Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-03-31

ltablished and fixed by the city coun
| ell Of the City of Bryan, and shoult
lany company or corporation, person
or persons, engaged In furnishing wa
tier and light to the public or to tn,
city of Bryan charge any greater rate
than herein fixed and established BY
the city of Bryan shall. be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor and upon con
viction shall be fined in any sum moi
less than $25, nor more than $50, and
each day in failing to comply with this
ordinance shall constitute a separate
offense.
1t is further ordained by the city
council that said company or corpor.
alton, person or persons furnishing wa
ter or lights or who will hereafter fur
nish water or electric lights to the
city of Bryan or to the citizens of said
city, shall at all times furnish an ade-
quate supply of water and current for
lights to said consumers, and each
days failure to comply with furnish
ing said adequate supply OF water
and current for light shall be deduct
ed from the amount charged said con-
sumner in proportion to the number OF
days for non-supply as TO the whole
number of days supplied. A penalty
of 500 per day is here made and will
be charged against any company or
corporation, person or persons furnish
ing water or who will hereafter fur
nish water by failing to furnish an
adequate supply of water for the ex-
tinguishment of fires. In fixing this
penalty any day, no matter whether
there is a fire or not, when the water
pressure is not sufficient according to
the standard made by the insurance
commissioner, said company, corpora
ton, person or persons, shall be DEEM
ed guilty of violating this provision OF
this ordinance.
1t will be the duty of said company
or corporation, person or persons, to
keep all fire hydrants in repair, so
that they can be used at all times for
the extinguishment of fire, and fail
ure to keep any fire hydrant In said
city in repair, said company or cor
poration, person or persons who may
have charge of the same, the city hav-
ing rented same from said company or
person or persons, shall
be deemed guilty of misdemeanor,
md upon conviction thereof shall be
ined in any sum not less than $50 and
lot more than 5000.
Be it further ordained, that when
,ver the city council orders the eX-
ensions of mains to any portion of
laid town, when same is for fire pro-
ection, any company or corporation.
person or persons, who Is so ordered
ails or refuses to extend said main
hall be deemed guilty of a misdemean-
II and upon conviction thereof shall
,e fined in any sum not less than S25
md not more than 800. and each
lays failure to comply with said or
Ter shall constitute a separate offense.
however, that said company,
person or persons, shall
AVE thirty days from the date of said
rider to comply with same.
Be it further ordained, that all or
inarces in conflict herewith be and |
anne Is hereby repealed.
The fact that there is no adequate or
nance in this city fixing and estab-
shing water and electric light |
harges for public and private use,
nd providing penalties for non-com-
lance with same creates an emer-
ency and an imperative public neces-
ity that the rule requiring bills to be
cad on three days be suspended, and
nat this ordinance shall take effect
rom and after its passage and publ
alton as required by law and it is so
nacted.
]. b. HINES,
Secretary.
MISS M. c. KNOWLES,
Deputy
The above ordinance became a law
ithout my signature.
i. T. MALONEY,
"A Mayor.
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