The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-01-17
TUESDAY, JAN. II, 1882.


This agreement, made the - day
of January, A. d. 1882, between the
city of Cheyenne, in the territory of
Wyoming, of the first part, and the
Cheyenne water company, of the second
part, witnesseth:
That for, and in consideration of, the
covenants and agreements hereinafter
contained, to be kept and performed by
the party of the second part, the party
of the first part doth grant, lease and
let unto the said party of the second
part all of its lakes, water rights and
water privileges, including the right to
take water from Crow creek, for the
full term of twenty years from the date
hereof, reserving the right to the con-
control and use of said lakes for all
purposes save and except that OF sup
plying said city Of Cheyenne with water.
Said party of the first part, for the
consideration aforesaid, grants unto
said party Of the second part the sole
aad exclusive right to lay pipes for the
distribution of water within the city
limits of the said city of Cheyenne, and
any addition that may be made thereto,
for the full period of twenty years from
the date Of this agreement; and also the
sole and exclusive right 10 supply the
citizens of said city with water, for
domestic purposes and the pur-
poses of irrigation, during the
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In consideration thereof, and other
considerations hereinafter mentioned,
the said party of the second part hereby
covenants and agrees TO, and with the
said party of the FIRST part, to construct
and maintain water works, in accord
ance with the plans and specifications
therefor of the city engineer OF said
city of Cheyenne, and which are hereto
attached and made a part hereof, to
supply said city of Cheyenne with water,
for the following public purposes,
namely:
For the purpose Of extinguishing
fires; for all city buildings INT build,
ings under the control of said city; for
public parks, now or to be hereafter es-
tablished; for -four az public fountains
for man and beast; for %sprInkling wag-
ons to sprinkle the streets of said city;
for irrigating and watering the two
cemeteries near said city, and COM
monty known as the Catholic cemetery
and the City cemetery, and also to keep
the lake east Of said city filled with
water, to high water mark; provided
however, that this covenant to keep
said last mentioned lake filled to high
water mark, shall only require said
party of the second part to SO keep the
same so filed from the surplus water
from said Crow creek, and said other
lakes first herein mentioned, remaining
after all other wants of said city, and
the citizens thereof, are fully supplied.
Said party of the second part hereby
the first part, to take all the water
pipes now laid in said city, and belong
ing to said city, for the supply and dis
tribution of water, and to pay to said
party of the first part therefor the full
present value thereof. The said party
of the second part agrees TO build and
construct a conduit from Crow creek,
by the most feasible and practical route,
TO the lake north OF the said city of
Cheyenne, of wood, iron, cement, rock
or terra Gotta, materials of sufficient
size and capacity to conduct all the
water Of Crow creek aforesaid to said
lake north of said city, and to lay such
conduit sufficiently deep in the earth to
be at all times below frost line, and so
as to secure the same from freezing. BY
all the waters of Crow creek above mem
toned, is understood TO mean all the
waters of said Crow creek not other
wise appropriated by others at the time.
The said party of the second part shall
have, so far completed and finished said
conduit and connected the same with
said Crow creek, so as to conduct water
from said Crow creek to said lake last
mentioned.
The said party of the second part
agrees to connect lower lake north Of
said city with the present water pipes
now laid in said city of Cheyenne, Wyo.
ming, with cast iron pipe, twelve ~
inches in diameter, laid below the
reach Of frost; also to lay in aud along
the streets Of said city, distributing
pipes in such streets rs are designated
therefor 10 the said plans and specinca-
tions of the said city engineer of said
city attached hereto, which pipes shall
lie not less than -- inches in diam
eter, and laid below the reach Of frost
Also to furnish and erect hydrants
of the size, kind and quality now in use
in said city at such places as the coun-
ell Of said city shall designate, but not
to exceed one hydrant to every two
blocks in distance, along the line of
new pipes 20 be Land 10y said party of the
second part, and to connect all such by
drants with the main distributing pipes,
and TO keep and maintain the same in