The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-12-17

their heirs legal representatives and assigns in ac
| cepting this ordinance, expressly covenant and
agree that they will sell and convey to the city of
| Belfast the said water works, and all lands, ma
| chinery, pipes, mains, hydrants and appurte
nanceS thereto belonging, at the expiration of ten
years from the completion of said works and at in
tervals of five years thereafter, at an appraised
value of said works to be determined as follows:
Whenever the said City shall determine or desire
| to purchase said works. the Mayor thereof shall
give written notice to said grantees, their heirs
legal representative or assigns of the intention of
the City to purchase, at the expiration of said ten
years. or of any interval of five years next follow
ing said notice such notice shall be served at least
prior the expiration of said ten years of
any interval of five years and shall demand of said
grantees, their heirs, legal representatives as
signs, to appoint and select two persons to act
appraisers in fixing and appraislng the value of
| such water works, which notice may be served up
on any one of the said grantees, their heirs, legal
Representatives, assigns, upon the chief of
cer in charge of said water works. Within thirty
days after the date of the service of said notice.
the said grantees, their heirs legal representatives
assigns and the City shall select two persons as
appraisers; in of failure OF said CITY to ap-
point such two appraisers such appraisment shall
be deemed thereby ended. The four appraisers
thus chosen shall within days thereafter select
a fifth which five persons thus selected shall with
| in thirty days thereafter determine the value of
the said water works. And in case the said gran
tees, their heirs, legal representatives assigns
shall fail, neglect or refuse to select such two APP
prasers within the time hereinbefore required or
in the four appraisers should neglect refuse
| to choose fifth appraiser within the time herein
| before required then in either OF both cases as
may De, tne TWO appraisers or the NTH appraiser
| may be appointed by one of the Judges of the Su-
preme Court of the State of Maine, the applica-
ton by the Mayor of said City, or ten days notice
in writing to the said grantees their heirs legal
representatives assigns to the chief officer in
charge of said water works. The persons selected
as appraisers shall not be residents of the City of
Belfast, persons in the employ or interest of the
said City or of the said grantees, their heirs, legal
representatives or assigns.
Said five persons or a majority thereof at meet
ing of which all of them shall have had personal
notice, may and shall as appraisers on examination
and evidence, fix and determine the actual value of
said water works and property of every kind and
description, including all real estate rights of way,
! improvements. buildings, betterments, machinery,
or other appliances placed by the said grantees,
their heirs, legal representatives or assigns upon
or connected with the property and used for the
operation of said water works, which may be
leased to them by the said City and constituting
part of said water works at the time such appraise-
ment shall be made.
Said appraisers shall state in writing in dupli-
cate, the amount of their appraisal; and shall de
liver one duplicate to the said grantees their heirs,
| legal representatives, assigns to the chief
Officer in charge of the said water works at Belfast
and shall file the other with the City Clerk of said
City, within ten days after the same is made. And
the said City shall have the right within thirty days