Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-06
ANOTHER CONTEST
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one faucet in each Of engine houses. a
supply equivalent to one house faucet
for fountain, also at four points con-
venient for the town, water to supply
one street sprinkler; all said water to
be delivered at street lines; said foun-
tain supply to be for four months Per
year during the day time; the use of
said water to be under the aforesaid
regulations.
The Water Company further agrees
to commence the construction of said
water works within one month from
this date; and have the same COM
pleted, and the pipes laid and the by
drants set and connected With the
main pipes. and the same to be ready
for use for extinguishing fires on or
before the first day of July, a. d. 1883,
unless prevented by some casualty, or
unforeseen obstacle beyond its control.
1t is further understood and agreed
by the parties hereto that the Water
Company shall not be required to lay
pipes in any of the streets aforesaid,
beyond the thickly settled portions of
the town, and that the Water Company
shall not be required to lay more than
five hundred feet of pipe to supply any
one hydrant established additional to
said fifty.
The town in consideration of these
agreements made by the Water Com
pany hereby agrees To pay for water
for fire purposes. for fifty hydrants. to
be furnished as aforesaid by said Wa
ter Company. forty dollars 1S40) per an
FL, oh hNfi,.anf va h1t GRn1i-
annually. and for each hydrant and
water for the same which the town
may need and require to be set more
than fifty. the town hereby agrees Ia
pay thirty dollars (S30) per annum.
payable semi annually.
Said payments shall be made from
and after the time when the Wate1
Company shall have completed its
works, and the town shall have been
supplied with water, for eXtinguishing
fires and such payments shall con
tinue for the period of twenty years
from the time they commence as
above. Said payments shall cease IN
case the water shall not be of sufficient
pressure at the hydrants to render 4
reasonably efficient fire service, and
also whenever there shall be any fail
ure in the supply of water. as provide
for in this contract, or any material
failure to fulfill this contract by the
Water Company; provided, however
that the water may be shut off by the
Water Company a reasonable length of
time for repairs.
1t is further understood and agreed
by the parties hereto that this contract
shall continue for the term Of twenty
years from the time said works are
completed, and said hydrants are sup
piled with water sufficient to render
reasonably efficient fire service. And
at the end of said term of twenty yeal s
this contract may be renewed at the
option of the town, and on the same
terms, from time to time ever there
after for such periods of time as said
town elect.
In witness whereof the said parties
have hereunto INTERCHANGEABLE signed
and executed the above contract this
fifth day of May, a. D. 1887.
1t will be seen at once that under
the provisions of the contract the Wa
ter Company agreed to furnish water
for all public buildings free of charge.
Now Mr., Eaton says, and he has the
best of reasons for doing so, that the
city has been paying for the water
used in the schoolhouses at the rate
OF 5000 per year. To get at the gist OF
the matter the following further neso-
tiations with the company will be OF
interest.