The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-04-05
WATER SYSTEM TAKEN
UP BY CITY COUNCIL
Tumwater Light & Water Co. Will Sell
its Distributing System to City
for $21,600

A new proposition made by J. B
Adams, representing the Tumwatel
Light & Water Company whereby the
company proposes to turn over its dis.
tributing system to the city for S2l,-
600 was read before the council Tues
day night.
Considerable discussion arose ovel
the question and it was finally decided
that the council meet with Mr. Adams
next Monday night and go over the
matter more thoroughly.
The opening Of street in the lower
end of town adjoining c. w. Wallace's
property was brought up, and the mat
ter turned over to the street ard alley
committee, with instructions to report
on same at the next regular meeting.
Following is the proposition sub
mitted to the council by the Tumwa-
ter Light & Water Company.
AGREEMENT
This agreement made and entered
into on this 2nd day of April, 1912,
between Tumwater Light & Water
Company, a corporation, party of the
first part, and the City Of Leavenworth,
a municipal corporation, party of the
second part,
Witnesseth: that the party OF the
first part agrees to sell all of the certain
water system within the corporate lin
its of the City of Leavenworth as the
same is shown on a plat of the city
submitted with this agreement, and
also all OF the water pipes on the streets
and alleys within the Darling Land
Company's First Addition to Leaven-
worth, and on the dam connecting
Herewith as the same are shown on a
plat submitted herewith, and the party
of the second part agrees to purchase
same on the following terms and con-
ditions.
The purchase price is twenty one
thousand six hundred dollars (S21,-
60O).
1t is agreed that the City Of Leaven-
worth is to submit to the voters OF said
city bond issue, out Of which the
system above mentioned is to be pur-
chased. In the event the voters OF
the city of Leavenworth should refuse
to approve the actions Of the council
and said bond issue should fail, then
this contract and agreement is null
and void. otherwise it shall remain in
full force and effect.
AS part OF the foregoing agreement
and subject to the election aforesaid,
the party Of the first part agrees to
furnish water to the City Of Leaven-
worth from the Wenatchee River
through its reservoir situate on lot FIVE
(s) section eleven 11) town
ship twenty-four (24) north range
seventeen (17), east Of willamette
meridian on the basis of 21ac per
thousand gallon meter measurement.
1t is agreed that the arrangements
for the supply Of water from the Tum-
water Light & Water Company's sys-
tenn to the Great Northern Railway
Company and to the Lamb-Davis Lum-
Der Company shall be made in such a
manner as not to conflict with the
agreement with the City Of Leaven-
worth; that is, to say, that the water
supplied to them shall be either sup
piled through a separate pipe or me-
tered separately from the water sup
piled for the City of Leavenworth.
In the event the party of the second
part so desires, the party OF the first
part will arrange for water for the irri-
CATION of the land in the Darling Land
Company's First Addition to Leaven-
worth from some other source than the
system which the party OF the second
part is purchasing under this contract.
1t is agreed between the parties
hereto that the life of this contract
shall be a period of two (2) years from
date hereof, and that the party ol
the second part has the option to re-
new this contract on the same term:
and conditions herein mentioned foi
two (2) year periods up to and in