The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-01-30
AN ORDINANCE
To Construct, Maintain and Operate
Water Works in, and near the City
of Palatka, Florida. for a Public
and Private Supply Of Pure Water.

Be i. ordained by the City Council OF the
Tor better protection from IRE. and also to
City, an abundant supply of good water for
all purposes, and upon the conditions and
water works for 8 pUblic and private
supply within and near said city,
esrwd hea.o' w.m wEeelsr nare Charles
f. Parks, their associates, successors
pipes, erect MIGRANTS, fountains, and such
other structures and appurtenances in any or
near r. said aid City. as may be requisite Tor the
distribution OF water, and to make all neces-
unnece s.ary or permanent obstruction OF any
said streets and WAYS.
Sec. 2. The water TO be supplied by these
works shall be furnished from White Water
Branch, SO called, by steam pumping, using
wrought iros steel stand pipe, reservoir 10
er in the pipe system OF said works The
pun ping Inachinery shall be capable OF deliv
hours under a static head of one hundred and
thirty -five (i351 IT. above Lemon street at its
junction with Front street, and su bstantial
brick building shall be erected fora pump
house. This stand-pipe reservoir shall be erect
ed upon = substantial masonry, foundation.
shall be not less than twenty-five ts5l feet
IN diameter, and shall be carrie6np to
height of at lesst one hundred and twentysix
Front streets. and it sbalI be so made "a to al
low its height 20 be increased to height OF
said junction, ouch 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 (26,0W feet
%hia p1p' twenty 16onssnd '5oSS feet shall
6 g. q sR rh aexhess fI 4Hd THERE there
shall be such reasonable number of
tension OF Mines the district in which the
ply may thereby be interrupted shall be- res
0nhy small n shs be set at
needed, At least forty (aW double nozzle fire
furnished and set at such points upon the
street mains as the City Council or its author
Sec 4 The said Charles Underwood, Will
liam Wheeler. Charles +. Parks, their associ-
water to- part q city iae
quested to do so by resolution OF the City
one hne e fSr oHerg S s
hundred goo feet OF extended pipe, at the
rate hereinafter established.
And the said city shall so rent at least five
10 additional hydrants each year during the
five years after the completion OF the wors.
sec 5. In consideration OF the furnishing
through works rs above described. OF a full
and reliable supply of water for fire protec
hereby agrees to rent from the owners of said
works during the term OF Twenty-Five years
until tue city shall sooner purchase said
works, as hereinafter provided forty t40l
double-noZzle fire MIGRANTS, at an annual
rental of fifty (5O dollars each payable quar-
terry, the city To have and to exercise the
right to rent additional hydrants at the same
rate upon pipe extended as provided in sec
ton four, and st the rate OF forty 4O) dollars
each per annum for additional hydrants set
upon the aforesaid twenty-siX thousand CO.
COO feet OF pipe.
Sec. 8. It is further provided and ordained
That the owners Of said water works may
charge and collect for the uso OF water furn-
ished private consumers prices not exceeding
the following tariff Of water rates said rates
to be payable in advance scIni-annually, quar-
terly, or monthly. ut the option OF said own
ers: