~ of the grantee, i%is associates, successors aud as~igm:;
situated within tl~a c.~rpo.'ate lib]its 3f ~he City of Bremerton as tt~en e:,:isting. In
She eve~ that ti,e ditj of 3._e,~erton s;ml! be w~Lth.out s~u~h ,~.3wer and shall acquire
that uort~.3n .3: sabot d~o~__bution sj,~e,:~ of t::a g~antee, hz~ aspca_ares,
or assz~ns sz~uatad ~v~tn~n the coroo.~-at,~ lzmzts .~f $~e ~z~y ~_ .:-~remezton as t~en ex-
~.~s s:~o suoc~ss',rs and assigns nereby.-,gree and
isting, the said 'rantee, "~ as i~tes, '
bind themselves to sell to the (:ity of 7%remerton and make delivery at the corporat~
limits o+' ....... said. City such an ma~unt .~e gas ~s ~:~ay be required ~r denanded
to t.i.~'~ t~ ser,,',~ the_',-~ssident:: a.J~ c:_ti,.:e.,~," .~-r.. the ~ty of Bremerton, at a pri~e not
~o e?_,seed the sun ~f seventyQfive (75~} cents par tho,:sand cubic feet, and t]':a City
of Bre~'~erton shall thereupon assumo and fulfill all the c~ntracts for thq delivery
of .fas to tl:~ c:.n~m~e~:'~ that of within its corporate li~ta, ~,nd all
rights ;~eraby_~:~'ranted to th~ said N. L. Blain~, his associates, successors, and
assigns si~all there~9~on cease and ~erminate.
Sec. a. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect five days from and after
its passaE8 and oublic~'.~ti3n acc>rdin,j to l:v,,~, and when it shall h. av~ i~eco,:~e effective
said Section ll as revised mul amended in Section i of this Ordinance ,-ml b,~ and
beco~.~e a os. ri of said ' ~' ' e
_ ~r,~nanc No. 545 and shall have the sa~m f.~rce and effect as
if eriginally a part of said Ordinance.
Sec. S. That ,iection ll of said Ordinance ~,45 be and the sa~;~e is hereby repealed.
Passed by th,~ Eity ;ouncil
I H}I3~ ~TO THIS
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