The oasis., 1907-02-16
ORDINANCE NO.

ORDINANCE NO. ....
 WATER FRANCHISE TO THE MORALES
 WATER COMPANY AND ITS ASSIGNS
 The Common Council of tine Town of Nogales do ordain as follows:
 SECTION l. The Nogales Water Com pany, corporation organized under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, its successors and assigns, are hereby granted the right to lay down and to maintain water mains, distributing and supply pipes and water meters, in all or any of the streets, alleys and public grounds of the Town of Nogales, for the purpose of supplying said Town and it's inhabitants with water for drinking, domestic and fire purpose. and the irrigating of gardens, lawns and trees, the duration of this franchise to be twenty-five (25) years from the date of the passage of this ordinance.
 They are to cause no unnecessary in- terruption of the use of such streets, alleys or grounds in laying, replacing or repairing such mains or water pipes {; they are to lay them at such reasonable depth as will not interfe with the use of such streets, alleys or grounds; and after such mains and pipes are laid they shall keep and maintain the same in good condition so as to stand fire pressure, and they shall have the right to repair or replace the same as may be necessary or expedient.
 SECTION II. In considera ion for the granting of said franchise to the said The Nogales Water Company agrees:
 l. To supply said town with water, free of charge, during the continuance of this franchise, for the Town officers in its Town Hall and for the occupants of its jail and for twenty-five (25) fire hydrants, (such hydrants to be used for eXtinguishing of fires and testing only) {; said Town must furnish said hydrants, place the same and keep the same in repair at it's own cost and expense; the said Town shall have the right to fur nish additional hydrants, place and keep the same in repair at its own cost and expense, and the said water company shall furnish water for the same at a rate of not to exceed two (S200) dollars per month for each of such additional hydrants such additional hvtlrants to be used for eXtinguishlng of fires and test ing only; said water company also agrees to furnish said Town, free of charge, not to exceed one million q ,000, ,000l gallons of water per annum, to be used by said Town in sprinking its streets and irrigating the Morley Avenue Park, such water to be delivered monthly in amounts not to exceed eighty-iive thousand (S5,000) gallons per month.
 ). To supply said Town with any additional water at rate not to exceed one-half { la its maximum rate as here matter fixed by this ordinance.
 g. To establish and maintain ready for operation at all times, on the Amer ican side of the line, pumping plant sufficient to supply said Town and it's inhabitants with water, and to com plete, within two years from the grant ing of this franchise, the reservoir situate easterly from the County Court House, and which is now in course of construction, and to connect the same with said water system; and further agrees, as completed, to keep conti- nuously not less than eight (S) feet of water in such reservoir.
 4. To repair the water mains and pipes, or replace the same, from time to time, so that they will stand pressure in case of fire.
 3. To extend its mains, for the pur- pose of furnishing water for fire protec- tion and domestic use to the inhabitants of said Town who are beyond the limits of the present water system, whenever the revenue from such extension will amount to a sum which will yield ten