The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-12

636 South Thirty-fourth street.
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chased and took over the works and
contracts of the Elyton Land company
and Travers Daniels and associates, and
on the I'd day of June, 1883. your ora
tor entered into contract with the
mayor and aldermen of Birmingham,
whereby 1t was authorized to lay its
mains and pipes through said city for
the purpose of supplying IL and its in
habitants with water, and whereby the
contracts previously made and entered
into by said city with the slyton Land
company and Travers Daniels and asso-
ciates were annulled and cancelled, al
though both of these contracts at thai
time had a number of years to run be-
fore either of them expired. This con-
tract was signed in pursuance OF an
ordinance adopted by the defendant
city on the 31st day Of May, 1883, EN-
bodying the terms of said contract,
which are. in substance, as follows:
That it is for the, purpose of providing
"a more efficient system of water
works for the city of Birmingham; Z"
| that Its passage was with the approval
of the Birmingham Waterworks com
pany and that the rights and privileges
therein conferred were the subject of
a contract between" said parties. BY
it's provisions the waterworks com
pany was authorized to establish and
maintain one or more suitable water
works pumping stations near the city
to lay down, maintain and extend as
required mains, pipes. and other fix
lures into and through the city in adj
dition TO those already in use, and 10
lay a 24-inch main to the city from
new pumping station to be constructed
on the cahaba river. Besides the new
pumping station the waterworks COM
pany was required to construct either
on Shades mountain, or Red mountain,
a reservoir of no less capacity than 25,-
000, 900 gallons. the surface level of wa
ter in same when full not to be less
than 800 feet above city datum, and
the level of water therein never to be
allowed to fall below an elevation If
900 feet above city datum. After the
completion of this reservoir and the
station on the Cahaba river, the water
works company was given the option
to abandon the old station then situated
on Village creek.
Rates Fixed
The plant when completed was to be
of capacity sufficient to supply whole
some and pure water for the use of the
city and It's inhabitants and for ordi
nary manufacturing purposes; and the
said ordinance prescribed and fixed the
rates to be charged for water during
the existence of the contract for the
following purposes For the use of the
city by MIGRANTS, for domestic use at
fiat rates, and for all other purposes
by meter rates
By section IL IT was provided that the
city should pay at specific rates per
hydrant for all hydrants placed on the
mains of the Waterworks company, and
for other water used by the city for
public purposes at the rate of sc per
1000 gallons.
The price of water for domestic and
other purposes is fixed and regulated
by the next section, which Is as fol-
lows:
Sec H. Be 1t further ordained. That
from the first day OF July, 1883, the
domestic rates for water furnished UNI
der this contract to the citizens of Bir-
mingham shall never exceed the fol-
lowing rates per annum, viz:
Dwellings of three rooms. or less. $500
Each additional room over TO-. so
Each additional room under TO-. 100
Water closet for private family 800
Additional closet for same family
servant ....-......a.-.. 250
Bath tubs for private family $3.50. 400
The company shall have the right to
charge for water by measurement at
rates not exceeding the average rates
named below Measured water shall be
charged for as follows:
For daily consumption Of 1000 gallons or