The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-08-25
Proceedings of Council.
SPECIAL MEETING
CouNoIn CHANDLER,

Co1uMD1A, 3. g., August %. 1870.
Council met at p. sm.
Present-His Honor the Mayor; Alder
men Cooper, Denny. Goodwin, Hayne,
Minort, Mooney, Simons, Smith, Taylor,
Thompson and Wigg.
Absent-Alderman Wallace.
His Honor the Mayor stated that he
had convened Council to consider s'Arti-
clos of Agreement between city of Co
lumbia and s. A. Pearco, Jr., Trustee
for VIM. Sprague," relative to erection
of now water works and supplying the
city with water; said proposal having
been reported from Committee on Water
Works at regular meeting, August 1G,
1870.
The Articles OF Agreement, as follows.
we're then read by the Clerk:
Articles Of Agreement, made this -
day of August A. D., 1870, by and be-
tween the city of Columbia, in the State
of South Carolina, of the first part, and
Samuel A. Pearce, Jr., of the said city,
both for himself and as Trustee of Wm.
Sprague, of the State of Rhode Island,
their heirs, executors and assigns, of the
second part, witness:
That the said party of the second part
covenants and agrees to and with the
said party of the first part to build such
parts of new Water Works as are re-
uuired to force 100000 gallons of
water daily into the distributing reservoir
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construct O now reservoir near the Co.
lumbia Canal, for the purpose of collect
ing water from streams below the present
receiving reservoir; to erect building
for the protection of the pumps and
machinery; to lay q suction pipe from
tho pumps to Broad River, to be used to
obtain water thcrefrom, should the
other streams fail to furnish sufficient
supply; to furnish fltering apparatus
for purifying the water from the said
river, if such water should DO required; !;
to furnish sufficient water-power to force
into the distributing reservoir the number
of gallons OF water required by tho said
city daily, notexceeding 1,500, 600 gallons
daily; said works to be completed within
two years from the date of the signing of
the contract; and all tho labor, and
management Of the machinery and ap-
purtenances thereto, to be furnished by
the party on the second part.
And the said party of the first part
covenants and agrees to pay unto the
said party OF the second part, in consi-
deration of his performance of his above
named agreement, the sum of SIG, ,OGO
annually, i'll good and lawful money of
the United States. in equal quarterly
payments; and the said party of the se-
cond part shall give the said party Of tho
first part ten days notice, in writing, of
the time in which hc will furnish the city
with its supply of water, under the term 5
Of this contract. The dny which such
notice designates shall be the one from
which the first quarterly payment shall
date, and the subsequent payments shall
be mado quarterly each year until the
expiration of this contract.
This contract shall extend for the
period Of twenty years; and upon the
expiration thereof, the reservoirs, pines
pumps, buildings, machinery, and all
and every other matter or thing in any
way oppertaining to the said Water
Works, which shall have been built or
furnished by the said party Of the second
part, shall revert to and vest as the pro-
perty of the same IN the party of the
first part, and shall bo turned over by
the party OF the second part at that time
to the said party of the first part in good
order and repair.
At the expiration of this contract, the
said party of the first part shall have the
privilege of leasing from the said party
of the second part sufficient water
power, at the same point or place used
by the party of the second part for sup
plying the water under this contract, to
force into the said distributing reservoir
OF the said city the duly supply of wa
ter required for use by the party of the
first part, ut such q price and upon such
terms as shall be agreed upon by three
disinterestcd persons, one to be selected
by the said party of the first part, one
by the said party OF tho second part, and
the third by the two thus chosen; and
the basis upon which such price and such
terms shall be fixed by the three persons
thus selected, shall bo tho number of
gallons required to bo forced daily into
the distributing reservoir of the said
city; and should larger supply of water
at any time he required than is herein
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