Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-05-18
AT LAST.
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me cty government met last EVENING ,s
Completed the contract made BY the w.t.-
committee with the Augusta Water IA ;.
furnish water for the use of the o;,,, III.
cn'ei provisions of the contract are similar
W 'hose OF the proposal. 1t calls for m.
building of reservoir, the ton of w,;o.
snail be 269 feet above the river. water % =
'aken from the Kennebec, pump nre..r,o
when required, l4.miles of pipe, 80 hydran,s.
o'ooo'ooo gallons, or more, reservoir. wa,or
for drinking fountains, school bouses o.o
WIN exception of school buildings in Will.
hams and village districts, which shall =.
pa'u lot oy those districts. Shoulc the school
properly In those districts ever be owned nv
the city, then the company is to furnish tho
wafer gratis The annual rental for water in
these school buildings now i. about s,o5
lhere was considerable disagreement between
the city and company yesterday in relation to
the water furnished in these districts Tb.
price paid is an average of $1,000 annna,lv
for the first 20 years and $1,000 for the Second
score OF years. Additional hydrants will
cost the city $50 each. For family of not
over SIX persons the annual rental shall M,
be over So; other rates as at present. Tho
city can purchase the works at its ont;or -,
fair appraisal
AT the meeting of the City Council las,
evening the following report WAS made nv
the water committee and accepted in concur
renee:
ihe special committee on water works
whom was referred the proposition of the
augusta w alter 70, to furnish the city of
Augusta with water supply for fire and
domestic purposes submit the following ra-
port
Frequent met tings of the committee have
been held and ample opportunity has been
gwen to ali parties to present their views
The citizens of Augusta in public meeting.
May 10Th, 1885, by a vote Of S3l to 466 adj
wise q the Cny Council to make contract
with the Augusta Water Company for water
upon terms Dot to exceed the proposal of said
company. The opposition to the proposition
very soon developed into a partially organ
lZsd syndicate, composed Of Augusta citizens
representing large amount of taxable prop
erty. The syndicate presented proposition
similar to that of the Augusta Water Com
pany, agreeing to furnish water for nineteen
hundred dollars per year for twenty wears
Many questions bearing upon both PROPOSE
lions have been submitted and discussed At
meeting of the committee May l4th, 1886.
the Augusta Water Company offered modi-
fed proposition. cOnformable to the terms of
counter proposition to the company from
the committee, agreeing to furnish water at
an average of two thousand dollars Fer year
for twenty years, and at one thousand dollars
per year for twenty years thereafter. A care
full consideration of the two propositions con-
WINGED your committee that the interests of
the city demanded an acceptance of the Au-
Rusta Water COmpanys proposition. A con-
tract has been drawn and is herewith submit
ted. The committee unanimously recon.
mend its acceptance and the passage of the
following order:
Ordered, That the mayor be authorized in
the name and behalf OF the city to execute
the contract this day reported by the joint
special committee on water works, when ex.
ecutrd by the Augusta Water Company on
its par,
The above orl, ~"s given passage; also
the following:
Ordered, That the mayor be, and he here
by is authorized to employ, on behalf of the
city, the services OF competent hydraulic
engineer, at such times and for such purposes
as such services may be needed, in the con-
struc.ion of the water system contracted for
by the city with the Augusta Water Company,
the same to be charged to the appropriation
for contingent expenses.
Ordered, That committee of two on the
part of the Board of Aldermen, with such as
the Council may join. with the chief engi-
neer, to locate the hydrants under the con-
tract with the Augusta Water Company, and
to supervise the erection and location Of the
same under said contract.
In accordance with the last order the fol-
lowing committee was appointed: Aldermen
Brick and Williams, Councilmen johnson,
Wyman, Irish and the chief engineer.