THE MOUNT VERNON SIGNAL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 1969 PAGE THREE

OTTAWA Mt. and Mrs. Warren Neat

Albright and family of Bir-mingham, Alabama vis i ted Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose Al-bright - and Josephine and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Albright and Del ia Mae Wilmot.

Vis i tors of Mr. and Mrs. Shirl Brown and Randal l and Mrs. Minnie Jones las t week were Mr. and Mrs. Gail Pot ter and family of Dayton, Ohio and Mr. and Mra. Gene Bishop of Lex-ington.

Mr. and Mrs. Shelby Browh visi ted re la t ives in Cincin-na t i , Ohio las t week.

Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Chaney and family of Blue Ash, Ohio are spending two weeks vacat ion with Mrs. Susie Chaney and Mr. and Mrs. Jarve Noe.

Dr. K.R. Burdette and J e f f , Dwight Griffin, and Archie French attended the Cincinnati Reds and P i r a t e s Ballgame i n ' Cincinnat i , Ohio las t Monday n igh t

Mr. and Mrs. Roy Sayers of Covington and Mrs.. Ef f i e Jones were Sunday gues t s of Mr. and Mrs. Archie French .

Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Chaney and family and Mrs. Susie Chaney spen t Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Chaney at Maretburg.

M i s t Debbie Noe of Mt.

Vernon spent Saturday night with J o Ann Chaney at her grandmother 's .

Las t week visi tors of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Ha mm and Mrs. Bet ty Farr is were Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Griffin of Crawfordsvi l le , Ind., Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Farr rs , Mr. and Mis. E lza Bishop of

> Broughtontown, Mrs. May-et ta Smith o f ' Ind iana , Mis. Nancy Burdine, Mrs. Susie Brown and Henry, and Mrs. Betty. Lou Lawrence and

Mr. a n d Mrs. Reed Cash and family of Mason, Ohio ' are v i s i t ing Mr. and ,Mrs . Sam Cash and Mrs. .Jo Ann Cash/ •

Mr.- and Mis. J .C . Smith and family of Indianapol is , Indiana and Mrs. Nancy Burdine were in Harlan las t week visi t ing.

Mr. and Mrs. George Bur-dine and Shannon of Cincin-

^.•nati , Ohio, Mr. and Mrs. J a m e s Burdine and family of Crab Orchard, Mr. Frank-lin Burdine and boys of Brindle Ridge, Mr. and Mrs. Genice Burdine and family visi ted Mrs. Nancy Burdine over the week end.

Mr. and Mrs. Clangman Hamm, Mike and Debbie , and Delia Mae Wilmot were in Someiset Saturday shop-ping.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Neff and Tina of Dayton, Ohio s p e n t Monday night with-

Mr. and Mrs. Guy Hamm and Mrs. Bet ty Farris ."

Mrs; Ruth Harper- of Al-buquerque, New Mexico, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Harper and Tammy, and Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Lawrence and Wendell of Cincinnati , Ohio spen t th is week end with Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Law-rence and Mark.

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T h e good rains which fell" recent ly were badly needed on crops.

A very large crowd attend-ed Sunday School at SycS-mpre Chursh Sunday.

Mis. L i s a Spires daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bud Spires who h a s been very i l l , i s bet ter at th is time.

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Smith of Cincinnat i , Ohio and Mrs. Stel la Ray Smith of Harlan County spen t the week end with D.T. Ph i l -l ips and family and Howard Ph i l l i p s of Three L inks .

Mrs. Mildred Newsome and girls of Frankfort visi ted her parents at Three Links a few days las t week.

John W. Cox of Lexington v i s i t ed his parents here over the week end.

Mrs. Nora Allen of Fort Thomas visi ted her aunt , Mrs. Candice Drew, Wednes-day of las t week. -Mr. U s . AmeV^Dnyid-.

s o n are home after a ten-day vacation in Tampa , F lor ida . , .

C e c i l Williams of Dayton, Ohio and his mother, Mrs. Rose Williams, of Beiea visi ted D.T. Phil l ips" and family at Three Links on Saturday.

Mrs. Fannie Lakes and daughter , Carol , were in Lexington Tuesday shop-ping-

Mr. and Mrs. B.C. Martin vis i ted their daughter , Mrs. John S. Ph i l l i p s , and fami-ly at Berea Wednesday.

Mrs: Alma Ray Ph i l l i p s and daughter , Peggie , were in Lexington Tuesday shop-ping.

SNIDER Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Bal l inger

of Dayton, Ohio and Mr. and Mrs. J o e VanWinkle and chi ldren of Wolf Creek v is -ited Mr. and Mrs. Bodie Van Winkle Sunday a f t e r -noon.

Mr. and Mrs. Charl ie Cal-lahan of Richmond, Indiana vis i ted her paren ts , Mr. and Mrs. Bob Barnett and othor re la t ives over the week end.

Glen Van Winkle vis i ted fr iends in Louisv i l l e Thurs-day until Saturday and at»-tended the State Fa i r .

Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Gab-bard of F lorence spen t a

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ORDINANCE NO. 301

AN ORDINANCE CREATING AND OFFERING FOR SALE A FRANCHISE TO ACQUIRE, LAY, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE IN, ALONG, ACROSS AND UNDER THE PUB-LIC STREETS, AVENUES, ALLEYS, ROADS AND OTHER PUBLIC STREETS, WAYS, AND PLACES OF THE CITY OF MT. VERNON, KENTUCKY, A SYSTEM OF MAINS, PIPES, CONDUITS AND APPURTENANCES FOR THE DISTRIBUTION AND SALE OF NATURAL,, OR MANU-FACTURED AND, OR"MfXED GAS AND FURTHER PRO-VIDING FOR THE ADVERTISEMENT AND SALE OF SAID FRANCHISE AS PROPOSED AND THE ACCEPT-ANCE OR REJECt lOtLOF BIDS THEREFOR.

SECTION 1: - There is hereby created a f ranch ise for ac-quiring,- laying, maintaining and operat ing in, a long and under and a c r o s s the publ ic s t r e e t s , a v e n u e s , a l l e y s , roads , and other public ways hereinaf ter c a l l e d , " s t r e e t s " and public p l aces of the City of Mt. Vernon, Kentucky , a sys tem of mains , p ipes , conduits" and appur tenances for the dis t r ibut ion and s a l e of natural or manufactured a n d , or mixed gas and providing for the advert isement and offer-ing of sa id proposed f ranch ise for s a l e and the accep tance or reject ion of b ids therefor.

SECTION II: - The person, firm, corporation, company, h i s or i t s s u c c e s s o r s or a s s i g n s , hereinafter* ca l l ed " g r a n t e e " acquir ing th is f ranch ise sha l l have the right and pr ivi lege of acquir ing, laying and maintaining a sys tem of mains , p ipes , condui ts and appur tenances in, a long, a c r o s s and under the public s t r e e t s and p l aces of sa id ci ty to t ransmit , d is t r ibute , and se l l natural, , or manufac-tured and , or mixod gas there f rom. to the inhabi tants of sa id City of Mt. Vernon, Ky.

The grantee , subsequent to the purchase and a c c e p t a n c e of t h i s f r anch i se sha l l immediately begin negot ia t ions to s ecu re an adequa te supply of g a s , and within one year aftfer secur ing s a i d supply of gas from the g ran tee ' s source

of supply and after secur ing the necessa ry rights of way , sha l l begin to construct and lay such pipe l ine and con-dui ts from i t s s a id source of gas of a capac i ty suf f ic ien t to meet the demands of the i n h a b i t a n t , industr ies and b u s i n e s s e s of t he Ci ty of Mt. Vernon, Ky., provided how-ever , the grantee sha l l not be l iable for any de lays , f a i lu res , or de fau l t s in th>- cons t ruct ion , maintenance, and operation of sa id sys tem .of gas mains, and 'pipe l ines occas ioned by any a c t s of God, s t r i k e s , the public enemy, lockouts or any other vis major which by the exe rc i s e of due d i l i -gence the grantee i s unable to avoid or overcome; and it i s further .provided that a if ihe grantee of th& f ranchise s h a l l have contracted with a third party for a source of supply of ga s , and a copy of such contract i s furnished to the City of Mt. Vernon, Ky., then and in t he event t he contract made between the grantee here of and the sa id third party for sa id gas supply excuses the sa id third party from supplying said gas to the grantee for c a u s e s beyond the control of sa id third party, then the grantee of t h i s f ranch ise sha l l be excused for i ts fai lure to furnish gas a s herein required to the same extent and for l ike c a u s e s as are spec i f i ed and se t out in the contract between th i s grantee and sa id third party.

Al l work to be performed by the grantee sha l l be in a workmanlike manner and performed s o a s not to interfere unreasonably with the public use of t he s t ree t s and public ways of sa id City; and said work and cons t ruc t ion sha l l not interfere with the Municipal Sewer System or the water and e lec t r ic distr ibution sys t ems in Mt. Vernon, Kentucky, nor sha l l it interfere with other u t i l i t i es or quas ipubl ic u t i l i t i es authorized to use the s t r e e t s and public ways of the Ci ty of Mt. Vernon, Ky. When a s t ree t is opened by the grantee for the puipose a fo resa id , it must be restored with-in a reasonable time by the grantee in or to a s good a con-di t ion a s it was in immediately prior to the opening thereof .

SECTION III; - , T h e grantee sha l l indemnify the City of Mt. Vernon, Ky. for a l l damages to i t s s t r e e t s and publ ic w a y s and public p l a c e s caused and brought about by the negl igence of the grantee, i ts agents and s e r v a n t s , and the grantee s h a l l defend any and a l l ac t ions caused or brought about or a r i s ing out of the cons t ruc t ion and laying of s a i d g ? s mains, pipe l ines and condui t s in, under, a long , , arK j c w f c v t b e s l r ee t a (Kid public"ways 'of sa id Ci ty and in

-'the const ruct ion and operation of sa id system.of gas mains , p ipes arid app l i ances . *j. -

SECTION IV: - The period of th is f ranch ise sha l l extend for twenty (20) years from the e f fec t ive da te thereof .

SECTION V: -"That for the purpose of e f fec t ing a . s a l e of sa id f ranchise it is ordered that the Clerk of the City of Mt. Vernon, Ky. be, and s h e is hereby ordered and directed to s e l l sa id f ranch ise as proposed at public auct ion to the highest and best bidder at the front door 'of the City Hall in the Ci ty of Mt. Vernon, Kentucky, at the hour o r i 0 : 0 0 a . m . E . D . T . on September 4 , J 969. the purchase pr ice to be due and payable a s here inaf ter s t a t e d . That before making sa id s a l e , the Clerk_ of the Ci ty of Mt. Vernon, Ky. will adver t i se the t ime, da t e , terms and place of sa l e , together with the purpose thereof and the provis ions and condit ions of the proposed f ranch ise to be offered and the date for accep tance or re jec t ion of bids by the Board oi Council of the City of Mt. Vernon, Ky. a t ( i t s regular^ meet ing .on the 4t h jjav oi September

t h e Vefn3h*5rgn£} \ i." weekly newspaper of general c i rcula t ion published in the City of Mt. Vernon, K f . for the i s sues of August 21, 2 8 and Septem-ber 4 , ' 1969 and a l s o by writ ten or printed no t i c e s ' pos t ed at five (5) conspicuous p laces in the Ci ty of Mt. Vernon, Kentucky. No b ids sha l l be considered for a c c e p t a n c e if the amount thereof i s l e s s than SlOO.OO plus the to ta l c o s t of adver t is ing, which amount i s fixed a s the upset p r i ce o f % i e bidding. The Clerk of the City of Mt. Vernon, Ky.. sha l l report in writing to the Board of Counci l of the City (her) ac t ions under th is ordinance at the regular meeting of the Counci l of the City of Mt. Vernon, Ky., to be held at the hour of 7:30_p.m. E .D.T . , September 4, 1969, s t a t ing in- sa id report (he name of the s u c c e s s f u l bidder and the amount of his s a id bid and upon the granting of sa id fran-c h i s e and the accep tance of said* bid by the Board of Counci l of the City of Mt. Vernon, Ky., the purchaser sha l l immediately pay to the Clerk of the City of Mt. Vernon, Kentucky, the full amount of sa id purchase pr ice for sa id f ranch ise a s bid. It is further ordered that upon the f inal p a s s a g e of th is ordinance and the accep tance of the s u c -c e s s f u l bid by the Council of the City of Mt. Vernon, Ky. the s u c c e s s f u l bidder sha l l be notified of the accep tance of sa id bid by the Clerk of the City of Mt. Vernon, Ky. The Board of Council of the City of Mt. Vemon, Ky. reserves the right to reject any and a l l b ids .

SECTION VI: - The grantee of sa id f r a n c h i s e , i ts s u c c e s -sors and a s s i g n s , may s e l l , t ransfer , or a s s i g n said fran-c h i s e to any util i ty or construct ion company, or any other person, individual , group of indiv iduals , or corporat.'<\n with, and only with, the consen t and approval of the Board of Council of the City of Mt. Vfemon, Ky.

SECTION VII: - The grantee , i t s s u c c e s s o r s and a s s i g n s s h a l l s e l l gas to the r e s iden t s , inhabi tan ts , p lants and consumers of the City,of Mt. Vernon, Ky., upon terms and at the rates spec i f i ed by the Publ ic Service Commission of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and sha l l s e rve the r e s iden t s , inhabi tants , p l an t s and consumers adequate ly in accordance with the ru les , regula t ions , control , and superv is ion of the Publ ic Service Commission of the Commonwealth of Kentucky or such o the r agency a s may be auth6rized and empowered by law to regulate the same.

SECTION VIII: - It is .hereby ordered that the grantee sha l l be exeropi from taxation insofar a s concerns s u c h taxa t ion* which is based on an a s se s smen t of i ts phys i ca l , tangible and intangible a s s e t s , where s u c h taxa t ion i s levied by the Ci ty of Mt. Vernon, Ky. for a period of f ive (5) years from the e f f ec t ive date of s t a r t ing cons t ruc t ion .

SECTION IX: - The granting of t h i s f r anch i se sha l l not interfere in any n.anner with the s a l e of bottled gas in the City of Mt. Vernon, Ky., by any person , firm or corporat ion, other than the grantee of th is f r anch i se ; and the grantee of t h i s f ranchise sha l l not interfere wi(h any such s a l e s by engaging in any bott led gas bus iness for retai l to con-sumers in the City of Mt. Vernon, Ky.

SECTION X: - Any other provision of th is ordinance t o the contrary notwifhs tanding, if gas i s not avai lable under sa id f r a n c h i s e to consumers with the Ci ty of Mt. Vernon, Ky. , on or before 24 months a f t e r the da te tha t the bid for such f r anch i se is accep ted , then such f ranch ise may be revoked by the Board of Council of the Ci ty of Mt. Vemon , Ky. at i ts option, without refund to the s u c c e s s f u l bidder.

SECTION XI: - It is hereby ordered that th is Ordinance s h a l l take e f f ec t from and af ter i t s p a s s a g e , approval and publ icat ion a s provided by law-

Introduced and given f i r s t reading August 7 , 1969-Adopted: August 14, 1969.

/ s / C l y d e ' B a m e t t , Mayor Protein Attest:

< / s / E t c r f C r o m e r , Ci ty Clerk