The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-02-20
City Ordinance No. 4e7.

wilson ffeSc0ln OF new 0rk C1tl
q franchise to build and operate
system of water works in. the Cit,
of Cape Girnrdesu, Mo, subject t.
the conditions and stipulations herein
contained:
SECTION L. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Council OF the City Of
Cape Girardeau, Mo-, as follows:
That the City of Cape Girardeau
Mo-, rs a party of the first part here.
by grants to Samuel Wilson Frescoln,
his heirs and assighecs; As party OF
the second part, the right and
privilege to occupy its streets and
condemn such property as shall be in
csuity necessary for the purpose OF
constructing and operating in said
city a system of water works, accords
Ing to plans accomplishing this Ordi-
lance, and specification contained
herein; said rights aud privileges
to he existing for the space anil terms
Of twenty (20l years from the date OF
the passage ot this ordinance, after
Nhich time there shall r~cla;sc to the
city the right &c purchase tic then
existing property of the party of the
second part. built uud,r the franchise.
ct such valuation IS stall be decided
uPun l,y two nonprcjudiced hydraulic
neutrality-suspicious. by each
PARTY of this contract, and ia case
the tive SO appointed caunSt agree.
they shall appoint the Third expert,
and their deci.isn shall be final.
DESCRIPTION OF pI.of0sBD WORKS.
SECTION III. The water shall be
taken from the Mississippi river, near
the Northern buundry line of the
city limits through Il suitable intake.
and pumped through a II inch pipe
to a se.tlirg basin of form and di-
mensiens As shown in The accompany
ing pIans. which are hereby made
a part of the ordinance. Here being
permitted TO settle for a convenient
r.riod it passes through q screen to
aEstruct all larger impurities. into a
Is inch pipe which conducts it by two
separate eUn !uiis to the TIVE seIierate
c 'mpartincnis OF q rectangular filter
basin, the water of both standing at
4 constant level Of four (D feet above
the top of n filter bsd com2ps,d Of
SIX (e) feet o: fine sand, gravel. broken
stone, aad large pebbles. thraugi'
which bed it passes ct the very slow
rate Of six (6) inches per hour, erd is
then drained clear and pure into the
pump well beneath the pumping
station as shown il the accompany
Ing plan. The capacity of this filter
basin IS 100000 gallons per 81 hours
1t the very slow rate of filtration
mentioned. and is built i'll two coin
partnlen;s for The purpose Of shutting
off the water front une willie TIE
other is being cleaned. Both the
settling basin and filter basin are
covered over as shown in the plans
in order 10 exclude light anil keep
the Temperature as uniiorn as pssai-
ble. such n condition being essential
TO the securing OF tho hest results.
From the pump well the water vii:
be forced through a pipe distributions
system. of size and diminsionS as out
lined by Messrs. johnson aud Fladi,
IN the report to the city for thai pur-
pose. III 10 the storage %rescvoir of c2pa-
city of 6l1.0d1 gallons, shown in the
plan. placed on tile iii! near the
Normal School building (;he plan oi
the same beng %circular) thus giving
a constant pressure Of OIL the mains
of o5 pounds.
There will he two pumps of a capa-
city of I.000,001 GALLONS in 81 hours
each. and one boiler capable of gen
Grating enough steam 10 supply hatli.
The pumping station being built Of
brick OF fcrnl shown in plans. and be
maintained in such a manner As 10
present \ comeiy appearance. The
works herein described are warranted
to furnish TO the city at all times y
copious supply OF clear pure water.
HYDEANTS.
SEcvt,N III. There shall be placed
st such points is the city shall deem
most suitable for IFS needs seventy
(70) fro.tprnof. double nozzle hydran;s
with > l-2iuchcs coupling far hose tor
which the city agrees To pay annual
rental of Three THOUSAND dollars (S3.-
COP and for each additional hydrant
that it shall desire above that humber.
the sum of Thirty dollars ($SO) for
each and every hydrant SO furnished.
WATER ALLOWED 10 THE CITY.
Sc TIoS ". In consideration of
the sunual hydrant rcatal pail by
the city, il shall be entitled to the free
use OF the entire water supply
through the hydrauts above mention
ed IN TIMES Of FIRE, and also 10
water for flushing sewers. for sp-ink
ling streets and for fire practice, pre-
vided that for the three purposes last
mentioned there shall not be open al
any one time, more than three (0
hydranis..
Water shall be furnished 10 The
public school buildings ald the city
hall free of chargs, and also 10 such
drinking fountains with openings for
MAJ and beast. as the city may desire
to build. provided tiat the number
of such fountains be not more than
(1) for zach mile and oHc-half
q IL miles, of pipe s.ystem laid
Under this head will com also OrRa-
mental fountains that may be cstsb-
lishcd by thc city in public parks and
grounds.
TAPPING THE MAiSs.
SECTION V. Services mu:t be pUt
in at the expense of the
who will furnish the labor and
material necessary for ~excarsting TO
the main and connecting same TO
house service pipes.
Notice of a desire to make such
connection will be first given to the
company, which will then form its
records. point cut to the party desir-
Gus of such connection the best place
to tap the main; and after the trench
Ia dug and the main exposed, the
water company will furnish the labor
and material for tapping the mains.
for which service will be made the
charge of Two Dollars and a half
(S2.50), said charge to include the
brass ferrulc used to connect the
main with the lead service pipe.