The Portland daily press., 1868-03-13


wIsh pure water.
De it ordained ty the Mayor aldermen and Comm, y,
Council Of tae CITY Of Portland, in CTR Coua, Il
assembled, asyottors.
SECTION /. The Portland Water Companv ara
authorized 10 lay dowh in and through the Streets OF
the City of Portland, and t, take up aud repair all
sart for Il objects their inc rporaiipn suDiest
to I'll the req liremen OF their CHI rler aud The a
ditonal act app owed February IA, 1eG8, and TO The
conditions OF the GLOWING ag cement which Is
hereby incorporated I'M this Ordinance as part
thereof, and as cOnaition of the consent thereby
given.
L is Memorandum + an agreement made and en-
tered into a. Portland, this went, EIGHTH day of
Portland OF 'he fist part, ami the Portland Water
Co., corporation established and organized under
part, witnesseth
Tuat in consideration that the City OF Portland
doth hereby cons MT that he said Portland Water
Company may Law down III mains and pipes in lhe
Streets of The "itv OF ortlauJ SUI oiect 10 all the
conditions and limit, tons and abi lies imposed in
~ Charter OF SAID Company, VIII CHI TO lows,
The aid Company are authorized to lay d,wn in
and through the streets OF said tv and t. take up
may De necessary the objects o, Il cir incopora
ton, the consent of the City Council being given
me eto under the following iestrc Ons anu regula
tom, and su0J c. TO The iol owing .reemens
laid Company shall be liable in all clses t. repay
to the City all sums OF manov that City ma, be
olblged t. ia! on any ju 'gment recovered against
sad City fer d IMAGES occasi ned by any obstr ,c-
TONS OF taAing up OF displa,em, any street by
said )mpsny a CIV T, with or without the cons, nj
Of the CITY Council ,ogether with counsel fees aud
other expenses incurred BY sail CT in de en- inx
any suit to recover d I'M ges aforesaid, with ln~
ter st Gu the same, 10 be oveIed an az for
money paid to the use OF i COMPANY; and hel
ever the mpany shall lay down any pines or a0ue.
duc IN any 81 Gets, or make any alteration re-
pai teif works in any street, they shall cause the
$ me to be done with as lutle obsruc ion to lie
pubic travel as nay be p acticable, anu shall al
their own expense, with ut unnecess ry DELAY,
cause the earl and pavement removed by them 10
be replac d in proper eJn,iit on they will not in
any bsttuct on impair the use of any piisae OF
puolic drain, or COMMON sewer re, 81 Voir OF gas
pipe QUO nd company b ~ have the right TO cross
or when necessary,.o ,hange tie uirec I'm Of any
lrlva drait in such manner to obstrt ct or
impair the use there f; beng ii bic Tor any injury
oeca ioned by any such crossing or alteration 10 lie
owner thereof, or any other person ju in an ac-
ton on the case. -
Til sad company on Its part, doth hereby cove
nant and re- with slid cit, az follows:
First Said corpora ion shall furnish at all times
to the City of orland without charge to he CITY
for use IN the pnblie buildings and seoo houses Q,
the City, and for the eatingui hm,nt of fires and
volumeo water as may be nee,tfii therefor; the
necessary s Twice pip and hydiants for iii tribu-
n1shed, lai and connected with the Iip,s Of this
company at The ext en- cf the lily, aud will also
supply upon the same conditions, free f ON charge
to the City, the water thlee public funtaips lie
regulation of the supply o., wafer Tor the ioun aims
to be under the joint control cf The Water Comm 9.
sioners OF the City, and the President the Com
pany. 481 tE.
escond.--The water shall be introduced into the
CITY from Sebago Lake, 0. twen y Inch hydraulic
MAN, so as to supply tue hydrant wi hin two ears
from Jdnua 4. ST. A. ID. 1868. aE8
Third.-A Reservoir or Reservoirs shall be con-
strueted on Blamha rs or Munioy Hills, of the ca
pa ity OF 16 90 900 gallons. and the higher eleya
lions ON Bramha and Munjoy sha / be supplied BY
SAND pipe or bv gravitaGlnn directly rom the
mains, in manner satisfactory to the Engineer Of
the City. The capacity OF the Reservoirs 8 all be
IN reased from tue t. lime when essary to meet
ther quiIements OF inci eased consumption
FOuTtN.-EOr Civ q .StributiOD. tn
twenty inch mains, there shall be not less Than so
feet OF sixteen inch pipe, 5000 feet of twelve inch
pipe 500 feet of ten inch pipe 1000 feet of eisht
inch pipe 10000 feet OF six inch lpe and 10000 ieet
of four inch pipe.
% Ffh.-In the event of reasonable ground OF COM
plai It Of want OF supply to spal scy populated
upon the feasibility and necessiy and the co,nunnv
sDall lay its mains wherever the City Council shall
decide it reasonable to require 1t under all the Cir
cumstances of the case.
Sirh.-Ihe rate charged to the water takers shall
be reasonable as compared with the rates in other
cities, with due consideration to the cost and In
come OF the works; ana Ia of excessive or ex-
0rbitaDt rates, shall liable to correction oy the
Supreme Judicial Court, under the equity powers
conferred on tie Court by The act of FEBRUARY 1iti
1868, and for manufactures and her similar large
consumers the max mum rates shall lie fixed by the
CITY and the Company, md in their dis gr e.
Supreme judicial Court.
The wo ks shall be constructed under the super
yisi,n OF an eng neer appointed by the City, who
snaii confer with he engln of the mpany as the
work progresses, and In case OF disagreement a
be final.
In witness whereof the said Port and Water 70
hath hereto, by its President, thereto dul thor
Yea, aini1ed me name and seal OF said Company,
the assent OF sid City beng given in the Lrirapce
in which this agreements INCORPORATED.
u. +. SHEPLEY, Seal
AUG. e. STEVENS. Mavor.