The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-04-29

added to the corporation.
And to have the exclusive righ. Of furnish
ing the inhabitants during the aIore men
/ tion term of years
The said party of the second part shall
have the right to dig. excavate or ditch.
through or along any of the streets, or al
! leywdys, or sidewalks of said town. in any
manner that may be necessary for the pur-
pose OF operating, or repairing any of acces-
| sories belonging to said plant Provided,
4 that all such excavations shall be properly
] repaired after such work has been done.
| The said party of the first part for them.
| selves and their successors in office, hereby
covenant to. and with the party of the sec
ond part. and their assigns. that the aid
| party of the second part, shall have the free
| use and control of a piece parcel of land
N the northwest coroer OK Market square
| lying as follows 33feet on Ievee street. and
| - feet on Green street, OH which to place
| their pump house. and elevated tank. and
| we'll.
| The party OF the first part tor themselves
| and their successors. further agree with the
| party OF the second part or their legal iep-
resentatives. to pay to the party of the
second pert in seml-annnal payments
| the sun of Fifty Dollars each
| per annum. for-fre hydrants with the priv
| lege OF increasing that number upon the
same term. and prices, provided they are To-
Gated at the street corners at such places as
provisions for. in the laying down of the sys-
tenn the party of the first part to have the
locating OF all fire hydrants if done previous
| to laying down the pipes
1t is fully agreed and understood that the
| above price includes the supply OF water in
sufficient quantity to furnish at least three,
thee quarter inch streams at the nozzle un-
der one hundred pouhds pressure per square
| lneh.t fire purposes. the above pressure to
be obtalued as soon As possiuie after the a.
larm of fire has been given. but that twenty
five pounds pressure shall be maintained ut
all times, unless it be made impossible b.
some unforeseen accident; and that to exist
ouly for the shortest possible time to make
permanent repairs,
The above price also includes the use of
the fire hydrants for the flushing of the gut
ters which shall be done by che water works
engineer, often may be necessary, i'll
that location where the fire hytrants are
located.
1t is also agreed by the parties of the Sec
ond part, th st they will erect Il tank. or
tanks. upon tower sixty feet high. having
the capacity of Twenty five Thons aud gal.
IONS, which will always be Kept as nearly
| illed a. possible for fire protection during
the night also to erect a pumping station
| upon the aforementioned piece OF ground.
and to place therein fire pump and boiler
| witt a capacity Of six hundred gallons per
minute. which pump shall at all times be
| kept IN perfect condition tor quick firing as il
! is possible to make il.
1t shall be the duty of the party of the
| secend part or their employees upon hearing
the alarm of fire given, to repair to the en-
gine house without delay and i'll the short
est time possible to get the one hundred
pounds pressure, ard maintain the same
as yearly a- possible during the efforts OF
| the fremen to subdue said fire.
1t Is further agreed that the party Of the
| SapoIIl slail Inn ,t nf
| first part the pump and boiler now useu by
| them i'll their pump honse and all piping b
| longing to the same, allowing whatever sal Il
outfit may be considered worth by three d is
! interested parties. III case they disagree on
| the price OF the saine. The same to be cred
| tied to the party nf the first part us So much
paid on the fire hydrant rental 1t Is fur
| ther agreed by all parties as compensation
| for this franchise. that the said party OF the
| second part shall furnish free water to ali
| tree public schools Situated along the lnainJ
| belonging to the party OF the first part.
Said patty of the first part tor themselves
and their successors i'll office he eby release
the said parties OF the second part, aud their
| assigns, from paying all own or municipal
taxes and liceutes. &c. lor and during tne
i;erl0d Of len Years from the date hereof.
AT the expiration OF said time the assess
| ment upon said water works shall be on the
same basis OF other property aud no higher.
themselves aud assigns, are hereby permit
| ted and a lowed to charge. collect, and re-
ceive for the use of one three fourths inch
faucet for dwelling houses Il price not ex-
ceeding ten dollars per annum; Livery sta
| bes, hotels, boarding houses, manufacturing
| establishments. and ali consumers except
dwelling houses as per agi ieement between
the parties; all payable sem-annualiy, in adj
vance.
lu is especially agreed that the party of
the first part shall pass and enforce such Or
diuances, as shall tul.y protect the parties OF
| the secOhd part from damage to their prop
erty by lawlessness or careiessness. on the
part OF the citizens OF the town or other par
ties
1t is further agreed that in case any con
sumer OF water shall violate his or her con
| tract by using water for other purposes than
that for which they pay, or shall let others
| not paying Tor Wafer use from their faucets
or Shall allow undue waste OF water, or shall
fail fo pay for the same at the proper time,
then the party OF the second part shall have
the right TO shut OH the supply OF water from
the SAID consumer uutil the wrong Is rig ht-
| Ell. and the additional sum of fifty cents is
paid for the trouble OF such turning Oft of
the water.
At the expiration of this franchise, it is ex-
pressly agreed that the party of the second
part or their legal representatives, shall
have the preference AMI refusal of renewing
the same. for ii like perlou OF time, upon the
same conditions. prices and stipulations as
shall at that time be made to SAID party of
the first part, by other re!,unsble parties.
The said parties OF the second part do
hereby obisatc themselves to commence
work under this franchise wit hen Sixty days
from date OF this Instrument, and to finish
tue same complete within six months or 10 r
felt all rights under this agreement
Mr.. CaiIlouet. Chairman of the Committee
on Finance, reported as follows