Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-03-28

Foshay, his heirs and assigns, the
right, privilege and franchise to sup
ply with water the City of Olympia
Washington, and it's inhabitants and
others therein, and permission to lay
maintain and use water mains, pipes
and appurtenant fixtures in, under
through across and along the public
streets and ways of said city; fixing
restrictions thereon; prescribing the
duties and powers of the grantee;
conditions, of the grant; providing
for forfeiture, and prescribing the
method of declaring and exercising
the same.
The City Council of the City of Olympia
do ordain as follows:
Section !. There is hereby granted
to Wilbur b. Foshay. hereinafter some
and assigns, the right privilege and
franchise to supply. with water for do
nestle and household purposes and
such other purposes as the grantee may
from time to time find proper, as a
public service the City of Olympia
hereinafter sometimes referred to as
the "cityD and it's inhabitants, and per-
sons and corporations owning property
or doing business therein; and to that
end to lay, construct maintain. relay,
replace and repair water mains, pipes
and appnrtenant fixtures in, under.
through, along and across all the pub
lie streets and ways, as the same are
now established and laid out, within
the present and future boundaries of
the city of Olympia but the rights.
privileges and franchises hereby grant
ed shall not be deemed to be exclusive.
Sec. .. The rights, privileges and
franchises hereby granted shall con-
tinue for a period of fifty t50) years
from the date of the acceptance hereof.
Sec. 3. This grant is made subject to
the restrictions and with the powers set
forth in section to hereof inclusive,
so far as the same may be lawfully i'm
posed and granted. and the grantee
shall have the powers, perform the du-
ties and discharge the obligations
therein set forth.
Sec. 4. ON streets having a grade
duly established according to law all
mains and other pipes hereafter laid
under this grant shall be laid with ref
erence to the grade so established.
Whenever the grantee shall purpose to
lay or relay mains or other pipes on
any street or streets not at the time
having grade duly established accord
ing to law. he shall, at least forty fiv e
days before commencing excavation
therefor, give written notice to the city
Clerk, or to the City Council, of his pur
pose, in which notice he shall specify
the street or streets and portions of
streets upon which he intends to lay
mains or other pipes II within thirty
days from the receipt of such notice the
grade of such street or streets. or any
portion thereof. shall have become duly
established according to law then the
grantee shall lay his pipes. and other
mains on such street or streets or por-
lions of streets with reference to the
grade 50 established; If however, with
in such time. as to such street or
streets, or some portion thereof, no
grade shall have been so established
then on the portion thereof whereon no
grade has been established the grantee
shall lay his mains and other pipes
with reference to the actual physical
grade of the surface of the street as 1t
then exists. All mains and other pipes
shall be laid at least one foot below
the surface grade of the street. as such
grade shall have been established or
shall exist, as. the case may be-; and
shall be so laid as to interfere as little
as may be with existing. sewers and
drains laid by the city; their location
be approved either by the City Council
or by the Public Service Commission of
the State, of Washington, or such
ington as at the time may have power
to control the grantee in the manner of
repairs. In every case the grantee
pipes. restore the surface of the. street
to as good condition as 1t was before he
commenced excavation, and shall either
water-settlc or lamp the fill.
In every case wherein the mains or
other pipes of the grantee shall have
been laid as hereinbefore in this sec
ton provided, and within two years
thereafter the established or existing
grade of the street shall have been
lowered to an extent which shall re-
quire the lowering of the mains or 9TH
err pipes belonging to the grantee, the
City shall reimburse the grantee for
one-half the cost of such lowering.
Sec. s. Wherever hereafter by due
proceedings complete provision shall
have been made for the laying of per-
manent pavement on any portion of
any street. and before such pavement is
laid. the grantee. unless. already his
mains on such portion OF such street
ing equivalent durability, shall recon-
struct his mains thereon so that the
same shall be of cast-iron or other ma
terial having equivalent durability. The
size of such relaid mains and their To-
cation in the street shall be such as
shall be approved either by the City
Council or by the PUBLIC ey Service Com
such other public body of the state OF
Washington as at the time may have
power to control the grantee in the
manner of repairs.
Sec G. Before proceeding to give any
service under this. grant. the grantee
shall establish and file in the manner
provided by law rates which shall In no
case exceed those set forth in the fol-
lowing schedule:
FLAT RATES.
Monthly Charge, Except as Otherwise
Specified
Note: The expression base rate. as
used in this schedule. means the lowest
charge made for any form of service.
For this base rate" the consumer is
emitted to one cola ana one not wafer
tap. in connection with either sink or
a lavatory; but the base rate, will be
charged wherever any form or service
is furnished regardless of whether such
taps are used or not.
BASE RATE.
Butcher Shops 1.25
Lodging Honses ......... 150
Markets (meat, fish & vegetables). l.29
Photo Galleries ,,......... $50
Printing Offices ,.,......... 200
Railroad Depots .......... 200
Restaurants ,...... $50
Stahies--nrivate 100
Dwellinrs-six rooms or less. 800. 100
Dwellings--more than six rooms. l0o
plus 10 cents for each room over
six.
All forms of installation not other
wise specified ................. Luz
CHARGES ADDITIONAL TO BASE
RATE.
Sprinklng-30 feet frontage or less 80
Each additional 80 1T. frontage or
major portion thereof. .........: 30
Bath tub, one hot and one cold -,
zap, eacn - $50"