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Show I FRANCHISE TO BUILD GAS WORKS The l.ird of city commissionera this morning passed another ordi nance granting C A. Boyd a franchise fran-chise lo build and operate a paa plant in this city, being the same aa th one previously enacted, except that, in the matter of fixing specific prices on gas for the eonsnmers. it provides a maximum rate of $1 1 per 1000 ru bic feet. This provision is said to he satisfactory to the parties who plan to Install the plant, as they will be permitted to make their own regulations regula-tions respecting prlrr s below the margin mar-gin provided for In the ordinance. Mr Bnyd communicated to the commissioners com-missioners this morning that he eould not accept the old franchise, as Its krms made It Impossible to finance the project A W Meek and Tohn Smeding were granted a license to condii I R plumb ing business in the rit and Xels Sor-enson Sor-enson was given a license to carry on a pawnbroker's business. They all furnished satisfactory bonds |