Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1911-08-11
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THECITY
OF JEFFERSON, TEXAS:

CITY COUNCIL OFTHECITY
OF JEFFERSON, TEXAS:
Section 1. Whereas, in the
opinion of the City Council of the
City of Jefferson, Texas, it is
expedient and necessary for the
promotion Of health and the sup
preston of disease in said City
that there shall be constructed,
maintained and used in such city
system of sewerage, which the
City is now financially unable to
furnish. And whereas, G.. F..
Almeter, his associates and as
signs, have proposed to construct
and maintain for use system of
sanitary sewerage in said city for
the considerations and upon the
terms, stipulations and condi.
tons hereinafter to be mentioned
and set forth, including the en-
actment of police regulations as
to the use and protection of such
system when constructed.
Therefore, the right, privilege
and franchise is hereby granted
said G.. f. Almeter, his associates
and assigns, hereinafter to be
spoken of, and .denominated the
Grantees, to construct, maintain
and operate system of sanitary
sewerage in said City of Jefferson
upon terms, conditions and with
guarantees of protection herein
after to be more fully set forth
Section 2. The term Of the
franchise hereby granted shall
be fifty years from the date OF
formal acceptance of the provi
sions of Ordinance by the Gran
tees, who, during the period, are
granted the free use of the
streets, alleys and public places
in the city for the construction,
maintenance, extension and re
paid of the sewerage SYSTEM
herein contemplated.
Section 3. The sewer system
hereby contemplated shall be
constructed in a scientific manner
so as, when completed, to be
modern and sanitary. The sew
ers to be contracted shall be laid
to true gradient, and shall be
of first-class ard-burned, salt
glazed, virtitied sewer pipe, truly
cylindrical, with joints of first
class cement, or of tirSt-class
hard burned brick, laid in ce-
ment mortar, or smooth cylindri
cal cement piping; man holes and
lamp-holes shall be placed wher.
ever necessary, properly cover
ed for the protection of the pub
lie, and so as not to unneceSSari-
ly interfere with traffic and or
binary use of the streets and al
legs.
Section t. If the Grantees
within a reasonable time after
acceptance of the provisions OF
this ordinance shall have not con
structed their system to the ex
tent which the City Council may
think the public health and gen
eral good of the city may re
quire, such Council reserves and
is hereby granted the right &c
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legs within the city to, and upon
which, within a reasonable time
from such designation, it shall be
the duty of the Grantee to ex
tend their sewer system; but the
city shall never designate foI
such extension any streets where
on the line when laid would not
earn q revenue of not less than
ten per cent, net on the cost OF
such extension, nor shall such
| Council designate for such exten
sion any street or alley not con.
tiguous to the water service, and
the city, in case of such extension,
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enforce within the territory prop
erly contiguous to such extended
lines the police regulations to be
hereinafter set forth, or such
other or further regulation as
may be found requisite, or such
as are necessary for the protec.
ton of said system and its ex
tensions, and for the protection
and Advancement of tine public
health and good
Section ;. In consideration Of
the public good expected to be
derived from the construction
and maintenance Of said sewer
system, the City hereby agrees
and binds itself 10 furnish 20 the
Grantees, free Of charge during
7 the time such system ~ main
tanned. such water a. may b,
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