The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-08-26
CITY COUNCIL.
COUNCIL CHAMBER, !
CAIRO, ILL.,, August 23d, 1881, {
Spccial Me0Ling.

Ircsont -IiS 1onor mayor lnlStlc-
wood and Aldermen Blake, Halliday, Hin
kIe, Paticr, Petit, Saup, Swoboda and
Woods.
Absent Hughes and Kimbrough.- 3.
The Mayor stated the object of the meet
ing to be for the receiving of a proposition
from Mr.. Daniel, Of Clarksville, Tenn, for
the construction Of water works.
The | following communication was
read at length
To the Honorable Mayor and Aldermen OF the city
ofCairo, In the State Of Illinois;
Your writer, Travers Daniel, of the City
of Clarksville, in the state of Tennessee, be.
ing contracting engineer for the construc-
ton of water works, having been informed
by correspondence with his Hon. Mayor
Thistlewood, that, by reason OF a consti-
tutional limitation, il is nexpedieni for the
city to construct water works and is desir-
Gus to have the same built by private par
ties, that the urgent necessity Of the city for
better supply of water be provided for.
Therefore the said Daniel, on behalf of
himself and associates SUCCESSORS and AS
signsrespectiully asks that you grant to hiui
by regular ordinance and according to law
Reviscd Statutes, page 242, sec. 242) the
right of way within and near the city OF
Cairo, and tho right and privilege 10 con
struct, operate, and maintain water works
for apublic aud private eupp.y of water in
and near said city. The said
Daniel for himself and others does agree to
accept such grant, and to construct such
water works at his own and their expense.
On the conditions hereinafter set forth the
said works shall be on the gravltatlon plan,
and shall be composed in part OF seven
miles Of standard cast IRON water pipe 80
double nozzle fire hydrants, one stand pipe
made of rivetcd wrought IRON plates TWEEN
ty feet in diameter and two hundred feet
high, two direct acting horizontal steam
pumps, each pump having its
own boilers separately from the
other, so as to form two complete
pumping equipments that may be worked
together or separately The capacity of
said works shall be for delivery of two mil
lion of gallons of water from either pump
every twenty -four hours.
The condition upon which the sad par.
ties agree to construct the said works in the
said City of Cairo, are
I. That the said grant and privilege
shall be for the full term Of thirty years
from the date hereof, and
g. Also that the said city shall rent from
the said parties fifty double nozzle fire by
drants for the said term Of thirty years. Tor
the extinguishment of fires, and the rental
to be paid for the said hydrants shall for
said term be one hundred dollars each
per year, and the payments
shall be quarter yearly pro rata in advance.
And the said Daniel associates, SUCCESSORS,
or assigns do further agree that the said
fifty double nozzle hydrants shall be 10.
Gated along the lines OF seven miles Of pipe
aforesaid ut such places as your honorable
body may dictate. Ana if any further
number of hydants may be desired by the
city, on the said lines of pipes, or on any
extension Of pipes, which may have been
made by said Daniel and Others aforesaid,
the city shall be entitled to have them at o
rental of fifty dollars each per year forthe
term Of this franchise. And the said
Daniel and Others do agree to erect the
said hydrants at their own expense and to
keep the same in efficient repair for instant
use, Under a water pressure, which shall
not at any time be less than 43 lbs per
square inch equal to an elevation Of 100
feet unavoidable accidents excepted. To
have these water works IN successful opera
ton for the next summer 1t is necessary
that the present low sta"e OF water be
taken advantage of for the erection Of
pumping works, and which would be i'm
practicable in high water. And am
Respectfully, TRAINERS DANIEL.
CAIRO, LII, Aug. 20, 1881.
1t is further agreed that on the expira
ton of this franchise that the said city OF
Cairo shall have the right and privilege to
purchase tho said water works together
with all its rights properties, privileges and
incomes Of whatever nature thereto belong.
ing, and the basis Of the valuation shall DO
by fair and equitable appraisement in the
usual way. TRAvERs DANIEL,
for bimslf and others.
Alderman Kimbrough appeared in his
seat during the reading Of communication.
Alderman Blake moved that the commu.
nication be received, printed and referred