The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-06-12

under all conditiong. and shall be ex,
cused from pumping said water supply
only upon the destruction Of it's ma.
chinery, or some part thereof, by fire,
, floods, lightning. wind, or other action
OF the elements beyond its control, or
on account of strikes, instructions,
accidents, and other causes over which
It has no control, or upon the failure
Of the City to furnish a water supply
within suction distance and height of
the pumps, and upon the happening of
any such events, 1t shall repair its
( plant and resume operation at the
earliest practicable time, and with all
business despatch; provided, that ii,
latter using due diligence. to pump the
water supply for said City, the said
Company shall fail temporarily in
pumping q supply to meet the de-
lmands Of the City, or its inhabitants.
lin any emergency, the liability of this
Company under such circumstances
shall be only that of the city when
pumping water under similar condi-
tons.
| The City further agrees. during the
life of this contract, not to erect or
maintain any pumping station OF its
own, or to receive, or accept water
from any other source person, asso-
citation, or corporation, except in case
lof temporary failure of the water
supply Of the City so that the same is
not within reach of the pumps Of the
Service Company as then installed and
1.-THE Service Company does not desire
to install temporary pumps and
service in such emergency, then the
City may for such temporary service
and emergency only install its own
pumps and service, or otherwise ar
range for such pumps and Service,
which emergency service shall con-
tinue only during the temporary fail
ure of the water supply, and the regu-
lar service provided for In this con
tract by the Service Company shall be
Immediately resumed when the water
supply Of the City is sufficient for the
purpose or when the Service Company
shall install pumps to pump the water
wherever located, and in the event the |
Service Company shall so elect to
install pumps for such temporary
sevice, the City agrees to pay the
expense Of such installation, to furnish |
the pumps and to lay all necessary
city water system, and to install all 4
necessary wiring for electric service |
to such pumps; provided the entire
expense to the City for installation of |
such temporary service and the cost |
of pumping the water during sucllj
temporary period by the Service Com
pany, in case said company elects to |
perform said temporary service, shall |
not be in excess in the aggregate Of
the gross amount of expense the City |
would incur should the City itself in
stall such service and pump said
water during such temporary period,
or arrange with other parties for such
service; and the City agrees further to
use due diligence in re-cstablishing
the regular water supply of the City
within suction height and distance of
the regular pumps of the Service
Company as regularly installed and in
service undor this contract.
Section 8. This contract is to run
for period Of five years, but may be
sooner terminated by the City at any
period at which the City exercises its
right to purchase the lighting plant
and machinery Of the Service |
Company, under its franchise, as evi-
ienced by Ordinance No. FOG, to own
and operate property within said
City OF Guthrie, and, II the CITY does
exercise its option to buy the lighting
plant and machinery, fixtures. and
of the Public Service Com
pany of Oklahoma, as above provided
before the expiration of this pumping
contract, then at such purchase the
pumps and machinery, equipment and
ix.ures, and all property used in con-
lection with the pumping of the
water for the City of Guthrie shall be
considered a part of the general
property of the Public Service Com
)any of Oklahoma and a part of its
,lant used in the City of Guthrie under
he Ordinance above referred to and
shall be purchased and paid for byl
he City at the time said option is
exercised as therein provided.
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