Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-07-12
DAILY POST INTELuGEKcER
seHK FAHsm ASSERTIONS CeR.
aErEED.

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Undsr 4 contrast signed By Mayor
I<ary. With himsslf and assossstess the
cify "A today paying so yesr per- ny
drzna.--seaftk lhsosaele, yslg 70.
Tia censracn referred 10 vas SIGNED,
on behalf Of the city, nnt ~ Mayer
Lesry, bas b En- Mayor Strive. before
Mr. Ls<sy entered iDon the duties OF
his sfizes.
Ths eity II today paying 30 . year
Per hycFxnf, for services when me Guy
of Portland secures foz go psr year per
hydrans. --Sseftis Chgosteasy JAY ~
This Il untrus. Thsre has recently
besu ehsnaB In tbs contract under
which he city Of Portland secures iss
wxssr ssxvies. Formerly, b. eosltraci
catered into Ia 1888 with the Portland
Hydrsalie Elevator CoDpasy, THAI city
axsssd 70 psy 800 psr Donth for ssr.
vies Of tssnsy .tlzrss hydrsnts, or = tn
Dc ovsE si3 psr hydrant. This Ia sl5s
pes year per hydra1It or e6s ser year
more than the 60 psid By tbs city Of
Seattle 70 she soring Hill Cornp@ny.
Ths contract ty which Portland is prob
abiy soon - b., snppi;ed vas entered in
70 very rsesnsly, the city Of Portland
esutraesine wish r. r. M0rsy. Tns ss-
ssstsaI terms of Chi, contract were ~
follows
ssorion 8. said p. r. Morsy, bis as
tsgf and
maiusAin and kesp 10 repair 81 his and
their ogsu Goa aad ei:psnsss fer the -
rsad HEREINAFTER mautisnad, hydrsnts
for he prevention and extinanistlmsnt
AZ fires On streets where the mainfi shall
ran and ns suGh plae,ss - the Board OF
FIRE Commissioners OF the proper e1ty
authorities raay designate, bus NOT 10
exceed four hundrsd (fO0J In number.
hus IN eneil nnmbar ahaii be ineindeu
aud esrnted llisss MRS furnished ~ she
Portland HydrauIis Elevator Company.
Bat said r. n. Motey, his associates OF
aaniass shall not Be- l,ompsaied % erect,
meinsaiu o. kesp IN repairs hydrants al
piasse a Q greater attitude than thu
uresent hiehs above ths base Of grads
a. tfs intersection Of Twelfth and
Montgomery atreess. nor 90 saon blocks
On which are located by dfants furnished
and placed by the Portland HAaraalls
Elevator Coupany aforesaid. IA accord
euoe With is Gentfaists with tbs city IN
III the expiration of sslld contracts ba
fhs city Of Portland may ~ 10 osf
esss and expsnse fr,Ict aad keep In 70
pair hydrnnis on tna mains Of said r
= y. Merry. his assB,ilsss and assigns
and nc snoh places tlaereen - u ma
desire, but toe Same shall lse crested nn
n der shs direction and Supervision Q
said z. y. MoFey, hia associates and ~
s.enA
esotion 3. The city OF Portland anal
cav said r. II. Marcy, bis associate
md assigns, Tor sapply ing the city viii
water fof the purpoi,s aforesaid tlle san
81 forty Thousand dollars tSto,U0O
Unissd states gold coin, or It's eqalva
Iens In lawful motley OF the units'
STATES, per year for lhs period 81 event
cd pears, beginning With the fafst Ser
vice OF water under Haid agreement snel
payments % be made quarter yearly o
ten thousand dollars t$lU,00ol each.
Thai e, the oity al Portland agrees .
pay r. y. Mercy $4,000 per year for
numbsr Of hJdrants indefinitely stated
bat nos 10 excsed 400. sapposing tha
the Number OF hydro nis shoald be th
mailman number contracted for. ID
city ~ Portland would ba paying $40
Per hydraat per year, not go per yea
Is suited b. the CAsoaieis. This woal'
- $40 per year mors than the go pal,
BY sssitis 10 the Spring HUI WA.s
Company.
Again, Id Portland at the end OF
certain period the lsity becomes abso
iats swaeF ~ tha system Of waite
works. withoct othtF payment than th
10 per yeer PET hydrant.-Seaffl
Chrosaels. July Ioth
AZ the cad Of tisenty years, riurir,
which the city Of portland shall hav
paid r. y. Hforay and bis associate
$4,000 per year, OF Altoesthes $500, O0l
the city shall becoi,as absolute owlsl
noe 81 he sYstem ef water works, .
STATED By the CAroHiels, bat simply o
iii hydrants and M tanks snd oshe
appliances fsir sptlnkiing streeta 9.
erected b. said Pr. Mofey, bic asss
siatss and ssai2ns.r The asesion Of thl
eensrAet shioA provides for this is a,
follows:
6sction 10. AT The sxpsration OF saiS
seensy t20l ysAFs said 7. y. Merry, hi,
E1eoeza1ss sfld assigns, SHALL thensaffsl
and fufeyef ftiraish water y the city Of
kcztlana uittn,at edditiond osmrsnsa
tzoa and ffss Zoe flushing savers
ep<inklinx Tho asreais, foF Abe preveu
ton and exthszuishInent ef Ares. aud
supp3yiuR I'm c41y huliidings and Offices
skatexne ard ilydranss. isnt NJ The ex-
pifasion Of saaa twailiy ta)l yeafa. ali
hydEAxts and tanks and other applian
Sc Tor spFinkling strbsts 50 erected By
~. Moreys hts a9sorlsies and assigns.
- 1eresnbefoFe msisfioned, shall be.
1pnne shs property 81 tue city. Bat
f6ezsaftef all itdditi1aai hydsants shall
- eseetea b Inc city Of Portland, and
nii hydfAnts shall ~ ltspl IN repair By Il
- 40 own oost and sxpensa.
Ths above are cnly few Of The many
RlAriax Saisehsods which have bssa Nj
ssssd aasiAsi Mayor Lsary. Thsy are.
I however. zsislsieat 70 lAsw The deeper
a,s straiis 10 which the opposisiaa d,
tha Mayer = i,eduoeA The slAu.thter
of ffath b pssfscsiy i,ppailine.
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