The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-10-09

fire purposes and for flushing sewers
and Same shall not be operated OK
cept under the control Of the city
authorities or Of the grantee or his as
signs. If under the control of the
city by such officers as the city may
direct, and the city Of Butler hereby
makes it a misdemeanor for any per-
son or persons not authorized to close
or in any way interfere with said n.y.
drants or to tap water mains or in
any way whatsoever interfere with
the property of said grantee. All ex-
cavations for the laying Of pipes and
mains in said streets and other pub
lie places in making extensions and
repairs shall be made with the least
practicable inconvenience to the in
habitants of the city and shall be
speedily replaced in as good condition
as before such excavations were
made and as near as may be to guard
against accidents such excavations
shall be guarded by barricades by day
and by danger lights at night. All of
the aforesaid constructions, operation,
maintaining, excavating, refilling, re-
pairing and guarding are to be done
wholly by and at the expense of the
grantee and his assigns, and said
grantee hereby agrees to save the city
harmless from any damages to person
or property arising from negligence
on the part of said grantee or hemis-
ployees in the non compliance with
this section, as herein provided.
Section 4. In consideration of the
water supply hereby secured to the
city of Butler and its inhabitants and
as an inducement to said grantee, his
grantees and assigns, to accept the
provision of this ordinance and con-
tract, the said city of Butler hereby
agrees to and does rent from said
grantee during the full term Of this
franchise not less than the present
eighty-three (83) hydrants located on
the present pipes and mains within
the city limits, and the city Of Butler
does hereby agree and binds itself to
pay to the said grantee or his assigns
for the use of said eighty-three (89
hydrants the sum of Three Thousand
Dollars $4,000. OO annually, payable
Seven Hundred and Fifty Dollars
($75O.OO) quarterly at the end OF each
quarter on the first days of January,
April, July and October of each year
during the continuance of this fran
chise, and should the city from time
to time add additional hydrants to
said number of eighty.three (89 as at
present located and as above provid-
ed for, it shall pay for each additional
hydrant so installed the sum of Forty
Dollars $4,000 annually during the
period covered by this franchise.
Any money due the grantee or his
assigns arising out of the provisions
If this ordinance remaining unpaid
or thirty (3O days after the same be-
comes due and payable shall bear in
crest at the rate of six (6) per cent
Der annum until paid.
Section 5. The grantee shall pro-
tide and maintain an electric fire
harm or telephone system connect
ng the waterworks office with the
pumping plant, which shall be at all
lines accessible to the city fire de-
,artment or city marshal, so that an
Harm of fire can be communicated
o the engineer in charge Of thepump-
ny plant, who shall, upon receiving
aid alarm and as speedily as possible,
et the pumping machinery in opera
ion to more fullyinsure the efficiency
f the fire pressure, and when said
ire pressure is not needed said fire
apartment or city marshal shall so
otify said engineer at the pumping
liant.
Section 6. The city shall have the
rec use of water for city offices &C.
upied for city purposes, for public
chool buildings and churches in the
ity, for flushing cutters and sewers,
nd for four (4 drinking fountains
,r beasts of burden, but said water
,r all such purposes shall not exceed
n average of seven thousand (7OOO
allons per day. For any excess of
lis quantity said city agrees to pay
IF same under meter rates as here
after provided for domestic con-
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