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<br />November 8th.91
<br />Board met in special session at 10:00 A. M. Mr. A. H. Rice
<br />absent This being the day set for the hearing of the franchise of the St. Joseph
<br />Heating Company as published ib the South Bend Daily Tribune and the News Times and postd
<br />in ten public places in the City.
<br />✓ The Board1considered said franchise, and no remonstrators appeared and no
<br />object ors objecting to said 1franchise. The same is hereby approved in words and
<br />figures and referred to the Common Council for their ratification at their regular
<br />session this Sth. day of November 1915 as follows, towit:-
<br />A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND,INDIANA,BY AND THROUGH ITS BOARD
<br />OF PUBLIC-W0RKS9AND THE ST. JOSEPH HEATING COMPaNY,A CORPOP.ATION ORGANIZED
<br />UNDER AND; BY VIRTUE OF THE LAWS OF HE STATE OF INDIANA,ITS SUCCESSORS 0R
<br />ASSIGNS,GRANTING THE RIG=HT TO SAID HEATING COMPANY TO ENTER IN AND UPON
<br />CERTAIN STREETS,AVENUES,ALLEYS, BRIDGES AND PUBLIC P�,ACES WIITHIN SAID CITY,
<br />AND THEREIN TO CON8TRUCT,LAY OPERATE AND MAINTAIN A SYSTEM OF COJDUITS,
<br />PIPES,MAIN ,CONDUCTORS AND SERVICE PIPES,TOGETHER WITH ALL NECESSARY BRANCTIES
<br />AND CUT OFFS,MA-NffiOLES,APPLIANCES,APPURTEN�ANCES AND OTHER UTILITIES FOR THE
<br />PURPOSE OF 14URNISfdNG AND CONVEYING STEAM FOB HEATING AND OTHER PURPOSES,
<br />TO PUBLIC ANDPRIVATE CONSUMERS WITHIN SAID CITY,GRANTING ALSO THE RIGHT TO
<br />ENTER UPON SAID STREETS,ALLEYS,BRIDGES,A VENUES AND PUBLIC PLACES TO MAKE
<br />REPAIRS.
<br />THIS CONTRACT AND AGRk'EMENT, made this Sth. clay of November,19159 and between
<br />the City ,of South Bend; Indiana, by and through its Board of Public Works, as party of
<br />the first part, end the St. Joseph Heating Company, as party of the . second part,
<br />WITNESSETH Sec. L._ Consent ,.permission and authority is hereby given and
<br />granted by the City of South Bend, and is vested in the St. Joseph Heating Company, a.
<br />corporation organized under the laws of the State of Indiana, its successors or assigns,,
<br />for and during the term of thirty years from and after the date hereof, to enter into,
<br />along, upon.and under the following streets, alleys, bridges and public places in said
<br />City, and there to construct, lay, maintain and operate a pipe or pipes as the same may
<br />be required, together with the necessary branches, cut-offs, E�An-holes, appliances and
<br />all necessary appurtenances for furnishing and conveying steam for heating and toher
<br />purposes as the company may elect to and for the use of its several patrons and cus-
<br />tomers situated and located along the streets and alleys hereinafter described, and to
<br />transport and convey steam by and througt said system for such purposes, and to furnish
<br />and provide said customers with steam for the purposes aforesaid, said line of streets,
<br />alleys, bridges and public places to be occupied being particularly designated as
<br />follo*s,to-wit:--
<br />Beginning at a point on Bridge Street west of the power plant of the
<br />Indiana & Michigan Electric Company in order to enable connection tb be made with said
<br />Company's plant, running thence south alo-ig Bridge Street to and across East .Colfax
<br />Avenue, running thence' west can -Colfax Avenue .to .and ,across Main Street, running thence
<br />south on Main Street to and across Washington Avenue, running west on Center Street
<br />to Lafayette Street, .also beginning at the intersection of Colfax Avenue ,and Michigan
<br />Street and running thence south on Michigan Street .to Washington Avenue.
<br />See. ?.- It is expressly agreed by and between the parties thereto that
<br />the territory served by said second party shall be that property which abuts the
<br />portion of the streets, alleys and other public places hereinbefore described.
<br />The charge and conditions for service so rendered to the patrons and cus-
<br />tom";_Q�X .said second party abutting said streets, alleys and public places hereinbefore
<br />described, or such extensions thereto as shall hereafter be granted by the party of the
<br />first part, shall be upon a schedule of rates, tolls, charges, rules and regulations
<br />to be filed and promulgated by the second party with the Public Service Commission of
<br />Indiana
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