Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-02-16
ELECTION NOTICE.
To the qualified voters of the City
of Americus:

Building, in the City of Ameri-
Gus, an election for the purpose
of determining whether a certain
proposed contract, for the pur-
pose of lighting the streets, etc.,
shall be made and entered into,
between w. A. Dodson and his
associates on one hand and the
Mayor and City Council of
Americus on the other a copy of
which is as follows
GEORGIA,
SUMTER COUNTY.
This contract and agreement
made and entered into, this the
day Of 1907, between w.
A. Dodson of said State and
County, and his associates, or his
assigns, to be duly incorporated
under the laws Of the State Of
Georgia, and the grant of au-
thority to make this contract by
the qualified voters of Americus,
and hereinafter designated as
the parties of the first part, and
the MAYOR AND City COUNCIL
OF AMERICUs, a municipal cor
poration duly chartered under
the laws of said State, herein
after designated as party Of the
second part, WITNEssETH:
FIRST. That the parties Of the
first part, for and in considera-
ton Of the payment to be made
and franchises to be granted to
the parties Of the first part by
the party of the second part,
hereby covenants, contracts and
agrees to equip, construct, and
operate at the entire expense of
the parties of the first part and
free of any cost whatever to the
party Of the second part, a pump
ing outfit of sufficient size and
power Of improved first class ma
chinery to be of the most improv-
ed and modern design, sufficient
in power and size and force to
pump water from the present city
reservoirs and city artesian wells
into the water mains and stand
pipe of said city; said parties of
the first part to construct, equip,
| and maintain as aforesaid
pumping machinery of sufficient
size, power and capacity to pump
into the water mains and stand
| pipe of the city, all the water
needed and necessary or required
for use and consumption, both at
the present time and all future
times during the continuance of
this contract; said parties of the
first part to have no control or
management in any way or man
ner of the said water works, eX-
cept as to the machinery owned
by parties of the first part and
used in pumping the water into
the water mains and stand pipe.
The full force and effect of this
contract being, that the said par
ties of the first part covenant and
agrees to furnish during the con-
tinuance of this said contract, as
the needs, use and necessities of
said City of Americus should re-
Quire, sufficient power and
pumping capacity to pump the
water from the city reservoirs
and artesian wells into the water
mains and stand pipe of said
city, there being no further con-
nection or control of said City
Water Works, except as herein
specified; the present city pump
ing outfit to be kept by the par
ties of the first part in first class
repair and ready for use at all
times, same to be held in reserve
to be used in case of emergency,
and said present city outfit to be
returned in like good order at the
termination of this contract,
barring usual wear and tear and
depreciation,
SECOND. That the parties of
the first part herein agrees and
obligates, that during the con-
tinuance Of this contract, that
the tank or water tower shall be
full at the hours Of 500 a. M,
1900 m. and 600 p. m. and IL o.
M, and that at no time shall the
tank be less than half full of
water, to be shown by a record
ing pressure guage placed in the
office of the Superintendent of
the Water Works at the expense
of the parties of the first part,
and the party of the second part
shall have the right to direct the
pumping, and hours of pumping.
1t is further agreed and provided,
that in the event of fire in the
City Of Americus, the pumps
shall be Immediately put into
operation, in the event same is
needed for sufficient water pres
sure.
THIRD. That the amount of
water so pumped or forced into
the water mains and stand pipe
shall be measured by the most
improved method of meters now
in use, and the meter adopted is
to be put in by the parties of the
first part and approved by the
party of the second part, subject
to be changed upon demand of
the party of the second part for
sufficient cause, and the same
shall be read by the City Engi-
neer of the party of the second
nart in the presence of renresen-