The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-09-01
CITY COUNCIL.
COUNCIL CHAMBER, !
CAmo, Ill.,, August Goth, 1881. {
Special Meeting.
Concluded from yesterdays ISSUE.


'hb'NhNNE nv
An ordinance granting 10 Travis Dnniel, hia ma
soc,a,vs successors aud assigne the right OF way
anu privilege OF constructing maintaining and on
efn,ng water works In and near the city of Cairo
~ wy elh,e OF Illinois Tor tho public and private
supply ofwRtUr.
10 II ordained by tho civ Council of iho civ nj,
cairo, IN the state of Illinois,
SeVuoI l. That upon tho conditions and sub
lcct 70 lDe terms, qua ifCailona and rcstrIcliona
nvfolnaller mentioned the privilege Of constructing
n,n,n,hln,ng ana operating water works M held by
SAD Guy Tor public aud private nupply of water
within md near The same " hereby granted 10
Travis DANIEL, OF the city of Clarksyillo In the
eta,c OF rennobsoe and to his associates
| anu ass ems FOR period of thirty years from the
passage ol THIS oTdinai CO, together with the rirht
OF way IN any or all Of the streets ALLEYS, nycn
uos' lanes, roads or other public highways within
OF eAsuld city, to lay pipes or repair The came,
70 conhtfncl conduits, TO erect hydrnnH aud iunn
tainS aud such other doylcca and structures nv may
be requisite aud necessary Tor the conveyance and
nmtribul'on 81 water within ana near Nld city
Provided that there shall be- unnecessary or prr
or othc highways; aud after their
iee for the purposes described they shall bs
restored TO AZ goodn practical condition without
delay as before their use,
Section 2, The said water works shall hc ON the
graviaii0n plan, using stand pipe for the static
pressure Of water In the pipe systcm of said works
The stand pipe shall have good stone foundation,
resting on substantial ping driven In the ground,
and shall he two hundred feet In height above
foundation aud twenty feet in diameter, and shall
he made OF rvitod wrought iron plates, double rlv
eted at the onds for the lower hfly feet from the
base, and MI of such thickness M shall Insure a
good, substantial and safe stand pipe and such
stand pipe shall nj all times, natural cauAoe and
unavoidable accidents only excepted, be- kept fun
or so nearly NJ ma is practical aud reasonably pos
sible and 50 az nj oil timoa to give for Instant npc
n hydroRta attic pressure IN the pipes of mn average
of sixty four ponnds per square inch, with a min
imum OF moi less ihan forty three pounds per
square inch
Section g. The pipe system shall he Of the
best cast ron standard water pipes, coated with
DR. Smiths patent coal tar varnlah and tested TO
three hundred pounds per square inch aud the
main pipos In said pipe System shall BE- In nil not
less than soyen miles lineal measurement, divided
ne respects lineal feet and diameter nv follows viz
Four Thousand three hundred and thiriy.thrcc feet
Of pipe twenty inches In diameter. Two thousand
three hundred and thirty three feet OF pipe sixteen
'"Ghoa in diameter, one half of the remaining pipe
Give inches IN diameter and the rcRlduo Of anld
seven miles OF pipe ten inches In dinmctsr and IN
the construction Of said pipe system there shall
be such reasonable number of stop valves that, In
use OF accidental bronkago aud repairs, the dls
lrict In which water supply shall 30 thereby
temporarily stopped, shall he reasonably smnll,
and all hydrnnts shall he connected with the mainn
by pipes not less than six incboe diameter
Section 4. Thosuppy of water for said systom
Of water works, II taken from the ohio river shall
be taken north Of Thlrysixtb street. and " taken
street If extended; and If taken from well, such
well shall be only such depth That the character Of
tho water shall not be materially different from
that In one or the other of said rivers,
SeCtiop5 The pumps shall he two In number
Of either WorthiDgton or Gro T.. Blake n co
make, or of other makers of an equal standard of
excellence, Each pump ehai have n capacity to
deliver 1000 900 gallons Of water per twenty four
bOnis under pressure Of water OF eighty ak
pounds per square inch at moderate speed not OK
a. mn fsal lfny nj NJ
| ute, and each pump shall have its own separate
equipment of boilers and other appurtcnancee
| complete 30 that one lMll pumping equipment
shall DO In reserve In cate Of needed repairs or ac
| cidcnt TO tho onoin use,
SectionG. II is not now sxpcdient that the city
| OF Cairo shall build water works, hut IN view Of
| tho urgent necessity of the said city for better
protection against the ravagcs OF fire and also by
roaeOn OF the urgent need OF ropious supply OF
good water In the city OF Cairo for domestic [ld
sanitary uses The city OF Cairo aforesaid does
hereby bind herself to rent from tho said Daniel.
associates, successors and assigncca eighty double
nozzle Are hydrants to be located along the lines
of said pipcs nj such places IA may bo named by
written authority Of this council, and which lOca
lions shall be made at such times M the said par.
ties may demand aud which locations shall be.
come part OF this ordinance, The duration Of
this ordinance shall be for thirty years IRON the
date hereof and the rental of the said hydrnnie for
the said term OF thirty years shall he seventy five
dollars per year for each OF said hYdrans aud the
runt NHhll wv ph1hUt IutUlfI JtH'lN,hHy huulIOH
al hydranis the city may require shall bo furnished
at fifty dollars per year aud payable M aforesaid,
Should any delinquency occur In maintaining the
said hydrants In efficient repair and the supply Of
water aforesaid by the pr0prictOrs ~ the said water
works except In cases OF unavoidable accident
tho city, alter due proof and establishment of the
fact that such delinquency was from neglect or
Encouragement OF the owners OF the water woi ka
or employees thereof, shall be entitled TO damage,
for the period of such delinquency Of $500 per hour
and deduction Of rent for the same period.
ScatiOn Z The owners of the said works as re-
spccts the supply Of water for private use shall
have the right TO mike and enforce all reasonable
and nccdful ruesand regulations In the uso and
waste of water and may supply The same In their
own discretion and charge and collect In advance
therefor tnrf of rates equal to Int not exceeding
those specified In the Annual schedule OF water
| rates annexed to this ordinance; and
for all purposes not therein enumerated
the rate thereof shall be special rate within thor
own discretion.
Section T. This ordinance In pissed and the
rights and privileges herein mentioned ARE granted
and the agreement OF the city 10 rent sad by.
ons, time being hereby made material and OF the
essence of the contract, tO.wit
l. Said Daniel, his associates, SUCCESSORS or AZ,
signs shall within thirty days from the passage of
this ordinance file with the city clerk of the civ hip
written acceptance Of this ordinance
3 Said System OF water works shall within six.
ty days from the passage OF this ordinance be com.
menced and work thereon prosecuted with all rca
eonabe diligence, and the same fully comple,ed
and IN operation within one year from the passage
Of this ordinance.
g. Said Daniel, his associates, SUCCESSORS and
assigns, ehall construct and complete said syetem
ol water works In the manner provided In this or.
diDance, and after such completion maintain and
properly operate the same, agrocably 10 the pr0v-
eions Of this ordinance, using all reasonable dllig.
ence In keeping the eame in proper repair aud
working order accidents and natural causes except.
Cd and charging no greater water rates than those
In this ordinance authorized
4 Said Daniel, his associates, SUCCESSORS and
assigus shall, AT any time after the expiration of
twenty years from the pnsHnge OF this ordinance,
whenever thorcunt0 requested by resolution of tho
city council, sell and convey TO the city of Cairo
said system OF water works, and rights and prvl.
eyes hereby granted upon tender and payment to
him or them by said city Of the appraised value
thereof TO DO ascertaincd az follows, TO wit: The
said Daniel, his associates successors or assigns.
shall, whom therounto requested by resolution OF
the city council name one appraiser and said
council shall name another, and tho two appraisers
40 chosen shall choose n third and tho appraised
value az made and reported In writing 10 said cOun
Gil by said three appraisers or majority Of them
| shall he taken and considered as tho amount TO be
paid by said city az aforesaid. Said appraisers
shall be disincrestcd persons and shall not BIO cit
liens OF the city OF Cairo reside In said city,
the parties 10 be affected by said valuation.
b. lfdefault be made In any or either OF the four
conditions above specified this ordinance shall
ipso acto become null and void, otherwise II shall
be- and remain In force, from and after its passage
for the period 0fthirty years or until the city shall
purchase said system OF water works as herein pro-
vided