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6'; :TION POUR (4) OP ORDINANC1 1)A i"PTIN. IR 6,
1006, 1 I ADINC
`'AN o 1)INANC : Cranting permission to, authori%in" and em-
powering the Miami O ae Company, ita succeeeors and aasione to
lay pipes, conduotora and conduits through and under the public
streets, alleys, highways, aquaree and publics grounds of the
City of Miami, County of Lade, State of 1 lorida, for the term
of thirty years, and oonatruct and operate pas works in said city
for the purpose of supplying the inhabitants thereof with gee
for heat, light, fuel and power purposes, providing for the safe
ty of public travel and the unnecessary impeding of same in the
laying of said pipes, oonduatora and conduits, providing for
the restoration of all streets and public property; providing'
that the said company, its successors and assigns, shall have,
defend and keep harmless and indemify the said city from dnmae,ed
resulting therefrom; providing, for the acceptance of this ordin-
ance by the said company; regulating the maximum charge to hs
paid for Ras, and providing for the payment of cost of publica-
tion of this nrdinanee."
$E IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Miami, 'ounty of
Dade, State of `r'lorida, that Section four (4) of Ordinance dated
Sertember 6, 1906, be amended to read ae follows:
1.That the Miami Gas Company shall not charge to private coneumere
of its gas in the City of Miami, more than Two and 50/100 'oollare
($2.50) per one thousand (1,000) cubic feet of gas, for and during
the period of five years next ensuing, from the date that this ordin-
ance shall become effective, and provided that at the end of said
period of five years, the maximum price permitted to he charged by
the Miami Gas Company, ehall be at the rate of one and 75/100 no11ire
(:1.75) for one thousand (1,000) euhio feet of gae, such price to
continue during the remainder of the term of the franchise of the
Miami Gas Company; and provided futher that the 'fiami ' as ^.ompanvv
shall, an the 5th day of each month after this ordinance becomes ef-
fective and during the remainder of the term of the franchlee of the
Miami Gas Company, pay into the City Treasury of the City of Miami,
Florida, the sum of one per cent of its rroze proceads from the sale
of gae during the preceding month, and provided futher that the max-
imum price to be dharged for gas herein fixed, shall include the use
of all service pipes from the street mains; metere and other appli-
anoee necessary to connect up said gas with the appliances nndfix-
turee of euoh consumer including care and repair of ouch pipee, meters
and appiianoee. It shall not be incumbent however upon the Miami 'ae
Company to provide or install house piping fixtures or appliances use
by the ooneumer.
2.That an election Le called by the Mayor of the lity of Miami
for April 16, 1916, for the purpose of permitting the qualified
voters of said city to vote for the approval or rejection of this
ordinance, which said e1eoti.on shall t,e held nt the expense of said the
Miami Gea Oompany. It ehall he a condition, ho ever, to the calling
of snob eieotion, that eaid Miami rase ^,ompany, 1111111 first depoeit
with the Clerk of the said City, the sum of amour Hundred f 1400.001
Dollars to defray the expeneee of euoh election, or at said ^am-►
pany'e option, to depoeit with said Clerk a good and euffioient
bond in the sum of Five liupdred{?°500.) Dollars, payable to the li.ty
of Miat i,1'l.orida, conditioned for the payment of euoh expeneRe, If
eeid eum of ?Ding hundred 04OO.00) Dollars shall he so deposited, the
balance if any , remaining out of said sum after paying the expenses
of such election, 0a11 be refunded to said Company.
3. The Miami Pas Company shall pay the cost of Publication of this
ordinance.