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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 65-A-1ORD, (45-A-1- -:-AN 45-A-V-:-AN ORDINANCE Granting a franchise over the streets, allies, and public grounds of the City of Beaumont, for the purpose of laying, constructing, and maintaining gas and oil mains, laterals and -connections, and to connect with gas and oil pipes, all manufactories, business houses, private residences, .and" other properties within the City of Be aumont . Be it Ordained by the City Council of the -City of Beaumont,Texas: Section I. That tIn City of Beaumont does hereby grant to THE NATIONAL OIL & PIPE LINE COMPANY, a private eorporation,.ineorporated under the laws of the State of Texas, its successors and assigns, for the purpose of supplying gas and oil to the City of Beaiuliont', the right to. lay, construct- and maintain pipes of any kind or size, which may be found necessary, for the purpose of conveying gas or oil from any gas or oil well, as they may see proper, �to and "through. the City of Beaumont, 'to be used for any i and all purposes for which.gas or oil can be applied or used, Section II, It is further ordained that the said THE NATIONAL OIL & PIPE LINE COMPANY, its successors and assigns, shall have the right to use any and all streets, allies, and public grounds of the City of Beaumont, within its present corporate limits, and all additions which may here- after be taken into the city limits, for the purpose of laying pipes for r the conveyance of gas and oil for the full period of FIFTY years on the terms and conditions following. Section III. That the said THE NATIONAL OIL'& PIPE LINE COMPANY, its success- ors and assigns, shall have the right, at any time, to connect with any pipes which they shall have laid into any factory, business house,of any kind or nature whatever, or private houses, that they may see proper, with the object of furnishing gas or oil for any purpose sane may be used, Section II.` It is further ordained that the said THE NATIONAL OIL & PIPE LINE COMPANY, its successors and assigns, shall have the right to use any and all -streets, allies, and public grounds of the City of Beaumont, within its present corporate limits, and all additions which may here -- after be taken into the city limits, for the purpose of laying pipes for Y the conveyance of gas and oil for the full period of FIFTY years on the terms and conditions following. Section III. That the said THE NATIONAL OIL '& PIPE LINE COMPANY, its success- ors and assigns, shall have the right, at any time, to connect with any pipes which they shall have laid into any factory, business house,of any, kind or nature whatever, or private houses, that they may see proper, with the object of furnishing gas or oil for any purpose same may be used, and that they shall have the right to ehaTge a reasonable sum therefor. may see proper; to andthrough the City of Beaumont, to be used for any and all purposes for which gas or oil can be applied or used. Section II.` It is further ordained that the said THE NATIONAL OIL & PIPE LINE COMPANY, its successors and assigns, shall have the right to use any and all -streets, allies, and public grounds of the City of Beaumont, within its present corporate limits, and all additions which may here -- after be taken into the city limits, for the purpose of laying pipes for Y the conveyance of gas and oil for the full period of FIFTY years on the terms and conditions following. Section III. That the said THE NATIONAL OIL '& PIPE LINE COMPANY, its success- ors and assigns, shall have the right, at any time, to connect with any pipes which they shall have laid into any factory, business house,of any, kind or nature whatever, or private houses, that they may see proper, with the object of furnishing gas or oil for any purpose same may be used, and that they shall have the right to ehaTge a reasonable sum therefor. Section IV. That all pipes of any and every kind laid shall be done under the direction and supervision of the Chairman of the Street and Bridge cc..��•t A GG Cortffnittel, and that in every instance, a.i_d. �ipe`Ma e laid so as to preserve street grades in accordance with the Ordinances of the City. Sect-!on-V.- The ection-V._The said -THE NATIONAL OIL & PIPE LINE COMPANY agrees and obligates itself to convey and deliver free of charge to th-, City of Beaumont, from the lst . day of April, 1903, to the 1st. day of April,1904, both as- to the oil- and transportation thereof, all the oil the- said City �o �al'OO may require to be used for str et sprin Zng Purposes. Provided said corporation shall elect to accept this ordinance. Section VI. That the said THE NATIONAL OIL & PIPE LINE COMPANY shall enter ' into bond in the penal sum of Five Hundred Dollars, that it will begin active work within one year after- the date of the -acceptance of this Ordinance. Section VII. That this Ordiance take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval. G� � - ---- X-------------- a , ?1