The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-05-23
THAT WATER-PUMPING CONTRACT
Text Of the Ordinance Passed by the City Council
Last December" The Provisions.


prsctiosl time and with sn business
disrateh.
Provided. That II after using due dil-
ireuce 90 pump the water -or said city,
the said company shall fail temporarily
| in pumping a supply to meet the de-
maudc OF the city in any emergency, the
liability OF this company undoe such
circumstances shall be only that Of The
city when pumping water under simi-
lar circumstances
The city OF Guthrie further agrees
during the nfe OF this contract not 90
erect or maintain any punp.ng station "a
it's swn or TO receive or accept water
from any other sourl person assoeia-
lion or corporation. and should woter
from any other scur.e other 'han mat
furnished boy said coz papy ne bro"sb.
into the mains of the cits, then the some
shall be measured on proper meter
and paid Cor 10 The Guthrie Light
Power company upln tfc s9mc sche lulc
, MS provided in this contact.
= Section @ This contract is TO rur. for
! % peeiod Of ten l0) years but may be
Terminated 10y the city at any time after
| a period of seven CD years from the
date hereof the City giving said conn
pauy six months notice Of its purpose
90 terminate the contract as follows:
! II the city desires TO terminate said
contract, 81 shah serve written notice
70 that effect upou some officer Of rhe
guthrie ! igtt & Power company .ha-
the City desires TO tCmina'e this con-
tract, whereuron the city shah pur-
chase at its then value all Of the prop
erty Of said company used IL the
operation Of said pumps and h ppmi ing
said water supply including sid stahd-
pipe. IL erected, and II the 'ail cts
AN said Company cannot agree as to
the value Of said property, then the value
may be determined by arbitration, the
City TO select one arbitrator the Com
pary 10 select one. who sh,l agree on
the value Of said property: and if the
two so selected cannot agree. then they
shall select a third MAN and decision
Of any two Of said orbitrlturs so select
ed shall be final as 20 the value Of said
property and said property shall be
taken by the city and paid Cor at the
price agreed on by s.ic sruiuators.
frfAtAA tt-f.tNtAAt'H $50
vided for herein shall Doe men skilled in
the business OF pumping water and
furnishing water supply TO cities, and
the expense Of such arbitration shall
be borne equally boy the City of Guthrie
and the said The Guthrie Light & Pow
er company its successors or assigns.
Election 3. said contract may also be
terminated at any tipe by the city Of
Guthrie upon the failure of s1id com
pany TO comply with the terms OF 'fis
contract and tc DUMP sueieient water
upon the City furnishing ninety 900
days notire IN Wi me to be served uror
some officer Of said corpaiy Of rs in
tehtion 10 terminate iris contract for
failure TO comply with It's terms and
coniit'ons specifying thorein the tcms
and conditions Of tbs crltT9ci with
which said compqny mas failed 70
conply aad u SAID company prior to the
expiration OF said ninety (D DAYS shan
comply with said con iiuong MS indicated
IN ouch 'otIce theo tine sid CRY 'aall
not have the right To- terminate this e5n-
tract on account Of the failure or failures
A" N'i"fl@ WIN ita 'Nii"' 90 N''i'"'iNN
in aid notice' And in case 'aid coniiae'
is terminated as hetcin provided for
failure 20 comply with its terms 'hen
the city shall puroase said si2rdp'pe' boy
arbitration as 2'oN ded 'or ihe purchase
OF the same after the seven % years
period as provided in section Of ,his
ordinance
Section 4. Said The Gu;rrir Light
Power company to orior TIC n.ninery
and oumrs cover,d 2y this contact
without amy delay ard 70 install he
same as soon az IT can be received f.om
the factories and to have said machine
cry installed ana saic prmps In working
order by the INST OF April, 1905, o. prac-
ieaola ana not later thn the first cay
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