The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1920-03-24
ORDINANCE NO. ~
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING
WATER FRANCHISE TO THE
KNOXVILLE POWER COMPANY

SlJy OF AlcOa ana us lnnaDlLdnIS IOf
public, commercial, manufacturing,
domestic, transportation, sanitary
and other purposes, subject to the
terms and conditions of this oTdin-
ance,
THE CITY OF ALCOA, a munich
pal corporation of the State of Ten
nessee, hereby grants to the KNOX
WILLIE POWER COMPANY, a cor
poration. existing under and by viz
tue of the laws of the State of Tenn
essee, its successors and assigns, the
right to lay, construct, erect, place,
repair, maintain and operate any and
all water mains, pipes, MIGRANTS,
standpipes, pumping stations, reser-
voirs, water works, filter plants,
buildings, structures, valves, ma
chinery, devices, appliances, and the
appurtenances thereto, necessary or
convenient for said purposes, in the
territory which is within the limits of
the City of Alcoa at the date of this
ordinance and also within any terri
tory which may thereafter be within
its limits, should such limits be en-
larged;
AND THE CITY OF ALCOA here
by grants to the said KNOXVILLE
POWER COMPANY, its successors
and assigns, right of way along,
upon, in, and under any and all
streets, avenues, bridges, viaducts,
alleys, highways and public places in
said City, including both such as may
now exist and such as may hereafter
exist within the present and future
limits of said City, for the purpose
of laying, placing, erecting, con-
structing, maintaining, repairing and
operating any and all such water
mains, pipes, MIGRANTS, valves, ma
chinery, devices and appliances, with
all appurtenances thereto, necessary
or convenient to furnishing water for
public, commercial, domestic, manu-
featuring, transportation, sanitary
and othen uses, and consent is here
by given by the City of Alcoa to the
said Knoxville Power Company, its
successors and assigns, for the entry
upon and the use bU it of any and all
such streets, avenues, bridges, via
ducts, alleys, highways and public
places in said City, for the aforesaid
purposes;
AND THE CITY OF ALCoA here
by grants to the said KNOXVILLE
POWER COMPANY, its successors
and assigns, the right to furnish, sell
and dispose of water, within the said
territory and limits of the City of
Alcoa, for any and all of the purposes
and uses above mentioned and for all
other lawful purposes and uses, to
the said City, its inhablt-
ants, and to all persons natural or
artificial within its said territory and
limits.
SECTION II. That the rights,
privileges, and franchise herein
given and granted to the Knoxville
Power Company shall continue to 1t,
its successors and assigns, for
period of fifty (50) years from the
date of the approval of this Ordin-
ance by the Board of Commissioners
of the City of Alcca.
Section III. That the rights,
privileges, and franchise herein
granted shall be exclusive to the
Knoxville Power Company, its sue
cessors and assigns, and the City OF
Alcoa, its successors and assigns,
shall not, during the life OF this
franchise, give or grant any other
water franchise whatever.
Section Nv. If and when the
hnOXVllle ROVER COMPANY oIoll oP
ply to the City of Alcoa for the
lines and grades Of any street, ave
nue., bridge, viaduct, highway, alley
or public place as laid out or mapped
by said City, the same shall be forth
with furnished to said Company in
order that its mains and pipes may
be properly laid in accordance with
such lines and grades. And if and
when the said Company shall find it
expedient or proper to lay its pipes
and mains along a street, avenue,
alley, highway or public places the
lines and grades of which have not
been laid out or mapped by said City
such lines and grades shall upon the
request of said Company be by the
City laid out, mapped and furnished
as rapidly as practicable.
Section v. The said Knoxville
Power Company shall furnish water
to all residents of the said City under
like conditions and circumstances at
a fixed and uniform price for like
services, but nothing herein contain
ed shall be construed to prevent said
Company from establishing and
charging different rates for different
quantities of consumption of water,
characters of service, periods OF time
and length of periods during which
water is used, and types and sizes of
service connections and appliances,
or any of them, nor to require SAID
Company to furnish water, service
connections, and appliances, or any
of them, to any person, natural or
artificial, who refuses or fails to com
ply with any reasonable rule or regu-
iation at any time established by SAID
Company as hereinafter provided.
Said Company shall make all reason
able extensions Of its mains and
pipes, for the purpose of furnishing
water to those desiring to use the
same, in all cases where such extern
sions are practicable and will furnish
sufficient business to justify the con-
struction, operation and maintenance
of the same, and where the financial
condition of the said Company rea-
sonably warrants the original ex-
penditures required in making such
extensions. All consumers of water
shall furnish or pay for all necessary
pipes, plumbing and appliances