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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 632, 8 October 1909, Page 8

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wM^iUKPollowilig"thp.-renewaijof?negotiations -be ;; v^r??^- ffi Gas .Company ; ;V;J,';- :; ::>- to' -the- right of -the' company ti W~K& i-.r/v. ifc mains />rom ; : Constable Sheet..to., th' -■$ 0?: ;/;,W/iaSqiiieicr;-at i: Jliramar;!'the'-Gas/Coraniit held a' further meet ;;y/>i;;/V; : f 3cS S.:S^ails/before ' h * • J- ull cotii'ioil : ) last/nighV iSs.^^i'v''"''^ ft/' V. ; ./seated -'thVt /the , committee'> o -MviA:;; *h?'.whole.;council,had'nsrtcri to the raembron '■/?/'!>:'•• fl'if 1 vP' : ' : negotiationsi. .between ..the.-Gas "Con* 'rKi;!'*'".'ttco''of-the council/and..the' company,: am " ;■.'''•." ..#«.., moved" that fho council' "agree to tho'pro -;•.;'.'.: ■> ■"Ppsals.;:, Hiß';W6rship: remarked on thelongtl /;//;.;:/VAP f : too ;negotiatibnsAand-pointed out that then ■;»fe' i '■■£:'■'■ Ajd,.' Deen tiyo. great'-' points': at. issue. • Firstly £ >:■ -,;;;,the",.Gas; Company'Claimed the•:right'.to:lay'i ';/:://■: ; '/J? 8111 ''rom/its 'works -.'at Courtenay Place t( :'VS : ''-.- its.works at /lliramar. yltolaimed this righl nn<^r^;Clanse. in an Act of Parliament, whiol .■S.'^:-^'S as vtOvOonief.jntb 'force ■ when an Order-in s&'< : r. vonncil /passed.-/'/The Acting-Premiei •'V^ : '-A"!-''5 l i ß ? l^lc *d.*'his:'into.ntioiii : -of issning this or :fciw?'-V . * r ii '/Acting/under, ■legal'■'•'advice,.-., the coiincii •''p.' r,.:!,..-.;insntatea3proceedings;. /in.? the.; law : courts ;//:•//l^ich/susrrtnded/its, power;.; ; The fee simple ; 'C-i ! r':,"' JJfthastreetsis.vestea'in the counoil, and ~th« iSSv.;;.''GaS -Committee. was' adamant on the'.question .-;.;v:j;i that the ■cornnoil,-;and the council alone, should ?'//.//. //.obntrpl' its. streets;/' Under : these .proposals;-;th< '■/"Bi?« , cotriipil • w(li:;j(fant;'leaV;e,'tO;;the.'Gas .Commit ;/ ''' ■• - ; to. Miramair/and neighbouring •.?.£& ..under., the'.direction.-of the council's v.vj. :■ 5 ;■;'. rbqnirements,*",on , payment'. ,bf •£SO . a' year -for ■M'p'::M (years; .arid thereafter of ■ JSIOO a year,'unless ,;.:?: :■;;<;: .the-;councili.buye ;.;tti,o - Go's .; Company' out.; of >4:■^^'.:::■^Melrort.'.^' :^^Tllo^'.cilJ, ;.'■'■theref - unoer''.' this iS",';;.;;■ /agree.ih'ent,.' ; maintaihs;the 'principle'of/its' coil/%/5 p/troj/bver/its/streets:;;;/;'. '.';;■''."•■■:;''■'■-;.-■'-■. ■■■';:■'-,. /'.?,;/-'; ; y ;'The'isecond Question'.was f v v.<i' : pany; desired' a' '-. modification'..ot'•: the' :• Melrose Hr' !■ :!■ agreement.,/:::-Hithertb,/..the company has had ■W- ■■:■ vtenure'-;iri/Melrose,' and : -'de-' ////fe; Bired:;tb l :haTe'va' , these i'v'/ ■''"V -prbpSsals,;the /'city/grants;.'the' Gas'.Company ■'■■■/::■. /:./■>/• tenancy/: in- -Melrose 'of. 21 years,/with' U rfi.,;/A-J&arjperiods/bf 'rembyal;;.and other .lesser.'modi-'f^f-eff:nc'ationfe'*"'lll/-exchange,-:;the "'.company, "is 'to ij.'it ..'.'payftEe.rcbnnbil .lJdt.fper. l 'looo.'ifeet..bh, all/gas ■'■/•J';';.-' 1 guaranteed.-.mini-•/';jif<::. '.mum-.'bf *>Blsfl";perr annum.'': 'If "the' gas /con/ .//■//; .'/stoed;fa pjiii-P,. .:oity:/wi}l■/benefit, 1 by*the-increase:',' >; The ..coiri/T//,,.v'/^:;p'any..is > also':to'nw ;'?'/•/: uconsumed; in'i-iWa'destowa.■>;•■' .'.'has Worship).'been .'careful' to_.,see /' : /S'':; : ;/, : that. the'. price! of. "gas/in' as, that,charged.to ; the h/?./,:iv'oitiiens.''.'of 'i-Wellingtoh'. for-the: same kind-of i ;.,*'.•'.; '..'gasiH.He' .confidontly ; /:-!> ■H/fthce.-of >the'prbpbsals'' is 'being in ;the .'interests i?i r --$v i -! ; . b ''-i*Se rrfty. 1 :.-- - :J '.'■. : -'-.>': iU;'"'-/ ' :, ' : '>T';;" sSF&i^ > ;'$ i '%;^; ; -^ ; ' ;1 :''''ThßiAgreement ?:jiv'/. ■'.", the meraOranduni ?;,SJ;-''J>-which''.th'e':<ffluncil.-de«i and •:•'■■:'•'■•■■•"'.• ;.A?iV';'-' K'pe.Xinei'-r-The.'.corpbration;.'to/consent;- to -/.*:■/?" IheVlaying .':ahd;;use of ■ mains -to,, connect ; tho |r'lV/J;S'company's :works;Vin'.v;Wenington-, with /the '; Si-/boroughs'. of .'Kardri, .■Onslbw,."and, Miraniar, 1 Or r:iyS?,:Swith-,bther/snburban':'nr/city'!dißtrictß, ; ; or.; fo . ! ./P'/. ;i ;'ebnhect the. company's 'works at Miramar »;ith /B : :;J:./', : 'ahy;; pp'rtibn.of \X)ii' ieityv..of ?Wellington'or.'the "%li .{S/suburbanf,areas.'iy.The;:bompany -J to'" have/'the right-to, lay; portion, of -ji/i/'i/the/Town'Belttand/.niderjany/road /pfossihg i:/;,;'|'/. the. Town/Belt,' '.except that, the .company;is hot fe*/;"; ; to-rlay- mainsiithr'pugh-.'any.v.pprtibn'of rST^W^lt-that;is';'nsed'as»:a public ; park' or.-is.uh- ';- ig-x'fr le'ased./withbut/spe.ciar.'consent;of;the council, :iV;7W';--.for/.which;,cohsenc'the/cPuricil'is;hot' to make ///'/* iny,.:.oharge.'/;lf./pipes are-laid by /the. company, /-;*■/ portion''of ,ihe'Tbwn'Belt, ft;/;.; ■ ■ t"« n . tbe [company'is ■ with ■ the lessee 'j.:j,;» i iSnd<indemnifj/the;'cbrpoTatioh ; '/K'/' : • tKe.les6ee'./,l.Thei.(»mpany,,:tb/:be v bbund-by'the' W'i-j-: conditions'; of ! I '-;>'^W^?t ) all-jbperatioM'cbnoern-&ZiV> M*,' :m ?'M:;iaid ,:iinder-,th,e ■ agreement; "',-:/;.' -V T j lo !„« > ™panj-.,tp;pay-/SH ; /'. of i / /arihnin'in 'twb/oqualf halfiyearly if-e-i/payments cin..,March;/and :.'September' ill - bach ;^ l fiH/^? ; - ; -i¥;?^t) : fl;:;//-;..i 910 --rst,:the expiration/pfa/term-"ofv2K.yearß v ; ; />/ fro ?"i;P^ m >«Z31>./lMu^tto^ S'.ttK^5 n V t ?J^' 1 ?? rea s«dvtbv^luoxpCT' v anmim,-pro-' >t , :^"- y . , - d ff^ t .™ t « :?/«:'^ 1 llf:' o£ iJ >Br <;!' ! ise:Of the..Melrose'.reticulation ;at,ihe of/21 years, the pay*'v'", m ? per/annum.;-; Such $ V,.; { paymentv to ;ceasesiri-ithe. event/that/the Cor;:t^'^^^:W^ m6V ??^ ha /K:;-/: n nWaking. portion/of /the per ani ; 'fe^ ' iOT '.yeaw-'br.' the'. company ;a %i/?lw?ated ; .;to,-the^aty..Council "undei; ;ihe' ad-M^W^^^^-made/by/the^over^^^ WK ; -H^^ t^^'\:^e ' s |^ I ra s L^? e^ent^ o 303,- and-;--'then'- : be/replaced br P °haU ;- ; *?- r '.rl y- ca «.'tP3 su Pßly, gas. to the whole «' ; 3-cfc&°- ■■l&lfa/mm /Well '-''S&i :;?!^ ar b a n;/distriot,' that may Z -■'- Bi-'w" 31, sir ot,-^in//Which S/n"-tA«,oompany;supp ies?gasVuuder ;in ; - / SSJ //^/.:,*5 e ;POWany,ta,be;bbund:by; 'i ;^^^:i^V^^ t ! 6^clail -~ , .. of purchase of. the: mains, etc;,-' under .the dJS? .1./.ri^ m ent. : with / the;:Melrose. i ßoroug^f^? D Kii'e^^^f^.tb/^ercise:^ i y i^ f " -PHrchase,.is/then intended be;given,lw *® h ?^Pi™tioh : 'S ,-s*r-' WS ;t ?f m -/W notice m T en : the"rnm i- S TOntts'/npHce to hi s?S . ?^,^ed; are;te;be:thb'.whole;of^hn ; ietic\^tioh , ? . ; .-,and other j ,works ;ntuated;,within/tbi ? old'Me ! /rosev,Ward-and/the Towniflelt,-'andvSsed^t ".?;/ nt /exclude rany.. other /works ■ arid Pa^ g - ;the the/supply;; of.0f. gas to ™te.!°r boroughs.;;The,,£m' m:i} jany^ahaUnnualy-furhish/'tb/thb cbr'poratbV,' -: ., i -a..stattoent; i shbwiDg/the'cost of-all .works.ca™ #?'^?»^. i^6-Mefose;,Ward;br/in.'the/Tl) w 1 /; iWiWh '.fj, ; * e :^ed'.exclusiyelycfor!the'^upply ; of ~^ s gas to.Hiatdhtric ./;Such>staf ement toTSctude .'/j;// a S-, a . d ft l ™.n:Of. 7J,per. cent; to the cost .appearing vVi.;g^ le^;.th aVcannot,bo.;conveniently. broUcht certified blithe .auditors! and by/auditors :/;/;?;. a PP!^W^y-and :paid:by;thb; corporation; with /'-ftnfJWHatjonjn'case;or;diiFer:ence.:::The corpbraexpenditriro 'December/3i;vi308,-'as ,:;. ->;.i3Z,9p9,,65,;;5d,- -Such'annual : statements'shall S/^;/., B P^Wclude.any > sums..for'repairs or alterations ij.;?/W?. 5 ;-.. vpon.ther discontinuance'of-any of the v-/?ff 'JPS'iubho^eet^/lamps/ erected in;the /t;;.'^!f os .?' W a,rdrthelamp.pbsts shall be removed ?^fcwfe" D !P?° y :of two. years :«;,:;frpm:-theidato;.of.;such'discontinuance/and a /A',/ c ««t--is thei;efor..ih":theensuing ari- ;:,;;,,'; .nual statement.fif,'JK;fpr each'postand'-lamp'so :^j;removed.:': i rt^i , ;:i.//;/ : v-.•;■'•.. : /' ,-, '•'-..■ c

fti??\ &™J I - , #! S -V >f ; : Eu whase'yif.; the; : corpdration' of the first' subsequent: ; terra;i'theh: ; the: B uin to bo be.bascdVUponVthe yearly audited :tp iWtemetts,: less':such. an", amount: for deprecia/be;: ' J ::V-^ b y:i arb ■{$, IS ■■?J?*is, er *te'» -the'levels. of any Streets :'S:£-, ln ,: th e Melrose^Ward,:. -require ,that -any.mains ;shall:be'raised,- sunt,' or-altered. - the ;:.;.>, cqinpany; shall .comply,, with' such'requirements, v;;;" 6 ?' this ;plause .shall; only,'apply to'mains or -:-;,'P. 1 P B December-31,1903, and shall -■ ■■-' ~' 5 °- i^ s .> '.after '.the; 'completion "> bit '-the' --■S •'^lB?; i 0 t lw i Tears,provided, that! no ,;-.;y::main,,shall.bQ>id;aftei\-Decemher.:3lKigo9 by > '-v -tjw> ..company, .except at,,snch.,:leTel: as jrisy. '.be ■w--;-Piep.:W-;the;,C^yvEn'gineer,; i ßroyided that such ;/. :>.:J e je'' s ,™lh. o l n< ;^ ;.v :: '. m. a| - ■'' b ?;^ o A l ' n , dn , a >delaj..-:Jn,givjiig"'-snch :, level. ,;. >: U ho. company shall have the .right to lay", mains ' :% '.m. ■'. ■tl? 1 1/.supply /of ,-. -gßs.- ,to,-:the, "Melrdso': Ward y !,;througli:nu}-;portion oftho'l'dwn.:Bel;yor;iliidor i l /■■:.:>. jny,--road.crossing'tho-'l'own Belt,'except' that :. 'i' ' the company is ;not to lay■-, maiiis.'through any i -thiit;'.is sused .as a' ;w;■: ipnblic park.lQi-is.inn|e«sedj,%itb,Qut.tho special ,/;;,i..,:conssiit'of. ; thii;:council,- for,-iWhich ednso'nt the f::H, ; cqiiiicil..is\'ndtf- : tb/.iiirt Kb anyi'chri ~ If pipes leased •,::'•".'!. -porliffn-of; .the Td'.vii'iSelt/.thpn'th'e company -is "■~xy°- «™i%<!' "'jth; thd'.lessce'-.a'lKl'indemnify., the W^ : ; ; priy'"to the corrS/'.':^;'''!>' ; ; :^•=: : V '"' , -^ 1 tV; on i ri 11; within' the "^■^:;'^'';wii'',;:()f' ; 'J!(l, Vt^rv. thousand, .cubic ";sV\A';' ;;^ , l'';n'-," , ;«!"!»''i; : 7! , i"i'Sntrecl payment:-of ;':-::j ; ,'t'"/: ! ' ; ''- , :-';i!V!'':!'^':, M '.-.";conipnny' to-.pny.'to- the ':tf .r ; :'-;::'.:.''v!^:!V; ro / :^l ;>:;.'» , V/' - H : Rns, f-oldi,within ?-.'W;V'.-''- ; -'-:^*-:-" , :il : .V'^"-i , -.- ; >s:-,^>fl< : stoKn:.'.-of.:l.id.Vper. 'r'>. ■'>l'.Ti:'.*!:s£ :th(i',corporiitioh :•'--• : .-,-.'•''■'•-:-f"'.i';iW-'- »,t. , '.>:^' , v:io ,, f!':H;"or■■'?i''rfe'itiK.i'-'-iid ■:j&ty*V.-:'■!&■■ Itei. 30' and .V;;-I|frrnliU''--3Ivi'r.:f^ i : :':.'■:i : i'3-ft j^f"^'^.' - ? >f jii'Ol; !%idpsfnwn^'' l rhe '■■?tj*.^iQ?Vs*r7(s\ ■';•' 9it"nnny, to privnfe ::^^V;' i *''^!Vlb:-:'^K:.:';; l r'^vV\'"r ! l,>r within ■;-!/'-i'ts:-i ?V[!i.e.<t3»-i::,;di;-..iir.t;--:;.for the '<iidd!v: of,

gas for lighting,- heating,-cooking, or power, anU the -charges (iffany),-for .meter'or stove rentals, shall be the'same as that charged at the same -time,by the company.to consumers of, the same class within therest of the citv • liYSf e H I ?Ston,-- and Buoh consumers shall he entitled to similar discounts'on similar terms as-are granted to the same class of consumers within the-rest of the city.'. , . A'alidity of agreement:. Iri the' event of any doubt arising as ; to, the Validity of the' agreement. ,or .or any part thereof, the council shall .(at,its'.own.,expense), at the ;request : of ■the company, take all/necessary" steps to* Talidate it. .-.'•. ;•,'"'■';.■'■■■.■• • '.•■•.-;■ :.'..,• Mr. Ferguson's Views.'' : When asked for his views on the draft ngree': ment,. Mr.' WilliamvFergnsqn, manager .of the Gns, Company, remarked to a Dominion reporter that, he had objected .'in writing to the Town 'Clerk against the publirntion .of the memorandum until it should have been signed, sealed, and delivered.,, ...