The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-01-24
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.

he it ordained by the City Council of the
Sec.I That in view OF the urgent necessity
for better protection from hrC. ana itiso 70
obtain for the use OF the inhabitants OF me
City. an abundant supply of good water for
all purposes, and upon the conditions and
terms hereinafter mentioned, the right and
privilege TO construct, maintain and operate
water works for Il public and private
supply within and near said city.
derwood. william wheeler. Charles
F. Parks, their associates, successors
pipes, erect hydraut., fountains, ana such
other structures and appurtenanceS IN any or
all OF the streets or o'er pnIiisi, for tb 6
distribution OF water, and "a make ali neces-
sary repairs. provided. that here small be no
unnecessary or permanent obstruction q any
said streets and WAYS.
See . The water TO be supplied by these
works shall be furnished from White Water
Branch, SO called. by steam pumping, using
wrought irol steel stand pipe. reservoir to
maintain the requisite static pressure Of wat
err in the pipe system OF said works The
pumping machinery shall be capable OF dciiv-
ering one million gallons in twenty four
hours und II static head OF one hundred ana
thrty-fivc i3Jl it, above Lemon street at its
junction with Front street, and substantial
brick building shall he erected fora pump
house. The stand-pipe reservoir shall be erect
ed upon u substantial masonry foundation.
shall be not less than twenty-five (2jl feet
I'm diameter. and shall be carried up To
height of at least one hundred and twenty-SiN
Gi26l icct above sara Junction OF Lemon ana
Front streets. and 1t stal! TIC so made iiS ~ al
low its height 10 he increased TO II height of
one hundred and thirty-six Gj6, 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 F.
in diameter reaches forty Thousand 10000 T
lineal feet.
Sec. 3. The pipe system shall comprise not /
which twenty thousand C20Co0) feet shall (
be of diamcteT3 ranging from twelve f!
uD to six 90 inches And there I
shall bc such reasouubc numtcr of
stop valves. that in ease Of repairs, or the cX-
ply may thereby be interrupted shall be rel-
sonaby small, Branches shall he set ut street
OF the pipes will be likely t. he
needed. AT least forty GO double nozzle fire
furnished and set at such points upon the
street mains as the CITY Council or its author
Sec 4. The Snid Charles Underwood, Will
lam Wheeler. Charles r. Parks, their associ-
ites. successors, or assigns. shall extend the
water mains to auy part OF the city, when re-
luested 70 do SO by resolution OF the City
Council. provided, that the city shall rent at
east one additional lay IrdUt Tor every five
hundred COO feet of extended pipe, at the
ate herr matter established.
And the said city shall so rent at least five
- additional hydrantS each year during the
i've years after the completion of the works
lere i'll described
Sec j. In consideration of the furnishing
through works as above described, of full
nd reifabe supply OF water for lire protec
ercby agrees 10 rent from the owners OF said
works during the term of twenty-five years .
y tHtl Ai4ts cry SitttIl SDtilNt ItlEtNtHc S.ili
FORKS, as hereinafter provided forty 40 :
oubic- nozzle fire hydFints, at an annual .
entail OF fifty go, dollars each. payable quar-
ariy, the city 10 have and u exercise the
light II rent additional hydrantS at the same
ate upon pipe extended as provided in sec
ion four, and at the rate OF forty (iW dollars
ach per aEuum for additional MIGRANTS set
pom the aforesaid twenty-siX thousand CO.
J0) feet of pipe.
See. 6. It is further provided ana ordained
hat the owners Of said water works may ,
barge ana collect for the use of water furn- i
he'd private consumers prices not exceeding
Ie following tariff of water rat :, said rates
be payable i'll advance Semi-annually. quar- '
rly, or monthly. at the option of sad own 1 g
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