The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1889-09-25
AN ORDINANCE
Providing for Supply of Water to the
City Of Butler, In the County Of
Bates and State Of Mis-.
souri, and Its In.
habitants.

! AAAAS04A A00 CpGTAIS " otGf- w OfkS. Also
for making and entering into . contract
with said Hiram 8. Dewey. his associates, /,
grantees and assigns. for furnishing hy-
y 1 the E. :na
said vsrks. Also for submitting this
proposition to the qualified voters OF said
| city, Tor their adoption or rejection.
BE 1t ordained by the Board of Aldermen Of
the city Of Butler a. foilows:
SECTION l.. There is hereby granted to II.
;. De*ey, his associates and assigns. for
| the term OF twenty CO. years from and af
Ter the maj passage OF this ordinance, the
privilege and authority of establishing,
maintaining and operating a system OF
| ater- works. in accordance with the terms
and provisions of this ordinance. and of
using the streets. alleys. public squares and
rate limits of the city of Butler. Missouri,
as they new exist, or may hereafter be ex
tended. and within such other territory as
may now or hereafter be under its jurisdic-
ton, tor the purpose OF laying pipes, mains
and other conduirs, and reservoirs, stand.
pipes and hydrants. and all other neces-
| sary apparatus for conducting and furnish
ing An adequate supply of pure. wholesome
water to sald city OF Butler, and to its in
l'abitants, for public and private use, and
for making repairs and extensions to the
said system from time to time during the
period in which this ordinance shall be
enforced.
SECTION ,. All excavations for laying
pipes In said streets and public places.
aforesaid, shall be made with the least
practicable inconvenience to the Inhabitants
OF the city, and speedily refilled and re
placed in as good condition as before such
excavations were made, and to the satisfac-
ton OF the Street Commissioner.
And 10 further guard against accidents,
the said excavations shall be guarded by
barricades by day and danger lights at
night. during all the aforesaid construc-
tion, operation, maintaining, refilling Or
repairing, and SAID guarding TO be done by
and at the expense of said grantee. and the
said grantee hereby agrees to hold the said
city OF Butler harmless from any negligence
on the part of said grantee. or his employees +,
; IN non compliance with The section as pro
| vided.
SECTION 8. The general plan of said sys-
TEN OF Water Works shall be as follows:
/ MAINS.
The pipe system shall consist of not less
5 than hve t5) miles in corporate limits, and
I to be OF the best quality OF cast iron pipe,
OF sizes varying from ten u0) inches to
four a. inches. The pipes shall be of stand
ard weights. coated with preservation var
nlsh, and shall be laId III the best possible
manner, not less than thirty six 1856 inches
below the surface OF present graded streets.
Said pipes shall be tested ut the foundry to
hydrostatic pressure OF three hundred
t30O) pounds to the square inch. The said
five Is! miles of maias shall be located by
the said grantees, as directed by IA commit
tee OF the City Council OF said city of But
Ter, duly appointed and under the advice
of the engineer OF said Water-Works, and
shall be So located that there shall be u tree
and uninterrupted circulation of water
| throughout the major portion OF the entire
pipe system, and most convenient and ac-
cessable for fire protection and private con
Sumers.
, HYDRANTS.
.. There shall be double discharge two and
half t21sD inch hose tips, and shall be four
and half (41a) inches in diameter inside
and shall be four a. feet from grade line
to center of inlet pipe; the size OF connect
ing mains to be four q, inches in all cases.
They may be OF the White pattern, or one
which is equally good and serviceable.
GATES AND VALVES.
/ They shall be iron bodied, double gate
pattern, and valves of the sliding type and
strongly built; all faces and seats shall be
= OF non corrosive metal. All valves shall
have an iron casing or valve box, six t6)
}. inches in diameter and capped with ad
n Unstable bonnet, or covered with movable
lid. The City Council OF said city of Butler
3 shall within thirty t3o) days from the date OF
final passage of this ordinance design ate
the points along the line of the distributing
0 mains at which the hydrants and valves
shall be located ,,,,ns
The pump machinery to consist of 8
| WoI thiDgton, Dean or Blake Double Duplex
/ pump, and of the latest designs. with q ca
pacity OF one million seven hundred and
fifty thousand Il, ,7a0, 600, gallons per Gay Of
BOILERS.
Z There shall be two (2) double return tub
I ular boilers, at least double the capacity
needed to operate the pumps. These boiler.
!. shall be set properly and completely
~ furnished with the requisite and necessary
t and steam, water and smoke connections
STAND PIPE.
The stand pipe for use of said system shall
q be of steel, or the best brand of boiler iron
and shall be twelve u2) feet in diameter
and one hundred and ten Q1O) feet high
. placed on q foundation OF heavy masOnr,
9 laid in hydraulic cement mortar; said ma
4 sonry TO be erected on q permanent founda
tion, either of solid rock, or one prepared
. with two % feet concrete, and to be iocatet
of said street mains. The Councilmen o
q said city of Butler to approve said site O
n location.
It The pump house for this system shall b.
built of brick or stone, with metal or slat
: roof, and of ample size to contain boiler an.
n pumping machinery and storage for fuel
SAID house shall be substantially built ant
of the latest design OF architecture AM
~. completed in a desirable manner. and prac
n 'iealls fire RtSes;c RgSShcr OF SUPPLY.
The supply of water may be taken fron
a the Miami creek. either by dam or pump
n ing basin constructed at the side OF sai
creek. and so arranged AS to give suppl
1t of pure wholesome water.
!, However, if it should appear that bette
40 supply of water can be procured elsewhere
O then it may be so changed by and with tn
. advice of the Council; and said grantee
q his successors or assigns. agree to furnis
through said system of Water-W orks to al
ford ample protection for the extInguishin
n OF any fires along the line of mains of sal
IA system without the use of fire engines.
Lv SECTION There shall be located on tn
five Is, miles of pipe distribution at sue
d points as the proper committee OF the Cit
6 Council shall designate, seventy five t75
double nozzle fire hydrants, to fit two an
Sc one half s2l.) inch fire hose couplings fo
n fire purposes; the said hydrants to be keI
Is in good repair and supplied with water {
D. the capacity herein set forth by the grantee
-. during the continuance of this ordinance
y and the rental on same to be paid by I'll
IS said city of Butler, as hereinafter provided
The city of Butler may compel the sal
IS grantees. their successors and assigns.
extend the water mains upon any streets
the city of Butler, beyond the five t5) mile
re heretofore provided for, whenever in Il
>, Judgment OF the City Council the deman
y shall require il. And said grantees, the
Y. successors or assigns. hereby agree to 2r
: nish to said city, one additional double no
~ zle fire hydrant for each and every ii,
tb hundred 600 feet, or major part thereof
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