Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1916-08-31

In consideration or the above men,
toned rates, the Company shall have
the right to require contract for one
year for the use of water, and to re.
quire all charges for water to be paid
monthly in advance, or to require a de.
post as hereinafter provided.
The Company, may, at its option,
whenever in its judgment it is neces-
sary, furnish a proper and suitable
meter, properly tested and in good or.
der, so arranged that the patron can at
any time see the meter dial, and IS au-
thorized to charge and collect the sum
of One Dollar for each meter installed
bv it, and to demand and receive from
each consumer of water a reasonable
cash deposit as security oprotect SAD
Company from loss by reason OF ex'
tending water service to such cons''m'
er. The Company is hereby granted a
permit to place said meters in the street
outside the premises OF the consumer.
The Company shall pay interest upon
such cash deposit at the rate of tive per
cent per annum so long as it continues
to hold or exact same, and the balance
of such deposit, together with earned
interest, shall be returned to the depos'
itor, on demand, when the service is
discontinued, after payment OF all IN
debtedness due the Company and COM
pliance with the Company's reasonable
rules and regulations, under the pen
atty of payin" the consumer ten per
cent per annum interest upon SAID tie
post SO detained after demand.
The above rates shall not apply to
service furnished the Great Southern
Lumber Company or to any company
affiliated with it.
The Company shall have the right TO
refuse to render service il the plumbing
of the consumer is not in satisfactory
condition and up to the requirements OF
the Company, or if the consumer IS III
default in the payment OF any bill, or
has violated any rules or regulations
Of the Company.
SECTION ,. That h e Company,
where il eXcayates or otherwise Ob-
structs the streets, sidewalks or gut
ters of the City of Bogalusa shall keep
such excavations, distractions, etc, at
all times safely partitioned Oft from the
! travelling public, and shall maintain
red lights thereon at night, in addition
to the guards above mentioned.
SECTION ). That the Company shall,
! whenever it uses the streets, sidewalks
or cutters of the city in installing or
operating its waterworks system, re-
place the same in as good condition as
before such use.
SECTION 4. That whenever the City
Council shall see fit to install an addl-
tional hydrant at any particular place
where waterworks system is at that
time constructed and in operation. the
Company shall install and place such
hydrant upon thirty days written no.
tice. The Company shall furnish wa
ter to the extent of its ability and facil-
tiles to all who may apply for the same
and comply with its rules and regula-
tons, but shall at no time be under
any obligations to extend its lines or to
furnish any service at any point not
reached by its existing line or which
its existing construction has not suf-
icient capacity to supply.
SECTION 5. That the Company shall
have the right to adopt and enforce
reasonable rules and regulations gov
erning all connections with its water
works system and the furnishing OF
water to the inhabitants of the City.
| SECTION 6. All excavations made
BY the Company shall be done under
the supervision and subject to the ap'
proval of the City Engineer.
SEcT1oN7. All mains hereafter used
in any extension of said waterWorks
system by the Company shall be Of fiji
and suitable character and not inferior
to the mains now in use in said system.
All fire hydrants shall be proper and
suitable and of the same or better
character than those now in use in said
system.
SECTION 8. The irehydrants rented
by the City shall be used only for the
; purpose Of extinguishing FIRE. If the
> City desires to use water for watering
the streets and flushing cutters, sucl
; water shall be paid for at regular
meter rates. 1t shall be taken only
from hydrants or connections agreed
upon with the Company, and the Com
pany is hereby given the right to in
stall the necessary meters for the pur
pose of measuring water so Used.
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