Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1893-03-09
Waterworks Ordinance.
An ordinance to provide a Complete
System Of Waterworks for the Viii
lage Of Napoleon, Henry county,
Ohio.

passed March Both. 1892, and an Amendment
OF Section One thereof, passed April 18th,
1882, and of a vote of the Electors of the
Village Of Napoleon, held on the Sd day of
May, 1892, as directed and authorized by
said Act Of the General Assembly and its
Amendment, as aforesaid:
Be it ordained and enacted by the Council
| of the Village of Napoleon, in Henry coun-
ty, Ohio, that complete system of Water
works be established and constructed for the
purpose Of supplying said Village and its
inhabitants with an abundant supply of
water for domestic, manufacturing, street,
fire and other purposes; provided that the
bids for the construction of said waterworks
complete in every respect, can be OBJ.
tained from good and responsible parties,
who will enter into contract with said Vii
lage authorities. with good and sufficient
bond for the faithful performance of said
contract; that said waierworks system shall
be constructed in conformity with the pro.
visions Of this ordinance, aud all plans, ex-
hibits and specifications herein referred to
for sum not exceeding on the whole, the
sum of Forty-six Thousand Four Hundred
and Fifty three Dollars ($46, ,453. .00). lnclud-
ing the necessary real estate thereof, esti-
mated at $4,000.
General Design.
SEC. 2. The supply of water shall be
drawn from the Maumee river from point
rear the Northwest corner of Section "a.
Town 5, Range 6 East, in Henry county,
Ohio, and almost directly opposite the in
tersection of Haly Avenue and River View
Avenue, in Napoleon, Ohio.
The pumping station, pumping machin-
cry, boilers and fixtures shall be located on
grounds either to the right or left of Haly
Avenue, and near to the intersection of said
Avenue with River View Avenue; which 10
cation shall be decided by the council of
said Village, and the pumping machinery
connected with the river whence the water
supply will be taken--will deliver the same
into the stand pipe or the general pipe sys-
tenn, and distribute to the various parts of
the Village for the purposes above named.
On grounds near to, or, contiguous to the
| aforesaid grounds designated for pumping
station will be constructed the Stand Pipe
and connected with the general pipe system.
| By this arrangement and the relative posi-
| tion of the source of supply-the pumping
| station, pipe system and stand pipe, it ia
intended and proposed that the Village and
| the citizens thereof, will be supplied for the
| purpose named. and in ampls quantities for
| free, conhagrations, domestic and for other
purposes.
Pumping and Power Station.
| SEQ. 3. There shall be constructed brick
building, to be used as a pumping station,
and power station OH the aforesaid grounds.
which will contain office, engine room and
boiler room, as per plans and details on file
| int he office of the Clerk of said Village, and
marked Exhibit A."
| The walls of the engine room and Office
| will be plastered from wainscoting to cell
| ing.
The ceilings OF the engine room and Of
| 10 Grss sha1 xusfh fad MIN
| beaded ceiling boards, or selected Georgia
| pine, to be finished either in hard oil warm
ish or painted, as determine by council.
The wainscoting will be of Georgia pine as
per details and finished in hard Gil yarnish.
Basement.
The basement for the pumping engines
will be in one end of the engine room as per
plans and drawings prepared for pumping
station which are made part of this ordi-
nance and marked Exhibit A"
The foundations and basement walls shall
be of good acceptable stone or vitrified
| brick laid in good workman like manner ir.
cement mortar. The building will have
wood cornice, ventilator on topo building,
as per detail plans, slate roof, and will be
provided with suitable caves trough, down
pipes and drains; also with necessary doors,
windows and such other appurtenances as
are necessary and usual for pumping plant
for Village of three thousand inh abitants.
Stack.
SEQ. 4. There shall be built and forming
a part of said waterworks plant brick
smoke stack sixty-four (64) feet high, all in
| accordance with plans and specifications
herewith attached and forming a part of
| this ordinance, marked exhibit A." ALI
work and material must be first class, and
| suited to the purpose for which it is intend
ed, and the entire building and stack when
completed, shall be good workman-like
| job In all respects and acceptable to the
council Of the Village of Napoleon.
| @ Pumping Machinery.
SEQ. 5. The pumping machinery must in
clude pumps, pump foundations, boilers,
boiler foundations and settings, and breech-
ing to connect with brick stack: feed pump,
heater, and all fittings, piping and attach
ments, necessary and usual, for pumping
and boiler plant, though net otherwise men,
toned. The furnishing and setting up of
machinery, is to include everything inside
of the building in the shape of machinery,
boilers and fittings; 80 that the pumping
works shall be complete in every respect,
and to be left in first class running order.
The pumping machinery shall consist OF
two dublex compound condensing, or two
duplex compound non condensing engines,
with q capacity to pump 100000 galloni
each, or to pump 1000 600 gallons each in
"a hours; the council reserSing the right tc
accept either, after receiving bids.
The pumps will be required to take watel
/ from the Maumee river through IL incl
j auction approximately 600 feet long, with 8
maximum suction lift of % feet, and to.worl
against pressure for fire service of IN
pounds, with a boiler pressure of 80 pounds
per square inch.
The pumping machinery shall be go con
structed that while doing the above men
toned work, there shall be no undue strair
on any of the parts.
/ Boilers.
| SEQ 6. There will be required two return
tubular boilers 60 inches in diameter. and II
| feet long, containing approximately 5(
Tubes. 4 inches in diameter with domes 81
| inches in diameter and 80 inches high.
Said boilers to be tested with cold water to
| a pressure of 175 pounds per square inch, and
to be insured for one year:
The above named pumping machinery and
boilers are further to be in strict accordance
with plans, details and specifications fol
pumping machinery and boilers. and mark
ed HSpecification b." on file in the Office oi
the Clerk of said Village, and herein referr-
ed to and made part of this ordinance.
Pipe system.
Src. Z. To the source of supply will be
connected the suction pipe with the pump.
/ ing machinery, which will take the water
from said supply through the 10 inch sue
/ tion pipe, delivering the same through Il
inct force main to stand pipe, and genera
pipe system, as delineated on map of pipe
and general distribution system Of said wat
erworks, which is on file in the Office of the
Clerk of the Village and herein referred te
and marked Exhibit O,n and made par
j Of this ordinance. Upon said map will bi
shown the several pipe lines, with the sizel
of pipes for the respective streets piped, tht
Location Of stop valves, marked by the lettei
HV.n The location Of each fire hydran
marked by the letter ssHo and numbered
from one toseventy- Eve, and that there shal
be three public watering places for horses
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