Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-01-13
NEW COMPANY TO BE FORMED
Local 4 Parties Present Water
Proposition for Corvallis.
-4Intend to Incorporate
if Accepted.

An entirely new proposition to
bring mountain water to Cor
wallis was presented last Monday
night by entirely new water COM
pany. The new firm is COM
posed of Corvallis meu and others
and wants a franchise for fifty
years to supply this city with the
best water to be obtained at the
foot of Marys Peak.
The council now has two
different propositions before it for
consideration, the present offer
and the Corvallis Water Com
panv's offer, which was presented
last week. Both propositions are
now in the hands of the water
committee. The last offer is as
follows:
TO THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND
COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CORVALLIS.
We, the undersigned, on behalf
of ourselves and others proposing
to incorporate under the name OF
Corvallis Mountain Water Com
pany;;" offer to install a noun
tain water system to supply the
City of Corvallis and its in
habitants with water for fire pro-
lection and domestic and other
uses upon the following terms
and conditions: i,
First, that the city grant us,
Or our asslgns, a franchise for the
period of fifty years to lay cir
culating system of main pipes
through the streets and alleys of
the city of Corvallis and its future
extentions, and to sell water to
its inhabitants at minimum rates
to be agreed upon.
Second, that the city enter in
to contract with us, or onr assigns,
for its water supply for the period
of twenty years from the date of
the installation of our proposed
system, which contract shall pro-
vide that we or our assigns shall
furnish the city through such
circulating system, water for
adequate fire protection through
out the city, sewer flushing,
sprinkling all street squares and
street fronting on city property,
and for use in city buildings and
FIRE department, in return for
which the city is to paw us on
the day such service is furnished
through such proposed system,
the sum of SIG. 600, 90 in ad-
vance, or the sum of $1,000, oc
in advance for fifteen years OF
said term, or the sum of $I3,
900. 90 in advance for ten years
of said term, and in the eveut Of
partial payment only being
made, then for the balance Of
said contract period at the rate o1
$4,000 per year payable quarter
annually. This contract shall
also provide that if for any
reason the city is unable to make
the advanced payment provided
for therein at the time specified
therefor, then the CITY shall pay
for the services contracted for, al
the rate of two thousand dollar'
per year payable quarter-annually
In case this franchise and con
tract is granted US, we expect
subjected to the conditions here
matter expressed, to install will
all possible speed a frst-class
up-.o-date system. of sufhcien
capacity and pressure to supply
the present and prospective need
of the city, and as soon as possible
to supply the same with a stream
of mountain water from Rocl
Creek at the base of Marys Peak,
conducting the same through Z
durable conduit to a reservoir
near the city and thence to tn.
city system. This system will
cover practically the entire city
as at present bounded and will
also include main pipes to th'
principal sections and more
thickly settled portions of the
proposed extentions of the city
limits. In this respect it is oul
desire and intention to fully
meet the wishes of your honor
able body
This offer is conditional upor
the city agreeing to assist us il
ouv r,vOrer manner hv lending