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I related to providing services under this franchise. The City may require the keeping of additional records or accounts reasonably necessary for administration of this franchise. 7.3. The Grantee shall keep and maintain within the City limits of San Marcos complete books, records, accounts, documents, maps, plats and papers pertaining to its franchise operation and showing all existing and proposed installations. Historical financial records which are kept at Grantee's corporate office shall be made available as provided above. Maps, plats, records, inventories, and books of the existing property shall be preserved for use, if necessary in connection with future valuation of the property of Grantee and for such other purposes as necessary. 7.4. The City shall have the right at reasonable times to inspect the plant, equipment, and other property of Grantee and its affiliates and to examine, audit, and obtain copies of the papers, books, accounts, documents, contracts and other business records of Grantee and its affiliates as necessary to determine compliance with the franchise. 7.5. The City may perform any inspection or tests deemed necessary for the safe and consistent conduct of the business of Grantee. 7.6. The City retains all of the investigative powers and/other rights provided to the City by the City Charter and state law. I SECTION 8. HOLD HARMLESS AND INDEMNIFICATION. 8.1. The Grantee shall indemnify, defend and hold the City harmless against all claims for damages to any person or property by reason of the construction, maintenance and operation of its gas distribution system, or in any manner arising out of the granting of this franchise, or by reason of any act or omission of the Grantee or the contractors, agents or employees of Grantee, and Grantee shall pay to the City all sums which the City shall be adjudged by any court to pay on any such claim, or which may arise out of the exercise of the rights and privileges hereby granted. 8.2. Upon the commencement of any suit or proceeding at law against the City relating to any matter wherein Grantee has agreed to indemnify and hold harmless the City, the City shall tender the defense of said suit or proceeding at law to the Grantee, and the Grantee shall thereupon at its own cost and expense defend, compromise, or settle the same, as it may elect. SECTION 9. GAS QUALITY. 9. I . The provisions of this Section shall not apply so long as gas quality regulations are enforced on a state-wide basis by the Railroad Commission of Texas or a similar regulatory authority. I 9.2. Grantee shall at all times furnish a merchantable natural gas commercially free of dust, gums, gum-forming constituents, gasoline, water, other liquid or solid matter, containing, before odorization, not more than two (2) grains of hydrogen sulfide per one hundred (100) cubic feet of