The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-01-29
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
' See ~ i. That in view of the urgent necessity
obtain OBJ for the use Of the inhabitants OF the
ali purposes and upon the conditions and
terms hereinafter mentioned, the right and
Water water works for public and private
supply within and near said city.
6sab' w.% w fS Gn"re: Charles He
Parks. their associates tee r,s sSef ,e or
and ai@c 6%Srsnss and 70 sueS
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
unnecessary or PERMANENT obstruction of any
Sec. 2. The water to be supplied by these
works shall be furnished from White Water
Branch, so called, by steam pumping using
wrought iroC or steel stand pipe, reservoir to
maintain the requisite static pressure of wat
er I'm the pipe system of said works The
pumping machinery shall be capable of deliv-
ering one million gallons in twenty,four
thirty-five u35l It. above Lemon street at its
junction with Front street, and su bstantiai
house. The stand-pipe reservoir shall be erect
Ell upon substantial masonry foundation.
In diameter. and shall be carried up to
height of at least one hundred and twenty-siS
Front t strcets and Il All be so made as to anu
low its height to be increased to height of
one hundred and thirty;six GS6D feet above
made by the owners of these works when the
total length of pipes OF four inches or more
in diameter reaches forty thousand t4o,co@ (
Sec. 3. The pipe system shall comprise not
Of piping exclusive of service pipes, Of
which twenty Thousand e20,0Oo) feet shall
Of dia%ete ;nngEs.s from tw TSsTe
Shall be such reasoSab 5s number '"e of
stop valves. that in case AS. of repairs or the e1-
ply may thereby be interrupted shall be rea-
sonabIy small. Branches shall be set at street /
extensions Of the pipes will be likely to be /
needed. At least forty HO dOuble-noZzie fire /
furnished and set at such points upon the |
street mains as the City Council or its author l
lzed committee NIT s or agent shall aPproTe. Will
liam Wheeler. Charles Z. Parks, their associ- I
ates. successors. or assigns. shall extend the
quested to do SO by resolution of the City
Council. provided. that the city shall rent at .
hundred GOO feet Of extended pipe at the |
rate hereinafter established.
81 additional MIGRANTS each year during the
ave years after the completion OF the worss
herein described
Sec. 5. In consideration OF the furnishing
through works as above described, of 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
works, as hereinafter provided) forty 40
fire hydrants, at an annual
rental of fifty 900 dollars each payable quar-
terly, the city to have and to exercise the
right to rent additional hydrants at the same
ate upon pipe extended as provided in sec
ion four, and at the rate of forty (i0) dollars
Zach per annum for additional hydrants set
Ipon the aforesaid twenty-slX thousand CO.
UO) feet Of pipe.
Sec. 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
he following tariff of water rates, said rates !
o be payable in advance semi-annuaily, quar-
erly, or monthly, at the option OF said own
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