The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-01-06

Woe DyUIaGiS ALU AiV kAhG9 a. tAAC
will Of the Council. to which tha city
may attach apparatus fer drinking
purposes, as well as Tor cleaning or
spriukling the streets, or wash
ing the cutters or sewers. Tho
Company must also furnish va.
ter to the citizens for domestic Dur-
poses, and the compensation for both
public and private supplies shall not
he above the average compensation
paid n other cities OF the sane size,
with as efficient a system LIZ the
price can not ba fixed by agreement, it
shall he fixed by the estimate Of five
dislntCr2sted non residents, tgo to be
selected By each party, and the fifth
to be selected by these four But the
city shall not pay more than fifty dol
lars per year FOR each fire plug or
public hydrant. The water shall be
taken from wells as near the river Is
practicable, north OF the National
Road, but not 50 near as TO draw
directly from the channel, but only
By natural pereoiatiOn. rnD
Section four compeis the company
to begin work within ninety days after
the passage of the ordinance; to lay
down five miles of pipe IN ftteen
months, and fifteen miles IN twenty
seven months, under penalty Of for
feiling its charter. a forfeiture is
made, also. by failure TO furnish
supply OF water al the rates of section
three. A failure for thirty-six hours
through negligence. or other eulpable
cause, makes the company liable to
forfeiture of its charters, or years
pay Tor all public hydr4nis, at the
pleasure Of the city.
Section five requires the Company,
after it has completed fifteen miles Of
pipes, to extend them, at the order Of
the Council, and requires the C0uu
| Gil, not the Company, to furnish an
average Of one FIRE plug or hydrant
tor every thousand feet Of pipe of
these additions.
Section six compeis the Company
TO erect aud maintain IN efficient con-
dition steam machinery for the works,
as well as machinery moved by water
power, il the Company chooses To use
water power at ALL In other words.
| the Company may use water power II
1t wants TO, but Il nust have steam
power too.
Section seven aliO rs the city to buy
the works at any time, giving six
mouths notice, and paying tne agreed
| price, or, in case of disagreement,
price to be fixed by five disinterested
nOu-residents, chosen as those Ia sec
tiOn three. The purcha.e, however,
must be ratified by majority OF the
voters at special election held for
that purpose.
Section eight reserves torthe city
/ the right to construct water works Tor
itself, or 10 charter another company
at its pleasure.
Section nine repeals the Gather
wood charter, which was never any
thing Better than m6onshIae ia
water"
Section ten puts The ordinance in
force in It's passig3, Il an acceptance
be filed within th:rty days with the
Mayor Ii excepted, the Mayor is to
make proclamation oI the fact. j. not
accepted wi,hin thirty days, the ordt-
nance Is null.
A final provision allows any com
psny to take their privileges granted
by the crd diuance, ii it shall not be ac-
cepted by the present company.
Tue main difference between this
ordinance and that which was laid oa
the table week or two ago. Il the
offer Of the charter to apy co1pany
that viii take it, If tae present Gem
pany will BOT, and the provision that
the company. Instead 81 the city shall
furnish the public byIraafs or fire
plugs, at he Councils order, fer the
lir,f fifteen miles of piping. This
will AID 10 the outlay Of the com
pany considerably, and may create a
good deal Of reasonable hesitation as
to the aceep;ance Of the charter. The
city does not require the Gas Gem
. pauy, with its enormous profits and
una.sRilaoie privileges, to furnish
lamp postf, and we can see nOdiatinc
: tion between them and ire plugs
The canal l., Of course, put clear ou'
OF the question There is no NOR
, danger of the city beirg forced o
, trapped into buying it, under thi
+ charter. taan there is OF its being com
e pelled TO bug up the Terre Hautt
D Railroad to get fuel tor its fire en-
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