The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-04-25

seventy thousand gallons, and thewaterin
such reservoir shall be atleast two humid
red and eighty feet above the grade as now
established OF First and Oak streets in
said city. Such reservoir shall contain
not less than one hundred and fifty
thousand gallons OF water at all times,
except when it is being cleaned or re-
paired. And provided further, that
whenever the common council of said
city OF Hood River shall order six fire
hydrants placed in any other part Of
the city, the said companyshall within six
months thereafter, lay four-inch iron
water main to such places, such addi-
tional hydrants to be not more than $50
feet apart and on the west side of the
stream of Hood river. And the said
Hood River Electric Light, Power and
Water Company is hereby granted the
right and privilege of building, con-
structing and maintaining in said city
the necessary reservoirs as hereinbefore
provided, to furnish water for fire ex-
tinguishing purposes, together with the
necessary machinery and appliances to
supply such reservoir with water.
Sec. Z. All mains or pipes for conduct
ing water which may or shall be laid
by said company pursuant to the provis-
ions of this ordinance, shall be laid not
less than one foot below the grades
OF streets as now established, and
whenever excavations or trenches are
opened for laying or repairing mairs
or pipes in or through any street or alley
in said city such trenches or excavation
shall be reflled at the expense of said
company and without any unnecessary
delay and such street put in as good con-
dition under the supervision and to the
satisfaction OF the street commissioner
OF said city, as the same was before said
trench or excavation was made. And
all water furnished or supplied through
any such mains or pipes shall be good
and wholesome water. Nevertheless
the city of Hood River hereby reserves
to itself, any provision of this
ordinance to the contrary notwithstand-
ing, the right to establish and maintain,
on its own account, works in and through
out said city for the supplying of said
city and the inhabitants thereof with
water, and to that end may, lat its option,
at any time, upon such terms as may be
reasonable, purchase from the said Hood
River Electric Light, Power and Water
Company, and the said company shall
sell to said city all works and appliances
torsupply ofwater to said city then owned
by it; and in case the common council
Ofsaid city and the said company shall fail
to oagree as to reasonable price and terms
for such purchase and sale, commits
sion shall be appointed and constituted
for such purchase and sale in the same
manner and with like effect as is pro-
vided in sections two and three of this
determine rates for water to be charged
by said company,and when such reason
able price and terms shall have been
agreed upon, fixed and determined
in the manner hereinbefore provided,
and the city OF Hood River shall tender
payment and performance on its part,
the said company shall and will make to
said city full and complete convey
ance of all and every part OF its property,
rights, materials and interest in and to
the works of said company for the sup
ply OF said city with water, within
thirty days from the date of such ten
der by said city through its common
council.
Sec 8. The said Hood River Electric
Light, Power and Water Company shall
file its acceptance Of the provisions Of
this ordinance within ten days after its
approval by the mayor; and the city Of
Hood River, in consideration of the fur
nishing of water for fire protection as in
this ordinance provided agrees to take
water for fire protection from not less
than the number of hydrants specified
herein, at the monthly rate of three
dollars per hydrant for period of six
ye RS from the date of the completion oi
said water works and system as in this
ordinance specified; provided that the
said company shall during all of said
time comply with all of the conditions
of this ordinance.