Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1907-08-03
ORDINANCE NO. -.

An Ordinance granting to F. O. Stick
ney, his successors in interest and as
signs, 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 l F. O. Sticknev, OF the city
of Yerington, State of Nevada, his sue
cessors in 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 hy-
drants, and other works convenient or
necessary therefor.
Sec. 2. The boundaries of said city of
Yerington, for the purposes of this fran
CHS, shall include all the 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, in Lyon
county, and defining the boundaries
thereof, and to authorize the establish
ing of a city government therefor, and
other matters relating thereto. APP
proved March IA, 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 ap-
piiances. 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 lnilap-
itants 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
NAV be hereafter laid out plated or
otherwise designated within the limits
of said city of Yerington.
Sec. a. Said franchise and right OF
way hereby granted shall continue and
he in full force and effect for period OF
fifty (5O) years from and after the ap-
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
fe;ted for any wilful failure on the part
of the grantee or his assigns, to comply
with the conditions thereof.
Sec. S. The foregoing grant OF iran
chise is made expressly subject 70 the
following terms and conditions:
First That the said grantee or his
assions shall install a water main not
less than eight inches in diameter, under
aud along Main street, Yerington, from
the noint of its intersection with Bridge
street north. for a distance OF three
fourths of mile, and south one-fourtn
nile the same to be extended as snail
haco,ne necessary; and shall further IN
stall water pipes OF dimensions suiieisn
to furnish the necessary water supply
under and along all the streets ana ave
nues of the said city, when require GU -
do so by the city council.
Second. That the pipes ana mains n;a
for the carrying, conducting anu ui
tribution of water for the purposes aioie
sa;d shall be of steel and OF such SIZE as
10 c;ty council may direct, and snail DC
,a;d subject to the supervision ana con-
fol ~ the city engineer, who snali' a.
oil times. exercise such SUPERVISOR onig
to protect the interests 5. OF t hu+;nn Mines
see that the main and distriou'''s Pr