Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-10-04
ORDINANCE NO. a2a.

An Ordinance granting to w. H. Burtis,
his associates. or assigns, the right
to furnish electric motors and driv-
ing mechanism, and to make all the
necessary changes to pump the city
water by electric power without ex-
pense to the city, also to furnish the
operating the pump or. pumps, and to
keep the same in repair, for the pur-
pose of furnishing the water supply
to the City of DEBORAH, Iowa
the City of DEBORAH, Iowa:
Article THAT there is hereby
granted to W. II Burtis, his f ass1ci
electric motors and driving mechanism
and make all the changes necessary to
pump the city water by electric power,
furnish labor, power and supplies re-
quired in operating the pumps and to
keep the same in repair, under such re-
Article 2.-That the said w. H. Bur
tbs, his associates or assigns, shall be
entitled to enjoy and possess the privi-
leges granted hereby and confirmed, for
the period Of ten years from and after
the first day of January, 1907, or from
and after the installation and completion
of proposed water plant with which 70 70
operate the light and power and pump
ing plants in DEBORAH, Iowa, or from
and after the cancellation by mutual
agreement of the existing contract for
pumping namely: Ordinance No. 203,
between the DEBORAH Electric Light
Company and the said City OF DEBORAH,
trio Light Company to be procured by
said w. III. Burtis, his associates or
assigns.
Article 3.-That in consideration of
the payment of the rates hereinafter
specified said grantee, his associates or
assigns. shall pump the water supply
the said city to pay the grantee. his
associates or assigns, for water so
pumped each month, at the rate OF five
cents per thousand gallons 1t is I'M
derstoOd and agreed to by the parties
to this contract that there may be two
ways in which the amount OF water
pumped shall be measured and deter
mined. One way shall be by, obtaining
the product of strokes made by the
pump multiplied by. the gallons each
stroke displaces or the cubical contents
duce the amount so obtained to actual
gallons pumped there shall be deduct
ed therefrom 15 per cent OF the said
ne pass rsens IS be BALD
for actual 1000 gallons pumped. Once
per year a test shall be made to deter
mine tho slippage given above as IL
siippage shall be corrected accordingly
at each time of said test The variation
between actual gallons pumped and
designated above as ''slippage" shall be
checked by pumping. into the city res,
ervoir a quantity OF water which VIII
raise the level therein certain number
of feet and inches. The amount so
pumped for a test shall be not less
than 100000 gallons and said test shall
be made by the sers1n tn tnf
the City Council of said City OF De,
corah. The second way, above referred
to, which may be adopted by the City
the amount pumped by actual meter
measurement. The meter shall be fur
nished and installed by the said City
said grantee, his associates or assigns.
In the event Of the reliability of any
meter so furnished and installed being
city of DEBORAH or said grantee, his
associates or assigns, and their being
unable to decide the difference by means
of the method of test above described,
engineer selected by both the. parties
shall be employed to test said meter,
equally by said City OF DEBORAH and
said grantee, his associates or assigns.
The test of said engineer TO govern.
payment hereinbefore stated, grantees
shall pump from either the North" or
South station as preferred by the
machinery in either station, not in use.
in good condition, free from rust. but
are not responsible for damage by the
elements or malicious the heisht of the
water in the city reservoir of the City
of DEBORAH, Iowa, shall be kept between
the limits of eight to sixteen feet, and
never below six feet at any time. except
on account of accident beyond the con-
troll OF the grantee. such as broken
main or fire. In event Of fire the pumps
of both the south" and "North" sta
lions shall be started as soon as neces-
sary TO hold the proper height OF water
In the said reservoir.
Article 6.--That In equipping said
shall leave them I'm such condition that
said pumps can he changed back to
steam power without delay OF more than
three days. unless by special permission
of the City Council
Article THAT at the expiration Of
this contract the grantees herein shall
tlAae - yht to remove the motors
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