The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-03-08

the square inch shall be set and plae
ed at points to be hereafter desis
mated by ordinance duly passed by tn,
City Council of said City. for eacl
of which said fire h~ydrants, and sucl
additional hydrants as may hereaftel
be ordered as herein provided, thu
City hall and will pay to the sail ]
N. Chipley and Lee A Reynolds thei
heirs and assigns, for and during the
term of ten C1O) years from and after
the late of the acceptance of such
hydrants by the sal City Council, ar
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
fCity of Roswell and the persons or
company then in control of and oper-
ating the said 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 CD
per hydrant shall remain in force and
effect from yea 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
ington e 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 Avenue to a point four
(4) blocks east of the railroad as the
same is now located; and along Eigh-
tn street from Washington Avenue to
a point five 60 blocks west of said
Washington Avenue; and along
First street from Washington Avenue
to a point four (4) blocks west of said
Washington Avenue. Said eighty
$500 hydrants hereinbefore contracted
throughout the territory above describ
ed; provided, however, that no main
upon which fire hydrants are located
shall be less than four (4) inches in
diameter, and no four "a inch main
shall be longer than two o. blocks.
and no six CO. inch main longer than
four ca blocks. unless UGH four ca
or six CO. inch mains shall be rein
forced from another main or mains.
All of the trunk line mains shall not
be less than six Co inches in diane
ter.
Section 10. That all of the said fire
hydrants herein contracted for shall
be placed on the South side of streets
running East and West, and on the
East side of streets running North and
South, at points Or places to be desig-
mated by ordinance duly passed.
Section IL. The City of Roswell
shall have the right to take from any
and all fire hydrants hereinbefore con
tracted for, sufficient water for street
sprinkling purposes during the life
of this franchise. and said fire n.y.
drants shall not be opened or closed
except by city officers or employees.
duly authorized, or by the said J. N. |
Chipley and Lee A. Reynolds, their
heirs and assigns. or their agents or /
employees: provided, however. that no
water shall be taken from any of said
hydrants for street sprinkling pur-
poses except by carts or In
the event that any of said hydrants
shall at any time be used for street
~sprinkling purposes, and by reason
thereof, shall become damaged or
out of repair. if such damage shall
een caused by the employees or
agents of the City, the said City shall
pay to the said J. N. Chipley and Lee
A. Reynolds, their heirs and assigns,
the reasonable cost of such repairs.
All fire hydrants shall be closed
when not in actual and necessary use,
and in time of fire the Sprinkling by
drants shall not be used in any place
to the detriment of the service from
fire hydrants, nor shall the City suffer
or permit undue waste of water from
any of said hydrants in taking water
for street sprinkling pur
poses.
Section II. That said J. N. Chipley
and Lee A. Reynolds, their heirs and
assigns, are hereby authorized to
charge and collect for the service of
water for domestic and 9th
er purposes, a rental or rate which