HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 124-1925 O~INAN~ O~~ TO PI~FIC
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GAS T0
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ITS I~IT~T8 ~ GAS LIGHT.
Ig~,1~,~$ a~y person or any corporation
organized for such purpose under the laws of the State off
California, which was, on the 10th day of October, 1911,
using the public highways, streets and alleys of said
City of South San Francisco, and maintaining or using
mains, p~pes and conduits in said highways, streets and
alleys, for the purpose of supplying said City and its
inhabitants with gas light, under and pursuant to the
provisions of Section 19 of Article XI of the conStitution
of the State of California as the same existed prior to
its amendment o~ the last mentioned date, has the right
to continue to use said public highways, streets and
alleys and to install, maintain and use said mains, pipes
and conduits for the purposes aforesaid upon the terms
and conditions set forth in said Section; and
· EEEEAS it is deemed by the Board of
Trustees of the City of South San Francisco that the
public good requires that the franchise hereinafter de-
fined be granted upon the terms and conditions herein-
after set forth,
The Board of Trustees of the City of
South San Francisco DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
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SECTION 1. The right, privilege and franchise
of maintaining and using, for the purpose of transmitting,
conducting and distributing gas to be sold and used for
heat and power purposes, or any thereof, all and singular
the mains, pipes and conduits which the grantee of this
franchise has installed, maintained, or used or shall
hereafter install, maintain or use in the public highways,
streets and alleys of said City of South San Francisco
for the purpose of supplying said City and its inhabitants
with gas light, is hereby grs~ted to Pacific Gas and
Electric Company, a California corporation, its succesSmrs
and assigns, for the term of twenty-five (2%) years from
and after the time ~hen this ordinance shall go into
effect, upon the terms and conditions in this ordinance
prescribed. The granting of. this franchise shall not
limit or affect the right of said' City to grant gas
light, heat or power franchise~ in. said City to other
persons or corporations.
~ECTION 2. All construction done under the
authority of this ordinance shall be done subject to
the general supervision and direction of the proper
authorities of said City and in compliance with all
valid ordinances and regulations which are n~w or here-
after shall be enacted and prescribed by said City under
its police power. York under this franchise shall be
prosecuted diligently and in g~Od faith so as to meet
and fill the reasonable needs of the inhabitants of
said City of South 'San FranciSco.
~ECTION 3. The grantee of said right, privilege
and franchise, its successors or assigns, shall during
the life of said franchise pay to said ~ity of South Sam
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l?ranoisco two (2) per cent- of the gross annual receipts
of said grantee, its suocessora or assigns, arising fr~n
the use, operation or possession of said franchise. No
percentage shall be paid for the first five (%) years
succeeding the date of this franchise, but thereafter
such percentage shall be payable annually and in the
event said payment is not made said franchise shall be
forfeited; provided, however, that if said franchise
hereby granted be a renewal of a right already in exist-
ence the payment of said percentage of gross receipts
shall begin at once.
S'ECTION 4. This ordinance shall go inte effect
t~rty (30~ days after its final passage and publication,
unless suspended from going into operation by a referen-
dum petition filed as provided by law, and before Becoming
effective shall be, published once in 'The ]~nterprise
newspaper of general circulatioh published in said City
of South 8an !~rancisco.
Passed By the ]~oard of Trustees of the
City of South san' Francisce on the ~day of ~ ,
1925, by the fellowing vote:
Noes: ?rus~ ees ~~.
Absent: Trustees ~~ , _
/~ - i~e~sident ,f th~ ]~oard-
/~ /~ // of Trustees of the City
of South San