The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-10-23

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during The continuance of thiS 1IsIr
| chiss, and should the city from Tim
. to time add additional hydrants
J. said number Of eiehty-three (8S) = .
| present located and as above prpyid
ed for, it shall pay for each additions
hydrant so installed the sum 81 Fort
Dollars $4,000 annually during q
period covered by this franchise
| Any money due the grantee or hi
assigns arising out of the provision
of this ordinance remaining unpail
for thirty (3O days after the same be
comes due and payable shall bear in
terest at the rate of six (0 per cen
per annum until paid.
| Section 6. The grantee shall pro
vide and maintain an electric iire
alarm or telephone system connect.
ing the waterworks office with the
pumping plant, which shall be at al
times accessible to the city fire de-
partment or city marshal so that IN
alarm of fire can be communicates
to the engineer in charge of thepump-
ing plant who shall, upon receiving
said alarm and as speedily as possible,
set the pumping machinery in opera
ton to more fully insure the efficiency
of the fire pressure, and when said
fire pressure is not needed said fire
department or city marshal shall so
notify said engineer at the pumping
plant.
Section 7. The city shall have the
free use of water for city offices oc-
cupied for city purposes, for the fire
department for any purpose usually
in and around the Fire De-
partments, for churches in the city,
for flushing cutters and sewers and
and for four ~ drinking
fountains for man and beasts of
burden, but said water for all
such purposes shall not exceed an
average of nine thousand 5000
gallons per day. For any excess of
this quantity said city agrees to pay
Tor same under meter rates as here
natter provided for domestic con-
;umerS. Water furnished the city
lforesaid shall not be used habitually |
~ any citizen of Butler, thereby de-
Driving the grantee or his assigns of
'evenue, and when flushing cutters,
sewers or streets there shall at
Ill times be attached to the hose
one inch nozzle through which
he water must be discharged,
md the engineer at the pump
ng house shall have been pre-
viously notified of such use. This
section shall not be construed as re-
4uiring the grantee to lay any addi-
tional pipe or furnish any fixtures of
The above uses, except the troughs as
low installed. The grantee however
lgrees to erect and furnish the water |
rec through any public ornamental
Thinking fountain or fountains that
nay be donated to the city by any of
IS citizens as public gift or me-
norial.
Section 8. Within thirty 800 days
fter the day on which this ordinance
axes effect the said grantee shall file
lis written acceptance or rejection
hereof in the office of the City Clerk.
Section 9. The city shall have the
'ption to purchase said waterworks
nd appurtenances connected there
With at the expiration of five (5) years
rom the date of the acceptance of
his ordinance and at the expiration of
ach succeeding five years thereafter,
y giving notice in writing to said
'rantee or his assigns at least three
months previous to the expiration of
IS time for purchase and by paying
herefor the fair and equitable value
+ said works, which value shall be
determined, first, by agreement be-
ween the city and said grantee or
is assigns, and in case they can not
gree, then by arbitrators. If by ar
itrators the grantee shall select one
arbitrator and the city shall select one
arbitrator. In the event said two ar
itrat0rs fail to agree then the two
rbitrators shall select a third arbi- II
rator, and in case they cannot agree
l.