The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-06-03

After several months of work on
posal, City Attorney Gardner and
special attorneys Wilfred Jessup and
Henry U. Johnson have completed it
and il was submitted to the board of
public works this morning, but owing
to the absence of City Engineer Fred
Charles. consideration of the proposal,
which incorporates all the features the
city will demand in the new contract,
was postponed until tomorrow after
noon.
The principal features of the con-
| tract proposal is section providing
plan for the purchase of the water
works by the city, a section requiring
two water mains from the pumping
| station to the city, section requiring
free use of meters by consumers, etc.
The question of water rates is not re-
ferred to other than the establishing
of maximum rate, which is not fixed.
and which will be written into the con-
tract by the successful bidder.
In the event the contract proposal is
satisfactory to the board bids will be
promptly advertised for, and it is stat
ed the Richmond City waterworks
company and E. NJ. Campfield will sub
NIT bids.
The following is an outline of the
contract proposal. Only a summary
of Sections l, 2, 3, 4. .. 6, z, s, 8, 10,
IL, u, Is, IA. Is, 16. II and 10 are Civ
en-. Sections Is. 20, 81, 20, e3, are
given in their entirety:
ProposaI Summary.
Section 1.-Grants company the
right to the use of streets for mains,
| ETC., for a term OF years to be deter
mined
Section 2.-Specifes that pipes,
mains, etc., shall be laid at a depth of
| five feet
Section 3.-City reserves the right
| to remove anything connected with
the company's system in the way of
public improvements at the company's
expense.
Section company required to re-
| pair all streets, alleys, etc, where
| mains, ETC., are laid, at. its own ex-
pense.
Section 5.-Sewers, drains, conduits
or other public works may not be dis
turbed by the company withoue con-
sent of city, persons or corporations
] affected.
Section 6.-City shall be held harm
less of liability for any work done by
the company in the streets, etc.
Section COMPANY shall give 20
hours notice to the city engineer of
| any excavations, ETC., and in cases of
emergency shall give immediate no
tice to the police department
Section S.-No excavations, etc,
shall be made by the company at one
time to exceed two squares, unless
consent of city is given
Section 9.-Upon application of a
certain number of property owners or
house occupants, the number not spe-
cified, for each 100 feet. extension of
mains or pipes shall be made for that
! distance.
| Section 10.-Any and all citizens
\ living along a water main has the
right to tap it.
Section 1.-THE company shall sup
/ ply pure, wholesome water with a
pressure OF 20 pounds per square inch
at Eighth and Main streets.
Section 12.-All mains shall be of
standard quality and subject to hy-
draulic pressure of 800 pounds per
| square inch.
| Section 13.-Under this section a
maximum rate is provided. and the
/ bidder shall insert proposal of rates
! both on a meter basis and on a fat
rate basis.
1 IL further provides that meters shall
be furnished consumers without charge
and that no meter rental shall be
| charged. The city reserves the right
to inspect all meters.
| Section 14.-Whenever the company
except through unavoidable accident,
shall fail to supply water for a periol
of two days, the company shall for
felt its contract.
| Section 1.-THE water furnished
shall meet the health requirements of
| the state beard of health
Section 16.-Requires the establish
ing of a reservoir of the capacity of
the present reservoir. A fire gong Is
to be established at the pumping sta
tion and additional pressure shall be
/ furnished on demand of the fre chief
up to 110 pounds per square inch TO
any fire hydrant.
Section 17.-Provides for standard
streams from fire hydrants and pro.
vides for tests under the direction OF
the fire chief
Section 1s.-Said company shall con
struct and maintain a water works
plant equal 10 that now maintained
by the Richmond City Water Works
or become the owner OF the plant OF
the Richmond City Water Works. and
In addition thereto. shall construct
and maintain extensions and better.
4 pena 70 said plant as set forth and