The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-03-26

public and private use, unde
a pressure of not less than six
ty l6Ol pounds to the square inch.
such pressure to be taken, gagged and
tested from the fire hydrant located
at the intersection of Main street
and Fourth street, a uniform
pressure, taking the elevation of the
surface of the ground into considera-
ton, shall be maintained throughout
ever, that the said City of Roswell
shall not be in default in any of it's
agreements with the said J. N. Chip
ley and Lee A. Reynolds, their heirs
and assigns; and such supply of water
shall be furnished and supplied
to be made by persons desiring the
same, to premises abutting upon
streets in which such mains shall
have then een laid, upon application
of the owners of the same, and to en-
able such owners to Obtain such sup
ply, the said J.. N. Chipley and Lee
A. Reynolds, their heirs and assigns,
shall permit connections to I've made
with such mains and pires under rea-
sonable directions and rules.
Section 6. The Act of God, extraordi
nary irouth, unusual flood, unavoid-
able accident, interference of rioters,
or other unlawful disturbance shall
excuse, for the time being. any default
by the said J.. N. Chipley n Lee A
Reynolds, their heirs and assigns, in
the furnishing of any water i'll this
| ordnance provided to be furnished.
Section z. That said ]. N. Chipley
and Lee A Reynolds, their heirs and
assigns, shall, at all times, after the
taking effect of this ordinance, when
| ever so ordered to do by ordinance
duly passed, extend the mains of said
water system along any street, upon
which no main shall then be laid, and
shall set fire hydrants thereon for each
/ of which said fire hydrants the said
| City shall pay an annual rental here
matter set forth; provided, however.
that for such extension N fire n.y.
drant shall be ordered for each -four
hundred and eighty (4SO) feet there
of; rent for such hydrant to accrue
from and after the date when h City
| Clerk of said City shall be notified
that the same has been set and is
ready for use.
Section 8. That the said City of
Roswell hereby orders and directs
that eighty 500 double discharge
/ r nc 1xydranfS with thrna ROY inch hnCn
connection, with an initial pressure
of not less than forty (4O) pounds to
the square inch shall be set and plac-
ed at points to be hereafter desig-
mated by ordinance duly passed by the
City Council of said City, for each
of which said fire hydrants, and such
additional hydrants as may hereafter
be ordered as herein provided, the
City shall and will pay to the said J.
N. Chipley and Lee. A. Reynolds their
heirs and assigns, for and during the
term of ten 10) years from and after
the date of the acceptance of such
hydrants by the said City Council, an
annual rental of Forty Dollars ($40)
per hydrant, and at the end Of said
contract period of ten (10) years a
new hydrant contract may be made
between the City Council of the said
City of Roswell and the persons or
company then in control of and oper-
ating the sale water system; pro-
vided. however, if no contract
| shall be made at the end of
the contract period hen the an
nual rental of forty dollars (s40.)
per hydrant shall remain in force and
| effect from year to year until a new
rental rate shall be agreed upon; all
payments of said hydrant rental to be
made semiannually, by the said City,
on the first days of January and July
in each year at the Office of the City
| Clerk of said City of Roswell.
Section 9. All mains and water pipes
when laid and extended, from time to
time, as provided in this ordinance,
shall be in size sufficient to supply all
of the territory in said City between
Grand Avenue on the East and Wash
ington Avenue on the West and be-
tween McGaffey street on the South
and College Boulevard ON the North;
and additional extensions shall be laid
as follows, viz: Along Fifth street
from Grand yer to a point our
(4) blocks east of the railroad as the
same is now located; n along Eigh-
tn street from Washington venue to
a point five go blocks west of said
Washington Avenue; and along
First street from Washington Avenu
to a point four (4) blocks west of said
Washington Avenue. Said eighty
lSnl hYdrants hereinbefore contracted