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Provided. further. ~bat in ~he event ~ny such tax shall be imposed and sol-
<br />looted upon any lma~ of the nat"~ral gas ftu~ished to the i~habitan%s of thc Ci~j
<br />of Lakewood~ ~he City. through its agents, or officers designated for ~hat purpose
<br />by ~he Co,,mctl, Ihall have the righ~ at all reasonable times and hours to inspect
<br />the pl~ysioal property of ~he Company, w~erever situated and examine all books.
<br />records, and agreements eontai~ record thereof for the purpose of ascertaining
<br />whether s~',.oh tax is being fairly pro-rated as an additional cost for natural gas
<br />and charged to the inhabi~an)cs of the City of Lakewood pursuant to the provisions
<br />hereof.
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<br /> ~oot~on 2. T~e term "natural gas" as u~ed herein, is in~ended ~o mean
<br />~a~ural gas of ~ ~1~ ~d e~aot~ ~oduoed b~ ~t~e in ~he
<br />~d ~t~al ~8 fields o~ ~est Virginia ~d ~o ~ ele~ere, ~ioh ~1
<br />IS to ~ ~ts~ ~ its na~al eta~ ~ou2 ~e of air, ~he absYroo~ion
<br />o~ ~ ~t~al ele~n~ or ad~tl~, a~ ~e oons~r'8 me~er~, subJeo~ h~ver,
<br />to t~ r~l of oil ~d ~aolins ~reS pr~d, h~r, ~ d~ the ~ri~
<br />~re~ ~d, ~2~al ~s ~s~d or ~livered ~s~a~ to the ~ of
<br />ord~ce a~ll al~ e~n a ~ of eight h,m~ed (8~) ~itish 2he~l
<br />,~tYs 2o t~ cubic foot, Tests ~ d~e~ne ~e ~itish ~e~! ~ta s~ll be
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<br /> duly a~horized by co.oil, ~d s~l ~
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<br /> Section Si No~withs~nding I~y provisions Of ~ ordinance of prior date
<br />hereto, The EaS~ Ohio Gas Company Ihall. at its expense, ex~cend its pipes and
<br />nains for l~rnishing natural gas to and upon a~V preserve or ~u~ure dedicated stree~.
<br />highway, avenue, alley~ public ground or public place, or any part thereof~ in
<br />the City of La.wood, whenever at least one cons~er on an average cf each one
<br />hundred (100) feet of pipe in ~he e%reet or (crests in which ~he extension is ~o
<br />be made shall first, in writing, agree to ~ a supply of natural gas at the
<br />then established rates, provided, however, that ~he Company shall not be required
<br />to make any extensions during the months of December, January, February and M~roh
<br />of any years
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<br /> Section 4e If at any t~ during the term of this ordinance the said Company
<br />is ,m~ble tO furnish a ~ull supply of natural gas, the -,~un% which said Co~apany
<br />does obtain shall be fairly proportioned among the ~m~oipalities which the said
<br />Company is under obligation to supply.
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<br /> Section B. Ail maters shall Be supplied by the said Company at its ~w~, ex-
<br />pense, and shall be of a standard make. Meters shall be tested in accordance
<br />with Section 9S29 ef the Ohio General Code, which reads as
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<br /> NMeters in use shall Be tested on the request of the consumer.
<br /> in his presenoe, if desired, with a meter-prover, tested and
<br /> scaled as provided by law~ by an offiser or servant of the
<br /> Companye If the meter be lo,md to be eurraot, and it shall
<br /> be deemed correct if there be no greater variation ~han three
<br /> per eent~ the party requesting the inspe~cion shall pay a fee
<br /> of twenty-five oents, and the expense of removing it for the
<br /> purpose of being tested. The ~e-inspootion shall be s~amped
<br /> on the raster. If proved inoorreo%, no fees or expense shall
<br /> he paid by the consumer, and the Company shall furnish a new
<br /> meter withou~ charge 2o the consumer. ~o gas company shall
<br /> charge rent for meters.~
<br /> Section 6. Ail of the terms, conditions and provisions of the char~er of
<br />the City of Lakewood relating to franchises and applicable hereto are and shall
<br />be considered as a part of the terms and conditions of this ordinance as if the
<br />same were fully written herein,
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