NATURAL GAS AGREEMENTS (008)
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SERVICE AGREEMENT
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COMMERCIAL INTERRUPTIBLE GAS SERVICE
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THIS AGREEMENT entered into this ..u Kaay 0 - .
1970, by and between the CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, a municipal corporation,
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herein called the "Seller" and the TRUSTEES OF MEASE HOSPITAL, INC.,
83.3 Milwaukee Avenue, Dunedin, Pinellas County, Florida, hereinafter called
the "Buyer";
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, the Buyer wishes to obtain the special gas rate provided
for interruptible gas service and the Seller is willing to sell and deliver
Natural Gas, when aVailable, to the Buyer;
NOW, THEREFORE, Seller and Buyer agree as follows:
1. The Buyer hereby agrees to install and maintain stand_by oil
bUrning apparatus, in good working order, for all equipment and appliances
to be served with interruptible Natural Gas under this Agreement, during the
life of this Agreement. Equipment without such stand-by apparatus shall not
be served with gas under the terms of this Agreement.
2. The Seller agrees to furnish an adequate supply of Natural Gas
to aforesaid equipment and appliances except when necessary to interrupt
said supply as provided herein.
3. Whenever a curtailment of gas deli vered hereunder is required,
the Seller, through the Superintendent of Gas Distribution, shall issue a
curtailment order to the Buyer, through the Superintendent of Building
Maintenance, specifying the quantity of gas to be curtailed and the time at
which such curtailment shall take effect. When restoration of service is
permissible, Seller shall similarly issue a restoration order.
A curtailment order may be issued either by verbal or written notice
at least two hours in advance of its effective time, except that if curtailment
or interruption is occasioned by an event of "force majeure" affecting the
Seller's system, Seller shall be obligated to give only such notice as is
practicable in the circumstances.
4. Gas taken by the Buyer under this Agreement by reason of Buyer's
failure to comply with curtailment order shall be considered as oVer-run gas
and Buyer shall pay for such over-run gas at the rate of $1..50 per Therm.
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The Seller shall have a meter reading taken at the effective time of a
curtailment order and any gas recorded on meter after said time and before
restoration of service shall be considered as oVer_run gas.
5. All gas furnished by the Seller under the terms of this Agree-
ment shall be separately metered by metering equipment furnished by the Seller.
6. Gas Service under this Agreement shall be for a minimum period
of five years, and shall continue from year to year after the expiration of
'Yte_1<3rD1 ,staJ!!ldin :t;he_Servi~(lll~gre~ment.unless either pa,rtyshall. at lea~t
ninety (90) days prior to tile end of any yearly period, give the other party
notice of its intention to terminate tile Service Agreement.
7. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of
the parties hereto and their respecttve successors and assigns.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement
by their duly authorized officials on the date set forth above.
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CITY OF CLEARWA'rER,~ FLOR.IDA ~
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Attest:
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Witnesses as to Buyer:
TRUSTEES OF MEASE HOSPITAL, INC.
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NOTAllY I'lIBUC, STATE OF FtORID~ ~T IJ\IlGE:: --
MY COMMISSION [,':Prr.ES J~NE~.~1973
IOUDED THRU FRED W. DIESTELHDRST ~. ~
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