Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1907-10-26
ORDINANCE NO. l8

An Ordinance granting to + O. Stick
new. 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 extingushment 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. @. Sticknev, of the city
of Yerington, State of Nevada, his sue
cessors in interest and assigns, are here
bv 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 hv-
drants, and other works convenient or
necessary therefor.
Sec. e. The boundaries Of said city Of
Yerington. for the purposes of this fran
chise, 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 Igor
county, and defining the boundaries
thereof, and to authorize the establish
ing of a city government therefor, ane
other matters relating thereto Ap
proved March II. 1907.
Sec. 8. That the franchise and priv
ilege hereby granted shall include til,
privilege to excavate for and construct
place, maintain and operate systems 0
water works with pipes, mains, hydrants
tanks and other necessary works and APP
pliances, for the sale and distribution b,
said grantees of water for domestic, irri
cation. mining, milling and manufactur
ing power and sewerage purposes to tin
said city of Yerington. and to the inhab
itants thereof and that such franchise
aud right of way is granted and shall
cover and apply to any and all streets, ave
nues, alleys, roads and highways now il
existence, plated or laid out, or tina
may be hereafter laid out, plated o
otherwise designated within the limit
of said city of Yerington.
Sec. 4. Said franchise and right o
way hereby. granted shall continue am
be i'll full force and effect for period @
fifty (50) years from and after the ap
proval of this franchise; provided, tina
nothing herein shall be so construed a
to effect the right of the city council t
revoke and declare said franchise for
feited for any wilful failure on the par
of the grantee or his assigns. to compl
with the conditions thereof.
Sec. S. The foregoing grant of fran
chise~is made expressly subject to til
following terms and conditions:
First. That the said grantee or hi
assigns. shall install water main nc
less than eight inches i'll diameter, unde
and along Main street, Yerington, fror
the point of its intersection with Bridg
street, north, for distance of three
fourths OF mile, and south one fourt
mile, the same to be extended as shal
become necessary; and shall further III
stall water pipes of dimensions sufficien
to furnish the necessary water supply
under and along all the streets and ave
nues OF the said city, when required I
do SO by the city council.
Second That the pipes and main
Tor the carrying, conducting, and dis
tribution OF water for the purposes afore
sad, shall be of steel and of such size a
the city council may direct, and shall b
lad subject to the supervision and con
troll OF the city engineer, who shall. a
all times, exercise such supervision onl
to protect the interests of the city an
see that the main and distributing pipe
shall be laid with due regard to a sewer
age system hereafter by said city OF Yer
ington to be constructed and maintained
Third. The work of installing sal
permanent water system shall be con-
menced within thirty 500 days from am
after the date of the approval of thi
grant, and shall he prosecuted with al
practicable diligence, having regard t
the time III which the delivery in Yer
ington of the materials for the construc
ton OF said system can be had but ate
such delivery of material any derelictio
or negligence i'll the prosecution of sal,
work OF installation, on the part of tn
grantee or his assigns. shall work for
fixture of said franchise.
Fourth. That pipes or mains that ma,
be laid, under the terms and conditions
herein set forth, shall be extended t.
IT,. any INV vi oI dAlOltlOllh 10 lIli
said city, after formal showing BY peti
ton i'll writing to the city council signed
by at least three-h of the inhabitant.
and taxpayers of such new portion of OF
addition, that sufficient number of sucl
residents will take, use and pay for wa
ter at the established rate, for a periot
OF at least one year, as will insure rea
sonable profit over and above the cost q