Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-11-29

the capacity of said works shall be
made. If at such test the said water
works system shall. without breaking
or starting, sustain a static test OF one
hundred twenty pounds per square
lnch throughout said system, and ii
said waterwOrkS shall throw three
simultaneous streams on the line of
circulation in any business part of the
city. through one hundred feet of two
and one-half inch hose, with one inch
ring nozzle to a perpendicular height
OF eighty feet in still air, and if the
WaterworkS shall in all respects con-
form to this ordinance, and the said
plans. specifications and report, the
common council shall approve and
accept said waterworks and certiti-
cate to that effect signed by the mayor
and city clerk under the corporate seal
OF the city shall be delivered to the
company, it's associates and assigns.
SECTION I. In consideration of the
construction and maintenance of
WaterWorks for public hydrantS and in
further consideration of the mutual
covenants and agreements of this
ordinance, the city of Grand Rapids
agrees to rent. and hereby does rent
from the company, its associates and
| assigns. for the period Of ninety-nine
years and SO long as water shall be
furnished by them in accordance here
with, not less than eighty hydrantS al
an annual rental of forty $4,000
dollars each and fifty arc lamps at an
| annual rental of sixty (S60.0Ol dollars
each to be paid by the city treasurer
in monthly payments to said company,
| its associates and assigns or in such
manner as they shall direct.
SECTION s. The prices heretofore
named for hydrants and arc lamps
shall never exceed these rates except
as provided hereafter in Section Is.
| But it is hereby provided in five years
after the passage on this ordinance,
| and each succeeding five years, re-
| adjustment of these rates shall be
made by committee of the common
council of the city of Grand Rapids
| and said company or its associates and
| assigns, and if the condition of the
company shall warrant the same, a
reduction shall be made to the city in
| hydrant and arc lamp rental, but at
| no time Shall the amount paid by the
city of Grand Rapids for hydrant and
| arc lamp rental be less than enough to
| pay the interest on the Indebtedness
of said company and at least $500. 90
OF said Indebtedness each year, ii
| being understood and agreed that said
Indebtedness shall never exceed eighty
| thousand 1880, 000.00) dollars without
| the consent of the common council of
said city.
SECTION 9. Said hydrants shall be
kept supplied with water and shall be
maintained in good working order and
condition continuously. The CITY
| engineer shall have general supervision
| of said hydrantS and may cause the
same to be inspected and tested, and
if he finds any of them defective he
shall at once give notice thereof in
writing TO tn company, its associates
md assigns, who shall ut once repair
such hydrants or hydrant and restore
| the same to good working order. Said
| pumping plant and waterworks
system and all of its equipments shall
at ali times be kept in good order and
serviceable condition and shall be
plentifully supplied with good potable
| water. In time of emergency, and
when, if ever, the supply of spring
| water is Insufficient for the needs of
the city, it shall be lawful for he
company, it's associates and assigns to
| use water from the Wisconsin river as
,lated in Section 2.
SECTION 10. The rates to private
consumers shall be Of such amount as
to enable The company to pay its
operating expenses and cost of main
tanning said systems and a dividend to
is stockholders of not over II per
cent. per annum. Any income in
| excess of this amount shall be applied
| TO the Indebtedness of the company or
new extensions as ordered by the city
| council.
SECTION II. If the city at any time
desires All extension of the system it
shall be obliged to take enough
hydrants or arc lamps SO that the
| rental of same will pay the interests
on the cost of the said extension and
| at least per cent. of the said cost
! each year.
SECTION y The company. it's
| associates and assigns are hereby
authorized and empowered to make
and enforce such reasonable rules for
| the use by private consumers Of water
for the tapping of mains, for the pro-
| lection of said plant and particularly
| for keeping the water in the reservoir
and at the intake, free from pollution
as may be necessary from time to time
not in conflict with the laws Of the
| state Of Wisconsin, or with the
existing ordinance of the city of
Grand Rapids.
| SECTION Is. The city of Grand
| Rapids shall annually during the term
hereinbefOre granted levy and collect
a tax sufficient to pay the said hydrant
and arc lamp rental, accruing during
such year, When collected, such tax
shall be kept and known as the
hydrant fund and shall be held
inviolate for and is hereby irrevocably
| pledged for the payment of such
| hydrant rental in the manner herein
provided. Provisions to meet the re-
IQuirements of this section shall be
made in each annual appr0pria ton
bill.
SECTION IA. The rights and privi-
leges hereby granted unto the company
may be enjoyed by its associates and
assigns to the same extent as by the
company, but subject, nevertheless,
to the same conditions and limitations.
SECTION Is. 1t is hereby provided
that the city shall use all its rights
and powers in acquiring for the COM
pany additional land al the springs or
at any other place within the limit of
said city which shall be needed to in
crease the water supply or storage
capacity and take proper care that
said water supply shall not become
contaminated by sewerage or in any
other way: and in case sufficient
water supply cannot be obtained from
| these springs, water may be take
from the Wisconsin river above all