The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1890-05-02
The Egis & Inteligencer
Rel Air, Md, May I'd, 1890.
THE PROPOSED WATER SUPPLY FOR
REL, AIR.

The Town Commissioners held special meeting,
Monday night, for the purpose of considering an
ordinance to provide for making contract with
the Bel Air Water and Light Company, for sup
plying the town with water for fifteen years.
Another meeting of the Commissioners will be held
Saturday morning. when the contract Will be
formally ratified.
The main provisions of the ordinance are as fol-
lows
The ordinance authorizes the Commissioners to
levy annually in addition to the tax Tor ordinary
town purposes, tax sufficient TO provide q sum
that will enable the town to pay the Water Com,
pany $500 the first year, S700 the second year and
$500 each year thereafter until the expiration OF
fifteen years, for water supply Suficlent lor 1re
eXtinguisnment, street sprlnkllng ana dOmestlc
purposes. The payments are 10 be mace SEMI
annually, beginning at the end of six months from
the date when the water works are IN complete
operation.
not less than one million gallons of water. From
this reservoir there shall be laid an iron main pipe
of not less than eight inches in diameter to the
corner of Main street and Broadway, thence along
Main street to the Baltimore turnpike. An eight
inch main is also to be laid from the corner OF
Main and Office streets, on the northwest side of
the Court House, along Office street to Bond street,
thence along Bond street to Thomas street ana
along Thomas street to Hays street.
Lateral mains of four inches diameter are to be
laid from the corner of Main street and Broadway
along Broadway to Pennsylvania avenue, thence
along Pennsylvania avenue to Main street. From
the corner of Main and Gordon streets along COR
don street to Pennsylvania avenue FROM the cor
ner of Main and Bond streets to point near Office
street, to intersect the eight inch main. From
said last named main along Bond street to the
Baltimore Turnpike. Along Courtland street from
Main to Bond streets. Along the Baltimore turn
pike from Main street to Hays street. From the
end of the eight inch main on Main street at the
baltimore turnpike, along Main street to the town
limits ON the Abingdon road. From Main strest
along Port psPos5 avenue gd sr 70 e Pc
From Bond street along Alice Ann street 70 Hays
street.
Dir 70 no MIA foil
On Main street.-One at the corner Of Broadway,
one midway between Broadway aud Gordon, one
at the corner of Gordon, one midway between Cor
don and Howard one.at the corner of Howard, one
midway between Howard and Pennsylvania aven-
on one IN midway Between Penns2ivania avenue
and Office street, one in front of che Court House,
one midway between Cortland and Green, one at
the corner of Green one at the corner OF the Bal
timore turnpike and one in front of the residence
On Broadway.-Two between Main and Franklin,
one at the corner If Franklin, one midway between
Franklin and Pennsylvania avenue and one at lie
corner of PENNSYLVANIA avenue.
On Gordon street.-Two between Main and
Franklin streets. one at the corner OF Franklin
street and one at the corner of Pennsylvania ave-
nue.
On Pennsylvania ayenue.-One in front of the
property of Col Ohio $. Lee and one in front of the
old Academy.
on Bond street-One midway between Gordon
and Howard one at the corner OF Howard one at the
corner Of Pennsylvania avenue, one at the corner
Of or one one ss the corner G Green one at
On Office street.-One midway between Main
and Bond streets.
On CORTLAND Street.-One midway between Main
and Bond streets.
On Thomas street.-One midway between Bond
and Hays streets and one at the corner OF Hays
street.
One on Alice Ann street.
One on Port Deposit avenue.
One on the Baltimore turnpike, near Hays street
-thirty-seven in all.
The ordinance provides that when the Town
Commissioners require additional mains to be laid
thew shall the
additional yard they order to be laid and an an
nual rental of for each additional fire plug
ordered
The Water Company is to have the right to use
the streets for the purpose of constructing, repair
ing or extending their mains and fire plugs, the
company to be responsible for any damage arising
from negligence on its part or on the part OF its
employees and are to put the streets in proper Or
der after the completion of any of their work.
Ii the water works are not completed and IN
operation by January, 1891, the Town Commission
ers reserve the privilege of repeating or modifying
provision has also been inserted that at the ex-
agreement for a subsequent term OF years can not
be entered into between the town and the Water
ing the plant and works of the Water Company at
price to be agreed upon by arbltratOrS, the town
to appoint two, the Water Company two, and the
The ordinance is to take effect from the date OF
its passag and the acceptance thereof in writing
by the Water Company.
The com pany expects to have the work complet-
ed by the first of next September. The first esti-
mate of cost was $4,000. but the company say the
project will exceed that estimate.
The water is to be taken from fine large spring
on the farm of Mr.. Joseph r. w allis, near Rock
Spring Church, three miles from lei Air, and Will
come by natural flow, and will havea presSu re suf-
ficient TO throw it over the highest house in Bel
Air.
The amounts to be paid the Water Company for
extending their mains and erecting additional fire
plugs will be determined at the meeting of the
Town Commissioners, on Saturday morning.