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ORDINANCE NO. 292
CITY C':: ~IOUNUS VIE\~
COUNTY OF IWtSEY
STATE OF mNNF.SOTA
-^-M!:!;nlN(~ r.IlAPTI:i{ 7S lFRANCHlSES" OF TilE MU:-!lClI'AI. C01>E
Chapter 7S is hereby amended to read as follows:
GAS FRANCiIlSE
75.01 Granting Northern States POlier Company, a ~1inncsota corporation. its
5iJCCCSSO.:; ~:E. :J.ssi;.:ns. p-:ormi ....ion to construc!:....._.op_e!atc 'Hrep.air and maintain
in the City of r.lounds View, r.linnesota, a syste~_...?f~_ins!_ pipel incs and other.
facilities for the manufacture. distributio"..! all~ sa.!-e of gas, subject to
certain terms a,~ conditions.
SECTlON 1, Definitions,
Subd~~ 1n this ordi.n<lnce "City", or "City Council" and "City Clerk"
mean. respectively, the City of Mounds View, the Council of the City of
t-lounds View and the Clerk of the City of Hounds View.
If at any time the powers of the City, the City Councilor the City Clerk
shall be transferred to ~ny other authority, board, office or officers,
then such authority, board, oUicer. or oificeIS shall have the ribht,
powers, and duties herein given to the City. the City Council and the City
Clerk, respectively.
SlIbJ. 2. "Comr.1ny" m;,ans t>:orthern States Power Company, a Ninnesota
corporation. its succe~sors and assigns.
Sub<!.:-?....:.. "S::reets and pub1 ic pi.lC:;e~" sl1.'111 mean the streets, avenues,
alleys, p.lrl<t..ays, roads, sqllares, parks. bridges, viaducts, utility case-
ments and public places in the Ci.ty.
$ub,-!:. !~. '''Not'icc'' ~enns a \-lriting g('r\1f,d by any party or parties on
any Pdrty or parties. In the case of the Company, notice shall be mailed
to an officer thereof at 414 Nicollet Mall. Minneapolis, Minnesota. In the
C-'l~e of the City of Mounds View notice shall be mai led to tile
City Cleric"
Sub".' 5., "(:a:;" as used herein shall be held to includc"nanufactured
g<l!;, ;;t;~~.JC'gas, reformed n3tllral g<1S, ., mixture of n~ltural gas and
manufactllred ,r.;'S, (Ir other form of g'lseolJ~; en('q~y.
SECTION 2. C.rilnt of Franchi!'e.
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The City hen'by gr<lnts the Company, for a pC'riod extending to Nay 1, 1993
ttw right to import, transport sel! and distribute g,IS for hCilting,
illllminatin~ and other purpoges wlthiu the limits of the City ,IS the
b(lllndari.>s tlwr~of now exist or as they m.1Y b(. cxtl~ndt'd or revised in the
future. For those purposcs thc CWlIP,lllY m.lY c~;tablish the m'cc5sary f:lcilitics
and cquil'!ll.:nt ;)nd m.,y m;lintelin storage .1ncf (1l"lk 5hilving plants, g,1S llIdins,
servic.. pilll'S <Iud :my other Ilecessilry ilppt!rt!'ll:Jnce's in and along t1l(> stl'c.'ts
and puhJif' p1:l(,l'S of the Cit>'. Till' Comp:IlIY m.1Y ;.150 do ,,11. re',lsonablc
th iup,r; nt~("-'5 5., r y 0 r l: us lom.l r y t u .1e ~-omp 1 j sh those purposl's, sub jE'C t. hOI.Jevc r ,
to the furthcr provision!; of this frillichi"e. The Comp.lny may further
m,lilutact.1H' <lnd store $!,:JS within the City f(~r till' purposes set forth above',
provld('d th.lt b('ioll' tllt' CIlrr.p:InJ' cc.nstructs :my new structure or lnl1'.'Crts
allY ('xl,,1 illf', strllcturp for till' m,1I1u(.lclure elr fotor.lfte of gils, th(' COI-;I'.lI\'I
r.h;J] I I i I ~;t ..ht., ill till' i1pproval of thl' sLrllctllrt' i1IH.I th(' loc.1tion t!1l'reof
fl""/I ,II,., City. Sill'll ;lpprov.tl hy thl' City :;h;lll l\lIt 1)(' 1J11t"('''';IlI1:lbly withhcld.
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:;..1,.1, 1. lit.. cI'mp,lIIY shid I lIol O(lt'1I or dl1.tllrh IIIlY st It'l'l tH 1'1I111 h.
pl.we 1"1 lilY I'urpll~l' wi lhout first havillg \)htnint.d permission t.o dn 14t') from
Ih.' pr"''''1" City pffidills. The mnins, services linn other property plne'!'J
in till' ':"....UI :1Il" public pl.H'es JllJr~lI.1nt to such permIssion shall hI:'
1"cI:':'.I, II I'ossihle, ill th.' strl'ct~ or porlion of lhe Slrl'l~ts ItIle! 1'111.11.:
pl.. ,.... .11:d I 1)1' appl'ol.,,(:d hy the City. Tit(' Comp:my sll.111, "pOll (""llII'L.tion
"I .II1Y ;,.,,', r!'l/ldrillg the l'pl'ning of any Slrt'et or rublir place, c'r dlJJinJ~
1.'.Hi;trih'.,j,i;; if '.qdercd by :..h(1 City. rC:Jtnre lhe Slime, includ1n;: lh.' r..J'!lnt;
,111.1 it., ' "Il.d.lt i"n~, 1.'.1 .,~ gllfld C:'lIHlition [IS formf'rly ,,"d shall rn:lillt;1i11 thl'
';;I\n.' tPI .1.'_' (l, '.'l'.lrs tlll'rf'alt('r in I~nod condition. S.,id work shit11 III'
p,'r;'()nll...1 with Jlle diligl'nce ilnd if thf' Company shall filil promptly tl'
!Wrl'1nll 11111 compll't.l' till' work, to remove all dirt and rubbish ilnd t,) put. Lhe
street ",. I'"blic plan' in ~ooJ cllnditlnn, the Cltv 5h:111 h:I'Ie the right.lO
pilL tit..' ~,,[..,.t 01' Pllblil' pl.lec III gl)od condition at till! l'x.pl'n~t: of till' r;:lmpanj";
.lnll th.' ",....I'.lrly ~h;lll, IIp''n d('m;l1ld, pill' t" the CI ty tit,. l'o:H of slI<:h '~'~lrv dOI1(,
f"f ;lr i' I [III-;l,,'d i)~ tIlt' Cit}'. ~,'twithst:llldillg till' fon:'gflin!~ prnvi:liClw: (,f
ltd''; s..,r.IClII, till' C:I'll1p;:ny 1II.')Y opl.'n OIIHJ disturb tll.' surlan' III imy :;tn'el witil~)Ul
I"'llnis,;i ':, where ;lIt C'IlIL'rgcncy l'xists rcqlliring the illunedi<Jte repilir "I r. !;iIS
m.d!! or ",': s,'rvic;'. '/'1\1' C(llliP:lIl\' in S lIch ,'vent wi 11 report such .icti"n nr>t
Llt"r Ih!~l tIll' sl'cond working Jay Ilwfl'i1fter' and in such (orm <IS ['l'quin'd
hy th,' City.
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SubJ,'j No :street opt'nillg may lw made unless i.Iucqllat,~ traffic ("I)!Itrol
mt.!ilsurt'S .1 r(~ p rov i ded .
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~~J~d:_ _~ \~'1ll'l1('vpr till' Ci ty sh-,J 1 ;;r:IJ..-, ['('p,r<tde ,II' ch:'n~(' t.11l' 1 illl' ,,[
any strl'i't or pub]il' pL1CC or l'1l1l~;rr\lt:t Ill' r('Ctllls!'ruct any puhlic 'Itilir.v .
5~~:;terr. !,l1t,t..... in :lnd ~dlall t ill Un! Pif-'p\.:r t::,t..:'r\.1[t(. of its rH,)licl.~ Ih,\Oif'r. Illid \...tith
due' rCJ'g:lf -I ~Jl Sl',l~.{)n.lble working cdndi!.:. ;nnc; ~ ...du,"n np(.p~~~1ry nrd"r thl.' CouuJ(1ny
I", rc],1;'.,!,' ['('rrn.111l'ntly its Fl.'; .-~;. o.:"!''.'il'''s i!lld ,.tht'l pr"pl'rty ]p~'''lt('d ill
s'lid ~;t.r....t-. "r pt.h1ic p.l,dLC, ',h,,~ ~:tIHlp,i!lY ~~:l<lll r<,'lncaL". it.~; ftlCilitit:',~ ,It'
its "1.'11 "':I"II~.;C. The ::ily sh:dl l-~i'.''-~ lh,' C"lill',ln:, r,'asllllilhle 1l0tL:e oi plilns
r.' gr:J<I,. n'grad(' 111- ('han!;" !~!:I' J i!\(' If ."IllY stn'l'! r:- puh) Ie place 01- tll
c,'llsLrn:: or recollstruct illlY p'.Ji>lic ltcilil'y systelll therl'in.
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<;:\!d. l. "11" COlnl'o1ny :;11,111 I),., l'l':Jltir,d tl' r..loc:ll:'1' its [;lciliti,1'; at'
its ..Wil ',~;'0l\~;'-' \.o,'hl'rc t'rud!' dl:II,!~(!!; ..r'~ l~i1"C hv tlt(' Ci.::y for impr'.",ed dr.tiilLlgc
,,!' impr"'J'''! t:":lffic cOlldilil,lllS, pr'l\iJ~'d, hnw('vpr, if a'Hlhsl'q'J('n" rr".'c.11inl:
or rt'jn","'_i'l!ls sh.d 1 b~ nnlpr'.:d hel:,~I\IS0 ( f :J grade ch<1ng(' within r('n dl))
Y{~'lr~ fr"ia 1nf~ ~ftf'r "he ftrf.:t rf.',!,),...!ti.f''l., th,' (:ilY ..,hal1 reiflihll!"'(" tht.
Cf)'lIp.lIlY I'lr such nnl\lH'ttcr1T1el'l r<:'tnCiltiol1 t'xpellsl' ""hidl till" C"lllp;~l\Y 11:,)\'
in'_1I1" I'll I t.itlle :\l\d lll,lterLll 1J.1!:i~, If ..;llh:.;,'CJlwnt r('lnciltion:; ..n. rl'~l'tir"'.!
lH'call~'(' '1' tlH' ('xtc.lsinn (If pllhlic IItililie.; to prcvi{ll\~;ly 111151.'r\'l.d ,1I"'~lg,
thl' r;OI;J!'.tn:, may be rcql\il-("d to ["('In"dt., ,II its 0wn <.';.:per'5(, :It any tin'l'.
~~:'~d:_2.:... '''11)' rr']nc:ol i"II, I"PltJ",v;II, "I' :I rrdllgi'nll'lI I ol Llny C"1ll11.11l)' 1,Icilitics
m"ue Ill" ..';~;.'ry h(,C:\II'H~ Id tIll' (,..:t."11r;ion inl" or through the City ;If ;\ Il.der.1Ily
aided hi,.h.".:I:.. prnjl'('t. ';h:1I1 I", ;:,.\U'r!iI''' 1,\' I.I\(' l'rnvisjons of r.linlil":,".l .-:Iiltutl'i
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'1Ild 1.11., "i:v ,;h:,:] Il"t .'rd"r (i", ('II':'I':IIlY r" r"II1"v,' III' ",'I,..:...t.. ;':'; I.. i!ith's
with",,' ""I;II"",o;:'ti"l1 wlll'll.1 ~;lr,...t ,,1' I'"h!;,' w,IY is \':IC-If"", il'll'l""v"d ,,1'
rf":l] i;:t:...! ht'{"":l:~;l' III ;1 rf':~:'w,11 .)r ;J (( d,'v..)nllYO','''! plolfl whIt. hi'; t 'II"''', 1,Illy
s,,"si.li...,r1 ill "II "I ill p.l;'! hv tll.. 1".!,'r.ill:"Vl'rl1lllt'nl ('I" :\11\' :11:""'<; 111l'r"oIf.
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~~I~~:_)_~ The Company shl111 provld(' rensunably efficient, cllll''luatl: and
Ili,n d~~'.:ri~,!in1t"ry l'I~rvic(! to all memlwrs of the publlc within the City
applyi!!l: lor such service in accordance with the rules ..md regullltiomJ or lhe
r.nmp.1ny allel the Millnesota Public Service COlIl1linsJon.
~~2.~~.!.'~~.:..2.:. Hat('s to be chltr~cd by th(! Compnny for gos scrvicr' in thf_~ Cit'y
si"dl !.., ::lIbj('C"t to tht' juri!':di~tion of the Hinncsota Public 5CfVicl' CI)I1Unission.
2~'~~.:.-1.:.. Unless otherwise provhll'd by the Company's rates lllld/or rules
.1nd rq;ulations fileu, [rom time to time t.Jith thp Ninnesota Public Service
(:>>:;Jlnis';hn, g:1S service provided by the CC'mpany to its cu~tolllers in the City
sh,Il1 ".,t be interrupted or disturbed except under the following circuOlstancefl:'
(a) \olhen it is necessary to interrupt servin' to perfoln maint(!n:lIlc:e
tll till' "yc:lctT' in .'lccord:1nce with the Company's I"atps ;"pdior rules
.lIIl! rq')1I1ations filed with the Puhlic Service Conunissioll.
n1) f)urin~ such times as the pipcJ inc supplier is unable tC furnish
;1r!l'quClte suppli('s of gas. providl'd, however, the Company h:1s taken
,Ill reasonable steps to secure a suppJemental sllpply of ~:1S for
residential customers.
(c) In the ('vent of thJI1~t fid.2 \.:iiiert;c:-;c:.cz '.,:hen i.t: ~<<; npces~;)ry to
curt:1il g3S service to mairtain the best possible s~rvice to
priority loads or to maintain the necessary pres!':ufc on thl.'
Comp~ny's sy.tcln. .
(d) ~ihl,n "lder,~d ::0 do so by a public regulatory body, having
jllril'Jdiction to issue such an order.
(e) BccaU5'~ of ~lCtS of God.
{f \ 1;(:;..0,1,:.' ;,f l;llforc~('('ablc cOI"ii!.:iottsheyond tho:: cODtT"\.ll Ilf tIn'
C:U:!!p:H';Y.
{g I ;''',r.1ny ol her reason 0r rC<iS,JOs provided for in tile l'at"s, rules
:Hld regulations of the Cclmpany filed wi Lh the :'lillnesotap'ubl i.c
~ervice Commission.
:ill!"J. 'I. T~'~ Comp.my silall s(~r'Je ;J copy of any proposed ch;.lug('r. tl'
it5 rt1LI'~; and rf',~ulacions on [il<' with t1w :.Ii.nn('!wta Public Servic('
Cmnmi<;';i011 pcrt;1ininj?, to curtailml'nt, illt.<!f.uption or dist'Jrbanc,'~ of
service, felr re<lson;; other than the f.1ilure to pay for service, ",ith the,
City 3t J~ast ten (10) days prior to said ch:1ngcs becoming effective.
SECT 1 ON. t~,
i'j'lIl('X( J \.IS j vc Franch i S'~ .
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Thi<; is not all exclusive fl:lI1chi<;...
SECTION 5. Laving :'Iains.
ThO' r:":~pIlIY ill'.rees r:<I 1;,:,' such ot its TII:JiIlS .ll1d l,jpl'S as :.)1(1,.' ~.:ithin
it.s n'Cj,!ir"l11l'lIts tor servi,'f' .1" SC'l'1l ;1:; P':lsc'nab1y (los.iI>J,(' to e1.) ";0. f1,.:'
Cl'lIlp;mv .....ill giv., rl?asoll.l1lle wl'ill"11 notL'l' to the Cit.:. l:ngilH'l'r l!f 1,J~llIs
t." 1.1)' ;"'lil~';' :11 .iIlY part "f tilt.. f'ity, Th.' 1:lyil1g "f such 111;lins sh.111 IW in
accord ,,-,ithf'st.ll>li..IH'd City plimning <Ind 1!llgincering.
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'Ir ''''II' 'I " ;011'; [r"m 1 i.,bi] il:i t1t'isillg out IIf the faHurt! to ('XC'I";';'.,
r"nS"l1,I~"" ":Ir,: to I1void injuring tit/;' Comp.my's (adliticR while pnrfl/rrr'lnr,
:111',' ....'.rl. '''IlIl,'ct...c1 with gr,ldinr,. rcr,r1.ldill~ or changing the 1 ille I'f :lllY
'it,....'t .., I',tlll i'- plAce or with lh(' l:nnstructloll or 1I'COnRtrl.l..:ti-:HI of 111'.'
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.~"I", '" \o,'1\l'n~ ti,l' Cit.y l'nlcrs tl1l' r.omp.1ny to relor.atc ,lilY l.r its
I "., Ii J' I' '. l ill' 1,;lIlIIl'.llIY ~,i1.ill ptt)(J'hl '.Ii th :;uch rclocati "I'. 'f ,:,,"h 1'1' In<:at ;f)n
i~; .)..p.. ".j';I"lIt "II il!;rl'c'm..'nt [ir~l b,~illg 1ll.H.le ,IS to who shall pay I': Ih"
1..lllC.1t';'''1 ':,>~~l, ~;uch relo.:ation of the [,lcilitics hy the Comp.1llji !;hall '1ot
be cn(l~;f 1'I,'d as ., waivl'r uf it,; right to he rcimburs'!r\ fnr the n'l",':qinri
"..:t. 11 'h.., COlllp:llIj' claims that it' should h(' reimbursed for such rC}0'-;Jtion
t"o.;t~~. ;' dld1 1l'Jllfy the City within ten (10) days after receipt 'Jf "'Ieb order,
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~;"!". l. TIJt' City sh.dl givl' the CtlIlIpmlY 1,,..1son.lhIe wrilU'1l 1I,;li(".' Df
pl.ln';!, lI(...~t j'lIl'l"IIVCliIl'nts \~lI('rl' PI'lillg ,-,r r("Hlr(i1cinr. of ./ 1'('UII'II'I'nt nature
is inv(" ..,1. \"h;ch notice shilll (,ollt:lin the nnturc Lind chilr.lcter oJf I.h('
iml'rllv(.... 'If,';, tIlt' Slr......ts UpOll \-.'hich the imprl)Vements arc to be IT'illie, the'
extent .( 111<~ improvements ,lIld the tim'~ when the City :mticipo1tl'S that it
or ifS ':Itrilctllr is g{)in~ lo st;\rl the work and, if more than one !;tn~l.'t
is ill\' .1',,,,1. th.~ Ilrdi'r in which this "."1['k is to proceed. P<Iving lit' rl'~;lIrf;)ci.ng
..,t 1 1''''''' Ill..' 11 t. n;:~lIr(' l(.fers 0111" ':0 rOl"t.I;md Cement ~'on("r('te or high "v"e
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.,,- "II~"'. "":l:;;:lI'r:II;: S'~,ls'"I,Il,>1e VI(lJ"ki'l:~ (llIldit.io!1.J, in .:ld'-l.IIII:(' of !.h" 'lllJ"l
':(lITl:Ill':"({':l'IIt ,,[ r.h.., I..'nrl{ to permit tlll~ C(lmp:m~; ':0 Ol.,l<e allY addit.j;,,,.:, "ii:l'rdtlons
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IndcnmiHcation.
The COIl'pany shall indl'mnHy, ko:cp .1110 hold lhe City fr(!'c and 'h,'rl~less"o-rrom' ""
.1IIY and all liahility on account of injury to perse'n!; or dilm"gc to property
o"'c:l~ioncd b}' the con:.truction, maintl'n.1nce, rcpo:;r or operation of the Company's
fncilit.ics lo~.'ted in, on, over, under or across the streets nnd public places
of the CLty, unless sucll injury or damage grows out of the ncgJigcrcc of the,
City, its employ('(~s, or agents, or n:sults from the performance in a prop'~r....
rn,1Oner of acts reasonably deemed hazardous by the Company, but such perfol:~:1anCe
is nevertheless ordered or directed by the City after notice. of the C_ompany.',!;._,':,~
-dctennination, In the event the suit sha'110e brought"ag.linst the City under,
circumstances where the above agreement to indemnify applies, tile Comp~ny at
its sole cost and expense shall defend the City in such suit if written notice
thereof is promr~t; given to the Company within a period wh~r~in the Compariy-
is not prr.jlJtii~cd by lClCK of such notices. If such notice is not reasonably
given as hereinbefore provided, the Company shall have no duty to indemnify nor
defend. If the Company is required to indemnify and defend. it will thcr~after
have complete control of such litigation, but the Company may not settle such
litigation without the consent of the City, which consent shall not be '
unreasonably withheld.
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SECTION 11. Franchise Fee.
It is agreed by the City and Company that the City may at any time during
the term hereof impose on the Company, as full compensation for the rights hereby
granted. a flanchise fee of not more than four percent (4%) of the Company's
gross operating revenues, as hereinafter defined, such fee to be payable not
later titan April 1 of each year and to be based upon the gross operating revenues
of the Co::;pany for the preceding calendar year or the part thereof after such:
fee becomes effective. Such fee .:ihall be imposed by ordinance duly adopteif:by
"'four-fifth's vote of the entire Council, after a public hearing, pursuant t9
notice published in the official newspaper, providing fur. at. 'least ten (l0)'
days' notice prior t~ the hearing, anrl shall not become effective'Ontil at ~~i~
least sixty (60) days after wri ttcn notice ti-tcrcof has been served upon the ,'"
Company by registered mai 1. The perc0nt fee m:,:: he changeeL:by:the:'Coundl bY ,
0rdinance from time to time, however, each chang~ shall meet the above notice,
hearing, aud vot ing requircments and the pen:€'ntagc imposecJmust remain firm 'for
at least one year, and the totul fee shall not exceed fOlltpercent. Sueh ordinance
shall not pre\ent the Company from adjlJsting its charges in such manner as it
deems ap?ropriat.e for the purp05e of reimbursing the Company for the payments tCl
be made to the Ci ty, and t he Company may inJicate on its bi 1 Is the customers.'
portion of said fees, Such fee shall not exccl!d any amount which the Company
may legally recover prior to the payw.ent to tl~e Ci ty by im!)osing a surcharge
equivalent to sllch fee in its rates for gilS service to customers within the
City. The tenn "gross opera t i ng revenues" means all sum:; ,cxe 1 uding said surcharge.
received by the Company from tr.e sale of gas within the corporate .Iimits of the
City. The foregoing time and mann",r of collecting said sllrchaq~e is subjcct'to
the approval of the r.linneso!:a Puhl ic Service Commission \>hich the Company agrees
to use its hest t"ffrlrls to ()!>t:~in.
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authorized hy thf' SLlte (If r-lilme'~;f)t.1 shall Il<lt ;Iff,'cl the valiuity (If this
fr,1Ilchis". AllY 1i11l1licip.11 cr'l'j',>r:1t inn ~IIC'Cf'l'c1ill~; IhC' City shall, I.'ithout tlw
con"ent of th,' Cpl11p;;ny, ~;lIl'cl'('d t., ;dl thl~ I'il;ht.; .tlld (.hlh:.I,tinn--: ,':'! :-h.
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of any str.."t, .,II.~y, public way or public ground, aft€'r thl' instflllallun of a gas
bri 1 ity. "11.,11 nol oper,ltc to deprlvl! the Company of its rights to op~rntc and
m.,tntilin 'Hld, J~.H facility, until tIn,' re:tsonable cost of relocatin~ thp same
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hl'rt'hy gr.111lcd, till' a writtl:'n ilCCl'l't;IflCC of the rights hert'by granlt'd with' th~
City l:l..rk. \.Iltllln ninety (90) days ,,(ter the passage of this ordini\JJc('.
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t-j., ,.n ,,,,,bl';1I1("I' upon the property III the C0mpallY sll."111 cxtt'nd tll llll' {ranchis~
right gr""l,:d hy this ordinance otlll~r than a lien cneumbc'rillg all plo,.L.rti' of
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SEC'IIOt: 16. 3everability.
I::Vl'r~1 'H,'ction. provisioPl, or party of this ordinance is Llcclan.!d separate
from evclY nthC'r seetie.n, provision or part; and if any section, pr()vi~;ion or
part shall bn held invalid, it shall not ilffect any other section. pr0vision
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SECT I fl~l 17. I'ublicat ion Expen~
Tne ('::W'~I1Sl' of publicatioll uf t:hi~ franchise or ordio.l/1ce shall he paid
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