The Nevada Democrat., 1857-09-09
SPECIAL ELECTION.

Tn ACCORDANCE with the provisions of act, to Sup
i ply the City OF Nevada with water and to protect the
City against fires, passed April 9th, 1851 Special Elec
ton will be held Wednesday, sept 10th 1857, for the
approval rejection Of the following proposition Those
wishing to vote for the proposition wi deposit ballot
with the words For the Contract" written printed up
it those wishing to against it, will deposit ballot
with the words Agan, the COntract' written printed
uponit ihe Polls will be opened in Riley Brick Building,
remain open till ociock p NJ Patrick Henry, sappoint
ed Inspector and Geo IAmmon and Geo keeney, Judges
of the Election By order Of the Board Of Trustees
TRACY STROUD, President.
T. H. RoLFE Clerk
Under the act supply the City of Nevada with water
and protect the City against fres passed April 2gth
1851 the undersigned will undertake the construction of
water works in said city according the following spec6
cations which the respectfully present to the Hon Board
OF Trustees Of Nevada City, pursuant 10 resolution Of the
Board adopted on the 10th of August.
/. The undersigned will construct Reservoir on or
Lost Hill of three hundred thousand gallons pacity
Of good material and well covered.
2 Will lay iron pipe from Reservoir to Methodist Church
on Broad street inch diameter.
3. VIII lay iron pipe inch diameter from Methodist
Church down Broad street to brdge-through Pine from
Broad 10 Commercial street-down Commercial 10 Main
aud down Main street to bridge
Nevada Foundry spring street up to Broad and aero
Broad street running by New York Hotel on to CONNER
cia street from Bap Church Spring street TO
of Pine and Broad from junction of Commercial and Main
up Main it. or Dr. Overton's residence from the
junction of Piue and Commercial up Pine to point due
west of the Court House from the junction Of Main and
Cayote streets, up Cayote to Church street.
8. All pipe TO be laid not less than two feet deep.
&. viii construct hydants fire plugs Of suitable size
iron mold distributed along the line of pipe above
toned, and at the tcmin Of the inch lateral pipe,
that the will be- from 200 e.t to 300 feet apart and
to furnish every portion Of the above described
tion, aud of the city with abundant supply of
water at all times when required, the first plug being ut
WOmacks.
l. The whole to he complete and in good working orie-
On before the ls day Of June 1855 and the 20 be
kept in good condition and repair by the undersigned and
their grantees and representatives. and said reservoir 10 be
filled and ept filed with, sufficiently furnished with
water at all times for exngui-hng fires and all extension
necessary the public included in the contract.
in liberation Of the foregoing. Nevada City is re-
quired grant the undersigned and their successors in
interest the sole and exclusive right of supplying said city
its inhabitants with water (e already vested rights of
others remaining undsturbed) for the term Of twenty
years from the said first ay OF June lS5Sto exempt the
aforesaid works FROM taxation for city purposes and
for the abundant and constant supply Of water in and for
cXtinguishng fires in any portion Of said city the under
signed shall be paid in monthly nsalments annually from
the Treasury Of said city the of fifteen hundred dollars
The foregoing the undersigned respectfully submit and
in due time will tender the Hon. Board ample aud sat
acory guarantees for the timely and proper performance
on their part McROBERr5 co.