Graham guardian., 1912-03-01

At the foot of the regular ballot at said election
the said question shall be submitted to the said
voters in substantially the following form
Shall franchise be granted unto
5. j, Sims and s. George Sims, their
| neirs and assigns, by the town of
Thatcher to supply water to the Yes
said town and its inhabitants, IN
che form filed with the Common
Council of said town and set forth
Resolution No, 8 of said town IJ
passed by said Common Council No
February a. 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 cross in the
sluare above the word No
The said franchise is in words and figures as
follows:
WATER SERVICE FRANCHISE.
SECTION /. There is hereby granted unto
]. Sims and s. George Sims and to their heirs
and assigns hereinafter called the company, for
the period of twenty-five t25 years from the date
of the approval and taking effect hereof. fran
chise to supply water for all purposes and uses
whatsoever to the town of Thatcher and its in
habtants, 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 nature
whatsoever now being hereafter to become a
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 10
make such excavation or conduct such other oper-
atoms therein. Hereunder or thereon may be
necessary or exped;ent for the construction ex-
tension ard maintenance of the necessary or ex-
duits for the same, and therein, thereon and
hereunder to construct, extend and maintain
such mains, pipes. connections and other conduits
SECTION 2. All excavations operations in
and on and disturbance of such promises 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 as good condition
as before the disturbance thereof, including the
restoring or replacing of any paving 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 co..,
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 3. The company shall provide pure
water in the full quantity demanded required.
and in all parts demanded required by the said
town and its inhabitants within It's corporate
limits as such limits are now established or may
at any time hereafter be established. for domestic
sanitary. street king and fire purposes, and
may provide the same for any and all other pur-
poses. at prices not to exceed the following rates;
III To families, for domestic use only. $3.50
per mon tn per family.
To res taurants, IS 90 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 for 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
imals. and s5 cents per head for all animals in
excess of twenty-five. =
For each hydrant or faucet in public buildings
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For each bath tub and flush toilet in public
buildings, 81 90 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.
t2.) 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 a rate
per month not to exceed $500 for each seven hum
bred and fifty t75o) square feet fraction there
81 81 Tau b, Ind not to exceed ten f9c.) cents per
tree; and the company may at any Tins restrict
the use of water for Such irfigatin9 purposes TO
its application by hose with a nozzle aperture
not exceeding one fourth W inch in diameter
and may further require that such irrigatng
may be done only when such hose is being held in
human hands, When such restriction has been
applied the company may contract for a reason-
able higher rate spr TIE privilege Of such irriga-
tion without the restriction pFpvidad speh rate
be uniform and obtainable on the same terms and
conditions by said town and all and singular its
iphabitants.
ls) In addition to the foregoing rates thers
may be charged to families for private uss Use,
per month for each bath tub main tanned ard 25c,
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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.oo per month for each additional
tub, and 81 per month for each flush toilet.
al For public drinking places for the use of
mapsina 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 nj
such drinking places if provision is made in con- con-
pection therewith for the supplying Of drinking
water for dogs. For public drinking places for
tbs use of other animals the company may charge
the said town NOT to exceed si00 per month each,
lb.) For double discharge fire hYdrants, with
not larger than 2sineh hose connections. not to
exceed 75c, per month each for the first ten and
Soc. per month each for all over ten. For sins'e
discharge fire hydrants with not larger than
Pinch hose connections, not to exceed 50c. per
month each for the frst ten and not to exceed
4oe per month each for ali over ten; but water
going through ianyfsfife hydrant supplied with
water by the company shal! be used only for fire
purposes fire department drills and the testing
YI spch hyydrants. @'''@ .r.%
t6,) Any @assr used by said town for its cor
porate purposes either for street sprlnklinE or
for flushing sewer or sewers or for any Other
purpose not covered by the foregoing schedule,
shall be furnished by the company at a reasonable