Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-09-19

as 1OllOWS. OnG SIX HIGH M1iu d.
long Second street from Adams to
Madison street, and four inch
m ain continuing along Second street !
from Madison street 10 VanBuren
street A four inch main TO con-
meet with the s inch main from Ad
ans street to VanBuren street along
Fifth street A six inch main 10
connect with inch main from Ad-
ann streetto Madison street, alo g
Eighth street. and continuing along
Eighth street from MADISON street
to VanBuren street four inch
main A six inch main TO run "a
long Madison street from Second
to Eighth connecting with other
mains on second, Fifth and Eighth
stIeets. A four inch main to run
along VanBuren street, from Second
street. to Eighth street connecting
with the mains on Second, Fifth
aud Eighth streets. Other four
inch mains to extend from said sys-
tenn, on the north, south and west,
to serve for necessary fire protec-
ton, and supply the State Agricul-
tural college, and citiz rs and in
habitants OF said city with water
for domestic use, and to be connect
ed with smaller piping for all nee
cessary DOM site uses. The pur
pose and intent of this ordinance
being 10 secure for the CITY, and it
inhabitants sufficient supply of
good and wholesome water for fire
protection, sewer cleansing and do
mestic use. The quality of sa d
water shall from time to time be
tested by competent chemist
nominated by the city, and the fl
ter shall be KEEP. IN condition to at
all times provide good, pure and
wholesome water for such use.
Sec. 4-fn order to test the sup
ply of water, and the pres ure upo
the dydrants the grantee shall,
whenever required to do so by the
city council, submit the water sys-
tenn 10 the following test. Four
fire streams shall be thrown from
the nearest hydrants to the inter
section of Second and Madiso,
streets, Corvallis, Oregon. stimuli
taneously through one section of
fire hose each, with nozzle, to a
heighth of seventy feet, and this
stream maintained for a period not
to exceed three hours, at the dis
cretion of the council. provided that
whenever the council desires such
tests, it give the grantee sufficient
notice to cut off the reservoir or
tank outlets. and pump directly
into the mains.
Sec. 5-The city shall place upon
the mains such necessary fire hy-
drants as it may desire, and keep
the same in good repair and condi-
tion for instant use for free. The
grantee shall furnish the city with
water for filing all mains and the
entire water ssystem, and at all
times beready to place upon and
maintain upon all hydrants suffi
ciert pressure to enable the tests
provided for in seeIUn 4 to be sue
cessfully carried out. He shall also
keep all cistnrns of the city filled
with water. and furnish all water
needed by the city inFand bout tie
City Hall and Jail, and he shall al.
so furnish all necessary water for
flushing all'sewers within the city
using one hydrant at time. with
hose and nczz'e for that purpose.
and for all such water supplied the
city, as in this section provided for,
the grantee shall receive rental OF
fifty dollars per month, t. be charg-
ed for, and paid as other claims a.
gainst the city are paid.
Sec. 6-The grantee is hereby
authorized to fix and main ain uni
form rates to private consumers for
water for domestic uses, subject,
however. at all times to the right of
the common council to alter, change
or fix rates for private consumption
upon such reasonabl, basis as the
necessities of the inhabitants of the
city, and the income deriv. d from
such water supply to them. will
justify.
The rate hereby fixed and estab-
lishedshail be as follows:
For family use for dwelling and
family including hot wafer tank,
per month, rs cents.
For one bath tub per month in a
residence, Is cents.
For one water closet per month
10 residence, SO cents.
For outside use-For lawn and
flowers for one lot for season of four
months, from June 1st to O;tober
Ist for less than one lot) $3
For two lots, or less than two or
more than one, for came season of
four months, IS.
For three lots Or less than three
and more than two, for same season
of four months, Sc.
To those who also use water of
the grantee in their residences on
said lot. or lots.
For all other purposes for private
consumption such reasonable rates
as shall be established by the grant
ee, as will be fair and in proportion
to rates for similar services charged