The Nevada journal., 1857-09-04

with the provisions of an act, to supply
the city of Nevada with water, and to
protect the city against fires" passed
April 9th, 1857, special election will
be held on Wednesday, Sept. 10th,
1857, for the approval or rejection of
the following proposition. Those wish
ing to vote for the proposition, will de-
post ballot with the words ''For the
Contract" written or printed upon it
those wishing to vote against it, will de-
post ballot with the words "a gainst
the Contract" written or printed upon it.
The polls will be opened in Riley's
Brick Building, corner of Broad and
Pine streets, at o'clock A. NJ. and re-
main open till o'clock p. NJ. Patrick
Henry, is appointed Inspector, and G eo.
|. Lammon and Geo Keeney, Judges
of the election. BY order of the Board
of Trustees, TRACY STROUD, Pres't.
L. III. Rolfe, Clerk.
Under the act ''to supply the City of
Nevada with water and to protect the
City against fires passed April goth,
1857, the undersigned will undertake
the construction of water works in said
City according to the following specif-
cations, which they respectfully present
to the Hon. Board of Trustees of Neva-
da City, pursuant to resolution of the
Board adopted on the goth of August
l, The undersigned will construct a
reservoir on or near Lost Hill Of three
hundred thousand gallons capacity, of
good material and we'll covered.
2. Will lay iron pipe from Reservoir
to Methodist Church on Broad street
s inch diameter
3. VIII lay iron pipe 6 inch diameter
from Methodist Church down Broad
street to bridge-through Pine from
Broad to Commercial street--down Com
mercial to Main and down Main street
to bridge.
4. VIII lay iron pipe inch diameter
from a point near Nevada Foundry on
Spring street up to Broad and across
Broad street running by New York Ho-
tel on to Commercial street, from Bap-
fist Church on Spring street to corner
Of Pine and Broad, from junction of
Commercial and Main up Main street to
or near DR.. Overton's residence, from
the junction Of Pine and Commercial up
Pine to a point due west of the Court
House, from the junction Of Main and
Cayote streets, up Cayote to Church
street.
5. All pipe to be laid not less than two
feet deep.
6. VIII construct hydrants or fire.
plugs of suitable size, iron mold, distrib-
uted along the line of pipe as above
mentioned, and at the termini of the 4
inch lateral pipe, so that the same will
be from 200 feet to 300 feet apart and
so as to furnish every portion of the a
bove described sections and streets of
the city with an abundant supply of
water at all times when required, the
first plug being at Womack's.
7. The whole to be complete and in
good working order on or before the 1st
day Of June, 1858, and the same to be
kept in good condition and repair by
the undersigned and their grantees and
representatives., and said reservoir to be
filed and kept filled with, or furnished
with water at all times for extinguish-
ing fires, and all extension necessary to
the public included in the contract.
8. In consideration of the foregoing,
Nevada City is required to grant to the
undersigned and their successors in in
terest the sole and exclusive right of
supplying said city or its inhabitants
with water (the already vested rights of
others remaining undisturbed.) for the
term of twenty years from the said 1st
day Of June, lS5S-to exempt the afore-
said water works from taxation for city
purposes, and for the abundant and con
slant supply of water in and for extin-
gushing fires in any portion Of said city
the undersigned shall | G paid IN month
" instruments annually from the Treas
ury of said city the sum of fifteen hun
dred dollars.
The foregoing, the undersigned re-
spectfully submit and in due time will
tender the Hon. Board ample and salts
factory guarantees for the timely and
proper performance on their part.
MCRoBERTs & Co.