Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-10-25
AN ORDINANCE.

public and private purposss, granting 70 Bdm1nd-
stone. Stevens Co.. copartnennip arm the
franchise and license Of Constructing sna opsrat.
ing the water works IN the Village OF Napoleon
Aforesaid, contracting with said Ednundstone,
stevens 4 Co.. Is Aforesaid, and ne Successors and
assigns for tho rent Of FIRE hydranis for supplying
the Village Of Napoleon, Aforesaid With wafer and
diving the Village Of Napoleon Aforesaid an option
20 purchase the said water works As hereinafter
sEcrIoSi. Be It ordained by the Incorporated
IL being xpedienf and necessary 70 provide sup
ply OF water for the Incorporated Village Of Napo-
leon Ohio, and its Inhabitants for pHbhc and pri-
yats purposes, and II being inexpedient for said
franchise and license are hereby granted to I'd
mundstone. Stevens u Co., acopartnershp firm and
It's successors and assigns during the term OF thirty
(3O years from completion OF said works, but sut-
iect 10 the rights OF purchase and the conditions
and for features herein provided and 10 its success
and assigns to erect, construct, complete, main
tain and operate water works IN tne lncorPo-
Inhabitants thereof, and It's vicinity with water
for public and private purposes, and the
nse within the limits OF the Village Of Napo-
leon aforesaid, subject 70 the resiLleuons and
and provided the streets, alleys and other public
ways for the purpose Of laying, taking up and re-
pairing mains, pipes, hydrants and other apparatus.
And wheresoever hereinaltere the words grantee or
grantees Is used it Is hereby intended to include
and mea the said copartnership frm Of Edmund
stone, Stevens & Co., and its successors and as.
signs.
1t being the object and purpose OF this ordinance
to invest In said grantee grantees and It's their
assigns and successors for the purpose herein pro-
yided ali the powers by the Ineorporative
Village Of NAPOLEON Aforesaid, and which It, said
Village, can lawfully grant to said grantees under
the law Of the State OF Ohio.
SEc2. The pumping machinery shall consist of
two Independent, compound, duplex, direct acting
aud pumping engines. These said pumping engines
sha haa 70 har 0f
er or separately and shall have combined pumping
capacity of pumping two and one-haf millions gal
Ions Of water In twentyf0ur hours, and one Of said
engines to be capable Of pumping one and onehah
millions gallons of water In twentyfour hours, and
the other Of said engines to be capable OF pumping
one and one-half millions gallons Of " ater in twen
ty-four hours. The capacity Of the boilers shall be
suficieni to supply steamfor such maximum pump
SEc.3. ALI the water mains used by the grantee
or grantees its successors or assigns, shall be of
the best quality of cast iron of standard weights
coated inside and outside with DIR. Angus Smiths
patent coal tar varnsh, and shall be tested at the
place of manufacture before leaving the shops to
Withstand the pressure OF three hundred
(300) pounds to the square inch.
There shall be on the pipe system asuficientn num-
Der Of valves with the necessary valve boxes to d-
vide the system into independent districts. The
mains within the corporation limits OF the village
ameters and lengths estimated to make pipe sys-
tenn exclusive of hydrant branches OF six and one
half (6 u 1-2) miles in length, and shall be laid In
accordance with the map and pipe plan herewith
submitted unless otherwise directed Dy the councl
before laying the same
One hundred and twenty feet (120) IA inch pipe.
Seventy five hundred feet (7500l Y inch pipe.
Twenty-four hundred feet (2400) 10 inch pipe.
Thirty hundred feet (30c0) inch pipe.
Ninety light hundred feet (9S00) 6 inch pipe.
Ninety-seyen hundred and sixty feet (9760) inch
pipe.
One thousand feet (l0OOI for inch pipe.
Hydrant connections to be of inch pipe.
There shall be furnished and set by the grantee or
grantees or their successors or assigns, upon the
pipe system, sixtyfve (65) fire hydrants each hav-
ing two nozzles of the i emeter of two and onehaf
inches at such places as the council Aforesaid by
resolutions may designate within sixty (60l days
from the acceptance OF the ordinance by the grantee
of grantees or its SUCCESSORS or assigns and il the
said council shall fail to designate such locations
within such last mentioned time, the grantee or
grantees or its Successors or assigns may locate said
hydrants according to Its or their own judgment.
The thread of said hydrants shall fit the hose
couplings now used by the fire department of said
Village OF Napoleon Aforesaid.
SEC. A. The said pipes in the streets shall be laid
by the grantee or grantees or Its successors or as
et grade Of the streets measured to the top Of The
pipe in the trench.
And the Village of Napoleon aforesaid engages
to make good any expense to which the grantee or
grantees its successors or assigns may be put
the Village of Napoleon aforesaid shall hereinafter
lower the grade OF any Of said streets.
Before the placing of water nain5 and pipes any
street or streets of said Village not having an esab
shed Erade the grade OF said street or streets shall
be established by the proper authorities the afore-
said Village, and in the event the aforesaid Village
asaforesaid negects to establish the said grade and
the water mains pipes that account have to be
reiaid the Village aforesaid sh al bear the expense
of changing said pipes. There shall be no unren-
sonable obstruction by the grantee or grantees or
its successors OF assigns Of the said streets and 9th
hi nf 10 ufn ala,
ing, taking up, and repairing mains, hydrants and
other structures and devices for the service of water
Ard the grantee or grantees or its successors
signs shall use proper barricades and lights while
It's trenches are open, and after using the said
streets and public ways from time 10 time shall re-
store them with due diligence, to as nearly prac
ticablc their forme condition. And the grantee or
grantees or it's Successors assigns shall keen the
liability on account OF the negligence Of the grantee
grantees or its SUCCESSORS assigns in the use
of such streets and public ways.
SEC. s.. The stand pipe shall be of boiler iron,
erected in successive sections eighteen 1S feet in
diameter and one hundred and forty (140) feet in
height, placed on foundations sufficient for same.
SEC.6 8. The grantee or grantees or its successors
or assigns, shall commence In good faitn the con-
structon Of the water works within sixty (6Ol DAYS
after the signing and accepting of this franchise by
the grantee or grantees or its successors assigns
And it is hereby agreed and understood that all
skilled labor ofthe said water works and the opera
tion of the same, shall as far as possible, be drawn
from the citizens of the Village of Napoleon afore.
said provided that the said grantee or grantees or
its successors or assigns ehalI not be eompelledto
pay more than current prices for such labor, and
that the same can be procured in sufficient quantity
to expeditously push such work to completion.
The said grantee or grantees or its successors or
assigns shall have the said works in successful op
Grafton within one year from the actual commence
ment OF the work, bnt any delay caused by injunct-
IONS proceedings any order of the coul ts or ma
hcions interference or interpretations o. providence
action of the elements or casualties beyond con-
troll Of the grantee or grantees or its successors
assigns shall work extension for the time lost or
account Of any of the go mentioned causes And
from such completion the grantee or grantees or its
successors or assigns agree to operate the said vat
er works constantly during the full term and con
tnuance of this franchise and bense, and to main
tain their power and capacity In this ordinance
provided and IL after such completion the said works
snail suffer suspension Of the supply Of water for
both domestic aud fire purposes exceeding sixty
days then in that the grantee or grntees or its
successors or assigns shall forfeit all franchinsc
hereby granted, unless sucn suspension shall have
been caused BY casualty beyond thetcontrol of the
or grantees or its successors or assigns and
without the fault, negligence or unnecessary delay
Of the grantee or grantees or its SUCCESSORS or as
signs. y
time so lost shall be dcdacted pro-ta from the rem
tai OF said fire bydrants.
SEC. Z. On the completion Of the said water
works in accordance witA the requirements o. this
the grantee OF grantees or lis successors
assigns shall stuly subject the entire pipe
system and the hydrants thereon under the BuperyIs
lon ofthe authorities Of Village Of Napoleon afore
said, to water pressure Of hundred (l00pounds
to the square inch and shall also test power and
capacity of the said water works (the said Village
the requisite hose, when they shall with
their pumping machinery, throw water through one
hundred 0o feer Of hose attached to four hydrants
with one inch nozzle one hundred feet In hight or
its equivalent oftone hundred and thrty-twO 1921
feet nt the same time in the business manufaet.
uring district of the Village said hydrants to be So