Ord 110 2/23/1909 (2) Ordinance No. 110.
Regulating the izianner t-)f 'Laying Pipes through, across and 'under the
Stre-ts, RoiRds, Lanes and Alleyo of the City of 7ichlta. Falls,
TaXas, to be used in carryi-1--g, transportating and supplying;
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Natziral Gqa . prescribing the manner of testing the same , limiting
the pressure therein and y-rc,vidi-rg for Gas escnpinn, therefrom.
See. 1, Be It ordqine:l by the City Co-, roll of the CIJy of 77ichita.
Fdlls, 'Texas, that 1111.individuals, firms, partenershirs. nnl. corpora-
tiolls ;v o�,h may hereafter or od-lich n1F.y have heretofore , been author-
ized Pln, kampowered by the City of 7,ichita Falls, to enter upon any of
the Stree-t , koads, lanes of alleys,, or parts 'thereof, in sn.id City,
to lj�1
Y, pipqo for carrying, transporting or supplying natural gas to
per,4ona, firms or corpor9tionri, shall be and are he ,,eby reqvired to,
Put,;;- plaCer apd lay any and all pipoo used for such purposer, at a depth
of: not less ,t,han 10 inches from the top of the pipe , below the surface
of each s- reet lane or alley, shall occupy, 1-nly cuol, portions of
4uoh vttreeto, road, 1,7i.ne or alley, an may be designated by
tk (3 Commitee on Natual Gas of thin Council and ' the City En!,ineex.
lop. 2. All pipe:l designatod arl Intended for ucie In any line,
shall ,,,be o-tandard wrought iron.
3. All pipoo shall be kno,.-n and claaoifi :d as fol-1.o,1,.,o,-
A. Ali nAino intended �, s feeders for the supply of for n general.
system of mains or pipes sliall b , knovIn clascificd as hi�,,h Ares-
sure.,, mainsi
B. A�11 PAP&S floe-1-1-13e-4n-raft intended to c^rry gas for ti-,,e oupply of
do,mestic . ,c,on8w.,ipti11:n shall, be knoivn and classified as lo,,T., 1 reosure mains.
C. All pipes leading. from m- ina to the proport:,, lines of cononmers. shall
�e known and classified as servic- pipes.
D. All p"pas lea ' ing from tho prop,:rty ling to, . in or through hollow o3#1
other of consumption, shall be -_nowr. nA cla oified as house
connectipnl. The trom r�roperty line is hereby defln, d to me tli line
of the Stt ,V`Ilupp r e alloy or land upon the proj,.(�,-rtir ov.,n' d or
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occupied by the consumer is looted.
,'Sea. 4.,. The I-re,,-,sure on high preosure- mains I,Ihtin thc city limeits
shall in no base 6xcecd fifteen poun.10 perGqu,.re inch at the City
limttd, and all s-oh liroo enterl.rg sai...,L City shall e pro-viddd ntith
sets of s-, fety -,.ralvea of sufficient cr,acity to didcba.r,-e* all surplus
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gAs through :11ultable escape pip�,s. The char,.oter ?nd number of the
oaf,_,ty w1v(.,, o to be used sh,,11 fir.,-,-t be exa; fined and approved by
said ci.w.mittee nattlT"l 9918 City Civil Fn1,-jner, an I there
Bhnll also be provided oilch. other safety valves which said City as s
shall frOyl. til"O to ti., 0 be fo-r- _1 c,1-nsi,,3tent "-.'ith fcnt.3. adequ, te supply
of cyaa to the various c nci.,; ors Th.c rrla;�.imi)m r,-ru,,_,,sure t1,11owed do any
and Ill lo�,., presslire. main., ,,,rithir ' h , City lifiits shall be FJg1-!t
ounce3 per squate inch; provided ho,.-,,ever , to the event of any cor-Por-
at on, Ci.rr.�i or individual oprr�itirg, ilr,ior ' hio or n-v r�rdi-
nanoe i 4:p,id City find it i-,;p-,-,a.cticv,.bl(, to O`rorr_te n.ny -),'�>rtllon
of- it -�'11 t wr i t h t h.e maximum pressure above mentioned the Oity Civil
Engineez ,shall have power to rllow such corporation, firm
or IndiyiAual to c�-,rry ;-Lj.ch additional pressure on such portion of said
PlOrt aq alliid City Engineer ii-,ay deerp safe and necessary; 'provid-d,
such additional pressure shall be fir potit,iored for in .-(:-iting by
the party 6r parties- deoirinr,, si.1ch in_cro,a_se;d precailro.
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Sec . 5. After they are lni,l all r.jpes for conveying oupplying
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natural gas shall be subje-t to -11-�o follo,,�,in(.-,,- tests, ,11,hich ch�) ll '.e Y--,ade
by and at th-1. expense of the -erson or company laying the a.no;
All high pressure san.J. low pressure pipes .:,hall. lce ,_,,,.lb'iocted to a
test of fifty pounds air preosure por ,.,-!uare inch.
servlPe pipeu shall be tcstod at the oar,7i,. when 1-rect -! c')bqe )
that 'loan pressure ains arc te, ted, F,Td sh-11 7lso b(,; onibjuetecl to -n to -,t
of tOn poilpds air pr, s,sure per s,-lut,re in-1-h.
Sery ee ri es 1, id after the ma no h—re been -ind whon said
r ai ns, 'ire 0�a. --l-Ving n tur,,, 1 g-ic, shall 1-.e tested,' i�rith fr,, s .- resoure n !
:40— the maximum pressure allowed on oaid main.
All air te,-_,,1A3 hereini.:r1fcre provi el bc ?ppliek cr the r;!--,,in
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pipoo before gris is tiirn(--1 Into th-_; o7ric, ^nd all rrriino an"L 1-lipen, shall
be Bubjeotod to tie to,,.-,to for one hour.
Vr'.e guri,;es 4o, 'k-;o iuq Id to -,LcrLlst(fir '-he v.,,riou�,- teot rh`111 , be
i-r,ercuri;.jj or,, diapbr-gm, or others c�qiirllly ri.s good, to be firat -,.pproved
by th:, City Civil En,,,,,-1no r . All te'3il-lo cb-11 be nido under tbo direction
of and to the oatisfattion of tho Ci' y Civil Engineer grid Cwr)tAttee
designated by they City Council ,
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Sec. G. Caroration, .firms or indlvi_duals supr lyincr, gad
the provisions of this or qhy other orlin^.nee of said City shall not, e
connect ;_,vice r,iiras ,fo-r doriiestic cons?amx.tion .,pith high p res3ure vains
lnd in s +i cased g.ao shalt: orly be supplied .to the consuiver after the
acme h�, s bee-n reduc;ss 'by ^.n automatic regul .t^r and cut, oPf, to the iiafi-
mum pres ;ur. e allowed on low pressure mains,
Sec. "', No corpor?tir-n, comrony or firm operating c, natural gas
pl +nt in said City s?;a11 be all.,,.F,e.. to i orn s into `be houaa connoo-
tion:; 'of ,~ny consurier until such corpor?ti n , corcpary or firm intendin
to supply Paid cr,nsurier with nntural gas have t- stad said house
connecttionsand shall' givo to said ccnsi,mer a on?tificate sho
that „aid h:)i.i.se c..nnecti.ons v: ire subjocted tib tl7e same tesIt ho rO, nbefore
regigired for low pressure mains. Said ter�tr; shakk be made at t}ql� expense
of the p,-rty am toyed to "Win said bouse connections, and iri house
connceoti :,no shall be cub jeoted t,-, to n rounds air pressure T orl's luare
inch for thirty minutes,
Sec. P. Gr-7-ug,—s the amoi?ni- of pressure' n natural- gas '�lines
shell be erected at the expense of such p-,rsr ,r , corporationbr`• cpr,p, ny
and ohail be Opeh at all tiirea to th- pui.ilic inspection and-' iocit4d
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at ,,tieh I-)oints Ps m^_y be directed by :-:iaid committ e on N"tural Oas';'
elnd the City ^ivi.l Engineer.
Sec. ^. All cn.,,cs -here the otreets, roads, lanes r rlleyo , or
cart 11-hereof, ' hrou.Lh ' or under which apch pipes shall 1 1.-iid, con-
tain ci.n:7er;; or mnterinls de„true- 1Ire Of, or injurious to , aiiah pipes)
suitable T-recautions nh&ll bo t^ken to guard aka -rst s-ch i,niury ,ind
clan.-er in . such reasr,nnble ngnner as ohall be ordered by 6,�)id Com-
i'<tittee an,_a rnginee-".
"eo . 9 2hould Vne individuals, firms ; or corporations that are,
or may hereafter be, utiv.-rized by Ofai-! Council to use and ocappy
the vario-o .tre t ,, roads, lnnos or al1�yn within said city for
lying pi., s and supplying n,- Ilural gas, fail. , neglect , or refuse to
coi-11rIly '.'ith, 1'>reform : nd. execute th,a rrozrision ; of t',is ordinance,
then, and in that evanh, it shall be, and is he-eby made the duty of
ai.-1 City Civ&l Engineer to rerort the oa-ie to the said cCommittee
on Natural Gas , an' uron its direction to reduce or out off' th,a pree-
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requ I re, In l it ic hereby m^de the dVtty of the 1'"ity Attnnoy to insti-
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tute such legal proceedings a's may be necessary to ecg,, el o►-Fi1-liauce
with provisions of. this or,3ingnce.
;ev. 11. Al.]_ in,livi-di.) ls, firms or 'corporations 1-7ho -,ca hive
been, or he-eaftEr be, �utborize`, ry 9nid "ity Cotir.cil to Banter
upon "iny of said otrecto , ron -3s, l nos or alleys for of lay-
ing T ires tbreunder to carry and supply 31^tua.l g, s, shall' 'be r.mired
to accent in writing and -nder the pr,)Por seal all t'r e t'va Till3 con-
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si.tions ani pr. ovirion. of thi , ,ordin._nce
T1-A.s ordin nce to tatto effect froiv ana after it,. -rase%
Passed thin 23 day of Febuary 190 Ap roired Feb. ''3, i 190
Attest ,
Edgar Rye T. B. Nobil3s M,
City Secretary . ("cal) 'Tayor.'