Subject to all the terms and conditions mentioned
in this chapter, consent is hereby given to Michigan Consolidated
Gas Company, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of
Michigan (the "company"), and to its successors and assigns, to lay,
maintain, operate, and use gas pipes, mains, conductors, service pipes,
and other necessary equipment in the highways, streets, alleys, and
other public places in the Township of Denton, Roscommon County, Michigan,
and a franchise is hereby granted to the company, its successors and
assigns, to transact local business in said Township of Denton for
the purposes of conveying gas into and through and supplying and selling
gas in said Township of Denton and all other matters incidental thereto.
If the provisions and conditions herein contained are accepted by the company, as in §
A340-6 hereof provided, then the company shall furnish gas to applicants residing therein in accordance with applicable laws, rules and regulations; and provided further that such initial installation and any extensions shall be subject to the Main Extension provisions, the Area Expansion Program provisions (if and where applicable), and other applicable provisions now or from time to time hereafter contained in the company's Rules and Regulations for Gas Service as filed with the Michigan Public Service Commission or successor agency having similar jurisdiction.
The company is now under the jurisdiction of
the Michigan Public Service Commission to the extent provided by statute;
and the rates to be charged for gas, and the standards and conditions
of service and operation hereunder, shall be the same as set forth
in the company's schedule of rules, regulations, and rates as applicable
in the several cities, villages, and townships in which the company
is now rendering gas service, or as shall hereafter be validly prescribed
for the Township of Denton under the orders, rules, and regulations
of the Michigan Public Service Commission or other authority having
jurisdiction in the premises.
The words "Michigan Consolidated Gas Company"
and "the company," wherever used herein, are intended and shall be
held and construed to mean and include both Michigan Consolidated
Gas Company and its successors and assigns, whether so expressed or
not.
This ordinance shall take effect the day following
the date of publication thereof, which publication shall be made within
30 days after the date of its adoption, and shall continue in effect
for a period of 30 years thereafter, subject to revocation at the
will of the Township of Denton at any time during said thirty-year
period; provided, however, that when this ordinance shall become effective
the Township Clerk shall deliver to the company a certified copy of
the ordinance accompanied by written evidence of publication and recording
thereof as required by law, and the company shall, 60 days after receipt
of the above documents, file with the Township Clerk its written acceptance
of the conditions and provisions hereof.