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■ W h ^ His Majesty the King, by resolution communicated to us in writing by the Royal Danish Chancery on the 19th of February this Year, has most graciously authorized us to treat with the United General Gas Com* pany of London respecting the introduction of lighting with Gas into the city of Copenhagen, W e do declare by these presents to have made the following contract with Mr* W . E l l i o t who has exhibited a formal Power from the Directors of the said Company. : ' It shall be permitted to the United General Gas Company of London to make an establishment of a Gas-work in Copenhagen upon the basis that the company engages for 21 Years, to be reckoned from the 1st of August 1826 until the 31st of July 1847, to light all the streets, lanes, roads, squares and marketplaces of the City of Copenhagen, Christianshaven 8c the W e ­ stern suburb included, with Gas from seacoal, oil or other materials on the conditions which hereafter will be mentioned, § . 2- For this purpose the Company is allowed to establish- one or more Gas-works for Copenhagen, Christianshaven and the suburbs, as hereafter stated, 8c for the erecting, thereof at their own expence to buy or hire from the Government or from Individuals such pieces of ground, as may be suh table for the purpose, y e t , respecting such pieces of ground, which the Company may acquire from Individuals, the competent public Authority ought previously to be consulted, as also the Company, before the erecting of the buildings or works, ought to send in drawings thereof for the Magistrate’s approbation,: and to suffer, during the erecting thereof, . as also whenever any future alteration thereof, should take place, such inspection therewith as may be deemed necessary now and always, for the general safety against any danger or nuisance therefrom. / ■ §• i .