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• ? -rr-- • Ordinance not taken, coaaplaint roay be filed to the Public Utilities Commission or its succeasors in office and proceedings had before said commission as provided in Sections 4909.31+ to 4909.37, inclusive, of the Revised Code of Ohio. The grantee's right tc cotnplain to said commission shall be cumulative to ita right to enforce the performance of the above imposed duty on the Municipa2ity under the provisions of Section 2731.01 et seq., of the Revised Code of Ohio. 3ection I: For the second ten-year period of this franchiae, the ratea to be charged by said grantee shall be fixed by the Council of said Municipelity by snd with the consent of the grantee or in the event of the inability of the Municipality and grantee to agree, shall be such as may be fixed or determined in accordance with the provisions of the Revised Code of Ohio, including Sections 4909.16 to 4909.19 thereof, but, in any event, the rates shall be such as to produce to the grantee the same return as provided in Section $ hereof. Section J: The gra.ntee shall keep all records and accounts of the utility in such form as shall be prescribed by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, subject always to the right of Council of the Municipality to require more detsiled forms and to exact more comprehensive statements than may be prescribed by said Coinmisaion. The Municipality shall at all times have access to and opportunity Por inspecting all properties of the utility and auditing, examining and keeping copies of all records and accounts in any way pertaining to the ownership or operation of the utility, together with the right to require oP the grantee at any time detailed reports relating to the finances, operation, management and ownership thereoP. The Munici- pality shall have the further right to establisb standards of service, to prevent unjust discrimination in service or rates, and to require adequate extension of plant, equipment and service. Section K: No rights herein granted to the grantee to construct, maintain or operate said public utility shall be construed as exclusive or as preventing the Municipality from granting a franchise or privilege to any other person, firm or corporation. 4 Section A0. Separability Clause -- Each section of this ordinance and each subdivision of any section thereof is hereby declared to be inde- pendent, and the finding or holding of any section or subdivision of any section thereof ta be invalid or void shall not be deemed or held to afPect the validity oP any other section or subdivision of this ordinance. . 2m