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<br />TO 12111E HO110RAB1E BOARD 01" TRUSTZZ3
<br />OF 1" IE CITY 02 31111Th li1IA-
<br />Gentlemen: -
<br />The Southern Counties Gas Company has received, throu�-,h.
<br />W. P. Heathman, Esq., City Attorney, notice to appear before
<br />your honorable Board at 7:30 P. 1d. ors the 17th da,V, of June, 1:%12,
<br />then and there to snow cause why t should '.'lot Oe required to
<br />tai:e out a franchise for tide privile�-e of usin €; tine streets of
<br />said city in la,yinL mains for the sale and distribution of E;as
<br />to the inhaAtants thereof, and to pay for ttie use of said street:>
<br />from October 10, 1911.
<br />The Company, throueh its President and General naE;,er
<br />is now before you in response to that notice. Section 11j, Article
<br />XI, o2 the state constitution, a., orininally enacted, provided
<br />follows:
<br />"In any city where there: are no public works
<br />oared and control, led by the munici alit,; -, for ,•ap,_l;yizi
<br />the same with :rater or :-3. rtificial lio'ht, any individual,
<br />or any co..ipany duly incorporated for ::uch pur po�-e udder
<br />and by authority of the lags of this state, shall, under
<br />the direction of the superintendent of streets, or other
<br />officer in control thereof, and ii_nder such general regil-
<br />lations ao, the manicipality iii�,y =)reUcribe for
<br />and inde.a.nity for dair;a -es, hc,ve the �rivil.et_-e of usin�-
<br />the - public streets and thiorou-hfares thereof, and of ].a -,,-
<br />ing davvn pipes and conduits therein, and connection;., there -
<br />vith, so far a:, may be nece ,sa.ry :".'or introducing; into and
<br />: upplyin[; suc�� city and its inhabitants either with E as-
<br />li�.ht or other illuminatinE� light, or ciith frea« ,eater
<br />for domestic and all other mi,rposes, upon t;I e c onuition
<br />that -the .iunicr n1 o rerr�rner�t h._ve tI c i ?n t t;;
<br />reC,ulate the ct-uar�es thereof."
<br />In 1885 this section was amended to read as follow2:
<br />"In any city where there are no public works
<br />o-v�ned =tnd controlled by the munici ,a.lity for sni� ,plyinC:
<br />the with water or artificial light, any individual..,
<br />or any company duly incorporated for such purpose, under
<br />and by authority of the la.vis of thitis state, shall, under
<br />the direction of the superinten_ent of streets, or other
<br />officer in control thereof, and under such general regu-
<br />lations as tYle r:;unicipalit I T may )rescribc, for da.ria-;es
<br />and inder pity for damaEes, have the privileve of usinE
<br />the public streets and thorouLhfares tl creof, `}.rd of
<br />layinE doi'n pipes arid conduits therein, and connection,
<br />thlerewith, ,o far be nece ssary for introducing
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