Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-09-12
TWO PROPOSITIONS
To Supply Citizens OF This Stty
With Water
BOTH UNDER CONSIDERATION
Portland Capitalists Offer TO pat IN PiaHf
and Local Water Company asks for new
Franchise,

Portland Capitalists Offer 10 pat IN FiAhh
and Local Water Company asks for new
Franchise.
A matter of vital importance
to Corvallis. present ard future,
is now under consideration by
the committee appointed by the
city council at its meeting last
Monday evening. That body
will take action on the commit
tees findings at a special meet
ing. At Monday evenings ses
sion, En- ineer Sidney Smyth,
representing Portland capital
lists, laid before the, council for
its consideration an ordinance,
under the provisions of which
the city of Corvallis is to grant
to Sidney Smyth, his associates
and assigns, the exclusive privl-
lege of supplying Corvallis with
water, under the conditions and
restrictions set forth in the ordl-
nence.
At the same meeting, the Cor
wallis Water Co., whose franchise
expired in February, 1900, made
petition for a new franchise, Of
fering terms purporting to be
much more liberal than hereto
fore granted by this company:
Both propositions were referred
to a committee consisting OF
Councilmen Henkle, Allen and
Heckart, City Attorney Yates
and Engineer Shelton. These
gentlemen will meet Monday
evening to consider the matter,
and their findings will come be-
fore the council for approval OF
rejection.
The matter is one in which
every taxpayer and citizen is
vitally interested. The welfare
of the city and the health of it:
citizens is at stake. While the
propositions take much space,
we publish them in full that al
may be informed, and have
voice, if necessary, in determ
ining which shall be accepted
PORTLAND PROPOSITION.
Section THAT Sidney Smyth
his associates and assigns, hereinaf
ter called the grantees, be and here
by granted the privilege of laying
pipes and mains underground Il
and through the streets, alleys. AM
public property ofthe City of Corval
lis, for the purpose of conveyin!
into, through and throughout sal
city water for supplying the sal
city and the inhabitants therec
with the same, under the condi
tons and restrictions herein Sc
forth.
Section 2-The said grantee
shall never charge greater rates fo
water than are now charged 70
similar service by the City of Port
land, and shall at all times suppl
water on equal terms and withou
discrimination to any applicant il
said city who lays or provides
service pipe to any water main tha
is maintained by the said grantee
in front of the premises of such az
Dlicant in any street or a1ley, upo
such regulations as to the terms ant
conditions of making such connec
tions and the use of water as ma,
be established by said grantees alik
for all inhabitants of said city.
Section 3-The said grantee
shall begin work upon the con
struction of their water work
within eighteen months after tn
date of approval of this ordinance
and shall complete the same suffl
ciently to begin supplying water t.
the inhabitants of said city within
six months thereafter. PROVIDED
that a failure to comply with tn
requirements of this section shal
operate as forfeiture of all tn,
rights and privileges granted b.
this ordinance and every part of it
Section 4-Such a water work:
shall be of sufficient capacity tt
supply a good working pressure
for fire extinguishing purposes tt
such, and to as many fire hydrant:
as the common council may desig
nate and require, and the said fire
hydrants shall be supplied and es
tablished by said grantees at theil
own expense; and in consideration
thereof the City of Corvallis shall
pay to the said grantees therefor
the sum of five dollars per month
for each fire hydrant supplied: pro-
vided that the payment by the said
city for such fire hydrant service
shall entitle the said city to the Use
of water at the city hall and all
city offices used exclusively for city
purposes. without waste, free O
charge; and provided further, thai
water from fire hydrants shall no
be used for other than fire extin
gushing purposes without the con
sent of the grantees.
Section 5-All mains or pipes foI
conducting water shall be laid no
less than one foot below the grade:
of the streets as now or hereafte,
to he established. and whenever ex