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Ordinance not ts.ken, complaint r,^ay be filed to t:ze P~ablie Utilities Corn:~issio:. or a_':,.> successors in office and proeeedirgs had before said corrr~zission ~.s p~~-o~ricec. icy Sections 1~909.3~+ to X909.37, i,lclusive, of the Revised Code of Or.io. '?'xie grantee°s right tc complain to said commission shall be cumulative to its right to enf once the performance of the above imposed duty on the ~urici;s~'lity under the provisions of Secior: 2?~l.Ci et seq., c`_' u.e Re-,~rea :o ._ ,..~ ~~.--.~. Section I: ~`or the second ten-year period of this franchise, the mates to be charged by said. grantee shall be fixed by the Council of said %lunicipality by and with the cansert of the grantee or in the event of the inability of the aunicipality and grantee to agree, shall be such as nr:.y be fixed or determined in accordance with the provisions of the Revised Code of Ohio, including Sections ~+90g.16 to ~+~09.19 thereof, but, in any event, the rates shall be such as to produce to the grart4: the same return as provided in Section H hereof. Section J: The grantee s?~.ail 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 ~ouneil of the Municipality to require -' More detailed forms and to exact more comprehensive statements than r:;ay be prescribed by said Commission. The Municipality shall at all times have access to and opportunity for inspecting all properties of the utilityy and auditing, examining and keeping copies of all records and accounts in any ~:~ay pertaining to the o-„rnership or operation of the utility, together Frith the right to require of the grantee at any time detailed reports relating to the finances, operation, mana~emert and ozrnership thereof. The z•~~:.~yci- paiity shall have the i'urther right to establish standards of service, to prevent unjust discrimination in service or rates, and to require adequate extension of plant, equip~;~nt and service. Section K: Tao 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 tc arty other person, firm or corporation. Section ~% Separability Clause -- ~s.ch section of this ordins..~ce 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 sny section thereof to be invalid or void shall not be deemed or held to affect the validity of any other section or subdivision of this ordinance. 2m