Williams news., 1908-09-12
ORDINANCE No. 4S.

An ordinance granting the Grand Canyon Electric Light X Power Company, Ca corpora tion, its successors and assigns franchise to construct, maintain. regulate and operate a system of waterworks, and a sewerage system, and an electric light and power plant in the Town of Williams. Coconino County, Territory of ArIzona; and for sanitary and health pur
 BE IT ORDAINED by the mayor and the cannon council of the Town of Williams, as follows:
 Seceion1. That whereas, pursuant to the presentation and application of the "Grand Canyon Electric Light C Power Company" d corporation. organized and existing under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, to the Com mon Council of the Town of Williams. munI- cipal corporation, in Coconino County. Terri tory of Arizona for the franchise hereinafter mentioned and granted, and a resolution pass ed by this the said Common Council, stating the fact that said Common Council deemed the granting of such franchise beneficial fol such municipal corporation said Town Ot Williams whi h said resolution was, and it has been duly spread upon the minutes record OI this said Common Council and the submission of the question as to- whether sad franchis' shall be granted or not to the qualified voters of said Town of Williams, at a special election duly called for that purpose. to be held or Monday the third day of August, A D. 1908, ant which said election, after due and legal notice thereof had been given, was so held on salo day, and the returns thereof duly made to saiC Common Council, and on the fifth day of Aug ust, l90S by said Common Council duly can vassed, and it was found by said Common. council upon such canvas, that one hundred ano eighteen votes in all had en cast, one hundred
 
 favor of the granting of said franchise anC only seven thereof had been cast against thu granting of the same, and that by, such vote said franchise was authorized to be granted by majority vote of the qualified voters ot such municipal corporation, said Town of Will jams, and such election and the result thereo was, and it has been by said Common Council upon the making of such canvass declared, anC a motion thereupon having been duly made seconded and put to a vote and carried by Saio Common Council. granting said franchise; Now, Therefore, BE IT ORDAINED by the of Williams; That the said "Grand Canyon Electric Light x Power Company" Ca corpora tionl it's successors and assigns, be, and are hereby granted subject to the Limitations here in or by law provided, such, said, and the fol lowing franchise, and authorized and empow cred to construct, lay down. maintain, regulate and operate, and keep in repair, pipes, mains and laterals upon into and along any and all of the public streets and alleys of and in said Town of Williams. now existing and hereafter to exist for the purpose of carrying. conveying and conducting pure water, and constructing, establishing, maintaining, regulating and operating system of waterworks, for public municipal, domestic, private and other pur- poses; and for the use of said Town of Williams and the citizens and inhabitants thereof, both public and private, for compensation and the collection of rates therefor; and also for the construction, mainteance. regulating and operating and repairing of hydrants, suitable for fire purposes and protection in the said Town of Williams;
 Also, to establish, dig. construct, maintain, regulate, operate, and repair sewers and drains and system of sewerage in, upon, along and ross any and all of said public streets and alleys of and in said Town of Williams, for pub lie and private use, for compensation, and to connect the same with private property, with the right of an outlet for the contents of such sewers and drains;
 Also, to construct, maintain, regulate, Oper- ate and repair an electric light and power plant III the salu Iown oI Wliilams, anu to p'ace; erect, malntain regulate, control operate and repair poles and wires attached thereto, or strung thereon. upon in, along and across any and all of the said public streets and alleys of the said Town of Williams, with insulators and all other appliances such are or may become necessary or convenient for the maintenance and operation of it's said plant and works, for the transmission and distribution of electric ity and electric lights and power throughout Williams, fer municipal. public, domestic and private uses of the said Town of Williams, and the citizens and inhabitants thereof, for com penSation.
 Section ?. The rights and privileges herein granted to continue for d term of twenty-five years from and afteI the passage of this ordi- nance.
 Section 3. That the construction of said waterworks shall be commenced within six months, and the sewer system within one year from and after the passage of this ordinance, and such construction shall thereafter be con- able delay; Provided. however, that any delay caused by strikes. malicious interference, or order of court shall work an extension of time for the loss of time so occasioned.
 Sections. That the rates to be charged for water and the furnishing thereof, shall not at any time exceed the rates heretofore charged for the same service in the Town of Flagstaff, COconino County, Arizona, first after it's issue of bonds for a waterworks system in that said town.
 Section 5. That the rates to be charged f,r electric light and power shall not at any time exceed those now being charged for the same service by said company now furnishing the same in the TOwu of Williams.
 Section 6. That in case of any nou-payments of rates for the use of water by customers, water may be cut cut from such customers, and be- fore recommending, connecting charge of not to exceed one-dOllar and half may be charged, a quired to be first paid by said customer in ar rears.
 For sewerage service. a charge of not to ex- ceed two and one-half dollars may be made for making connections.
 Section | For fire protection there shall be pl. ced at such places as the Town Council shall designate, upon the first laying of pipes and mains, twenty-five hydrants with fire plugs each to have at all times a water pressure oi not less than forty-five pounds to the square l inch, and whatever more may be found to be necessary forthe successful operation of such hydrants.
 | Additional hydrants shall be placed when ever so required by the Common Council And hall be placed wherever directed by them. The Town shall pay at the rate of three dol | lars per month for the use of said hydrants for each thereof, up to the number of twenty | five; and at the rate of two and one-half dollars l per month for each hydrant in excess of said | number Payable monthly.
 All water mains shall be laid at sufficient | depth to prevent freezing.
 Section s. The Common Council shall from | time to time, as it may deem necessary, estab l llSn sanitary ulStrlctS WlInln the corporate | limits of the Town of Williams and when said company, its successors or assigns shall have | constructed and established said sewer system throughout such sanitary districts, ar either O them, all persons owning real property or streets and alleys in which there are sewers shall abate all privies, cesspools and opeI drains upon their property, and they shall con meet with said sewer system; said connection | to be made at the expense of the owner; anC | the Common Council shall by ordinance to b. passed. compel the carrying out of the same. | ct;on g. All sewer mains shall be of ten inch pipe, or larger, and all lateras of not les than siX-inch pipe; and all shall be layed witt | as little inconvenience to the public pos | sible. In the layAng ot the same the said com
 pany shall comply with the existing Ordinan ces of said town.
 Said company, its successors and assigns I shall at all times keep it's mains and pipe | properly flushed and clean; and it shall not a
 any time empty or discharge any sewage with in the corporate limits of said Town of Will
 jams, or al any place to the annoyance of an. number of the citizens of said Town.
 Section 10. That said company, it's success
 sors or assigns as the case may be- may charg | and collect in advance, or otherwise for tn
 use of said sewer service for month fraC