The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-01-15
! AN ORDINANCE
To Construct, Maintain and Operate
Water Works in, and near the City
of PaIatka, Florida. for Public
and Private Supply of Pure Water.

Water works m, ana near the lily
of PaIatka, Florida. for a Public
and Private Supply of Pure Water.
Be it ordained blythe city Council of the
Sec. i. Tbat in view of the urgent necessity
for better protection from fire. and also 20
av an a0f Supply water fo
all purposes, and upon the conditions and
1he fSne
supply Within and near said city,
asrwd ass:'y william Haned .ar'ss charl e
r. Parks. th-ir associates. successors
and assigns together With ths right nd to Lax
other structures and appurtenaalnnees in any or
all of the streets. or other public ways IN or
distribution OF water, and 10 make all neces-
sary repairs. provided. that here shall he no
unnecessary or permanent obstruction OF any
said streets and wavs.
Sec. 2. The water to be supplied by these
works shall be furnished from White Water
Branch. So called, by steam pumping. using a
wrought iroi or steel stand pipe, reservoir To
maintain the requisite sta tic pressure of wat
er in the pipe system of said works. The
pumping machinery shall be capable OF deliv-
erfna one million gallons in twent -four
tS H9ty ts5j r. above Lemon street at its
junction with Front street, and substantial
house. The stand-pipe reservoir shall be erect
shaIibe not less than twenty 1--we (25J feet
in diameter. and shall be carried up to Il
height of ut least one hundred and twenty-six
(I26j feet above said junction of Lemon and
Front streets, and it shall be so made as to al
low it's height TO be increased to a height of
one hundred and thirty-six O35 feet above
said junction such additional tho height to Ok, pc
total length of pipes Of four inches or more
in diameter reaches forty thousand 100000
Sec. 8. The pipe system shall comprise not
Less than tweenty-six thousand t26.OOO) feet
Ippx nd
be Of diameters ranging nnSsg from twelve we've
shall be such reasonable number of
stop valves, that in case Of repairs. or the ex-
ension of pipes the district in which the sup
sonably small. branches shall be set ut street
functions and elsewhere. wheresoever future
eeeded At least forty e c double nozzle e fire
hydrants of the best construction shall he
su ana hs 81 n its
eel committee or agent shall approve.
Sec. :: The said Charles Underwood. VIII
ates. successors. or assigns. shall extend the
water mains to auy part OF the city. v hen re-
70 S0 Se Shns cy e eha H
east one additional hydrant for every five |
hundred 600 feet OF extended pipe, at the !
-ate hereinafter established.
And the said city shall so rent ut least five |
81 additional hydrants each year during the |
I've years after the completion of the works |
herein described
Sec !. In consideration of the furnishing /
through works as above described. of full |
md reliable supply of water for, fire protec-
ION and other purposes, the City Of Palatka |
hereby agrees to rent from the owners of said |
or until the city shall sooner purchase said |
works, hereinafter provided forty (i0l |
ionbe-noZZe fire hydrsnts, ut an annual /
'ontal of fifty 500 dollars each payable quar-
er.y, the city To have and TO exercise the |
light TO rent additional hydrants at the same .
ate upon pipe extended as provided in Sec
ion four, and at the rate Of I. rty 40 dollars
ZACH per annum for additional hydrants set |
lpon the aforesaid twenty-six Thousand CO.
00) feet OF pipe.
Sec. d. 1t Is further provided and ordained !
that the owners of said water works may
barge and collect for the use of water furn-
shed private consumers prices not exceeding
he Following taIiff OF water rates, said
o be payable in advance semi-annually, quar- 4
erly, or monthly. at the option of said OWL
rs: