The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-03-24

such pressure to be taken, gagged and
tested from the fire hydrant' located
at the intersection of Main street
pressure, taking the elevation of the
surface of the ground into considera-
ton, shall be maintained throughout
said entire system, provided, how
ever. that the said City of Roswell
shall not be in default in any of its
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
through connections with the mains,
to be made by persons desiring the
same, to premises abutting upon
streets in which such mains shall
have then been laid, upon application
of the n of the same, and to en-
able such owners to obtain such sup
ply. the said J. N. Chipley and Lee
shall permit connections to we made
with such mains and pipes under rea-
sonable directions and rules.
Section 6. The Act of God, extraordi
nary drouth, unusual flood, unavoid-
able accident, interference of rioters,
or other unlawful disturbance shall
excuse, for the time being, any default
by the said ]. N. Chipley and 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 J. N. Chipley
and Lee A Reynolds. their heirs NJ
assigns, shall, at all times, after the
taking effect of his 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 one fire n.y.
drant shall be ordered for each four
hundred and eighty (4S0) feet there
of; rent for such hydrant to accrue
from and after the date when the City
Clerk of said City shall be notified
that the same has beer set and is
ready for use.
Section 8. That the said City of
Roswell hereby orders and directs
that eighty 500 double discharge
Are MIGRANTS with three (3) inch hose
connection, with an initial pressure
of not less than forty (40) pounds to
h 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
additional hydrants as may hereafter
be ordered as herein provided, the
City shall and will pay to the said J..
N. Chipley n Lee A. Reynolds their
heirs and assigns, for and during he
term of ten (1O) 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 h 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 per
ating the a i water system; pro-
vided, however, if no contract
shall be made at the end of
the contract period then the an
nual rental of forty dollars ($4O.)
per hydrant shall remain in force and
effect from year to yea until a new
rental rate shall be agreed upon; all
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
laid inc 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
Avenue on the West and be-
tween McGaffey street on the South
and College Boulevard ON the North; |
additional extensions shall be laid
rs follows, viz: Along Fifth street
Grand Avenue to a point fou
(4) blocks east of the railroad as the
same is now located; and along Eigh-
h street from Washington Avenue to
/ point five (5) blocks west of SAID
Washington Avenue; and along
first street from Washington Avenue
o a point four ca blocks west of said
Avenue. Said eighty |
.80) hydrants hereinbefore contracted
shall be placed proportionately
the territory above describ
ID; provided, however. that no main