The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-02-01
1T is NOW SETTLED
The Agreement That Gives to
Athena a System
OF WATER WORKS FOR FIRE
Protection and Domestic Purposes :
Work Soon Win Begin.


Work on Athena's water system
will commence in few days. The
following agreement has received
the signatures of the cauncilmen
and forwarded to SEATED to be sign
ed by Chas, Power, the second par
Ity to the agreement.
AGREEMENT.
This agreement, made and en-
tered into this 22nd day of Janu-
ary, 1895, by and between Charles
Power, of Seattle, King county,
state of Washington, the party of
the first part herein, and City Of
Athena, municipal corporation,
duly organized and existing under
the laws of the state Of Oregon, of
the county of Umatilla, state Of Or
egon, the party of the second part
herein, acting by and through the
finance committee of the Common
Council, regularly passed and
spread on the minutes thereof, at a
meeting thereof held on the 26th
day Of January, 1895.
Witnesseth, that the party ofthe
| first part, for and in consideration
of the covenants and agreements
herein contained, and for and in con-
sideration Of the payment to be
made to him by the party of the
second part Of $12,000.00 in bonds
of the said City of Athena, said
bonds to be issued in accordance
with the provisions Of Ordinance
| No. 65 Of said City Of Athena. does
hereby agree to construct and fur
nish the party Of The second part
with water works system, put the
same in thorough working order,
furnish all material and labor neces-
sary for so doing, and to do the work
and furnish the material in strict
accordance with the printed speci-
| fications, prepared under the direc-
tion of Adams and Gemmel, civil
engineers, Ca copy Of which speci-
| fications is hereto attached and
forms part Of this agreement
and in accordance with the plans
/ of said Adams and Gemmel, sub
! mitted to the City of Athena with
| said specifications, the same now
being on file with the Recorder of
said City of Athena, save and ex-
cept with the following alterations
and changes in said specifications,
to-wit:
The pipe shall be Of the Mathe-
son or Converse Lock Joint type
and must otherwise conform to the
specifications.
Fifteen hydrants shall be used Of
| the Watrous fire hydrant type, and
shall be otherwise in conformity
with the specifications, each to have
two 24-inch hose nozzles.
The mortar to be used for foun-
/ dations may be made Of one part
OF the cement described in the spe-
ci6cations and three instead of two
parts Of fsaDd; this change however
| il only to be made, provided that
| it be authorized, in writing, by the
| said Adams and Gemmel.
| The pumping plant shall consist
only Of the pump as therein speci-
fed, together with its foundations
and the necessary fixtures and con
i nections with steam power, which
steam power shall be furnished by
the party Of the second part.
All pipe must be covered with at
least three feet Of earth instead ot
| four.
i The painting Of the tower shall
| be two good coats of mineral paint
mixed with good boiled linseed oil
| instead of the paint mentioned in
the specifications.
|. And save and except with the
| following alterations, changes and
addition to said plans, to-wit:
That the eight-inch pipe extend
| ing South from Main street to the
present well on the City lot shall
be omitted, and the 8inch gate and
fire hydrant on said pipe line, pro-
vided for on said plans and specif-
cations, shall be located at any
other place on the system where
the party Of the second part may
elect.
That the tank site shall be loeat-
| ed on the North side of Garfield
street between Blocks 10 and II oi
the r. r. Addition to the City Of
| Athena.
| That the pump shall be located
wheresover the party Of the second
part may elect and shall be con
nected with the main system by
six inch pipe from any distance
| therefrom not to exceed the dis.
tance from the Athena FIGURING
Mill to the corner OF Third and
| Washington streets in the City Of
| Athena, as shown on the official
map Of said City, the pumping
plant to be changed in accorlaNct
with the changes noted in the
change Of specifications.
| That the party Of the first part
shall dig one square gell with d.
ameter of 10 feet each way and oi
ia depth of 20 feet, at any place to