Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1907-10-19
ORDINANCE NO. is.

An Ordinance granting to f. O. Stick
liey, his successors III interest and as
signs, a franchise to supply, for hire,
the city of Yerington and all additions
thereto, and the inhabitants thereof,
with water for the extinguishment OF
fire, domestic and other purposes, and
other matters relating thereto.
The city council of the city of Yering-
ton do ordain as follows:
Section /. f. o. Sticknev, of the city
of Yerington, State of Nevada, his sue
cessors i'll interest and assigns, are here
BY granted franchise for, and shall pos
sess the privilege Of. supplying the city
of Yerington, and all additions thereto,
in Lyon county, Nevada and the inhab-
itants, residents and the people of said
city with water for fire protection, do
mestic, mining and milling power, irri-
CATION, sewerage and general purposes,
and to sell and dispose of the same, and
to establish, maintain and operate for
hire, pipe lines, connections and ny
drants. and other works convenient or
necessary therefor.
Sec g. The boundaries of said city of
Yerington, for the purposes of this fran
clise, shall include all tile territory lying
within the boundaries of said city, defined
and described in the Act of Incorpora-
ton of said city of Yerington, to which
reference is hereby made, by title, as
follows, to wit:
Chap. LXXII. An Act to incorpor-
ate the town of Yerington, i'll Lyon
county, and defining the boundaries
thereof and to authorize the establish
ing of city government therefor, and
other matters relating thereto APP
proved March II, 1907.
Sec g. That the franchise and priv
ilege hereby granted shall include the
privilege to excavate for and construct,
place, maintain and operate systems of
water works with pipes, mains, hydrants,
tanks and other necessary works and APP
pliances for the sale and distribution by
said grantees of water for domestic, irri-
cation, mining, milling and manufactur-
ing power and sewerage purposes to the
said city of Yerington, and to the inhab-
tants thereof; and that such franchise
and right OF way is granted and shall
cover and apply to any and all streets ave
nues, alleys, roads and highways now in
existence, plated or laid out, or that
may be hereafter laid out, plated or
otherwise designated, within the limits
of said city of Yerington.
Sec. 4. Said franchise and right of
way hereby granted shall continue and
be in full force and effect for period of
fifty (50) wears from and after the APP
proval of this franchise; provided, that
nothing herein shall be SO construed as
to effect the right of the city council to
revoke and declare said franchise for
feited for any wilful failure on the part
of the grantee or his assigns, to comply
with the conditions thereof
Sec. 5. The foregoing grant of fran
chise is made expressly subject to the
following terms and conditions:
First That the 5 i'd grantee or his
assigns shall install water main not
less than eight inches III diameter, under
and along Main street Yerington, from
the point of its intersection with Bridge
street, north, for a distance OF three
fourths of mile, and south onefourth
mile, the same to be extended as shall
become necessary; and shall further in
stall water pipes of dimensions sufficient
to furnish the necessary water supply,
under and along all the streets and ave-
nues of the said city, when required to
do SO by the city council
Second That the pipes and mains
for the CARRYING, conducting. and dis
tribution of water for the purposes afore-
said, shall be of steel and of such size as
the city council may direct, and shall be
laid subject to the supervision and con
troll of the city engineer, who shall, at
all times exercise such supervision only
to protect the interests of the city and
see that the main and distributing pipes
shall be laid with due regard to sewer
aye system hereafter by said city of Yer
lngton to be constructed and maintained.
Third. The work of installing said
permanent water system shall be COM
nlenced within thirty 500 days from and
after the date OF the approval of this
grant, and shall be prosecuted with all
practicable diligence, having regard to
the time III which the delivery i'll Yer
ington of tie materials for the construc-
lion of said system can be had, but after
such delivery OF material, any dereliction
or negligence in the prosecution OF said
work OF installation, on the part of the
grantee or his assigns shall work a for
ieiture of said franchise.
Fourth. That pipes or mains that may
be laid, under the terms and conditions
herein set forth, shall be extended to
any new portions of or additions to the
SAID city, after formal showing by petit
lion III writing to the city council, signed
by at least three fiiths OF the inhabitants
ana taxpayers OF such new portion of or
asidition, that a sufficient number of such
residents will take, use and pay for wa
Ter al the established rate, for a period
OIL at least one year. as will insure a rea-
sonaDie profit over ard above the cost of
maintenance, with reasonable interest on
the cost OF installation. Upon the above
showing being made the city council
s'iali. by resolution, require such extern
sion to be made forthwith.
Filth. The said grantee, his success
ors or assigns shall. al the time of in
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