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I f at the expiration of each burning-year it is found, that the lamps have burnt during a greater number of hours then 1420 as mentioned, 'which ought to be proved by the requests in writing from the Police-Director, then the payment is to be increased at the rate of the proportion, which the num­ ber of the real burning - hours bears .to 1420; on the contrary no diminution of the payment is to take place, even i f the burning time should not have made out the total o f 1420 hours, but the deficiency may be accounted to the benefit of the City in a following year. The time in which diminished or partial lighting has been given is also reckoned only in proportion to the diminution. \ V ■ • * * . * * • . '• ’ ' ' • • • ,s • * c V ; The sum here fixed is to be paid down by the; Magistrates of Co- . penhagen in 4 Terms, the 1st of November, the 1st of Fcbi*., the 1st of May and the 1st Of August, either in real Silver Or in good bills of exchange at Sight in Hamburg Banco payable at Hamburg, to the Company's Agent at Copenhagen. V;r ' \ \ s . ; ■ ' "r; ; ' ■ For this payment and without any addition thereto the Company shall also be liable to engage for their own account 8c to pay the necessary people for cleaning the lamps, lighting and exstinguishiug them at the fixed times, as also taking care, that, during the whole time they ought to be lighted, they burn with the flame prescribed. These people shall wear a sign or have a mark, in order to prove their being at the Company’s 1service, to be approved of by the Police-Director. The Company alone is responsible for the carelessness or other irregurarity of these people, but they may claim the aid of the Court of the police in order to render them liable to mate good the damage caused by their carelessness 8cc. O f the people thus employed by the Company a list, Specifying their respective districts, shall be delivered to the Police-Director, who also shall be informed of whatever alteration tfe* specting them may take place. In case one or more lamps necessary to the lighting of the streets cither should not be lighted at the time fixed or not be nourished as long time as here before appointed, then, besides that the Company incurrs the fines before mentioned, the City shall also be allowed, for the Company’s account, in case this is not done by the Company itself, to supply such de­ ficiency of lighting with oil and thereto to employ the Gas-lamps. For this purpose it shall be obligatory on the Company’s Workmen employed to in- spect the lamps, , as soon as the lighting of the streets in the . evening com­ mences, to keep their guard at certain places to be agreed on, in order, /