The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-05-23

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Mayor and Board of Aldermen of
the Town of Iuka, Tishomingo
County, Mississippi, that A M
Johnston of Memphis, Tennessee,
or his assigns be and the same is
hereby granted the exclusive priv
ilege of shipping the surplus waters
from the Mineral Springs situated
in what is known as the Mineral
Springs Park lin the town of Iuka, |
said County and State, for a peri
cd Of twenty-five years, beginning
with the date of this ordinance
and ending on the 14th day of May
1887, said privilege is granted with
the following conditions:
Sec. Q FIRST: That the said
A M Johnston or his assigns shall
be permitted to pipe the water from
said springs to suitable buildings
located in the Northeast corner of
the said Mineral Springs Park.
said pipes to be located under.
ground, and said buildings to be
/, located within radius of One
Hundred and Fifty feet from the
Northeast corner of the said park,
and the said A NJ Johnston, during
the life of this franchise, is not to,
in any manner, Interfere with the
public use of the Mineral Springs
Park, or with the public use of the
waters from said Springs, by the
/, citizens or guests Of the said town
of Iuka, but the said Springs are
to be left open to the public and
i the public to have as free access
to the same as they have had be-
fore the life of this franchise; said
Johnston is only to have the sur
plus or overflow waters from the
said Springs, the said springs not
to be capped or covered at any
/ time except by the consent Of the
Mayor and Board Of Aldermen Of
said town. The said buildings
that may be erected to be located
by the said Johnston in the North
Y east corner af said park, shall be
such buildings as not to mar the
beauty of said park, and to be ap-
proved by the Mayor and Board of
Aldermen of the said town.
!. Sec. 8 As consideration for
said privilege, the said Johnston
is to pay the said town One Half
Cent per gallon for all waters
shipped from the said springs dur
ing the life of this franchise, and
the said Johnston is to begin ac-
lively shipping the said waters
within four months from the date
of this franchise, and failure upon
| the part of the said Johnston to
begin shipping said waters within
four months as aforesaid, or to, at
any time during this franchise,
fail to pay to the said town, One
Half Cent per Gallon for any and
all waters shipped, shall render
this franchise null and void, and
also the failure to exercise the
| privilege granted by this franchise
| Chat is to actively ship waters
from the said springs) for peri
cd of six months at any time dur
ing the life of said franchise shall
render the franchise null and void
at the option of the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen.
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i Sec. A That the said Johnston
or his assigns shall either use a
meter by which to measure the
said waters shipped out or furnish
the Clerk of the said town Of Iuka
with copy of each Bill Of Lading
or Express Receipt, showing the
exact number of gallons shipped
at each shipment from said springs
and shall settle ON the 18th day of
each month for the preceding
month by paying cash for the
amount of water shipped during
the previous month.
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i Sec. S That the said franchise
i granted by this ordinance and
whatever property mary be used or
money invested in the shipping If
| the said waters, shall be free from
taxation by the town of Iuka for a
| period of FIVE years from the date
4 Of this ordinance.
n VI
Sec. s, Allordinances and parts
of ordinances incon1ict with this
ordinance be and the same are
hereby repealed.
Done in regular adj journed meet
II ingsthis the 14th day Of May, 1912.
/ g w Dudley, A T Scruggs,
Clerk. Mayor.