The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-06-12
'First published IN Tho Guthrie Dali
Leader, June IL, 1850
ORDINANCE NO. 14o4.

It's successors and assigns, for the in
stallation, erection, maintenance, an,
operation Of pumps. pumping machin
cry, wires, meters, and all necessar,
fixtures for pumping for the city o
Guthrie its entire water supply fol
public and private use, and declarin,
an emergency.
ne u Ordained by the Mayor ane
Board Of Commissioners Of tn.
City Of Guthrie, Logan County
Oklahoma;
Section |. Wherever in this Ordin
ance the word City is used ii shall
be deemed to refer to and mean the
City Of Guthrie; and wherever in this
Ordnance the word Service Com
pany,' is used, it shall be deemed TO
refer to and mean Public Service Com.
pany Of Oklahoma, a corporation, and
its successors and assigns.
Section 2. That the City hereby
contracts with the Service Company
for q period Of five years from the
date Of the passage and publication OF
this Ordinance, to pump the entire
water supply for the City, upon the
following terms and conditions, to-wit
The Service Company is to install,
or TO use the facilities already install
ed, all pumps, and other extra equip
ment. including wiring, motors, meters,
and all necessary fixtures and equip
ment, to connect said pumps with the
mains as now existing and the suction
pipes now leading to the water supply,
which said suction pipes and water
supply shall be furnished and main
tanned by the City at all times ample
and sufficient.
The City to furnish proper build
ing in which to install said pumps and
machinery and to keep said building
in repair during the life of this con
tract.
The Service Company shall at all
times maintain its installation for
pumping said water, as above provid-
ed, equal to its present standard of
efficiency, capacity, and installation,
consisting OF three pumps as now in
stalled, except that il is specifically
agreed that the Service Company may
remove one Of its pumps now installed
with a capacity OF seven hundred and
fifty gallons per minute and install in
lieu thereof pump with capacity Of
not less than four hundred gallons per
minute.
The Service Company to furnish all
labor necessary for the proper opera
tion Of said pumping machinery and to
keep said machinery in repair at all
times. except the City agrees tol
furnish one competent man who shall
be acceptable to the Service Company,
during the life of this contract, to |
operate said pumps and care for the |
water supply at said station, and such
other work as may be necessary, and
said City further agrees at all times i
to supply sufficient quantity of suit
able water for pumping purposes
within suction distance of the pumps |
as now installed and to bear all the
expense of maintaining said water
supply in proper condition; provided,
however, the City shall be excused
from furnishing such water supply inl
case of failure of water and, under /
such circumstances and on such oc
casions, it is specifically understood
the Service Company does not assume |
any liability on lis part on account 0
the failure of the City to furnish such
water supply
AS compensation for the performing
of the service covered by this con
tract the City agrees to pay the
Service Company the following !
amounts payable monthly and ON OF
before the tenth day of the month fol
lowing that in which such service was
performed, (a) for pumping all water
used by the City under low pressure
from the water supply to settling
basins of the City, to furnish to the
Service Company without other ex
pense from the water mains of the
City at the main power station of the /
Service Company all the water used
by the Service Company in its boilers
and for any and all other purposes
connected with the operation of its
plant; and OBJ for pumping the water
used by the city from said settling
basins to the mains throughout the
City, the City shall pay to the Service
Company the following compensation:
First 100000 gallons daily per month
4e per LOCO gallons.
Next 100000 gallons daily per month
&c per 1000 gallons.
Next 100000 gallons daily per month
csc per 1000 gallons.
Next 100000 gallons daily per month
PC per 1000 gallons.