Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-03-01
METER RATES.
MINIMUM WGICT rates at cIUUV per annun
SEASON RATES

per day during the season from the first
of May to the first of November.
Oue-siXteenth inch Jet ...... ............. 10 90
One-eigh t h iHch ct...... . 20 on
Huse-one-eighlh inch jel not exceeding 4
hours per OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ...................... 10 0C
opriukling streets, including sprinkling
and washing sidewalks and outside
buildings, per front foot, business
houses. per season OF six months............. IL
Same as foregoing, private houses per
front III
SpTinking lawns 90 feet frontage. 0C
Each front foot ~ excess of 80 feet. :. 05
Hose when used as fountain at fountain rates.
Rates for all other purposes that may be ap.
piled Tor, not named il he foregoing schedule
of maximum rates shall be fixed by estimation
or meter at the option of the grantee.
All persons not satisfied wi h the schedule
rates can have the privilege Of putting in
water meier at their own expense, and the said
grantee hall have the same privilege.
The grantee. Is associates ann 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 protection of said plant and
particularly for keeping the water in the
reservoir, AMI at the take, free of pollution as
may be necessary from time to time not in con-
tiiCt with h laws OF the state of Wisconsin, or
with the existing ordinance of the city of Grand
Rapids.
SECTION 10. The city OF Grand Rapids shalt
ANNUALLY during the term hereinbefOIe granted
leyyand collect tax sufficient to pay the said
hydrant rental aCcruiug during such year.
When collected such tax shall be kept and
known the hydrtnt fund and shall be held
iuviOlate for. and is he eby irrev pcably pledged
Tor the payment Of such hydrant rental in the
manner herein provided
Provision 10 meet the requirements of this
section shall be made in each annual appropri-
alton bill.
SECTION IL If the provisions of this
ordinance are accepted the grantee his
associates and assigns, shall, within thirty days
after the publication thereof, hereinbefore
provided, lille with the city clerk written
acceptance of Ibis ordinance, and upon the
filiug of such acceptance, and approval of the
bond II the gramtee mentioned in the third
paragraph of this ordinance, duly executed
the grantee. his associates and assigns shall be
ana they are hereby authorized to proceed with
the construction of said water works.
designated to represe6t fhs niv t Of u Gran1
Rapids i'll the construction of the said water
works system. All communications and
directions from the city to the grantee shall be
delivered by and received from the city
engineer and from him only.
SECTION Is Upon the 'mpletion of said
water works system and the acceptance thereof
grantee OF all anu singular the conditions OF
the lndemnityimg Bond menti ned i'll paragraph
OF this ordinance, the said bonds shall be
returned to the granite nd all further liability
hereunder shall termiuatC.
SECTION IA The city OF Grand Rapids shall
have the right at its option to purchase the
system OF water works erected under. the
provisions of this ordinance at any time within
Two mouths of the completion of said system
for the sum of (S53,OOU Fifty Three Thousand
dollars and the grantee herein shall not, during
said period Of six months, iucumber saiu
system in excess of (s53,0OO) Fifty Three Thous-
and dollars.
SECTION Is The rights and privileges hereb
granted unto the grantee may be enjoyed b!
his associates and assigns 10 the same extent as
by the grantee, cut subj ct nevertheless to The
same conditions and limitations.
SECTION IL This ordinance shall be in force
from and after its passage and publication i'll
the official paper OF the Gil of Grand Rapids.
The Undersigned will apply to the common
council of the city of Grand Rapids to grant the
franchise substantially as hereinbeiore set forth
on the oh day OF Mar h. A. d 1900, in the
council chamber at said city of Grand Rapids.
FRANKLIN j. WOOD.