Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-06-25
Water Meeting.

The citizens OF Phoebe met according
to the call at { .. M, at Browns Hall
L. V. LOOMS in the chair, and John
Croyland Secretary. Julius Hoffman,
one of the County Commissioners, ex-
planned that the County Commissioners
had taken legal advice, which was that
they should not NEEDLE with the old con-
tract. Mr.. Hoffman read the following,
which he said the Commissioners would
sign, but the Water Company would not
agree to, viz:
1--WE, the undersigned Commissioners
| of Lincoln county, consent that we have
no objection to Mr.. McAvoy sprinkling
the streets of Phoebe from the hydrants,
| but that the county shall be free from all
expense in repairing pipes and hydrants,
or damages caused by said McAvoy.
And further agree that in case Of unfor-
seen accidents that may occur to n.y.
drants aud pipes, we will hold the Floral
| Spring Water Co. free from blame.
Captain Lubbock explained that there
is no intention on the part of the Water
Company to break the contract; they
wish it to stand; they only ask permits
| sion to have the streets watered as joint
| owners OF pipe, etc.
Colonel Sabin explained the relative
position of the Fire Department, the
! County Commissioners and Water Com
pany, and read the following contract,
| that he thought could be signed by all
parties without detriment to any inter-
ests concerned in former contract
"The County Commissioners of Lin
coin county, Nevada, on behalf of said
| County, and the trustees of the Fire De-
par nent Of the town of Phoebe and the
Floral Springs Water Company, hereby
consent that the fire plugs be-
longing to said County and to said
Floral Springs Water Company, situated
in said town of Phoebe, be used for the
purpose of watering the streets of Phoebe
during the year A. d. 1875, without ex-
pense either to said county or to said
Water Company, except as hereinafter
| stated.
In case the said fire plugs, or any Of
them shall become or get out Of order or
repair. solely by reason Of being so used
for the purpose of watering the streets
of Phoebe during said time, the same
shall be repaired at once, and the said
county and said Floral Springs Water
Co. shall bear and sustain the cost of re-
pairing the same equally
The amount of such repairs to be paid
at any time by said county, to be
charged to, accredited and allowed against
the Fire Department Fund, And this
consent, license or agreement permit
ting said fire-plugs to be used shall not
be deemed to, and shall not in any way
or manner, modify, change, enlarge or
restrict certain contract of April Goth,
A. D 1872, entered into by and between
E. A. White, M. Shustrich and Edward
Donahue, Trustees of the Phoebe Fire
Department; j. McCannon and G. II.
Light, Committee of said Fire Depart
ment; W. G. Glissan, 2. McCannon and
NJ. McCluskey, County Commissioners,
and John r. Wilson, Superintendent of
the Floral Springs Water Company, on
behalf of said company.
Captain Lubbock expressed himself as
ready to sign the paper as read. Mr..
Hoffman, for the County Commissioners,
said the County Commissioners would
not sign it.
On motion of Colonel Sabin, Mr.
Hoffman was requested to lay the paper
before the County Commissioners, which
he agreed to do, after which the meeting
adjourned sine die.