The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1890-02-26
WE'LL HAVE THEM!
A PROGRESSIVE STEP BY THE
CITY COUNCIL.
A First.Class System OF Water.
Works to Be Constructed
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page that in future years will glow
with the hrilliance that always
marks the step of progress ard
stamps city with the public spirit
that denotes ITS advancement from
the ruts in which it ran for years
and places it in the groove that
will carry it to grad and lofty
attainments.
On last Friday afternoon the
city council unanimously entered
into an agreement with Mr.. f, l..
Bennett, representing a Philadel-
phia company, which assures Daw-
son a frst-class system of water
works, costing in the neighbour
hood of $50, 900, within the next
few months.
The city grants the company the
exclusive privilege OF operating a
system OF waterwOrks here for SO
years, and the city will pay them
81, 600 annually tor water for fire
purposes for twenty years, the city
then to be furnished Wa ter without
further charge.
The company will lay four and
eight-tenths miles of pipe and tur>
nish fifty fire plugs when the sys>
tenn is first constructed, these to
be increased as the city grows.
Water will be used from a spring
OIL Captain William Kaglers place
a mile anda half north of the city.
The company has already bought
The spring and will build there
reservoir that will hold 800, 000 Of
wster.
The following is a synopsis of
the contract entered into by the
city and the company:
The city grants to R. L. Benz
act aud his associates the exclusive
privilege of constructing and mains
tanning a system of waterwOrks
for SO years, the company to or
ganize under the laws of Georgia
and be styled the Dawson Water
works Company. The company
is to furnish the city and its in
habitants with water for protection
against fire and for dom site, sani>
tary and other purposes.
The company shall have full
power and authority to lay water
pipes and mains along any and all
the streets and avenues, and to
that end shall have the right to
dig bitches and trenches in the
city to such depth and OF such
width as may be necessary. The
city shall notbe responsible for any
damage Occasioned thereby, and
the streets shall not be unnecessa-
rily INSTRUCTED thereby.
The system of waterwork shall
be complete and in operation with>
III eighteen months from date.
They shall lay four and eisht>
tenths miles of pipe 5, 6 and i
inches in diameter, with a stand
pipe of not less than 10000 gall
lois capacity and of sufficient
height to produce a pressure on
the mains such that from any hY-
drant stream of water will be
projec:el fifty feet vertically in
still air through 100 ct of Ere
hose with a one inch nozzle attach
ed.
The company shall be required,
from the completion OF their wa
terworks till their charter shall
cease, to furnish a sufficient supply
OF water for all the purposes named
unless prevented by unavoidable
or prOvidentiaI causes. In such
event, they shall be allowed a reas-
enable time to make repairs, and
il they still fail to furnish water
their franchise shall be forfeited.
The company shall extend its
pipes and mains and enlarge its
system from time to time to meet
the demands consequent upon the
growth # the city.
The company shall establish at
convenient places along its mains
FIRE plugs of approved pattern, not
to exceed fifty in all, until the
corporate limits of the city are ex-
tended and the population of the
city increased so that there are 500
people living in said extension, at,
ter which they shall be increased
proportioAateIy. As additional
FIRE protection the company is
to keep filed the present els
terms. In consideration of this
the city obligates to pay the cons
pany so, 900 annually for twenty