1978-08-16 Regular Meeting - Laserfiche WebLink

Browse Search

• purpose for which gas may now or hereafter be used, in and to said municipality and its inhabitants or any other person or persons within or without the corporate boundaries of said municipality. Written notice shall be given to the Mayor and written permission obtained from the Mayor by Grantee at least 30 days before any artificial gas or substance other than natural gas in the form distributed by Grantee at the date of adoption by the City Commission of this franchise shall be transmitted by Grantee for use within .the City of La Porte. A hearing before the City Commission • must be held and a majority vote of the City Commission obtained before the Mayor is empowered by this franchise to give written permission for Grantee to transmit, dis- tribute, supply or sell any substance other than natural gas as defined above. Section 2. All pipe, fittings, fixtures and equipment installed by Grantee shall be of sound material and good quality and shall be so laid and maintained so as not to interfere unreasonably with the natural or artificial drainage • of the City or its underground fixtures, or with the navigation in or the natural drainage of any streams, or with traffic aver the public thoroughfares of said municipality and the same shall be laid in accordance with the lines, grades, and conditions established by Grantor. The Grantee shall at all times keep on file in the office of the Director of Public Works its most current map or set of maps of its system within the City. As extensions of pipe lines are made, from time to time, the Grantee shall file with the Director of Public Works maps or plans showing the extension. Within the streets or other public ways of the City, the location and route of all mains, pipes and piping and other fittings or fixtures, shall be 'subject to the reasonable and proper • -2-