Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1852-03-12
Articles of Agreement

/ M ADE and entered into this ninth dav Of Feo-
VI ruary, A. ID. 1852, between the "Lewistown
Water Company" of the Borough of Lewis
town, county of Mitfiin, and State of Pennsylva-
ma, OF the one part, and the g Burgess and Town
Councilh of the Borough of Lewistown county
and State aforesaid, of the other part, WITNESS
ETH that the " "Lewistown Water Company
aforesaid for the consideration hereinafter men
toned, doth covenant and agree to and with the
said Burgess and Town Council, that they. the
SAID Lewlstown Water Company, will furnish
unto the said Burgess and Town Council. eleven
new hre plugs, ready to put up and as good as
! those already erected in said borough Also.
! TO sell and convey to the said Burgess and Town
! Council all the fire plugs now erected IN the
aforesaid borough. Also. to refund to the nd-
/ vIduals the moneys subscribed and paid for the
erection OF three fire plugs, (without interest }
to wit: one at or near the residence Of John r.
! Neekes, two IN Valley street, Zone near the
marble yard at Sunderland's, and one near
/ MOntgomery's corner)
And further, they grant and agree unto the
SAID Burgess and Town Council, the use Of water
at all the said fire plugs that are now or NAV
hereafter be erected in said borough for the pur-
pose OF eAtInguishing fire, and for the washing
oil hose, hose house, engines or hose carriage
and Tor trying engines, free of all charges or
| rents forever; and to charge no rent on fire
plugs tor any previous use of water. The said
LeWIStown Water Company further covenants
and agrees that the said Burgess and Town
Council may hereafter put up and erect any
| NUMBER OF additional fire plugs that they, the
said Burgess and Town Council NAV from time
TO time think necessary for the better extingush-
ing OF hres, under the supervision of the said
Wafer Company. The Water Company afore-
5aId lullher agrees to extend the pipes for con-
FeNng the water on Third street, from their
western termination to the main pipe on the
turnpike, as soon as the said Burgess and Town
Council shall build cuiyert over the run at the
west end Of Third street, upon which the said
Water Company can with safety lay their pipes
below frost. The said Water Company further
covenants and agrees to use all due diligence
from time to time, and at al times hereafter. to
keep a sufficient supply Of water in their basin
or basins Tor the purposes hern mentioned.
In consideration whereof, the said Burgess and
Town Council hereby covenant, promise and
agree TO pay to the Lewistown Water Company
aforesaid, upon the execution of this article the
sum OF two hundred and tweuty-siX dollars and
eighty cents; and on the first day of Nav next
! the further sum of three hundred dollars and
on the first day of August next the further sum
of ninety-seyen dollars and seventy cents max
ing IN all the sum of six hundred and twenty
four dollars aud fifty cents-and to put up. at
the expense of said Burgess and Town Council
as many hre plugs as may in their judgment from
. time to time become necessary for the extip-
gushing Of fires in said borough, under the SUI
Perylslon OF said Water Company, and to use
such pipes as the Water Company, for the lnu-
tual benefit of the parties, shall approve Of
And the Burgess and Town Council further
agree to keep in repair the fire plugs that are
now erected, as well as those that may hereaf-
ter be erected, and to discontinue the suit now
pending in the Common Pleas of Mifllin county
brought by the Burgess and Town Council against
said Water Company. Each of the aboyenamed
parties TO pay the one-half the expense of re-
pnvAgrt rgtr l., in, tLa p
/ Min county. In testimony whereof, the par
ties hereto have subscribed the names of their
proper officers respectively, and have hereto af-
fixed their respective corporate seals, the day
and year first above written.
FRANCIS MCCLURE.
7. l.. w. Co.
JAMES. l.. McILEAINE