The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-01-27
AN ORDINANCE
To Construct, Maintain and Operate
Water Works in, and near the City
of PaIatka, Florida. for a Public
and Private Supply of Pure Water.

Be it ordained by the City Council of the
Sec.l. That in view of the urgent necessity
obtain for the use Of the inhabitants OF the
ali alb pu ap and upon the conditions and
terms hereinafter mentioned. the right and
water works for a public and private
supply within and near said city,
il nea.'' w:m wSees Charles Charles
T. Parks, their associates, successors
and assigns together T dn ass nd 20 s,, a
other structures and appurtenances 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 he no
unnecessary or permanent obstruction OF any
Sec. 9. 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
e er'i in the re pipe system OF said works The
pumping machinery shall be ca pablo OF deliv
hours under a static head OF one hundred and
thirty five (i35) IT. above Lemon street at its
junction with Front street, and su bstantiai
brick building shall be erected for pump
house The stand-pipe reservoir shall be erect
ed upon substantial masonry foundation,
in diameter, and shall be carried up to a
height OF at least one hundred and twenty-six
Front streets, and it shall be SO made as to al
low its height to be increased to height of
one hundred and thirty;six Qa5, 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 t0,OO0
Sec. 8. The pipe system shall comprise not
less than tweenty-six thousand C26.OOW feet
OF piping exclusive OF service pipes, of
which twenty thousand c0ccg feet shall
be Of sR 81 rn nehess fr ana sSere
shall be such reasonable number of
Of the
ply may thereby be interrupted shall be rea-
sonabiy small branches shall be set at street
extensions OF the pipes will be likely t. be
needed. At least forty 40, double nozzle fire
furnished and set at such points upon the
street mains rs the City Council or its author
Sec. I. The said Charles Underwood, Will
liam Wheeler, Charles +. Parks. their associ- |
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 600 feet of extended pipe, at the
rate hereinafter established.
And the said city shall so rent at least five /
90 additional hydrants each year during the !
five years after the completion of the WORKS !
Sec. S. In consideration OF the furnishing /
through works as above described, Of a full /
and reliable supply OF water for fire protec- /
tion and other purposes, the City of Palatka !
hereby agrees to rent from the owners of said |
works during the term of twenty-five years I
works, as hereinafter provideD forty (i0) 4
double nozzle fire hydrants. at an annual !
rental of nifty C5O dollars each. payable quar- /
terly, the city To have and to exercise the !
right TO rent additional hydrants ut the same |
rate upon pipe extended as provided in sec |
ton four, and at the rate of forty 40 dollars /
each per annum for additional hydrants set /
upon the aforesaid twenty-Six thousand CO. /
COO feet of pipe.
Sec. d. 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
the following tariff OF water rates, said rates
to be payable in advance semi-annually quar-
terly, or monthly. ut the option of said own
ars: