Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-06-25

to he9r that municipal ownership
| vas utmost unanimous" Mr.. Fleischer
qua not believe politics would inter-
| iSre with the running of a municipal
| pant Also, he said he had yet to
| hear OF any considerable charges OF
were justified.
BE II ordained by the city council OF
.ne CITY OF Albuquerque, state Of New
! Mexico.
Section This ordnance when
uuly passed by tn city council and
approved by vote Of the people of
albuquerque and accepted by the Wa
yer supply company Of Albuquerque.
New Mexico, shall constitute con-
tract between the city OF Albuquerque,
hereinafter referred to as "the city"
and the Water Supply company Of Al
buquerQue. New Mexico, hereinafter
reterred to as the water company"
Section ?. There is hereby granted
10 the said water company, its success
sors and assigns, the right to supply
the city and its inhabitants thereof
with good, pure water for city, domes-
tic and manufacturing purposes for a
period of twenty-five years from and
after date of approval of this fran
chise by the people, and thereby in
validating the old franchise now held
by the water company, and provided
that at the end of this franchise title to
all property belonging to the said wa
ter company shall, either by operation
OF the terminus of this franchise by
Limitation or forfeiture for non-com-
pliance by said water company with
this contract herein, vest in the city
of Albuquerque absolutely. as compen-
sation for said franchise herein grant
ed. Subject to the terms and condi-
tons herein set forth. this said,
water company is hereby au-
thorized to pump, store, con-
duct and distribute water by means
of pipe lines through all the streets
and alleys Of said city and to main
tain all necessary engines and ma
chinery and other appliances neces-
sary to said business, to take up pave
ments and sidewalks and make all
necessary excavations i'm said streets
and alleys when necessary to lay, re-
pair, keep and maintain its said mains
and pipe lines. provided that such
pavements and sidewalks and all
streets and alleys shall be repaired
and replaced in the same condition as
nearly as possible as they were before,
and within reasonable time in ae-
cordance with the ordinances of said
city. The said water company shall
use such engines and pumps as shall
be capable of pumping not less than
three million gallons of water in TWEEN
ty-four hours. or shall use any other
means of delivering water which fur
nishes the same amount, under the
pressure required by this ordinance.
Section 9. All pipes used in the
distribution of water shall, when laid,
sustain a hydraulic pressure test of
not less than 100 pounds per square
inch, and no main upon which fire
hydrants are located shall he less than
four inches in diameter and no d-inch
main shall be longer that 720 feet, and
no 5-inch main longer than 1,440 feet, 4
unless such four and 5-inch mains
shall be reinforced from another main
or mains.
Section 4. Said waterworks and
mains shall be so con-
strueted and maintained as to inter-
fere as little as possible with the
rights and property of others in said
city, and any injury or damage re-
sulting therefrom shall be repaired
and paid for by said water company.
IN all streets more than thirty feet in
width said water company shall lay
its mains at a distance Of ten feet
from the center Of the street. and In
All streets thirty feet or less in width !
five feet from the center.
Section s. Said water company
al Tel, al al NJ
supply of good pure water ut
4 normal minimum pressure of !
not less than sixty pounds to |
he square inch, unless prevent !
ID through accidental injury to !
he reservoir, pumps, engines, pipes !
Or other apparatus or machinery, in |
which case said injury shall be RENE
lied or repaired within a reasonable |
line.
Section 6. Said city may require |
'aid water company TO extend its I
mains along any street within said |
,ity. and when so ordered, the said !
,ity shall take MIGRANTS at the rate OF
en- per mile on such extension.
Section I. The water rates during |
he operation of this franchise shall
Ie as follows There shall be mini
mum charge of 60 cents per month |
or all services when q three-quuarter-
nch meter is required TO be used, and |
IS cents per month for all services
where a one-inch meter is used, ana
me dollar per month for all services
where a one and one-half-inch meter
s used. The above minimum charges
ntitle the user to 1000 gallons of wa
er. Where two-inch meter II used
4. rs per month, for three-inch me-
er, $3.50 per month for a four-inoh |
meter. Size per month. for q siN-inch I