The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-13
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AN ORDINANCE authorizing and directing the
light and water committee ut town council
of MoosC borough tn execute an agreement Wlth
the Spring Brook Water supply company authorH'
ing said company to lay its mains through tue
streets of the borough OF MoosiC and supply the
borough of Moosic with water for fire purposes,
section |. BE it ordained by the town council
Of the borough OF Moosic, and II Is hereby or
diined by the authority of the same, that the
light and water committee Of town council oi
the borough OF MOoSiC Is hereby empowered ana
directed to execute contract with the spring
Brook Water supply company for the term OF
five years from Sept Q, 1901; authorizing saId
water company to lay its pipes c"ndults ana
appliances upon and through such streets Of the
borough of MOOsiC the said committee shdll
designate for the purpose OF supplying with
water for fire purposes for fourteen hydrants IN
said borough, subject to the rules and regulations
Of the company, AZ the rate ot twenty tN2o"l
dollars per hydrant per annum, payable quarterly
in advance the first days of January, Aprll,
July and October To said company. 1t Is ir'
thcr understood and agreed that additional by
drantS shall he set at the same rate ana under
the same condition as those now in place. SAID
agreement 10 he as follows, TO wit:
Memorandum Of agreement made and entered
into this. ninth day of September, 1901, between
the Spring Brook Water supply company cor
poraton duly incorporated under the laws OF the
state Of Pennsylvania. party OF the trst part and
the borough of MooSiC, party ot the second part.
Witnesseth. That the borough OF Moosc hereby
promises and agrees to pay the spring Brook
Water supply company. for the term Of hro years
of water for fire purposes for fourteen hydranl !
in the borough Of MoOsic at the rate OF 5000 per
| hydrant per annum, payable quarterly in advance
| on the first days ot January, April, July and
! October, to the company. II is understood and
agreed that the hNdrants shall be located on the
| mains oi said company at such points as shall
| be designated by the light and water committee
| of town council Of MooSic borough, and that the
| pressure shall be such as can be supplied from
| The present system of the water company taking
| into account OF future draft and consumption
upon its system.
| See . That any expense due to the re.loca'
tion Of any hydrant shall be borne by the borough
! OF MOOsic.
| Sec. g. The Spring Brook Water supply com
| pany shall exercise due care and diligence in the
| construction Of its mains and the extensions Of
| its lines ~ that public travel may not be inn
| pcded or disturbed unnecessarily and that no
damage may be caused to person or property, and
| il any damage be caused as aforesaid through the
| negligence Of said company in eNCavating then
| such damage to he borne by said company
| In witness whereof the party Of the hrSt part
| has executed this agreement 10y its president, and
| had affixed hereto its corporate seal, and the
party of the second part has executed this agree
| mcnt by it, burgess and has affixed hereto t'
| corporate seal this. ninth day of september 1901.
| Passed by the council the ninth day of Septem'
| ber 1901
! JOHN VI. ROBERTSON, President.
| Approyed-EMMET BRODHEAD, Burgess,
| Attest-TliOMAS SlTCLlFFE,
Borough Clerk.