The Butler weekly times., 1890-12-31
AN ORDINANCE


the City of Butler. i'll the County
of Bates and State of Missouri,
and it's Inhabitants,
And authorizing VIM. r. Walton, J. X
jenkins, j. T. Clark and +. j. Tygard, their
associates. assigns and grantees. to construct.
maintain and operate water-works; also FOR
making and entering into contract with said
VIM Walton. j jenkins, Clark
and r J Tygard. their associates. grantees
and assigns. for furnishing hydrants and sup
plying the same W ith watar. for purposes OF
fire prOtt ction and giving said city an option to
purchase said works Also for submitting this
proposition to the 9ualitied voters of said city,
for their adoption or rejection
Re 1t ordained by tie council OF the city of
Butler as follows:
81 rioS /. There is hereby granted tc VIM.
+. Walton J. L. jenkins. ) Z. clark andr
J Tygard. their associates and assigns. for
the term of twenty (9O) years from and after
the final passage of this ordinance. the eXclus-
iv privilege and authority of establishing.
ma ntaining and operating a ysteIn of water
works in accordance with the terms and pro-
visions OF his ordinance. and of using the
streets, alleys, public square and All other
public places within the corporate limits of
The city of Butler. Missouri. as they now exist,
or may hereafter be extended. and within such
otner territory as may now or hereafter be nm
der its Jurisdiction, for the purpose of laying
pipes. mains and other conduts. and reser-
yoirs. standpipes and hydrants, and al other
necessary apparatus for conducting and fur
nishing IN adequate supply Of water to said
tltv OF butIer. ana TO It's lnnaD1tanbS, pup
lie 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 9 The general plan Of said system
of water works shall be as follows:
MAINS
The pipe system shall consist of not less
than Ave (5) miles in corporate limits, and to
be OF the best quality of cast iron pipe, OF sizes
varying from eight ts) inches to four - inches;
with pres pPeservation % Sarnsh and shall be laid in
the best possible manner, not less than thirty
xix (36) inches below the surface OF present
graded ttrcets. said pipes shall be tested at
the foundry to hydroststic pressure of three
hundred (3OO) pounds to the square inch. The
said Ave ~ miles OF mains shall be located by
Of the city council OF said city OF Butler. duly
appointed and urder the advice Ofthe engineer
of said water-works. and shall be SO located
that there shall be tree and uninterrupted
circulation of water throughout the major por-
ton OF the entire pipe system. and most con-
venient and accessible for fire protection and
private consumers.
HYDRANTs.
They shall be double discharge TIVE and 3
half e l-2) inch hose tips. and shall be four
and half q leg inches in diameter inside.
center OF inlet pipe; the size OF connecting
mains to be four a. inches in all cases.
GATES AND VALVES.
They shall be iron bodied. double gate pat
tern. and valves OF the sliding type and strong
corrosive metal. All valves shall have an iron
casing or valve box. six t6) inches in diameter
ana capped with adjustable bonnet. or cover
city OF Butler shall within thirty COY days from
the date OF final passage OF this ordinance des !
uting mains at which the hydrants and valve
shall be located.
PUMPS.
The pump machinery to consist OF a Buffalo
GaskiIl. Brown. Worthington. Dean or Blak
Double Duplex pump. and Of the latest dc
signs. with capacity Of one million seve
hundred and nfty thousand Il 80 ,OO") gallon
per day OF twenty ga, hours.
BOILERS.
There shall be two (2) double return tubular
boilers, at least double the capacity needed teV
properly and completely furnished with the
water and steam gauges and steam, water and
smoke connections.
STAND PIPE.
The stand pipe for the use OF said system
shall be of steel. or the best brand of boiler
IRON, and shall be fourteen (tA feet In diame-
Ter. and one hundred QO0) feet high. placed on
of ssn @ .se,
masonry TO be erected on q permanent foanda-
tion. either OF solid rock. or ne prepared with
highest ground adjscen, to the line OF said
street mains. The councilmen Of said city OF
Butler to approve said site or location.
PUMP HOUSE.
The pump house for this system shall be
built OF brick or stone. with metal or slate roof
and of ample size to contain boiler and pump
ing machinery and storage for fuel; said house
shall be substantially built and completed in a
desirable manner. and practically hre proof
\ reservoir shall be constructed at or near the
pump house with capacity of one million
i .Ooo. .oC0) gallons and shall be provided with
two t2) Offering walls.
SOURCE OF SUPPLY.
The supply OF water shall be taken from the
Miami creek, either by q dam or pumping Das
IN constructed at the side OF said creek and so
arranged rs to give supply OF pure whole
some water. provided however, If 1t should
appear that better supply OF water can be
procured elsewhere, then il may be so chan ged
bv and with the advice of the council
5ios All ssr,, a. nns nuSIc nss,. &c, ,aSg ppss
shall be made with the least practicable incon-
yenience to the Inhabitants of the the city,
and speedily reGlled and replaced in as good
condition as before such excavations were
made. and to the satisfaction OF the street
commissioner.
And to further guard against accidents the
said excavations shall be guarded by barri-
cades by day and danger lights at night. dur
ing all the aforesaid construction, operation:
maintaining. reilling OF repairing, and said
guarding to be done by and st the expenses
gaid grantees. and the said grantees hereby
from any damage resulting from, or by reason
OF negligence ON the part of said grantees. OF
sheir employes on account or compliance
with this section as provided.
SECTION 1 There shall be located on the
i've (5) miles of pipe distribution st such
points as the proper committee of the city
council shall designate, seventy-iye lI5l dou-
ole nozzle fire hy yarants. to fit two and one half
IL. LEI inch fire hose coupling for lire pur-
poses: the said hydrants TO be kept in good re-
pair and supplied with water TO the capacity
her~in set forth by the grantees during the
continuance of this ordinance, and the rental
ON same to be paid by the said city of Butler as
hereinafter urovided. The city OF Butler NAV
compel the said grantees. their successors and
asaigns. to extend the water mains upon any
streeta In the city OF Butler, beyond the dve Is
Tniiea, heretofore provided for. whenever in