Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-11-08

Lrar, ~ an ~ Iers ~
extensiOns Lhsreto 70 that hs Will
supply, 1t ali times whon required IL
IRE plovecl-on, = ire pressure on hiS
..lains wi.hIn three ~ block ra0ius
ii Military anu Sheridan streets and
at ali Are hydlants install d under
section Six 49, hAeof, Of ut least
.orty law pounds per square inch
and shall have adequate storage en-
pacity and ecu pment installed (
..laintain this pressure when not more
than four az FIRE hose, consisting Of
not more than one hundred (IUO)
feet each Of fire hose with nozzles Of
not more than one ~ inch opening
are In use at the same time; and shall
at all times and places within three
(8) blocks from the corner Of Mill
tary and Sheridan streets, maintain
a domestic pressure Of not less than
twenty-five (26) pounds on the aver
age to the square inch, calculated at
the grade line Of the street. The
Grantee shall continue 10 make i'm
provements to his water system 20
that on or before August LIST, 1922,
he shall be In a position to maintain
not less than twenty COY pounds per
square inch pressure on his mains in
all sections Of the city, calculated at
the grade line Of the street, and the
fire pressure on any fire main, then
or thereafter established in said City,
not less than that above referred to: II
is further understood and agreed that
the said Grantee shall not collect
rentals of fire hydrants herein pro-
vided for, until after the fire pressure
at such fire hydrant has been tested
and established as above provided.
The Grantee further agree and binds
himself to make such improvements
in his water system necessary to pro-
vide the necessary water for consum-
ers in any sewer district, to properly
operate and maintain such sewer sys-
tenn and to have such improvements
completed when the said City may
complete any such sewer system.
It is further understood and
agreed than whenever a water
pressure as above provided for,
shall have once been established
by the said Grantee, on any
part Of said system, or the whole
thereof, the same shall thereafter be
maintained at all times during the
life Of this grant. The Grantee shall
if he fails to comply with the terms
of this Section or Section Three (3),
of this grant, forfeit and pay to the
City the sum Of One Hundred Dol
lars ($100.00) per day for each and
every day that he shall fail to comply
with this Section or Section Three (3)
of this grant after the time provid-
ed for herein.
Section 10. The Grantee agrees
that he will at no time furnish water
to any consumers outside of the pre-
sent or future boundaries of the City
of Baxter Springs rs it now is, or
may be laid out, without first secur-
ing permission in writing from
the City Council authorizing
him so to do, it being under
stood, however, that such consumers
as are being served at the time that
this grant becomes effective may be
allowed to continue to be served by
the Grantee, but the Grantee shall
have the right to make charges for
service outside the City limits as
herein provided for without regard
to the rates charged in this Franchise
to the citizens of the City Of Baxter
Springs, provided that the rates to
such consumers outside of said City
shall not be less than the rates
charged the consumers within said
limits.
Section 20. The Grantee agrees to
install four (4) automatic drinking
fountains in the business district of
the City at the locations designated
by the Mayor and City Council and
one ~ in the City Park, and to fur
nish the necessary water and main
tain these five (5) drinking fountains
together with one ~ drinking fount-
ain now installed in the City Library
such installation, and maintenance
service to be free of all cost to the
City or Library Board and at the sole
expense of the Grantee during the
term of this Grant, provided that the
City Council shall whenever necessary
take such steps as may be required
to provide Proper Ordinances against
the damaging or destruction of said
drinking fountains and provide the
necessary ordinance for furnishing
anyone interfering with or damaging
said fountains, provided however,
that outside fountains may be shut
off during freezing weather.
Section Fl. In event that the
Grantee shall sell, transfer, dispose
of, lease or mortgage, his water sys-
tenn in the City Of Baxter Springs,
he shall within thirty 1907 days after
such transfer, lease or mortgage, file
with the City Clerk a written notice
setting forth the fact that he has
made such transfer, lease or mort
gage and to whom same is made.
Section ~. The Grantee shall
within thirty (30) days from and at
ter the time this Franchise shall take
effect file with the City Clerk Of said
City, a written acceptance of the pro-
visions hereof, and a waiver and sur
render of all outstanding rights or
interest in Ordinance No. Seventy
three (73), and this Ordinance is
granted upon the representation that
Grantee is the owner of all rights and
interests outstanding under Ordi-