The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-03-30

and its inhabitants.
SEC. 2. The source of supply shall be
free from sewage contamination, and the
water furnished shall be suitable for all do
mestic, drinking and cooking purposes.
SEC. 3. tits agreed that the said grantee
shall not be compelled to erect filters in
order to get such supply of water, or 60
to point more than one mile from the
Town. It is also agreed that if the said
grantee cannot get such supply OF water
as is required by section of this ordinance
at reasonable expense, to be determined
by the grantee, that then the said grantee
shall have the right to surrender this fran
chise and this ordinance shall be void.
SEC. q. The mains shall be of suitable
size to furnish an abundance of water for
the present and future requirements of the
Town, ranging in size from 4 to 8 inches
internal diameter; and shall be of sufficient
length to cover the principal streets of the
Town; provided that the said grantee shall
not be compelled to lay pipes in any par
ticular section of the Town in order to fur
nish water to individual or private consum-
ers, except as provided in section 8of this
ordinance. The hydrants shall be OF
double nozzle pattern and shall be located
at such points within the corporate limits
of the Town as the Council for said Town
shall designate, provided the distance be-
tween any two Of said hydrants shall not
exceed 500 feet, and provided further, that
the party or parties erecting said hydrants
shall not be compelled to lay mains OF
pipes or operate the said water system be-
yond the boundaries hereinbefore last re-
ferred to, except as herein otherwise pro-
vided for. The said Town Council shall
designate the said places at which the said
hydrants shall be erected within thirty
days after being requested to do so by
said grantee, and upon failure OF said
Town Council to so designate the location
for the erection of the said hydrants with
in the time specified, then said grantee
NAV erect the same at the most convenient
locations, according to their own judg-
ment. There shall be located upon the
system Of pipes and mains all necessary
gates and valves for properly distributing
the same to the different parts of the town.
SEC. S. The pump house shall be neat
and clean and shall contain all necessary
machinery and fixtures to furnish abund-
ant power and provide capacity OF not
less than 200, 900 gallons per day. There
shall be erected water tower not less
than one hundred feet in height from the
surface of the ground and tank thereon
capable of holding at least one hundred
thousand gallons of water. Said water
tank and tower shall be substantially
built and thoroughly painted with ap-
proved colors for the protection from
rust and the action of the weather.
SEC. 6. The said grantee shall COM
mence the construction of the said system
of water works within II months after
the epassage ndapproval of this ordinance,
and after the same shall become legally
binding on the Town of Bamberg, S. c.,
and shall use all due diligence in the con-
struction of the work, so that the works
will be in operation within II months from
commencement of said work. 1t is, how
ever, herein provided that should there be
any delay in said work caused by the fail
ure to obtain in time the necessary equip
ment or other materials for said works, or
any strikes or the institution Of any legal
proceedings, any injunctions or other
order of the court, or any unavoidable ac-
cident or delay in getting the right Of way
or land necessary for any part OF said
water works, or by or through any ma
licious interference on the part of any
person; then and in that case any such
delay shall work an extension OF time
herein designated, equalled to thesloss OF
time so occasioned.
SEC. 7. All mains shall be laid as not
to unnecessarily interfere with any pipes,
mains, conduits, or sewers existing at the
time of such laying. There shall be no
unreasonable obstruction of the streets,
alleys or sidewalks of thesaid Town during
the construction of the works, or during
the placing, taking up, or repairing by
drarts, or other structures or devices re-
quisite to the supply of water. The great
est care and diligence shall be exercised
in the use of the said streets, alleys, side
walks and public grounds, and they shall
be restored in reasonable time as nearly
as practicable to their former condition.
SEC. 8. In consideration of the bene-
fits which will be derived by the said
Town of Bamberg,lS. c., and its inhabi-
tants, from the construction and operation
of the said water works, and in further
consideration of the water supply secured
for public use, and as an inducement for
the said grantee to enter upon the con-
struction Of said works, the franchise and
license hereby granted to and vested in
said grantee, shall be an exclusive one tor
the period of thirty years, subject to the
right of purchase in this ordinance con-
tained, and subject to the forfeiture herein
provided for; and for the same considera-
ton and as the same inducement, the
Town Council of the Town Of Bamberg,
S. c., hereby contract to rent from the
said grantee 20 hydrants for the aforesaid
period of thirty years at an annual rental
Of $50. 90 for each hydrant; the rent for the
said hydrants to begin when the said plant
is completed and to be payable monthly
in cash or its equivalent, on or before the
tenth day of each month of each year for
the preceding month. The Town of Bam-
berg, S. c., shall at all times have the
right to order the said grantee, his associ-
ates OF assigns, to extend the line of water
mains, but as consideration for these ex-
tensions, which may be ordered from time
to time, the said Town of Bamberg, S. c.,