feet shall be allowed, and to attempt to collect at a greater rate than herein specified for gas consumed from any such main pipe, feeder or service pipe shall work a forfeiture of the rights and privileges hereby granted.

The rights and privileges granted are upon the further express condition that such company or corporation shall not extend its pipes beyond the limits of the city, or allow any connection to be made with its pipes so that gas shall be furnished through its pipes to any consumer outside the city of Chicago.

29. In the event that such company or corporation, within three years from the date of the passage of this ordinance giving it permission to lay its main pipes, etc., shall not have built and completed gas works in said city sufficiently extensive to enable it to manufacture and distribute gas to an amount not less than ten million feet in every thirty days and located within the limits of the city of Chicago, and shall not have commenced such works and have expended thereon at least five hundred thousand dollars twelve months from the date of the passage of this ordinance, or if such company or corporation shall at any time enter into any combination, directly or indirectly, with any gas company or companies concerning the rates or price to be charged for gas either to the city or private consumers, or if such company or corporation shall, directly or indirectly, sell, lease or transfer its rights and privileges to any other gas company or corporation, or if such company or corporation having commenced to manufacture gas shall cease for a period of more than ten consecutive days (unless by reason of unavoidable accident) to furnish gas through their pipes, or shall fail or refuse to extend its main pipe as required by section 2 of this ordinance, the rights and privileges hereby granted shall cease and be of no more force and effect, and it shall not require the judgment or decree of any court of law or equity to determine the said rights and privileges, but the same shall fully cease and determine absolutely and at once upon the happening of any of the matters or things in this section specified.

10. This ordinance shall not be in force as to said company or corporation until it shall have been accepted by such company or corporation, such acceptance to be made by a vote of such company or corporation duly passed and recorded, nor until such company or corporation shall have given and filed in the city clerk's office a good and sufficient bond, with two or more good and sufficient sureties, in the penal sum of five hundred thousand dolfars, conditioned that such company shall and will, within three years from the date of the passage of this ordinance, build and complete gas works in said city sufficiently extensive to enable it to manufacture and distribute gas to an amount of not less than ten million feet in every thirty days and located within the limits of the city of Chicago, and that the rate to be charged to the consumers of gas which may flow through the pipes laid by such company or corporation, or by its authority, shall never exceed the rate named and specified in section 8 of this ordinance, and that such company or corporation will not sell, lease or transfer its franchises and privileges to any gas company, and shall and will not enter into any combination with any gas company concerning the rate (or price) to be charged for gas, and to pay all damages which the city of Chicago or any consumers of the gas furnished by such company or corporation shall suffer by reason of the failure of such company or corporation to perform any of the obligation or condition of this ordinance, such bond and sureties to be approved by the mayor and the city comptroller.

11. The liability of such company or corporation to said city or to any person who may be injured by the exercise by said company of any of the rights and privileges hereby granted shall not be limited by the penalty of said bond, nor shall the remedy against said company be confined to said bond, it being understood that such remedy is merely cumulative, and that said city of Chicago and any person or persons shall have the same remedies against the said company as it or they would or might have if no such bond were given. In case the duties of the department of public works shall be devolved by said city on any other department or officer, the permits and licenses herein mentioned shall be applied for to such department or officers.

EQUITABLE GAS LIGHT AND FUEL COMPANY.

(Passed August 10, 1885.)

SECTION 1. Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Chicago: Subject to the terms and conditions of this ordinance, there is hereby granted to the Equitable Gas Light and Fuel Company, of Chicago, its successors and assigns, the right to construct, maintain and operate gas works within the city of Chicago, together with the right of way along, upon and under all the avenues, streets, alleys and public places in said city, for the purpose of placing, operating, repairing and maintaining one or more lines of gas mains and pipes and all necessary feeders and service pipes in connection therewith, for lighting and fuel purposes.

2. Such company or corporation shall not lay its main pipes in any such avenue, street, alley or public place of said city, unless it shall at the time lay down all feeders or service pipes necessary to make connection without any subsequent disturbance of the pavement or surface of such avenue, street or public place with each and all building lots fronting or abutting thereon, and all service pipes or feeders laid by said company shall be coated with Dr. Angus Smith's composition, or some other equally good material for preserving said service pipes or feeders from decay. Such company or corporation shall not charge any person desiring to make a connection with any service pipe laid or to be laid by such company or corporation more than twenty-five cents a foot for such service pipe when laid. Said company shall, when so ordered by a two-thirds vote of all the aldermen elected, extend their main pipes in any block three-quarters of which shall be improved by buildings.

3. That such company or corporation shall do no permanent injury to any street, sidewalk, alley, avenue or public place, or shade tree, or in any manner unnecessarily disturb or interfere with any water pipe, sewer or gas pipe now or hereafter laid by said city, or any authorized company or corporation; and, when such company shall open ground in the same it shall forthwith restore the street pavement, or ground, or water pipe, sewer or gas pipe to a condition equally as good as before, at the expense of said company, and if said company shall fail or refuse so to do, the same may be done by said city, and the said company shall be liable for the cost thereof, and said company shall not make any excavation in any street, alley, avenue or public place without first procuring a permit for that purpose from the department of public works of said city. When any excavation shall be made by said company in any street, alley or public place paved with wooden blocks, the foundation boards or planks shall be removed without being cut, unless such cutting shall be especially permitted by the department of public works of such city. The said company shall not use the public fire hydrants of said city, nor any water therefrom, without a license or a permit from the department of public works of said city. The said company shall, upon notice from the department of public works of said city, remove or change any gas main pipe, service pipe or feeder which may be in the way or interfere with the construction or erection of any viaducts, public building or other public structure within said city.

24. Such company or corporation shall not open or incumber more of any street, avenue, alley or public place at any one time than may be necessary to enable it to proceed with advantage in the laying of any such main pipes, feeder or service pipe, nor shall said company permit any such street, avenue, alley or public place to remain open or incumbered for a longer period than shall be necessary to execute the work for which the same shall have been opened, or without putting up the necessary barriers and lights, so as to effectually prevent the happening of any accident in consequence of such opening or incumbering of such street, alley, avenue or public grounds.

25. Such company or corporation shall be liable to and shall compensate the city of Chicago, and pay any private individual owner or owners, or parties interested in any property adjacent to any street, avenue, alley or public place opened or injured by it, for all damages which may result from leaks of pipe, or by reason of such company having negligently opened, incumbered, protected or guarded any such street, avenue, alley or public place in said city.

26. Such company or corporation shall be subject to all general ordinances of the city of Chicago in regard to gas companies, and the city of Chicago shall have the right, at any time, to provide for the appointment of one or more inspectors of gas, with all the powers and authority incident to such position, and which the said city may deem necessary to protect the said city of Chicago in its corporate rights, and individual consumers of gas against oppression or fraud, and if the said city shall deem it necessary, to require any inspectors (or other city official) to certify to the correctness of all gas bills of consumers of gas furnished by said company. All meters used by said company for measuring gas shall be subject to inspection and approval by such person or persons, officer or officers as may be appointed by said city for that purpose, and said company shall pay all reasonable costs and charges of such inspection, the same to be fixed by the city council of said city.

7. Such company or corporation shall supply gas light under uniform and sufficient pressure between sunset and sunrise of each day, and the quality of the same shall be as nearly uniform as practicable, averaging for any one month not less than sixteen sperm candles burning one hundred and twenty grains per hour, to be determined by authorized phometrical test, a five foot burner being used.

28. The rights and privileges hereby granted are upon the express condition that no gas flowing through any main pipe, feeder or service pipe made by said company, or by its authority, shall be charged for to general consumers thereof at the rate exceeding one dollar and seventy-five cents per thousand cubic feet: Provided, to all consumers using one hundred thousand cubic feet and over per annum, a rebate of at least twenty-five cents per thousand feet shall be allowed, and to attempt to collect at a greater rate than herein specified for gas consumed from any such main pipe, feeder or service pipe, shall work a forfeiture of the rights and privileges hereby granted.

29. In the event that such company or corporation, within three years from the date of the passage of this ordinance, giving it permission to lay its main pipes, etc., shall not have built and completed gas works in said city sufficiently extensive to enable it to manufacture and distribute gas to an amount not less than ten million feet in every thirty days and located within the limits of the city of Chicago, and shall not have commenced such works and have expended thereon at least one hundred thousand dollars within twelve months from the date of the passage of this ordinance, or if such company shall at any time enter into any combination, directly or indirectly, with any gas company or companies concerning the rates (or price) to be charged for gas either in the city or private consumers, or if such company shall directly or indirectly lease or transfer its rights and privileges hereunder to any gas company or corporation now engaging in the manufacture and sale of gas within the city of Chicago, or commence to manufacture gas, shall cease for a period of more than ten consecutive days (unless by reason of unavoidable accident) to furnish gas through its pipes, the rights and privileges hereby granted shall cease and be of no more force and effect; or shall fail or refuse to extend their main pipe as required by section 2 of this ordinance, and it shall not require the judgment or decree of any court of law or equity to determine the said rights and privileges, but the same shall fully cease and terminate absolutely and at once upon the happening of any of the matters or things in this section specified.

10. This ordinance shall not be in force as to said company or corporation until it shall have been accepted by such company or corporation, such acceptance to be made by a vote of such company or corporation, and notice thereof in writing filed with the city clerk, nor until such company shall have given and filed in the city clerk's office a good and sufficient bond, with two or more good and sufficient sureties, in the penal sum of one hundred thousand dollars, on condition that such company shall and will, within three years from the date of the passage of this ordinance, build and complete gas works in said city sufficiently extensive to enable it to manufacture and distribute gas to an amount of not less than ten million feet in every thirty days, and Located within the limits of the city of Chicago, and that the rate to be charged to the consumers of gas which may flow through the pipes laid by such company, or its authority, shall never exceed the rate named and specified in sec

tion 8 of this ordinance, and that such company will not sell, lease or transfer its franchises and privileges to any gas company, nor engage in the manufacture and sale of gas within the city of Chicago, and will not enter into any combination with any other gas company concerning the rate (or price) to be charged for gas, and to pay all damages which the city of Chicago or any consumers of the gas furnished by such company shall suffer by reason of the failure of such company to perform any of the obligations or conditions of this ordinance, such bond and sureties to be approved by the mayor and the city controller.

11. The liability of such company or corporation to said city or to any person who may be injured by the exercise by said company of any of the rights and privileges hereby granted shall not be limited by the penalty of said bond nor shall the remedy against said company be confined to said bond, it being understood that such remedy is merely cumulative, and that said city of Chicago and any person or persons shall have the same remedies against the said company as it or they would or might have if no such bond were given. In case the duties of the department of public works shall be devolved by said city on any other department or officer, the permits and licenses herein mentioned shall be applied for to such department or officers.

12. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage

SECTION 1. Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Chicago: Subject to the terms and conditions of this ordinance there is hereby granted to the Universal Gas Company, a corporation created and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Illinois, the right to construct, maintain and operate gas works within the city of Chicago, together with the right of way along, upon and under, all the avenues, streets, alleys, and public places in said city, for the purpose of placing, operating, repairing and maintaining one or more lines of gas mains and pipes, and all necessary feeders and service pipes in connection therewith, for lighting and fuel purposes.

2. Said Universal Gas Company shall not lay main pipes in any such avenue, street, alley or public place of said city, unless it shall at the time lay down all feeders or service pipes necessary to make connection without any subsequent disturbance of the pavement or surface of such avenue, street or public place, with each and all building lots fronting and abutting thereon. Said Universal Gas Company shall not charge any person desiring to make a connection with any service pipe laid or to be laid by it, but all service pipes shall be laid by said company at its own expense.

3. Said Universal Gas Company shall do no permanent injury to any street, sidewalk, alley, avenue or public place, or shade tree, or in any manner unnecessarily disturb or interfere with any water pipe, sewer or gas pipe, now or hereafter laid by said city, or any authorized company or corporation; and when said company shall open ground in the same it shall forthwith restore the street, pavement, sidewalk, or ground, or water pipes, sewer or gas pipes to a condition equally as good as before, at the expense of said company, and if said company shall fail or refuse to do so the same may be done by said city and the said company shall be liable for the cost thereof; and the said company shall not make any excavations in any strect, alley, avenue or public place without first procuring a permit for that purpose from the department of public works of said city. And whenever said company shall make application in writing to such department for such permit or permits and shall have complied with all the terms and conditions of this section of this ordinance, it shall be the duty of such department to forthwith issue such permit or permits. When any excavation shall be made by said company in any street, alley or public place paved with wooden blocks the foundation boards or planks shall be removed without being cut, unless such cutting shall be especially permitted by the department of public works of such city. The said company shall not use the public fire hydrant of said city nor any water therefrom without a license or permit from the department of public works of said city. The said company shall upon notice from the department of public

works of said city remove or change any gas main, pipe, service pipe or feeder which may be in the way or interfere with the construction or erection of any viaduct, public building, or other public structure within the said city. When the said company shall first apply to the department of public works of said city of Chicago for a permit as herein provided the said company shall deposit with said department the sum of twenty thousand ($20,000) dollars as a guaranty that said company shall restore the streets, pavements, sidewalks, grounds, water pipes, sewer or gas pipes to a condition satisfactory to the said department of public works, and if said company shall fail or refuse to so restore such streets, pavements, sidewalks, grounds, water pipes, sewer or gas pipes to the satisfaction of said department of public works within a reasonable time after notice served upon said company so to do, then said deposit, or so much thereof as may be necessary, may be used by said department for such purposes. The balance of said deposit, if any there be, shall be returned to said company, or in case said company shall so restore such streets, pavements, sidewalks, grounds, water pipes, sewer or gas pipes to a condition satisfactory to said department as herein provided, then, such deposit shall be returned to said company.

4. Said Universal Gas Company shall not open and encumber more of any street, avenue, alley or public place at any one time than may be necessary to enable them to proceed with advantage in the laying of any such main pipes, feeders or service pipes, nor shall said company permit any such street, avenue, alley or public place to remain open or incumbered for a longer period than shall be necessary to execute the work for which the same shall have been opened, or without putting up the usual barrier and lights for preventing the happening of any accident in consequence of such opening or incumbering of such street, alley, avenue or public grounds.

5. Said Universal Gas Company shall be liable to and shall compensate the city of Chicag and pay any private individual, owner or owners, or parties interested in any property adjacent to any street, avenue, alley, or public place opened or injured by it, for all damages which may result by reason of said company having neglectfully opened, incumbered, protected, or guarded any such street, alley, avenue, or public place in said city.

6. Said Universal Gas Company shall be subject to all general ordinances of the city of Chicago in regard to gas companies, and the city of Chicago shall have the right at any time to provide for the appointment of one or more inspectors of gas, with all the power and authority incident to such positions and which the said city may deem necessary to protect the city of Chicago in its corporate rights and individual consumers of gas against oppression and fraud; and if the said city shall deem it necessary to require any inspectors (or other city officials) to certify to the correctness of gas bills of consumers of gas furnished by said company. All meters used by said company for measuring gas shall be subject to inspection and approved by such person or persons, officer or officers, as may be appointed by said city for that purpose, and said company shall pay all reasonable costs and charges of such inspection, the same to be fixed by the city council of said city.

27. Said Universal Gas Company shall supply illuminating gas, the quality of which shall be as nearly uniform as practicable, averaging for any one month not less than twenty-two (22) sperm candles burning 120 grains per hour, to be determined by authorized photometrical test, a five-foot burner being used.

8. The rights and privileges hereby granted are upon the express condition that no gas flowing through any main pipes, feeders or service pipes laid by said Universal Gas Company, or by its authority, shall be charged for to general consumers thereof at the rate exceeding $1.00 per 1,000 cubic feet upon any bills for gas which shall be paid on or before such date or dates in each calendar month as said Universal Gas Company may fix and establish and state in such bills.

If aul so long as said Universal Gas Company shall charge general consumers of its gas $1.00 per 1,000 cubic feet said company shall pay to the city of Chicago 10 per cent. of the gross amount which said gas company shall collect from such general consumers, but whenever said gas company shall have