The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-05-16
Mr.. Haerle's Proposition.

Tor a 70 year franchise:
LEXINGTON, Mo May II, 1908.
To the Honorable City Council and
Mayor of the City Of Lexington:
The undersigned, Gustav Haerle,
owner and proprietor of the Lexington
Water Company, on behalf Of said
company respectfully submits for
your consideration the following
proposition for franchise for twenty
years to begin as soon as adopted by
contract with the city Of Lexington,
ratified by a vote of the citizens
thereof in the manner required by
law, to-wit:
In the event a new contract and
franchise is made and ratified by the
citizens and voters of said city the
old franchise and contract to cease
and be determined at and from the
date Of such new contract and fran
chiSe so ratified.
The provisions of the old franchise
and contract to be and remain as at
present and to be Incorporated into
the new contract and the said new
franchise to be in all respects similar
to the present franchise, saving and
excepting such changes and altera-
lions as are hereinafter specified and
agreed to be changed at the time
such contract is prepared by repre-
sentativeS Of the city and said lex
ington Water Company.
lst. Said Lexington Water Com.
pany, Gustav Haerle, will furnish 55
hydrants or the present number and
five additional hydrants, to be located
in accordance with the notice recently
given as to distance and place in the
statement submitted to said Haerle.
2nd, Said city to pay to said Lex
ington Water Company as hydrant
rental the sum of SO, 600 per annum
for and during said period of twenty
years, said rental to be paid quarterly
and as provided in present contract
with the city excepting as to amount.
Bird. Franchise and contract to be
granted and executed for the period
of twenty years, to commence ia
point of time as above provided sub.
ject to provisions hereinafter stated.
Private rates to remain as they now
are in present franchise and contract.
4th. Water to be furnished during
said entire period from the channel of
the Missouri river.
5th. Water to be furnished from
said channel OF the Missouri river as
soon as connection Herewith can be
made after contract by the use of the
most expeditions means Of securing
material and placing the same.
9Th. If additional MIGRANTS are
desired by the city, the city to have
the right to demand as many addi-
tional hydrants as it desires and to
locate the same where and when il
pleases, the water company to pay
therefor not to exceed for such addi-
tional hydrants the cost Of coustruc-
ton for !, 900 feet, and if located at a
further distance the city to pay the
extra cost thereof. The first five
additional hYdrants herein referred to
to BE- placed at the direction of the
city council not to exceed 1000 feet
each from connection with present
system. The city to pay as hydrant
rental for additional hydrants located
and placed In addition to said so
~hydrants the yearly rental of $65 per
hydrant, payments to be made as on
other MIGRANTS herein.
7th. The city Of Lexington to be
responsible at all events for the
hydrant rental that may be agreed
upon by contract, ratified by the
citizens and voters thereof.
Sth, In the event that water
shon!d not be furnished from the
channel of the Missouri river at any
time during said franchise the city,
inject to provisions of present con-
tract and franchise as tU time to
repair, etc to pay no rental during
the time such water is not furnished
from the channel of the Missouri river.
All of which is respectfully sub.
mittei. GUSTAV HAERLE
Owner and the Proprietor Lexington
Water Company.
A comparison of the old contract
and the new proposition affords the
following salient facts:
Old-50 fire Mugs at $50 each