2564 ORD GRANTING LONE STAR GAS COMPANY A FRANCHISE TO FURNISH AND SUPPLY GAS TO GENERAL PUBLIC IN COP AND ENVIRONS THEREOF

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Said Company further expressly agrees to defend at its cost any suit or suits that may be filed against the City of Paris for negligence of saidCompany orany of its employees in the main- tenance, erection, use or repair of its plant, gas lines or work done on or in connection therewith, or any work described in Sections 1 to 3, inclusive, of this ordinance, and pay any judgment that may be finally rendered against said City in any sLch suit or suits. Failure or refusal to comply with either or both of the fore- going provisions of this section shall constitute good and sufficient cause for forfeiture of this fra.nchise and same may be forfeited by City, if, after thirty days' written notice to Company of City's intention to forfeit, compliance is still refused. S°ction 4. In addition to the rates charged for gas supplied, Company may make and enforce reasonable charges, rules and regulations for service rendered in the conduct of its business including a charge for services rendered in the inauguration of natural gas service, and may r.equire, before furnishing service, the execution of a contract therefor. Company shall have the right to contract with each customer with reference to the in- stallation of, and payment for, any and all of the gas piping from the connection thereaf with the Company's main in the streets or alleys to and throughout the consumer's premises. Company shall own, operate and maintain all service lines, which are de- fined as the supply lines extending from the Company's main to the customer's meter where gas is measured by Company. The consumer shall own, operate, and maintain all yard lines and house piping. Yard lines are defined as the underground supply lines extending from the point of connection with Company's custo- mer meter to the point of connection with consumer's house piping. Section 5. Company shall not be reguired to extend mains longitudinally on any street more than one hundred (100) feet for any one consumer of gas, nor shall Company be required to connect consumer to high-pressure lines. Section 6. Company sha.ll be entitled to require from each and every consumer of gas, before gas service is commenced, a deposit of twice the amount of an estimated average monzhly bill, which said deposit may be retained by Company until service is discontinued and all bills therefor have been paid. Company shall then return said deposit to the consumer, together with six percent (6%) interest thereon from the date of said deposit up to the date of discontinuance of service. Company shall be entitled to apply said deposit, with accrued interest, to any indebtedness owed Company by the consumer making the deposit. Section 7. The rights, privileges and franchises granted by this ordinance are not to be considered exclusive, and City hereby expressly reserves the right to grant, at any time, like privileges, rights and franchises as it may see fit to any other person or corporation for the purpose of furnishing gas Eor light, heat and power to and for City and the inhabitants thereof.