The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-11-07
The indianapolis Water WOrks.--The
Pr0vtsi0ps of the Charter. dc.

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granted to a company the exclusive
right to erect water works in that
city, It will be matter Of interest
10 many Of our citizens, especially
manufacturers, to know something Of
tha Charter and franchises granted.
The question Of water works improve
ments Ia one which will soon be press
| Ing again npon our citizens; the abb
sedce bf them being now real injury
to the manufacturing Interests Of the
leityal hiad saHI @aa abaohi fa.
aaThe following named gentlemen are
the incorporators Of the Indianapolis
Water Works Company Governor
oil j. MORTON, Hon.5THoMAs a.
HENDRIoKs, Hon. Il. B. MARTINDALEl
r.. b. CArHERwooD, Jona y, TARK-
ITdToN, DAVID srEYENsoN, Il, H.
CATHERwooD, john CARLISLE, u. w.
GRuBBs, WILLIAM BRADEEl VALENT
Ffis D B6reoff, A4A GATifERwooD, A.
r. RoRaRrs, andE. j. CATHERwooD.
) Between fiea an4lsiX hundred thou
EsaHdaEdollhrs of stock necessary 70
o carry through the enterprise has All
ready been subscribed, aud the re-.
mainder will, doubtless, be made up
at once. Hs the City Council has grant
ed a. Charter which Is satisfactory iipp
its provisions, f'n
The company il granted the exclu-
Awe lpiivilege Of simplifying the city
and citizens with water for the period
of fifty years. The city, however, rer
serving the right TO purchase the
lw6rkseat the end of twenty five years,
at a price to be agreed upon between
THE company and Che city, or by APP
praisors selected. by them and ip case
the company desire to sell out or
transfer, the works to another COM
pany, the city to have the refusal of
purchase abthesane terms. i4ls
The company is to supply, by steam
or otherwise, pure healthy. water,
from a living stream, at least three
miles above the National Road. The.
work Ia to be commenced within one
year; $4,000 to Be expended within
two ssa4fss Cand theCreservoir to be.
erected. pipes aud water-courses laid
z 81 ID - - u =
down, and water furnished to the citir
zens within three years. .a.a l6 aii
The city il 10 be supplied with We
ter upon such terms and conditions ~
may be agreed uponbetween said COM
patly and the said council, provided
| that in no case shall said company
charge ofcollect more for said water
thus furnished the city than is paid
by cities of a like or approximate
number Of inhabitants, and with an
equal amount of capital invested In
water works not belonging to such
city but owned by private companies.
Water is to be snppliedto the pub
lie cisterns, the city has the privilege
of attaching hydrants and fire plugs
and draw all necessary water for the
prevention aud extinguishment Of
fires, washing, cleaning, cooling, flush
ing or sprinkling the streets, pave
anents, cutters, tilieys, sewers and pub
flic grounds, and for fountains, and
may also attach to each fire plug a
cock, faucet or nozzle, from which wa
ter may be drawn by citizens or pass
ers by for all purposes Of drinking,
sforlpersons or anipals, and the COM
pany shall offer any and all needed
facilities and conveniences for attach
ing such plugs or hydrantss on ~
The rates at which water Ii to be
supplied 10, citizens is limited in the
charter; and in no case shall said com.
many charge or collect from the citi.l
zens of said city, or private customers
for water furnished therein, more or
higher rates than is paid for like pnr.
pose Or ~ likeqnantlties in other Cit
les OF like number Of inhabitants.
and with equal amount of capital, not
owned by said city, but owned by pri-
yate corporations, invested BY private
corporations. asfaa a4s s'9.
We extract the following rates as
Of. more special interest to manufac-
turers and others: ac4s sdf
Stationary steam enginess working not
more thanten hours d day. shall be cfiarR-
ed by the. horse power as follows: For
each horse power up to and not exceeding
ten, the sum OF Sl2; for each exceeding ten.
and not over fifteen, the sum of $40. for
each horse power exceeding fifteen. the
sum of IS.
Every railroad corporation for sunplv Of
| locomotive engines, according to the GUAM
tity used as ascertained bv metres and
otherwise. and also for supply az passerl-
ger stations,r not more than the average
quantities. NJ provided In section 20.