The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-12-19
0rangeVille Borough Ordinanca-NO. 70

AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND EN-
TOWERING W. r. CHAPLIN AND CHARLES
J. ROGERS AND T. ". HAINES OR THEIR
GRANTEES OR ASSIGNS, TO CONSTRUCT,
MAINTAIN, AND OPERATE A SYSTEM
or WATER WORKS In THE BOROUGH
OF oRANGBvILLE, FOR THE PURPOSE
OF SUPPLYING WATER TO FIRMS, COR
PoRATIoNS, INDIVIDUALS AND CITI-
zENs THEREOF.
Be It ordained and enacted by the Borough
Council OF the Borough OF Orangeville and 1t is
hereby ordained and enacted by authority OF
the same:
Section I. That W. r. Chaplin and Charles j.
Rogers and T. w. Haines or their grantees or
assigns, be and are hereby authoriz and en-
powered to construct, maintain and operate a
system of water works in the Borough OF
orangeville, to supply water to firms, corpora
tions. individuals and citizens thereof, and for
that purpose to lay and maintain the necessary
pipes, joints, connections, etc, under the
several Streets, Avenues, lanes and alleys, of
| the said Borough OF orangevllle; subject to the
conditions and restrictions hereinafter con.
tained viz:
Section 2. That said work shall be done
| under the supervision Of the proper Borough
autnOrlUleS anu une SerNlCeS OF Ine bOTOuBD
| Engineer when called upon by Council in this
behalf shall be paid by the said w. r. Chaplin
and Charles J. Rogers and T. w. Haines or their
| grantees or assigns.
| Section 3. That the said pipes, joints, con-
nections, ETC., shall not be laid or constructed
so as TO obstruct, impede or interfere with the
free fiow or passage OF water, in, through, over,
or upon any gutter, drain, sewer, culvert, pipe,
| or tor no uo m into mr.
obstruct the convenient use OF the streets,
| avenues, lanes and alleys OF the said Borough,
nor so as to interfere with or damage private
property, or Of any corporation In said Borough.
Work to be begun by said grantees within six
months and the said water works and plant to
be In full operation within one year from the
date OF the passing of this Ordinance or the
franchises hereby granted are forfeited
Section4. That the said w. r. Chaplin and
Charles j. Rogers and 7. W. Haines or their
grantees or assigns, shall repair and make good
all damage or injury to the streets, avenues,
lanes and alleys of the said Borough, and side
walks thereof and shade trees thereupon, used
by them for the purposes aforesaid.
Section 5. That the said W. II. Chaplin and
Charles J. Rogers and Il. W. Haines or their
grantees or assigns, shall so lay and maintain
their pipes, joints, connections, etc, so as not
to interfere with the pipes, joints, connections,
etc, of the citizens and the municipality, now
having pipes, joints, connections, ETC., under
the several streets, lanes and alleys Of the said
| Borough.
Section 6. That the said w. Il. Chaplin and
Charles j. Rogers and T. W. Haines or their
grantees or assigns, viii indemnify and always
save and keep harmless the said Borough of
| nron of nd fror oil nd
ner OF actions for damages. arising from the
laying, maintaining of pipes, joints, connec-
tions etc. under the several streets, avenues,
lanes and alleys of the said Borough, and for
that purpose will give the indemnity as herein
after specified.
Section T. That the said W. X. Chaplin and
grantees or assigns, shall pay the cost OF draw
Ing printing, publication and posting OF this
Ordinance; and that before the provisions OF
this Ordinance shall become operative and
valid and enure to the bene1t OF the said W. h.
Chaplin and Charles j. Rogers and T. W. Haines
or their grantees or assigns, they, the said W.
r. Chaplin and Charles j. Rogers and T. w.
Haines or their grantees or assigns, shall first
file with the Council their written acceptance
OF this Ordinance, and enter into Bond with
sureties to be approved by the Chief Burgess,
to the said Borough In the penal sum OF five
thousand dollars, Cs5OOo.OO; conditioned upon
the faithful performance of the conditions Of
this Ordinance.
Section s. The said W. X. Chaplin, Charles j.
Rogers and T. W. Haines, or their gr intees or
assigns, hereby agree to furnish water for the
use of the Borough for an annual rental not ex-
ceeding seventeen dollars for each fire plug
AS many Of said plugs as shall be desired shall
be placed In said Borough al the own proper
cost and charge OF the receivers of this fran
chise, to wit: W. X. Chaplin, Charles j. Rogers
and 7. W. Haines, and when once placed shall
become absolutely the property OF said Bor-
ough.
Passed December end, 1901.
| G. b. WHITE,
| President of the Borough Council
| ATrKsT:-CLINToN HERRING, Secretary.
| Apnrovad naca m har opd ,oot