The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1890-01-24

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There shall be erected ? stand PIPE. hIteeD
teet Ia diameter, and OF such height ana eieVatlon
that the top thereof shall not be less t1eh L.
feet above the business portion Of the sara CITY
and 50 arranged that u can bs shat on ~ any
time from the pipe system, ana wafer puilPe0
direct into the mains. The SAID stand pipe 70
rest on a solid foundation OF masonry. Inc
pump house shall be connected with the city by
telephone - - 1900, .,,
MAINS AND HHDBARIS.
All mains used In the construction shall be
og easf iron and tested ct their plaee Of man
BIaeture and before being laid at pressure
oF900 DoBnds per square inch, and coated with
Smith, prepafafiOn of tar and they shall be OF
snjtab}s sl@e h fprnisb an Abundant supply Of
,vafer fo1 presept and future requirements. All
maine n ~ lsid Al sufoient dspfb as to prevent
Freezing THE fire hydrants rented by said city
M hereinafter ordained shall be of modern size,
fost ,,r,f With double nOzzles fitted 10 connect
Nth bass copnlings 235 inches in diameter
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SECTION g. BE 1t further ordaanedr etc., 1hAl
the grantee his Successors, or assigns shall give
written notice OF the time when there shau De o
public test of the power and capacity OF the
WaterWOrks, at which test there thall be thrown
from six separate hydrants in the business portion
Of said city, six simultaneous streams Of water
through fifty feet OF hose and one anon ring
nozzle, to the height Of 70 teet, or a hOrlAOntaI
distance corresponding Herewith IN still air
That this test shall berenewed at any future time
when required by the municipal authorities OF Inc
town and on failure Oh the part Vi the grantee on
contractor TO comply with the foregoing test. al
hydrant rentals hereinafter provided, sinai
cease and 8 id rentals shall be paid only after the
test shall be satisfactorily made.
SECTION T. Be il further ordained etc, Thai
Immediately after the execution Of this test
as provided III the preceding section, all hIt
hvdFauts then in position and ready Tor use sinai
be turnBd over and be in charge of tue town au
thorities, who shall furnish certificate 10 tn,
contractors 10 that effect and the rentals thersO
Id Aaa H-fHr fafi
The rental of other MIGRANTS hereinafter provided
for, shall begin when each Of said hydrants shal
be in position and TeadyfoT use, and the secretar
OF the Board of Aldermen shall have been dull!
notified to that effect, in writing, by said granite
OF contractor.
SEC. 5. Be it further ordained, etc, That salt
grantee. contractor associates, successors or as
signs shall complete the construction Of tn
watsrwOrks herein provided for, and have Bai
wRtsrWUrlIs in good working order on or beior
the first dRv OF September, 1890 provided, tina
any delay OrGasiODsd by an injunction or order G
court or by municipal authorities inteTruptin
the works for sanitary purposes, or by unavoidG
BILE aeoidsnt or irresistible force, or by malCiOu
interference or DELAY in obtaining the right Of wa
or land necessary, or in getting material on az
count Of strikes stOPpages Oh railroads. sha
not be counted, and Bhall not in any manner
work forfeiture Of the privileges and lights
the said grantee, contractor, etc, nor operate
forfeiture thereof or any part thereof.
SIC g. Be it further ordained etc. That /
constructing the said WaterWOrkB, and in placing
taking up and repairing any mains, structures an
devices, for the purposes Of this ordinance, theI
shall be no unreasonable unnecessary ObstTut
tien of the streets, alleys, sidewalks publ
grounds, and after using the same the said street,
alleys, sidewalks and public grounds shall be II
stored within reasonable time to their previOu
condition, Rs nearly as practicable, and the Tow
of Lake Charles shall be held harmless from an
damage arising from the negligence or mismanag
msnt Of said grantee, contractor BuCCeRsUrs, ASS
Ciates and assigns, or their employees, while COL
structing, extending, or repairing said works.
SEC. Z. Be it further ordained, etc, That theI
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miles Of pipe from ten to four inches in diamete
within the present limits of the Town of LAX
Charles On which shall be located eighty hydrani
nE the points designated and specified by the TOW
authorities and the said town authorities may
from time to time, and by giving sixty days notie
end at any proper time Of the year, order aud
tionRl mains to be laid; provided that when sue
additional mains shall DO ordered the town sha
make due provisions To rent, and shall rent Oh
additional hydEAnt Tor each and every 49n feet
less Of the mains to be added and laid aud pr
Yidsd further, that no less than 40 feet of pip
shall be ordered On any one street, and then OBl
a continuation Of the mains already laid
SEC. 6. BE 1t further ordained etc, That j
consideration of the benefits that will accrue
the town by the erection and maintenance Of sal
waterWOrks. and in further consideration Of IL
ample supply Of wholesome wafer to be heFeh
secured, Tor public and private uses, and as a
indueement TO said grantee or contractors, the
associates, successors and assigns, To accept Ii
provisions Of this ordinance, aud to contract #
and enter upon the construction Of said waite
works, the said town Of Lake Charles agrees
rent, and does hereby rent Tor and during II
period of twenty-five years to date latter the 10
herein above provided for has been made) from Il
said grantee, contractor their associates sucee
sOFs or assigns, for the and purposes heI
matter stated eighty fire hydTants of the eharaGt
and design above specified in section two, at
annual rental price of six Thousand dollars CSBO0
payable In seniRnnuRl installments one Of II
thousand five hundred dollars ($2lOO), payable
the first of January and the other, of thTeeth
sand five hundred dollars (s350Ol payable on /
first of June, of each year with five per cent
tersat per annum from maturity until paid. Su
fire hYdFants shall be located on the said Gig
miles Of mains, at such points as the Board Of J
deFmen of the Town Of Lake Charles may selt
and designate within thirty days after the passa
Of this ordinance. The said town shall have I
right 10 locate additional hydrants ct an ann
rental Of SIS each per year, for the unexpired be-
of the contract; provided, that due provision
made by said town of Lake Charles Tor the pl
ment OF the rental Of such additional hydrnnts
may be required, in conformity with law, befi
said grantee, contractor. etc, can be called NJ
or compelled to construct or provide the sal
That all the sums for said rentals shall be maid
the time heretofore mentioned, by the said town
the said grantee contractor his successors or
signs when due as herein before provided for
town and its authorities agree 10 use said hydra
eareully and to pay said grantee contractor
assigns for any injury that NAV be made to th
through uaTeleseneas or negligence OF any OfiG
servant or empleyee of said town or Of the I