6 of 1904 - Ordinance 6 of 1904 – Granting Franchise to the Farmington Consolidated Oil & Gas Company, a Corpo AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A FRANCHISE
to the
FARMINGTON CONSOLIDATED OIL & GAS COMPANY, A CORPORATION.
Be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City:
Section I.
That the Farmington Consolidated Oil & Gas Company, a corporation,
hereinafter called the grantee, its successors and assigns, have the
authority and consent of the City Council and permission is hereby grant-
ed it to construct, operate, erect and maintain upon, along, through,
under and in the streets, alleys, lanes and all public places in said
City all necessary mains, pipe lines, service pipes, conduits, poles,
posts, wires and other suitable materials, appliances and appurtenances
necessary and requisite to the operation and maintenance of a system for
lighting and heating said Salt Lake City and supplying gas, electricity
or other means for furnishing light, power and heat to the inhabitants
thereof for a period of fifty years.
Sect'.on II.
That all wires, cables, mains and pipes used upon the streets
within the following described districts shall be put underground„and
all wires and cables placed in suitable conduits: Test Temple Street,
Main Street and State Street from South Temple Street to Fourth South'
Street and First South Street, Second South Street and Third South
Street from West Temple Street to State Street, and wherever a paved
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street is used in said City outside of the district herein named.
This grant is made upon consideration that all wiring of all
descriptions placed in buildings or elsewhere by said grantee for
lighting, power or other purposes shall be made in accordance with" the
approved methods of insulation, and to be under the direction and
supervision of said City and in accordance with its rules and direc-
tions upon the subject, and grantee shall conform them to any change
said City may from time to time make and require in respect thereto,
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and in case said City should require wires to be placed underground by
extending the paved district or require any other necessary change for
safety, then the grantee herein hereby binds itself, its successors and
assigns to comply with such rules and regulations.
Section III.
The grantee herein, its successors and assigns hereby assume all
liability for and agree to indemnify the City against any and all loss,
costs or damages whatsoever adjudged or claimed against said City by
reason of the erection, establishment, location and maintenance of
poles, posts, wires, conduits, pipes or the use of the same or any of
them, and from any and all loss, costs, or damages whatsoever arising
in any manner from the use thereof and the said grantee agrees to and
this franchise is granted upon the express condition that said grantee
wi17_ before it commences any work of construction file with the City
Recorder of Salt Lake City a good and sufficient bond in the sum of
Twenty-five thousand dollars, with sureties to be approved by the City
Council, to keep said City so indemnified, and the exercise by the
grantee herein, its successors and assigns of any of the rights herein
granted shall estop it from denying the acceptance of this franchise
with all its terms, conditions and liabilities.
Section IV.
This franchise is granted expressly upon condition that within six
months after the date of its passage the grantee herein shall commence
the work of constructing as herein contemplated and shall continue the
same with all convenient speed until completed.
Section V.
In consideration for the granting of the franchise by the said
City to the said grantee the said grantee hereby agrees to pay the sum
of Two thousand five hundred dollars yearly during the life of this
franchise to the said City, which sum shall be in lieu of any special
or license tax on said grantee and exempt it from any such in the
future.
Section VI.
All work done by the grantee herein in the public streets, lanes,
alleys or in any other public places of the said City shall be done under
the supervision of and subject to the inspection of the City Engineer
and the Engineer of grantee.
Section VII.
The grantee herein, its successors and assigns, shall in erecting
poles or ,osts or in doing underground work in placing conduits, mains
or pipes, disturb sidewalks and pavements in said City as little as
possible and shall at all times after erecting poles or posts, wires or
cables, and doing any underground work, replace all streets and pave-
ments disturbed by them and leave said streets and pavements in equally
as good condition as they were before being so disturbed.
Section VIII.
This ordinance shall take effect and be in force for the term of
fifty years from and after its passage and approval.
Section IX.
This ordinance must be accepted by written acceptance of the
grantee filed with the City Recorder within thirty days f om and after
its passage and approval.
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