Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-02-15
WATERWORKS |!
Tho City cf Hopkinsyillo Closes
the Contract and the Works
VIII be ia'Opsrasion by
October.
The Substance Of the Contract.

others, of New York, for the erection
of a system Of waterworks in the
city of Hopkinsville, upon the follow
ing terms:
LowEREE's CONTRACT.
+. NJ. Loweree and associates, in
order to supply the city with reason
ably pure water for public and pri-
vate uses, agree and contract:
l To erect and maintain, on land
to be purchased at their own cost,
system of ,waterworks, (using the
west fork of Little River) of suffi-
cient capacity to meet the present
and future demands of Hopkinsville,
for period of Is years, or such lon
ger period as the contract may by its
terms subsist. Said works to have
capacity sufficient to produce 1,5OO,-
900 gallons per day, and also a res
ervoir with capacity of 250,000 gal
Ions per day. Said reservoir to be
located in a suitable place and to
have sufficient elevation to raise
the water in all parts of the highest
buildings in said city. Two boilers
are to be provided so that either may
be used in case of accident to the
other The pumps are to have ca
pacity to supply 1000 gallons per
minute. A dam is to be built across
the river above the railroad, the lake
made to be capable of holding TO-
100000 gallons.
II Loweree and his associates agree
to be responsible to land owners for
all damages caused by said dam.
III The area over which water is
to be distributed is to consist of the
territory within the corporate limits
of said city and 1905 feet of pipe
from the first hydrant. There are to
be 90 hydrants, located by the city
Council, every hydrant to be located
on the same side of the street on
which pipe is laid, and to have
threads cut to fit the hose the city
now owns, and 80 shall have double
and 10 single MOBILES.
Nv Additional pipes are to be laid
and hydrants erected to meet the de-
mands of the future, provided one
hydrant be erected upon every SOC
feet of pipe laid.
V Said contractors agree to fur
nish water free Of charge to the Public
Schools at all times, and to the court
house and city hall square 10 hours
each day; also to furnish water to be
drawn from hydrants for flushing
cutters and sewers, provided not
more than two of said hydrants be
opened at any one time for said pur.
pose, and also to furnish water fol
all purposes of the fire department
and for sprinkling streets.
vi Said parties agree to repair all
streets torn up in putting down pipes
and to conduct their work in such a
manner as to give the least trouble
and Inconvenience to the citizens, and
to make good all damages sustained
VII The waterworks are to be Of
the most durable character, and first.
class in all respects, and said partie;
agree that they shall be capable il
case OF fire Of throwing 5 streams o.
water at one time, 100 feet high
through 21a inch hose and Ia incl
nozzle. They further guarantee tina
the works shall be completed and il
active operation within 6 months
from the beginning of the work: thu
work to begin within 80 days afteI
the date of the contract, Dan. Is
lSS4) and pushed to completion a
5 an earlier date if practicable.
+ VIII They further agree to suppl
water to private consumers at rat
not to exceed five cents per 100 gal
Ions used, or as cheap as any near b
city may be furnished ; and if metre
are used private consumers to pa
= rent of metres; and water will b
furnished to manufacturers and larg
consumers at q rate not exceedin
the rate charged in any city in Ken
lucky.
> TX Said parties agree to erect
fire alarm from the City Hall to tn
main works, with one fire box i
each ward of the city, but the cost Q
e operating said fire alarm is to b
borne by siad city.
THE CITY's AGREEMENT.
s I To give right of way for layin
pipes in all parts Of the city, prov
ded all streets and pavements tor
up be replaced as good as before
The pipes to be laid two feet beloN
the surface and not less than 6 nc
n more than 10 feet from the outer edg
h Of the sidewalks.
|. II The city agrees to exempt sal
i works from city taxes for period {
l. five years from their com pletion.
'r III The city is to locate the 60 h,
drants to be erected in time so as {
work no delay, and is to pay, durin
81 the existence Of the contract, an al
v nual rental Of $50 for each hydran
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