Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-03-12
Emergency Declared to
Exist---PrOmpt Action
AN ENTHUSIASTIC SESSION
This Ordinance Will be Great Help
to the Irrigation Enterprise Now
Occupying Public Attention.

Inc city council met IN Specidl
session on last Monday evening for
the purpose of taking action on an
ordinance granting the right-of-way
for the irrigation bitches to pass
through this city. The ordinance
was read the first and second time
and then on motion was put on its
third reading, all the members vot-
ing in favor Of its passing. Below
will be found the full text of the or
dinance:
ORDINANCE NO..
An ordinance granting Jose
phine County Irrigation and Power
Company, an Oregon corporation.
its successors and assigns, the right
and franchise for a period Of SO
years to build, construct, maintain
and operate bitches, canals and
fumes, and to convey water by
means of said bitches, canals and
fumes over. through, across and be-
yond the streets and alleys OF the
City OF Grants Pass. as now deter
mined or laid out, within the present
city limits and additions hereafter
plated, and to furnish water to the
inhabitants of said town for irriga-
tion purposes and to charge therefor.
and to declare an emergency.
The City of Grants Pass ordains as
follows:
Section /. Josephine County Ir-
rigation and Power Company, an
Oregon corporation, its successors
and assigns. is hereby and herein
granted the right and franchise for
period Of so years to build, con-
struct, maintain and operate bitches
canals and fumes. and to convey
water by means OF said bitches
canals and fumes, over, through
across and beyond the streets and
alleys Of the City OF Grants Pass, al
now determined and laid out, or al
may be hereafter determined or laid
out, within the present city limits
and additions hereafter plated, ant
to furnish water to the inhabitant
OF said town for irrigation purposes
: and to charge therefor.
Section 2. Said corporation, IL
successors and assigns, shall u.s.
: reasonable care and diligence in tn
I construction of its ditches, flume
and canals, to guard against injurie
) to persons and property, and shaI
Y leave a safe and suitable roadway
e and repair all damage to the high
= way wherever the same may occul
!. Section 3. Safe and suitabl
!. crossings at the intersections
!, streets shall be maintained, and tn
!, dltches and canals at these place
!. shall be bridged over with cemer
i and otherwise properly protected
The said corporation shall use RET
sonable care In guarding canal
. ditches and fumes against injuri'
2 to persons and property and sha
4 erect and maintain along sa
3 ditches, canals and fumes, and Il
< maintenance and operation therec
= said corporation shall in all thin
) comply with such reasonable r
< auirements, rules and regulations
Z may from time to time be prescrib
7 W the said City OF Grants Pass.
Z Section 4. II being necessary tn
Z the canals, dItches and fumes be
Z cavated Immediately and before I
) dry season, and II being OF great i
< portance to the health and conve
Z ence that the citizens OF Graf
! Pass and vicinity shall have wal
x for irrigation purposes, there Is
Z gent necessity that the said ditch
Z canals and fumes be completed
\ soon as possible, an emergency
x declared to exist and this ordlnal
Z is placed on its third reading q
final passage and shall be In
! force and effect from and after