Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-03-01

put in perfect condition.
: And in case of damage to any citi-
zen or citizens by reason of such mains
or hydrantS being out of condition, and
in case said company shall not forthwith
proceed, from the time of the RECEIPT
of the aforesaid notice, to remedy any
such defect or defects, then said COM
pany shall be liable for any such dam
age. And the amount of such damage
having been ascertained, the city coun-
Gil shall retain the amount thereof out
of the annual rental due said water
works company.
SEC. 4-In consideration of the bene-
fits that will accrue to the city of Great
Bend and it's Inhabitants the said city
hereby agrees to rent, and does rent,
fifty double discharge, anti-freezing
| hydrants of four inches inside measure
ment, at an annual rental of 800.
Payable semi-annually on the first day
of July and the first day of January, at
the fiscal agency of the State of Kansas,
in the city of New York. And said J.
| A. Jones, his associates, successors, or
assign, in consideration of the above
named benefit, shall furnish free of
charge, water for fire purposes, for
practice of fire company, for flushing
city cutters and sewers, and for use in
all public schools, and all other public
buildings, and shall also furnish and
maintain in each ward, at some place
designated by the city council, public
drinking fountain for man anc beast,
from which no water shall be taken in
vessels.
And the said J. A. Jones, his as
| sociates, successors or assign shall per-
NIT said city to obtain through one or
more cranes, erected at the citys ex-
pense, no charge to be made by the
company for tapping for said crane,
such water as shall be deemed neces-
sary for sprinkling of Main street from
A. L. & S. T. Il. r. depot, to Broad
way, in said city; from Williams on
| Broadway east to Peter avenue; thence,
on Peter avenue south to Lakin ave-
hue thence, on Lakin west to Williams
avenue north to Broadway, and from
Main street, west ON Forest aVenu to
Williams avenue; said water for the
above purposes to be free to the city.
SEC. SIN the event that the said J.
A. Jones, his associates, successors
and assigns, shall issue bonds upon the
works, rights and privileges belonging
to him, or them, then and in that event,
the Mayor and the city clerk, shall en-
dOrse upon said bonds at the request
of the said j. A. Jones, his associates,
successors or assigns, that said J. A.
Jones, his associates or assigns, have
in all respects, complied with all obi
cations, If such be the case; that the
city, by proper authorities will cause
to be paid at the fiscal agency of the
state of Kansas, in the city of New
York, the hydrant rental as the same
becomes due.
SEC. 6-The city shall have the right
to purchase the works, rights and priv
ilege, at the expiration of ten years, at
the appraised valuation; and in case of
failure to purchase at the expiration
of ten years, then may the city pur-
chase the same at the expiration of
each five years thereafter. Such pur-
chase to be made at an appraised valua-
tion of the same, to be made by three
disinterested experts, the city to choose
one the said j. a. Jones, his associates,
successors, or assigns to choose a
second, and these two to choose the
third. And such appraisers shall be
duly sworn, and shall make their
appraisment upon actual view of the
property, and shall make their valua-
tion upon its value at such time The
city may then purchase and pay for
such property at such valuation, at any
time within six months after such val
uation shall be made, and on failure
to sospurchase the property, shall pay
all expenses of the appraisment; in
and perform all unfinished contracts,
and in case of no hydrant rental, being
in existence at the time of purchase,
the number of hydrants shall be taken |
into consideration at the rates estab-
lished by this ordinance; the valuation
and appraisment provided for in this
section shall be made by said three
appraisers, or a majority of them.
SEC. All hydrants erected in ex-
cess of the first fifty, and under one
hundred, shall be at an annual rental,
of fifty dollars each; all hydrants rented
by the city, in excess of one hundred,
shall be at an annual reatal of FORTY