Graham guardian., 1912-03-22

passed by said Common Council No
February 27, 1912?
To vote for the granting Of said franchise the
voter shall mark cross in the square above the
word YES" and to vote against granting such
franchise the voter shall mark a cross in the
square above the word No."
The said franchise is in words and figures as
follows:
WATER SERVICE FRANCHISE.
SECTION /. There is hereby granted unto s
J. Sims and S. George Sims, and to their heirs
and assigns Hereinafter called the company for
the period of twenty five (25) years from the date
of the approval and taking effect hereof fran
chse to supply water for all purposes and uses
whatsoever to the town of Thatcher and its in
habitants. including the right and authority to
enter in and upon all streets avenues, sidewalks.
lanes. alleys. squares, plazas. public parks and
other public grounds and premises of any natur~
whatsoever now being or hereafter to become
part of or owned or controlled by the said town,
or which may hereafter be laid out or established
within any suburbs or additions thereto, and to
make such excavation or conduct such other oper-
atoms therein. hereunder or thereon as may be
necessary or expedent for the construction,
tension and maintenance of the necessary or ex-
pedient mains. pipes. connections and other con-
duits for the same, and therein, thereon and
hereunder, to construct extend and maintain
such mains. pipes. connections and other conduits
SECTION Q. All excavations. operations in
and on and disturbance of such premises shall be
performed and made in such manner as to cause
the least practicable Inconvenience to the said
town and its inhabitants. and all places wherein,
whereon or whereunder such excavation, op-
erations or disturbance shall be performed or
made shall be repaired by the company with all
convenient speed and left in good condition
as before the disturbance thereof, including the
restoring or replacing of any paving or sidewalks
removed or destroyed thereby. In the event that
there shall be undue delay in, the matter of re-
pairing or restoring the condition of such places
the said town may repair and restore the same
and charge the expense thereof to the company.
which expense If not otherwise paid, may be coll
lected by suit or may be withheld out of any sum
or sums of money which may in any wise be due
or become due from the said town to the COM
pany.
SECTION g. The company shall provide pure
water in the full quantity demanded or required.
and in all parts demanded or required by the said
town and its inhabitants within its corporate
limits as such limits are now established or may
at any time hereafter be established for domestic
sanitary street sprinklingand fire purposes, and
may provide the same for any and all other pur-
poses, at prices not to exceed the following rates:
u.) To families, for domestic use only. $3.50
per month per family.
To restaurants, $500 per month each.
To club houses or club rooms, $500 per month
per club.
To lodging houses or hotels having not more
than FIVE rooms Cor guests. $3.50 per month each.
To lodging houses or hotels having more than
FIVE rooms for guests. but not more than ten
rooms for guests $3.50 per month each.
To lodging houses or hotels having more than
ten rooms for guests. but not more than twenty
rooms for guests, $3.50 per month each.
To lodging houses or hotels having more than
twenty rooms for guests. $3.50 per month each.
To Offices, $500 per month each.
To barber shops. meat shops and other shops
and stores. $500 per month each.
To livery stables. boarding stables and dairies,
$1,000 per month each. for those stables and dair-
les caring for not more than twenty five (25) an
mals. and S5 cents per head for all animals in
excess of twenty-five.
For each hydrant or faucet in public buildings.
other than in bath tubs. 81. 90 per month.
For each bath tub and flush toilet in public
buildings, $l00 per month: provided. however.
that such bath tubs shall not be used in the es-
tablishment or maintenance of free public baths.
but shall be used exclusively by public officers,
employees and prisoners.
(2l In addition to the foregoing rates there
may also be charged for the use Of water for irri-
eating lawns and shade and garden trees rate
per month not to exceed ZOO for each seven hun
dred and fifty t750) square feet or fraction there
of of lawn. and not to exceed ten l0c.) cents per
tree: and the company may at any time restrict
the use of water for such irrigating purposes to
its application by hose with nozzle aperture
not exceeding one fourth W inch in diameter.
and may further require that such irrigating
may be done only when such hose is being held In
human hands. When such restriction has been
applied the company may contract for reason
able higher rate for the privilege of such irriga-
tion without the restriction. provided such rate
be uniform and obtainable on the same terms and
conditions by said town and all and singular its
inhabitants.
t3) In addition to the foregoing rates there
may be charged to families for private use 25c.
per month for each bath tub maintained and 25c.
per month for each flush toilet maintained. to
barber shops. bath houses, hotels, lodging houses
restaurants, club houses or clubrooms $500
per month for the first tub in each such estab-
lishment and sl.00 per month for each additional
tub, and sl.00 per month for each !ush toilet.
al For public drinking places for the use of
mankind only the company may charge the said
town not to exceed $500 per month each. but it
shall not add to the expense Of the maintenance of
such drinking places il provision is made in con-
nection Herewith for the supplying Of drinking
water for dogs. For public drinking places for
the use of other animals the company may charge
the said town not to exceed $1,000 per month each
t5) For double discharge fire hydrants. with
not larger than Pinch hose connections, not to
exceed 75c. per month each for the first ten and
soc. per month each for all over ten. For single
discharge fire hydrants with not larger than
pinch hose connections. not to exceed 50c per
month each for the first ten and not to exceed
40c per month each for all over ten; but water
going through any fire hydrant supplied with
water by the company shall be used only for fire
purposes fire department drills and the testing
of such hydrants,
(6.) Any water used by said town for its cor
porate purposes either for street sprinklng or
for flushing sewer sewers. for any other
purpose not covered by the foregoing schedule.
shall be furnished by the company at reasonable
rate mutually to be determined by the company