The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-01-28
AN ORDINANCE
To Construct, Maintain and Operate
Water Works in, and near the City
of Palatka, Florida. for Public
and Private Supply Of Pure Water.

De it ordained by the City Council of the
Sec. /. That in view of the urgent necessity
for better % tb from 5s ana of also
terms hereinafter mentioned. the right and
p mater wo OF seni for pubic and private
ess.'' w:% wssee Charles Charles
F. Parks, their. associates. successors
and assigns together With the right to
other structures and appurtenances In any or
all of the streets, or other public ways in or
distribution Of water, and to make all neces-
sary repairs, provided, that there shall be no
said streess and Uf wavs. o any
Sec. = The water to be supplied by these
works shall be furnished from White Water
Branch, so called, by steam pumping, using
wrought iroN or steel stand pipe, reservoir To
er in the pipe system of said works. The
pumping machinery shall be capable of dcliv-
ering one million gallons in twenty,four
thirty-five n35) IT. above Lemon street at its
junction with Front street, and su bstantai
brick building shall be erected for a pump
house. The stand-pipe reservoir shall be erect
cd upon substantial masonry foundation,
in diameter, and shall be carried up to
height of at least one hundred and twenty-sfx
Front streets, and it shall be so made as to al
low its height to be increased TO height of
one hundred and thirtysix tiS6l feet above
said junction, such additional height to be
made by the owners of these works. when the
total length of pipes of four inches or more
in diameter reaches forty thousand 10000
Sec. 5. The pipe system shall comprise not
less than tweenty-six thousand Cs6,0GO feet
of piping exclusive of service pipes, of
which twenty thousand !oooG feet shall
BE- Of to R 81 rn neTesx ff %na tSere
shall be such reasonable number of
rans n mir he Sfrig IN w
ply may thereby be interrupted shall be rea-
:onabiy small, Branches shall be set at street
functions and elsewhere. wheresoever future
extensions of the: pipes will be likely to be
needed. At least forty 40, double nozzle fire
furnished and set at such points upon the
street mains as the City Council or its author
Sec. T. The said Charles Underwood, Will |
liam Wheeler, Charles +. Parks. their associ- |
water mains to- an Er pars of ise a CITY, when re
9uested to do so by resolution of the City /
least one additional hydrant for every FIVE |
hundred GOO feet Of extended pipe, at the |
rate hereinafter established.
90 additional hydrents each year during the 1
five years after the completion of the works /
Sec. 5. In consideration OF the furnishing .
through works as above described, of Il full /
and reliable supply of water for fire protec-
hereby agrees to rent from the owners of said
as the e da sha sooner Purchase sad
works, as hereinafter provided forty a0l
double nozzle fire hydrants; at an annual
rental of fifty 500 dollars each. payable quar-
terly. the city to have and to exercise the
right to rent additional hydrsnts ut the same
ate upon pipe extended provided in sec
ton four, and at the rate of forty (40) dollars
each per annum for additional hydrants set
upon the aforesaid twenty-six thousand CO.
)UO) feet of pipe.
See. 8. 1t is further provided and ordained
That the owners of said water works may
charge and collect for the use of water furn-
shed private consumers prices not exceeding
The following tariff of water rates, said rates
20 be payable in advance semi-annually, quar-
erly, or monthly, ut the option of said own
rs