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

100 TO 1900 galleas per day. per 1900 gal % cts,
1000 to 5000 2l19cts.
1000 1oono :. y ots
tJUOU hpore ~ 5sSoo 1y :. =. cts
Rent of metre in addition to above rates all
supplies enumerated subject to special rates
SEC. 10. At the expiration OF five, eight, ten,
fifteen, twenty, twenty-five or thirty years from
the completion of the said water works the Vii
lape of Napoleon aforesaid. rs municipal cor
peration shall have the option to purchase and
own the said water works as q unit, on the fol-
lowing conditions: And the grantee or grant
ees its successors or assigns in accepting this
ordinance ex pressly covenants and agrees to
seII and convey to the Village of Napoleon,
aforesaid the said water works as o unit on the
following conditions: The said Village Of Ma
poleon by resolution Of the Council, shall deter
mine to purchase and own the said water
works. and shall serve q certified copy OF such
resolution on the grantee or grantees or their
successors or assigns at least six months before
the time or times when sara V1liage OF Napo-
Icon may exercise such option. In the event
that the Village of Napoleon aforesaid and the
grantee or grantees or its SUCCESSORS or assigns
Shall then be unable to agree upon price. then
the said Village of Napoleon shall have the
right to have ut once three distnterested ap-
praisers appointed, one to be appointed by the
said Village of Napoleon, one by the grantee or
grantees or its successors or assigns. and the
thir by the two so appointed. but IL the hrst
two cannot agree upon third party within 80
days, then the Judge of the Court OF Common
Pleas Of Henry County, Ohio, shall appoint a
disinterested nonresident of Henry County, as
such third person. The three appraisers SO ap-
pointed or their majority shall make a written
award of the value of such water works plant
in duplicate and shall deliver of such awards
TO the Village Clerk of the said Village Of Napo-
leon and the other to the grantee or grantees or
their stIec ssors or assigns. And the said Viii
lage of Napoleon thereupon have the right then
and there to exercise the option of purchasing
or of refusing to purchase the said water works
at the price SO fixed. If the said Village of Ma
poleon shall elect to purchase it shall give the
grantee or grantees or their successors or as
signs, notice of such election within thirty (30)
days from the delivering of said award to the
said Village Clerk and it shall pay the pnr-
chase money within six (6) mouths from such
notice; but If it shall fail or refuse thus to
purchase it shall pay the necessary expense In
Cured by the grantee or grantees or their sue.
successors or assigns about such award
SEC H. In consideration of the benefits,
which will be derived by the Village Of Napo-
leon aforesaid, and its inhabitants, from the con-
structiOn and operation of the said water works
and in further consideration OF the water sup
ply hereby secured for public use, and as the in
ducement of the grantee or grantees or their
successors or assigns to enter upon the construc.
tion of the said water works. the franchise and
license hereby granted to and vested in the said
Edmendstone Stevens * Co. and their success
ors and assigns shall remain In full force and ef-
feet for . period Of thirty (30) years from and
after the completion Of the said water works,
hut subject to the right Of purchase and for
FIXTURES as herein provided; and for the same
consideration and as the same indncement the
Village OF Napoleon aforesaid, hereby rents Of
the grantee for the uses hereinafter mentioned
the hydrants hereinbefo, 9 provided for and dur
ing the term Of thirty (30) years from the COM
pletion Of the said water works, but subject to
the right Of purchase and conditions and the
forfeitures hefffnbeiore provided. And the
Village of Napoleon aforesaid agrees to use the
hydrants of the said pipe system for the extin-
guishment Of fires, practice Of fire department
and flushing only, and to make good TO the
grantee or grantees or their successors or as
sgEs any injury or loss which may happen or
occur to any Of them when used by any officer
or servant Of the Village of Napoleon aforesaid.
or any member of its Fire Department.. and
hereby promises and agrees to pay rent for the
said hydrarits at the rate Of Three Thousand
Dollars tS3O0Ol per annnm for the term OF Thir-
ty (30l years, which rent the Village of Napo-
icon aforesaid, hereby promises to pay the
q antee or grantees or tlleir successors or as
signs in semi-annual1y installments of one thou
sand five hundred $1,000 dollars on the first
days OF January and July, In each and every
the s1id amount Of Three Thousand fS3O00) Doll
lars shall be paid to the legal representative Of
the holders OF all of the bonds of the Water
Company in case of dehnlt In payment OF inter-
est thereon The grantee or grantees
or their successors or assigns shall con-
stantly day and night except in case Of casualty
beyond the control OF the grantee or gram
tees or their successors or assigns keep all
the public FIRE hydrants supplied with .water for
instant service and shall keep them In good or
der and efficiency. And the Village OF Napo-
leon aforesaid may from time to time BY ordi-
nanees in that behalf enacted during tile said
Thirty fsO years from the passage OF this 0rdi-
nance require the grantee or grantees or their
tfaf