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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinances and Municipal Laws, Page 120a 120 REVISED ORDINANCES OF PADUCAH. Ifunding Bonds. Gas Works, 8. This ordinance shall take effect from and after its passage. Adopted April r6, 1883. HENRY H. HOUSTON, C. C. P. Approved April 13, 1883, CHAS. REED, Mayor, Gas Works. An ordinance granting to I. Eichel and his associates the right to erect gas worl,s and lay mains and pipes in and tinder the streets and alleys of the city'of Paducah, Ky. Be it ordained by the mayor and council of the city of Paducah, Ky.: z. That I. Eichel and his associates are hereby granted the right to erect, maintain and operate gas works in the city of Paducah and the right to lay such mains and pipes in and under the streets and alleys of said city as shall bi n.-resFary to convey the manufactured gas to all parts of the city for the benefit of consumers. 2. It is, however, provided that the pipes or mains shall be laid in the usual and customary depth under the streets and in such way and manner as not to interfere with the pipes now laid of the waterworks or other pipes now laid in sa'd streets or with any sewers constr1irted by the city of Paducah. 3. In excavating trenches for mains and pipes of said I. Eichel and his associates, said I. Eichel and his asso- ciates shall use such sides of the streets and alleys as the street committee of the council Of -the city of Paducah shall designate, and shall so excavate said trenches as not to in- terfere with or impede travel or the business of the public unnecessarily. The pipes and mains are to be laid as nearly as possible as the trenches are dug or excavated and the I ,i REVISED ORDINAWCES OF PADUCAH• 121 Gas Works. trenches shall be filled up as fast as &he pipes or mains qe laid, with the dirt taken therefrom, and the metal or gravel 'replaced and maintained so as to conform to the surface of ti.e street as it was before the excavation was made. And 0 I. Eichel and his assoiates shall keep danger signals while laying their mains or pipes at all points necessary to warn the public and prevent ac:idey.t. The excavation and laying of mains and pipes by I. Eichel and his associates shall be done between the first of May and the first of November in each year. 4. It is further provided that I. Eichel and his asso- ciates shall begin the erection of their works within six months from the passage of this ordinance and prosecute the same in good faith and shall complete the same within eighteen months from the passage of this ordinance, and lay at least ten miles of mains or pipes to embrace the most populous parts of the city and shhll thereafrer lay one mile of pipes each year for the period of ten years, if so direct- ed by the city council of Paducah. 5. It is further provided that I. Fichel and his asso- ciates shall protect and save harmless the city of Paducah from all suits for damages that may be brought by any person claiming damages for injuries resulting from negli- gence of I. Eichel and his associates in the use of the fran- ch,ce granted to them and indemnify said city from all loss resulting therefrom. I' 6. Said I. Eichel and his associate:, shall pay all costs that may accrue or be incurred in printing this ordinance and enrolling the same. y, in consideration of the foregoing franchise and right of way herein granted, said 1. Eichel and his associates here- by agree that they will furnish good coal gas to all private consumers of not less than sixteen candle power in the city of Paducah at not exceeding $2 per thousand feet and to t!,e city of Paducah at not exceeding $nso per thousand x22 REVISED ORDINANCES OF PADUCAH. t',a,t . Works. • ` -- ---- "Extension of Gas Mains. feet or light the lamp posts of said e:tv at $zz.so per post per anntnn in the absence of the moon. The said I. Eichel an f his Lssociates to light and extinguish and keep lamp posts in repair and - furnish all lamp posts needed at their own cost. R. That to the event said I. Eichel and his associates -shall fail to keep and perform the stipulations contained in thie ordinance in good faith, then the right of way and fran- chise hereby granted shall determine and cease. g. It is further provided that in the event I. Eichel and his associates shall obtain• a charter from the legislature of the state of Kentucky, authorizing or empowering them or their assigns as a corporat_on to erect. build and 'maintain gas works in the city -of Paducah, Ky., and manufacture gas, then the franchise and right of way herein granted shall inure to the benefit of said corporation or their assigns, sul•ject to the provisions of this ordinance. xo. This ordinance shall take effect from and after its passage and publication. Adopted January 4. x886. W. H. PATTERS'ON, C. C. P. Approved January 6, 1886. CHAS. REED, Mayor. An ordinance requiring the extension of the gas mains and lamp posts on Broadway. Ile it ordained by the council of the city of Paducah: T. That the gas mains be extended by the Paducah Gas Light Company on Broadway street, from Enders avenue to the outer limits of the city, with the usual alit, necessary number of lamp posts on Vile street in all respects in ac- ?ordance with the contract between said gas light company with the city .of Paducah upon the subject of said exten- 0 Fztension of. Gas Mains. tion of gcs..lights when requested by the council, under the provisions of, said contract. ' 2. This ordinance to take effect from its passage, Adopted 'August 27, 18£5.4. 9_ W. H.' PATTERSON, C. C. P. 1 Approved August 28, 1888, CHAS. REED, Mayor. An ordinance requirinK the extenston 'of' the gas main and lamp posts on Broad street and Jackson street, Be it ordained by the council of the city of Paducah: t. That the gas main.be extended by the Paducah Gas- y light Company on'Broad street from Fourth street to Sixth 3 X.street,. and on Jackson street from Ninth to Twelfth street or three `'blocks, with the usual and necessary number of lamp pons :in the streets, in all.respects.in accordance with the conttact. between said gaslight company with the city of Paducah, upon the subject :of such extensiim of gas light.: when requested by the council under the provisions of said contract, 2. .This. ordinance shall take .effect from its passage nd publicatium Adopted Auguet 29, 1888. 1 ,..:...' W:.. H.• PATTERSON, C. C. P. APpr.oved August 3R_ 1888. l CH_ & REED,.Alayor ....... - An"' ordinance' for'ttie, extension.: of. the gas 1ns.ins and erection of lamp posts on Broadway street from the rail- road crossing to the outer limits of the city, r. That the Paducah Gaslight Company may extend dts mains on Broadway street from the crossing of the rail - u IU REVISED ORDINANCES OF PAD'UCAH. Exfru6ion of Gas :Mains. Gravel Roads. road track to the outer limits of the city, and erect on such extension the same proportion of lamp posts, according to distance, as are now on the street between the railroad cross- ing ar.d the river; which extension of gas is to be under ' the present gas contract with the city, the latter to pay the same rates for lighting the new lamp posts as is paid under the present contract, and this additional contraci is to expire at the same time the present contract expires. The present contract is to apply to this additional exten- sion in all respects. This ordinance to take effect as soon as the gas company flies its written acceptance of same with the council. Adopted May 6, t889. W. H. PATTERSON, C, C. P. .approved May 8, t88g. J. H. JOHNSON, 'Mayor. ' 1 i Gravel Roads. An ordinance for the mayor and common council of the city of Paducah, on conditions, to subscribe one thousand. dollars a mile t; the capital stock of the Paducah and North Mallard and Paducah and Benton, and Paducah and Love- laceville Gravel Road company, with their branches as here- in named; when the Mayfield Gravel Road company get a charter to build a gravel road it/shall receive the tame aid from this ordinance as other roads mentioned. Be is ordained by the mayor and common council of the city of Paducah, Ky.: t, That the mayor of the city of Paducah be, and is hereby authorized to subscribe one tbusand dollars a mile as hereinafter prescribed to each of the following gravel road companies, and their branches as named in this ordi- nance. air within the limits of the county of McCracken; orW thousand dollars a mile to the Paducah and North Ballard main gravel road; alar, to a branch of said road to Hinkle- ' ' �: