The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-01-23
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.

BE it ordained by the City Council of the
Sec. /. That in view of the urgent necessity
for better protection from hrc. ana also 70
obtain for the use of the inhabitants OF the
all purposes, and upon the conditions and
terms hereinafter mentioned, the right and
water works for public and private
supply within and near said city.
Il seas0' w EHsned w to nare Charles
F. Parks, their associates, successors
pipes. erect MIGRANTS. fountains. and such
other structures and appurtenn,nccs IN any or
all of the streets, or other public ways in or
distribution OF water and To make ali neces-
sary repairs. provided, that here shall be no
unnecessary or permanent obstruction CT any
said streets and wavs.
Sec. 9. The water to be supplied by these
works shall he furnished from White Water
Branch SO called. by steam pumping. using
wrought iroC or steel stand pipe, leservolr 10
maintain the requisite static pressure of wat
pumping machinery shall be capable OF deliv-
ering one million gtli8 3 IN hbwenry.,tou our
thirty-five 035) IT. above Lemon street at its
junction with Front street, and n su bstantia
house. Tho stand pipe reservoir shall be erect
Qdupon a substantial masonry foundation,
In diameter, and shall be carried up to
height of at least one hundred and twenty-six
tl2Gl feet above said junction of Lemon and
Front streets. and il shall be so made as TO al
low its height to be increased to Il height of
one hundred and thirty.six u3j, 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
lneal feet
Sec. s. The pipe system shall comprise not
less than tweenty-s six thousand (a6,OOO feet
which twenty thousand coco feet SHAH
be of diameter, ranging from twelve !
shall nc such reasonable hunter of I
stop valves, that in case CT repairs, or the eN- /
of rfta al .frift rlf.e
ply may thereby be interrupted shall bee resi- |
.onably small, Branches SHAH be set at street |
extensions of the pipes will be likely to be /
needed. At least forty 90 double nozzle fire
furnished and set at such points upon the
street mains as the City Council or its author
led committee or agent shall approve.
Sec. 4. The said Charles Underwood VIII
liam Wheeler, Charles r. Parks, their associ- I
ltes. successors, or assigns, shall extend the
water mains to auy part of the city. when re-
luested to do so by resolution of the City
Council, provided. that the city shall rent at
east one additional hydrant for every five
hundred COO feet of extended pipe, ut the
ate hereinafter 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
herein described.
Sec. 5. In consideration of the furnishing
through works rs above described, of Il fun
md reiable supply of water for fire protec-
ion and other purposes. the CITY Of Palatka
iereby agrees TO rent from the owners of said
works during the term of twenty-five years
IT until the city shall sooner purchase said /
works, as hereinafter provided forty i0 |
loubIe-noZZie fire ny drInts. at annual |
entail of fifty 6U dollars each. payable quar-
erly, the city 10 have and to exercise the
light to rent additional hydrants at the same
ate upon pipe extended provided i'll sec
ion four, and at the rate of forty go dollars
ach per annum for additional hydrants set
lpon the aforesaid twenty-siX thousand CO.
OO feet of pipe.
Sec. q. 1t is further provided and ordained
hat the owners of said water works may |
barge and collect for the use of water furil-
y.ir
he following tariff of water rat, said rates
o be payable in advance scni-annuaiy, quar-
erly, or monthly. at the option of said own
rs: