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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0447 · · AN O~:[DIN'-iNCE gray,ti E. Shepard, his associates ,Successors and assigns, the right ko conduct and mgintain, a syste,u of pipes and works for the :'~istribut[on and sale ~f~ll~ninating and fuel gas, iu the streets,alleys,av- ;:$nues and public pl~ of ~he C~ty of Bremerton, and ~o carry on the business :~.of selling such ~~by ~an~f~ ~Buch pipes and works, and fix the m~im~ rates :~:'~" be charged efor, ~ compens.:.'~t~on to the C,~y o~ Bremez'~on, ~:md penalties ~or tn~nte~r~nc~ith ~ny such wor~s, ~he v~ol~mon of the rmgnts of ~e grant ~ ..~: ~ . BE IT Oi~D by t~e City of Bremerton as follows: ~.~ ~ Sec~~.~ Tha~ 0. E. Shepard, his associates, successors ~nd assigns, are hereby gr~e~ the right and privilege of constructing ~nd maintainin~ within ~he co~pora~e ~m~ts of the 'it~ of B~'emerto~, as now s2tua~ed, together' ~i~h the ~dditions and extensions $l~ereof, such pipes and works as nmy he convenient ~eces~ary for ~he manuffactu~e, production, generation and supply ~o ~he City of Bremer'~on and ~o the i~abitant~ thereof, illt~inabing and f"uel 'gas and .9o char:.~e the cons~ners thereof no to exceed ~he m~im~ rates nereinazter fixed 5.~erefor~ :~ubject ~o such relictions as may be provided by the ~blic Service Commi:.sion or ~der ~he laws off the S~ate of Waching~on. ~?:~ Section 2. TLat for ~he purpose aforesaid the said C.E,Shepard. his )~ssociates,suc'ces~.~ors and assi~s, are hereby granted the right and privilege of constructing, laying down, relayinj, connecting, disconnecSinM, repairin~' and maintaining any and all such main~; and pipes along, through and under the streets, ~venues, alleys highways and o~her public places o~ the City of ~r~e~ton ~md bo ma~:e excavations therefor in such ~)laces and in ~uch mam'~er as may be necess;.~ry, ~o~er or c?~ve~]z~..~j the supply of such gas to consm-ners 9hereof, ~.~d to make su~.~ m~ns,.,mpes, a~d the dwellings:; or o~hor building~ ~n ~he City oi7 D.e.~er~on, an~i o~her oona'.~uuero thereof,under auoh ~..~e~ula~ionso ,st~.pula~ious~. and conditions a~.. may be provided b~ the ;.~,'or. .~ and 'Jity :::~.~om~cii of the City of orenue~ton. Section 3. This :in force for ~he period o:;: fifty years from and ~f~er the d~te off its passage Snd approval, provided however, that ~mless bhe s~id O. E. Shepard, his as:ociates Successors or assigns, shall, ~/ithin bhir2y {[JO) days ~om :.~.ad affte~- bhe daSe of ~he. aoproval~ of this O~'di~a~'~ee by ~,~....~ '[.[,'~yo~' of s:~.d Ci~3" ~ or of its becoming a law W.i~hout his approval file with the City' Ulerk hiS..wri2ten::aco~p.$ance hereof,this : Ordinance .shall thenceforth be null :_.:nd void, and provided al:~o m~less the said ~. E. Shepard, his associates, successors or assigns, shall within bhree ~mnths from an,1 after the filin?~' o.f their written acceptance hereof a~ herein- Provided, in ~rood f:.ith commence the con:~truc~ion of said ~':,orks in said City of Bre~iierton 'for~tti~ manufacture ad'id di~;t:Jibutio~i of said g~s, and continue said ~onstruction with re.~.soiiable ,diligence and in good faith mitil the sanie shall h~v~ been duly completed, and complete and be prepared to ma. nufacti~e and distribute Said g~s on or before ti~e end of one year after the date of said a~ceptance, and She said City of Bremel'ton may repeal this Ordina~lce and thereby bermini~te ~ll the ~ioh' ,? ts, pi'ivileges and fram:]diSC gra~ited herelmder, a~ud forfeit all of the works, materials aiid other rights of the said C. "E. Shepard, his succes~:ors.as:~ociates ~nd assigns, b-' ~ .? i'esolu~i:,,l, a. fte~' thii'tv days write.eh notice ai~.d his failure to Comply witli such requireinents with.in that time. S~ction .i. Tha~ at no ~:ime ~:o~' the purpose oJ: laying3' or re laying or ~emov~ng any el' tl~e mains, ~pipes or works, shrill )he s~re~ts, avenues, ~::~lleys ~r public thoroughfares be brokem '~;.p or ob,:tru, ted for a g'recater distance than ~o [~locks ~u~less special per,:~ission of the City od: Dz'e~.~srton, :ct]n~3~ ~ts d~ly ~ccredi'ted of..i,~ess chs.r~fed witl~ said duty, be given in writing, ~.nd in :[.:~ases/it sh:~.ll be ~ecessary to dig dltches or m~%ke exa:ava~ions of' the streets ~venues or -oublic thoroughf~res o.f said Citv, the s~.~e s]~:~!l ]~e i:;~:m:~di~ely ' ~estore~t to as good condition as they v;e~'e in previously under t]~o supervision ~nd di~e~t~o.a o.~ the ~ty ~n~neer ~n~ ~e ~eet and ~l.,_~.y Co,a~ee o~ oaid Olt · :~ :;~c~mon 5. Whenever the [::rantee under this Ordinance shall ~ayin[~' ~my main, ga~ plpes or works, not includiu:~:' service pipes in any stage.et', aV~ hue, all~:, hi~[~hway or oth~r .:d~lic ~:laee in s.tid City i:e" s,'~-,ll c'~u':e to a~ed a~d ~led w~t~ t~,e ~t~ Clerk ~nd C~ En mn ez o s,~t C t , sho.~:. ~le p~oposed lo~a~on thereof, ~n such s~'eet~, avenues, al!eye, h~~~ ~ · 9 ~ publ~ p!a~,es of s~d ~ty be surveyed ,nea. su.:ements. :,t ~,~ f'~re$ rem~l~r ,'m~tlns of the ~it7 do~mo'll r ~he gate of filing sa~d maps. ~ai~ ~ ~u~7~'ue k,;o'oted ~s t~,e ofFioi,~'~locati'n o~ s,~id m,~ins and '~ines,unless[ ~ne City.. Enginger rsports ~ha~ bl~e /copo~ed. location of said_ ..mains. ._ anO......oi,~es?. ~ .. In case said proposed location i~ :'fe~es wit:n any off the exio~n5' .oewers, Water ~ipen or o~l, er oomtui'ts o~s~ Ld/0i~y, the City Engineer snal~ repor~ to the City Co~mcit in wha~ manne~ th~ ~ame znt~rezeres the~ewxN~d o~e Oouncil shall require ~ald t'J~fit ~ [ be amem~ed ~,n(1 a ne~, plat ziled ~o con lo:cra with 'i0~ re;[x~iromcnt~,~ lc :~t/~i,~ab time and a~ tile ffirt~ reg~?~,r 0omloil an~ .~ains. I:f sa~ ~d~~ sh~il r~:Fuse to pint out in wh.,.'d; manner t~e orifl:- inal plat ?.a i'iled./is~e~ectJ ~ so Nmi She s.'une may be ~,mcnde~, t!la~ said ori~inal m~:q~ sha!l~ l~e~xsid~ ~ed a~_~ ~]~e o:fai~al location of such pipes a~xd The grantee under ~t~s~ ~dinance shaJ._: ~ave a przo~ r~.~t ~o ~.e lo~a~zo~x such streets, avem~alleys, hi;d~ways and other public places in said City, designated by ~e offricial map o'f such locations The grantee shall, "'}' " purpose off 'oreparin: such map~ have access to e~:is~ing records and files in the office of t[~e City Clez, k and 0i~y Engineer. Section 6. ;~mnever the prescecution of any public work by the di'~Y off Bremer~on shall involve the establishment or change of' any ~rade, sewer or water pipe, or other convenience off s:~id City, ~nd the same shall cross or re-~ ~uire the change off any pipe or apparatus located in s~tid s~ree~, ave~me, highw:~y or other p~blic place provided i'or inthis Ordinance, the same shall be changed by the grantee, his associates,successors or assigns, under Nxe prov- isions of this Ordinance, a~ their own expense, under .the supervision off the 0ity Eng'ineer and ~he Street .and ~;llej:~ .~o..~,~}~tea of the City of ~,reme~ ton, after a rea~onable no~ica in wri~in/; thereog, and of not less ~]mn one week, and u. pon ~xe ffailure o, the sold ~ffran~ee to m~tce su~.a change, '~im gity of -o erich shall he. ye the right to'make such c]m~x~;e add to.o~ar~e Nxe s:.~id gray,tee, his associates, successors or assig'ils i;he reasonable co~ and expense N~ereo~: and the same shall constitute ~ lien upon all the ~roperty of the s~id,grante his associates,successors or assigns, tmgil the same ms ~u]l~r paid toseN~er wi interest thereon at the rate o/f eight {8) per cent per anm=, ~nd t]~e ~)ity o~ Bremer~on shall have th~ righ~ to foreclose said lien in the sume manner as provided by law for the foreclosure of liens and of' special assessments for public i,aprovemen~:s. . Section 7. ~xe m~im~ ~ate to be charged h$ the said grantee, associaSes, ~uccessors or assigns, po the City of Bre~erton and to all oons~xeSs thereof, within the corporate limits of the s~,id City as now established or as} may be hereafter enlarged or ex~ended, shall be as follows: Pirst: To the Ci,tY of Bremerton for all ~urposc sought to be used said City for its use and ,~enefit., the sm~ of One [(~1.0~ Dollar. per thousand cubic feet per mouth. Second: To.%~rivlte consmaers withing the City '.f Bremerto~, for the first two thousand cubic fee~. per month, the s~] off One and 70/100 [,}1.90) Dol- lars per thousand cubic feet per month. Third: Over two thousand feet per mon~;h and up to five thous~.nd oubJ feet per month, the sum of One and 60/100 [~1.60) Dollars per thous~nd pubic Four,h: Over five thousand cubic.feet and up ~o ten thousand cubic feet p,:r month, the stun of One and forty-:;.'ive {$1.45) Dollars per thous:md , cubic feet. per mop, th. ' ; Pifth: ~11 over ten thousand cubic feet per :~mzxth, the s~m~ of ,~m 20/10o (01.20) ~oliars per chout',amd cubic feet per mont;h. Sixth: In ea~;h and every case above provided, in the event pa~nent made on or before ten {15) d~ys a?ter the ~ate of statement of ~he ~mount due for the previous month, ~onm~ners slmll be entit?d ~o a discount o~ ten per oenm~, but in ~he even~ of n.~,u-pa),~mm~ on, or before the ten {lO) dsys shall h~v8 eAlired, ssid ~antee slmll have' tim rign~ to collect N'm entire f~ce v~lue of~ his bill for the gas so consigned. Seven,h: ~e mintm~m~ amount to be charged m~y cons~er for ~ny montl~ may be the s~ of One Dollar {(}l. O0}, said minim~ shell entitle the cons~er to ~he prorata proportion of One fihousand cubic i'ee~ . Section S. In oonsidera~ioa of ~he gr~nting' oi' the rights ~nd priv- ileges contained herein, the grantee, his ~ssoct~tes,successors or as~i~m~, p~y ~ually ~o ~he Oi~y of Bremer~on, afb;er the e:~pira~ion off the firs~ five year~ [5) per,od, th~ following n4aed percen~ag'e off the gross receipts ffrom ~he operation of its system off pipes, mains, and the distribution and ~f all il!~nnina~i,,g and ffuel gas in said S;.~y oi~ Bremerton, to-wi~: ~or. ~he period of ten [10) years after the expiration of ~he :firsfi ) years, one [1) pem.~ent; flor ~he second p~riod of ~en ~ears affter the..said year p~riod, ~he ~a off one add one-halff per cen~ ~-~'~ ~!oeriod o~ twenty-five years [25) bhereaft~r, ~lie sum of two [2) pe:r' c.~n't. termination of each ~lnd every year~f~e~h~ firs~ period of five years, and for that ~)urpose any accredited o:f~ or~epresentative oi' the Oity of erton, upon dm~mnd, shall have the~ght/o examine .the books, papers, and otherevidence in pos~:ession of s~~'a~f, l~is associates, fuccessors or assigns, for tke purpose of asc~ain~g the .true amo~ of t~e gross receipts ~:of any year. ~~ / ' Sectio~ No~cens~or tax shall b~ im~sed upon ~aid.grantee, of the sc. id s~~~ghways or other public places, other than tha~ ~s h~~~lar taxes assessed for city, r S and acquire ti~lo ~o ~ll ~he ~roperty, mains, pipes,~lants,~ools and oA~er uipment necessary~i'or ~he operation of ~he plm~t of the s,~id grantee, his ~iates, successors or assigns, upon the basis of the cos~ of actual reproduetiou thereof in kind at the ti~ae of ~ho s~i~[ purchase, plus ten per oen~ ~lO) of said amo~ ~dded thereto, and in ~he even~ the said grantee, his ors o~~ assigns ~md the said City of Bremer~on cannot agree as to such ~ctual the de~e~'mination thereof sh~ll be submitted ~o'~ Board of disinterested arb- i~rator~-~, one ~o be a~pointed by the Mayor m~d City Council of the City of Brem- erton, am1 one by 5ra'nbee, kis ~ssooia~es, suocessors or ~ssi~ns, tke persons so selected $o selec~ a ~hird; i;medi~tley upon the ~elec~ion o!' a third arbitrator, the ~aid gr~tee, his associates, or assigns shall submit to s~id arbi~z'a~ors ~l~ thoir books,papers, ac~mm~ts, a~d al i other matters and things necessary ~o the Droper determination or'the true value of ~he said property o.f the said grantee, his associates, sueces~o~s or assigns, and they ~ sh~ll in~aediately proceed ~o ~he determination of the true v~lue thezeof on ~he b~sis ~bove p~ovided and sh~ll, upon arriving ~t ~ con~lusion,i?~nedi~tel? ~m~ke a return to the said city of Bremerton, ~md the said grantee,his associates, successors or ass'~zono ~', a true copy o~~ their s~id findings and conclusions and award, i$ bsing lmders$ood Sha$ $~te award of said arbitl~ators ~nd s~bmission ehall be made in all respects i~ accordance with ~he laws in force in State of Jashington relating' to arbitrators as in other c~ses, The sole ques~- ion to be dot.trained by said arbitrators shall be the actual cost of ~'eproduction ~in kind nnd ~hs amo~ ~o be paid by said Oi~y of Bremarton for said proper~y. oection ll. ~ll ~no~ers shall be ~urnished ~nd in~t~llod by the s~id grantee~ his associates, successors or assigns,, without cost or rental therefor to ~he oonm~ne~, and whenever any extension for the conm~ption of g'~s ~ha!l be ' ' ~remet'to,~, ami ~he am~ual illoo:ne fronl SllO~i cons~npti( shall ~e eqnal to twen~y-:five (25) per cen~ o:[' %he cos~ o:[' such con:;~ruction, ~he said gran~ee, his ~ssooia~es, successors or assigns, shall be re(uired said citizen,s and ~he ~ity of Bremer~on to ex~end its gas pipes so as to al-Ford servi~e to said cons~m~er. ~' ~': Section 12. The said g~'an~ee shall at ~he ~ime of filin~!~ his ance of ~his Ordinance present to ~!d fi~ with said Oity Clerk of the Oity of Bre~er~on a good and sufficient surety bond in the penal s'~ of One Thonsand [$1,000.00) Dollars, conditi~.d~that he the said ~rantee, his associ.~te~, successors or assigns, shall i.a g.,od faifih begin the construction of said system within the ti~:~e by th~s O~'~inance limited, and shall in good faith ~nd diligence prosecute ~he same a~]d com~lete the construction so as to be~i~ the delivery of gas along said syst~:.~ wi'i:[n twelve (12) monShs after the grant' zno of this franchise , mid in t]:.e e~em'~ of his failure to do so, then the said city have the ~'ight and power to Forfeit said bond und recover thereon the s~n of One Thous~tm~ [~l,O00.O0) Do-~lars, as thez'ein provided a~ liquidated d~ages. Section 15. It is further oral,tined tlia~ the said grantee, his assoc- iates, successors or assigns, shall pay any and all expenses incurs'ed in preparation and publication of this Ordinance, .md for that purpose shall be required to de,osit wi~h the City Clerk a certified ckeck or cash ia ~1~ stun of Fifty (~50) Dollars, Section 14. This Ordinance shall take effect ~nd be in. ~'ull :force from und after its passage,approval and publication according to law. Passed. by the City Co~il and approv~y ~e ~;~is 17tli d~y of itte.t:~ :