The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-09-20
STILL ANOTHER
ORDINANCE OFFERED BY THE
CORVALLIS WATER COMPANY.

CORVALLIS WATER COMPANY.
Offers Well Water or Mountain
Water This Time-No Change
in Rates Over Offer in First
Ordinance-What it's
Provisions Are.
The Corvallis Water Company
has offered a second ordinance for
the consideration of the special wa
ter committee from the common
council. The bill was presented to
the committee at a meeting We'd
nesday night. In Offering it, Mr..
Wilson said his company realized
that Willamette water was not
wanted, and that provision had
been made for other water for do
mestic use. It is very long ordi-
nance, requiring about five columns
to publish it, and the TIMES cali
only give resume of its provisions.
The ordinance gives G. R.. Farra,
his successors and assigns the priv
ilege for 10 years of conducting a
system of water works for supply
ing water, public and private. The
water shall be taken from we'll or
system of wells, not less than 100
feet deep, and SO encased from top
to bottom as to keep out surface
water, or, if procured from living
water to be taken from mountain
streams from an elevation of not
less than 400 feet above the streets
of Corvallis.
The company shall lay "a inches
deep, 1850 feet Of eight inch pipe,
5, 100 of six inch and as much more
pipe as is necessary, diameter of
pipe to be measured on outside. All
mains shall be capable of sustain
ing pressure of 125 pounds per
square inch. The company is to
furnish mains and laterals needed
from time to time, said streets. and
locations to be selected by the coun-
Gil. / The city must lower the conn
pany's pipes, if the grade of the
streets shall be hereafter lowered.
The city shall furnish and keep
IN repair all fire hydrants, and the
company shall afford service that
will gu pply in times of fire 800 gall
Ions of water per minute. If grav-
ity system be installed, a reservoir
of 300, 900 gallons at an elevation of
1So feet, and not more than 2H
miles from the corner of Second and
Madison streets shall be maintain
ed.
The company shall furnish all
water for street sprinkling, sewer
flushing ard fire drills and for fire
protection, and the city shall pay
for same $50 per month, and furn-
ish place and keep in repair all fire
hydrants. The rates for domestic
use are to be the same as the rates
offered in the first ordinance of the
local company, all rates to be es-
tablished by the company and be
approved by the council.
In ten years, and at the end Of
each five years thereafter the city
shall have option to purchase the
system, the amount to be paid to
be equal to sum that would be re-
quired at six per cent to create the
net income of the company for the
year preceding purchase, six months
notice of the city's intention to be
given the company, or, the city may
fix the value of said property by
arbitration in the manner provided
for in first ordinance. In case the
city does not purchase, the franchise
shall remain in effect 40 years.
The company shall have the right
to establish rules and to enforce them
by cutting off water or otherwise
and the city shall pass ordinances
to protect such rights and the prop
erty of the company. If the comra- :
ny procures sufficient pure water for
domestic use and cannot from the
same source procure water for fire
protection, then the company may
use for fire protection, water from
the Willamette, but after such use
shall wash out the mains with the
pure water from other sources. The
company shall give bond of $4,000
for faithful performance of contract
In case the city does not desire to
furnish, place and keep in repair
fire hydrants, then the company
shall do SO and receive therefor So
per month for each, and shall not
be required to lay mains beyond
the hydrants required by the city
The company shall begin furnish
ing water within thirty days after
the adoption Of this ordinance, and
shall complete the same within one
year.
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