The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-03-26
CITY ORDINANCES.
ORDINANCE NO. l4s.

An ordinance grsnting to the Farm
ers' Irrigsting Company, its success
sors and assigns, the right and prisli-
zoe to supply water Tor domestic use
and for irrigation, in portion OF tne
CITY of Hood River, and for that pur-
nose to construct bitches and lay wa,
ter pipes in the streets. alleys ;ana
public grounds OF said City oil HOOD
River.
The City of Hood River does or
dain as follows:
Section /. That the Farmers lrrl-
eating Company, a corporation organ,
lied and existing under the laws Oh
the State of Oregon, be and it ls mere,
by granted the right and pIiviiege y,
levinp pipes and mains under ground
through the streets, alleys and pubic
grounds OF all that pant OF the Olty
of Hood River lying south OF oher,
man Avenue and the line oil said
Sherman Avenue extended westerly
from the intersection OF Sherman
Avenue and Park Street to the olty
limits; said pipes and mains TO pe
laid for the purpose Of furnishing
water to the people Of that part or
rortion of the City above mentioned,
for irrigation and domestic use; pro-
yided that said corporation may
carry water in bitches where. In tne
opinion of the Common Council, OF
anv committee of the Council having
charge of the matter, the carrying oil
water in bitches will not lnteriere
with the use of the streets or other
public grounds in said City.
Section 9. All mains and pipes
laid Ey said corporation fol eonduct-
inc and distributing water. shall DC
laid so that the top of said pipes and
mains shall be not less than one foo'
fellow the grades Of streets as now
established, and wherever trencbes Oh
bitches are opened for the purpose
of laying or repairing said mains ana
mines in any of the streets or othei
public grounds of said City, such
trenches and bitches shall hs rehlieo
by said corporation, without unhec'
essary delay, and such streets oi
other public grounds. shall be re
stored to its normal condition, al
nearly as possible.
Section 3. Within thirty days aftel
this ordinance shall 60 into ehec'
said company shall file with the ke
corder of said City of Hood River 10
acceptance OF the rights and PRIV
jlepes granted by this ordinance, ane
within 30 days after such acceptance
said company shall begin work upoi
said water system, and the same shai
te completed without unnecessary 10
Section 4. The said Farmers lrIi
oatine Company shall have the rlgh
to charge rates and tolls for the us'
of water furnished by it for the puf
noses aforesaid (but such charges ahe
toIls shall not exceed the rates an'
tolls that are now and will be pald o.
the stockholders of said Farmers lrri
eating Company, as provided by TN
contract and by laws OF said Farmers
Irtigating Company.
Section 5. The rights and PRIV
ileges hereby granted shall be iot tn
period of twenty years from the dat
Of the acceptance of this ordinanc
by said Farmers lrrigating Oom
pany. =. aa,,
corporation in constructing dltGhe
and laying pipes and mains, shali .
done under the supervision and !
the satisfaction OF the street commits
sioner of said City Of Hood River
and If at any time, in the opinion
the Common Council, the carrying
water in bitches as dereinbefore pr'
vided for, shall cause any inconvei
ience to any OF the residents OF sol
CITY, the said Farmers lrrigatin
Company shall within thirty days q
ten notice to that effect gwen by th
Common Council, lay piEe an
GARY the water through pipe IL
stead of through said ditch. :,
Passed the Common Council Tn
I'd day of March, 1908. -.
Approved by the Mayor this i'll
day of March, 1908. - ,.o
Signed: Laurence N. Blowers,
Attast Mayo
r Nickalsen. Recorder.