The Portland daily press., 1868-03-09

BE IL ordained By the Mayor. Aldermen and Common
Council q tae C,ty ct Portland, in CITY Council
assembled, asJotlors.
| SECTION I. The Portland Water Companv ara
authorized 70 lay down In and through the streets OF
the City OF Portland, and t. take up and repair all
such pipes, aqueducts and fixtures as NAV be neces-
sar Tor tie o6ecis OF their incorporation, subject
dtional act app owed February a. 1aC8 and to the
conditions Of the GLOWING agi cement which Is
hereby incorporated into tits Ordinance as a part
thereof, and as CONDITION of the consent there by
| given
II Is Memorandum Of an agreement made and en-
tered into a. Fort and, this went, eighth day of
Fe ruary, A. d, 1868, by and between the Ciy OF
Portland OF The first part, and the Portland Water
Co., a corporation established and organized under
The laws oi the State of Maine, party Of the second
| part, witnesseth:
Tat in consideration that the City OF Portland
doth hereby consent that The said Portland Water
company may lay down lis mains and pipes In the
streets OF The city Of Portland, subject 10 all the
the Charter OF SAID Company, which as follows,
VIZ:
The aid Company are authorized to Law down in
and through the streets said itv and to take up
and repair all such pipes aque.luets and fixtures as
NAV be necessary Tor the objects tleir incorpora
ton, the consent of the City Council being given
the eto under the following Testrciious and re9ula
tons, and subjtci TO the following Agreements
said Company shall be liable in all cases to repay
to the City all sums OF money that City NAV be
obliged to pay on any judgment recovered against
sand City fer damages occasi med by any obstruc-
said compsny wLatev r, with or without the consent
OF the City Council together with counsel fees and
other expenses incurred by said City in deIen ing
any suit to recover dam lges as aforesaid with in
terest on the same TO be recovered IN an action for
money paid to the use OF slid COMPANY; and When
ever the company shall lay down any pipes or aone
hucss III any st, eets, make any alteration or re-
pair IN their works IN any street, they shall cause the
pubic travel as may be p, acticable anu shall at
their own expense, without unneeess nv uelay
cause the earl Ii and pavement removed by them 10
be replac. in proper condition: they will noI in
any ease obstIuct impair the use OF any priyae or
public d. ain, or common sewer or reservoir or gas
ppe, out SAID company shail have the right to cross
or, when necessary, 20 change the direction Of any
private drain in such as not to obstruct or
impair tue use there {; being liable for any injury
occaioned by any such crossing or Alteration no The
owner thereof or any other person Injured in an ac-
The sad company ON its part, doth hereby cove.
nant anu res with said City as follows:
ffn corporation shall furnish at all times
70 the Olty OF PORTLAND. without charge to he CITY,
tor use IN the pnbic buildings ami school houses ~
the CITY, and for the extibgui>hmrnt of fires and
voI municipal purposes, such amount aud
necessary service pip. and hyda ants for al tribn
lon tieseoi ior the purposes aforesaid being iur-
hisheu, lal and connected with the Iipes Of his
company at the exl enc u the ity and viii also
supply upon the same conditions, free from cbaIoe
H tne water Tor three public fountains the
reputation OF the supply Ga wafer ior the fountains
70 De under the Joint control Of The Wafer CommIs
pany. VI INC N"N-
Second.-The water shall be introduced into tho
10y from Sebago Lake, Os twenty incl hydraulic
i'' 20 as 10 supply the hydrant- wi hin two wears
IRON On Jsnua hist, A. ID. lees.
anua-A RESERVOIR or Reservoirs shall be con-
srueted ON Brlmha Is or Munioy Hills, OF the ca
alty OF 10 90 900 gallons. and the higher eleva
uohs on bramhail ami Munjoy shat be supplied by
sand pipe or sy gTavitation directly rom the
mains, in manner satisfactory to the Engineer of
the city. The capacity OF the Reservoirs iall bs
IN ;reased from iLe 70 time when necessary to meet
the quirenlents OF inci eased consumption.
Foursh.-FUr City distribution, in addition TO tina
twenty inch mains, there shall BE- not less than 20 n
feet Of sixteen inch pre-, 5000 feet Of twelve inch
inch PHI e. 10000 feet OF six incu pe, and 600 Ieet
OF four inch pipe. .-.
plai It of want OF supply to more sparscy ,onnitI
portions of the City, the City Council shall secI
upon the feasibility and necessity and the com,'n
snail 1y us lnalS wherever the City Council shan
decide it reasonable to require 1t under ali tbs ;
cumstanceS OF the case. Ai '"e Viz
Sirh-Ihe rate charged to the wafer tahers .h.u
De IeasonaDie as compared with the rates in otbsr
come OF the works; ana in case of ,xes, anu ln-
oloitaht rates shall pc liable to correction 80 a.
? u , Judsiai Court, under the eonIy povsrs
conIered on the Court by the act Of Feb no -,
1865 and for manufactures ami other simia,s .itn,
consumers the max mum rates shall be M An n.
llty ana the Company, and in case OF their jis e
snnrsr oy tnr commissioners appointed by the
The works shall be constructed under the sr~ou
vision OF an eng neer appointed by the Citv -
sna confer with he engn Ger Of the mpany as the
hird engineer shall be selected, whose ecsion shs
be final. V" snaii
In witness whereof, the said Portland Water Co.
zed, affixed the name and seal OF said Comnan
The assent o. said City beng given ia the SrIicau
in which i this agreemsnti is Incorporated.
AAA fV G.. sHE M1JEY Co. b. Corporate
President. of the isst Co,
Approved March Sd, 1885,
.,..e AUG. L. STEVENS, Mayor.