The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-05-10
E. E. SAVAGE.
Ordinance No. 81,

An Ordinance Granting to the Hood River
Electric Light, Power and Water Com
pany the Right to Lay Pipes and Mains
Under Ground, through the Streets, Al
leys and Public Grounds of the Town of
Hood River, for the Purpose of Carrying
water into, through and throughout said
Town, and TO supply the Inhabitants
Thereof with Water. and for Providing
Water to ltxtlnguish Fires in Said Town
OF Hood r yer.
BE IL Ordained by the Common Council OF
the Town of Hood River:
Section |. That the Hood River Electric
Light. Power and Water Company, n corpor-
alton organized and existing under the laws
of the state of Oregon, its successors and as
signs, be and II is hereby granted the privilege
ami right of laying mains and pipes under
ground, in and through the streets, alleys and
other public GROUNDS OF the town of Hood Riv-
er, and all additions thereto, for the purpose
OF conveying water into, through and through
out said town for the use OF the inhabitants
thereof, and ior the purpose protection from
nre in said town, and to charge therefor such
rates as said company may fix, subject TO the
reasonable supervision of the common coun.
Gil as 10 all such charges.
Sec 2. All mains and pipes for conducting
water which may or shall be laid by said com
pany pursuant TO the provisions of this ordi-
nance, shall be laid not less than one foot be-
low the grades of streets as now or hereafter
established, and SO as not to interfere with the
construction of sewers; and when any mains
or pipes are laid, or when cisterns reservoirs
or hydrants are built, constructed or erected
by said company as hereinafter provided, the
streets. alleys or other public grounds where
the same are placed shall, without unneces-
sary delay, be put III as good condition by said
company as before they were excavated for
such purpose.
And the building construction and erection
of all such csterns, reservoirs ana hydrantS,
and the laying of all such mains and pipes
shall be subject to the reasonable supervision
of the common council.
SEC. 3. Said company may also build and
construct, in the str cts, alleysor other public
grounds of said town Of Hood River, at such
places as may be agreed upon by the company
and the common council of the town, ani in
safe and suitable manner, the necessary els
terms or reservoirs for the purpose of storing
water for the protection of every part of said
town and the additions thereto, from fire: and
may likewise place ana erect at suitable ana
convenient places hydrHnts for the purpose OF
supplying water for fire protection as afore-
said; the town to pay such sum 10 said COM
phny Tor Such nre protection as may be here
after agreed ulon between the company and
the common council of said TO H.
Sec. 4. said Hood River Electric Light, Pow
er and Water Company shall file its accept
ance OF the permission hereby granted with
the recorder of said toGn, in writing, within
six months fIom the date of the passage OF
this ordinance and commence the work of
putting IN such water sN stem within the same
time, ana complete such water system within
one year from the date of the passage of this
ordinance; otherwise the permission hereby
granted shall be revoked and this ordinance
become null and void. This ordinance shall
not be construed as in any sense granting to
said company, its successors or assigns, an
eXcluSv' franchise.
Passed the CCmmOnCnuncilo of the Town Of
Hood River, March 90 1901, and approved by
me this 10th day of March, 1901.
+. G. BROSIUS, Mayor.
Attest: j. X. NICKELsEN, Recorder.