The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1920-04-07
ORDINANCE NO. %
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING
WATER FRANCHISE TO THE
KNOXVILLE POWER COMPANY

City of Alc0a and its inhabitants for
public, commercial, manufacturing
domestic, transportation, sanitary
and other purposes, subject to the
terms and conditions of this ordln-
ance,
THE CITY OF ALCOA, a munich
pal corporation of the State of len
nessee, hereby grants to the hNOA-
VILE 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
ali 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
nv grants to the said KNOXVILLE
POWER COMPANY, it's successors
and assigns, a right of way along,
upon, in, and under any ana an
streets. avenues, bridges, vladucts,
alleys, highways and pubic places In 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 ana
operating any and all sueh water
mains, pipes, hydrants, valves, ma ma
chinery, devices and appliances, with
all appurtenances thereto, necessary
or convenient to furnishing water for
public. commercial, domestic, manu-
featuring, transportation, sanitary
and other uses, and consent is here
by given by the City of Alcoa to the
said Knoxville Power Company, It's
successors and assigns, for the entry
unon and the use bv it of any and all
such streets, avenues, bridges, wa
duets, alleys, highways and pubic;
nIaces in said City, for the aforesaid
purposes;
AND THE CITY OF ALCOA here,
NV Grants to the said KNOXVILLE
POWER COMPANY, it's successors
and assigns. the right to furnish, sell
and DISPOSE of water, within the SAD
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, 10
the said City, its lnh9hlV-
ants, and to all persons natural or
artificial within its said territory ana
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 a
neriod of fifty (50) years from the
date of the approval of this Ordln-
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
AJcoa. its successors and assigns,
shall not, during the life OF TINS
ifanCnlSc, give VI SL"llU S"iAJ
water franchise whatever.
Section w. If and when the
Knoxville Power Company shall APP
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 tortn-
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 1t
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 SAD
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 sane
Company to furnish water, service
connections, and appliances, or any
of them, to any person, natural OF
artificial. who refuses or fails to com
NV with any reasonable rule or regu-
iation at any time established by sale
Company as hereinafter provided
Said Company shall make all reason,
able extensions of its mains anC
pipes, for the purpose Of furnishing
water to those desiring to use the
same. in all cases where such eXten
sions are practicable and will furnish
sufficient business to justify the con
struction, operation and maintenance
of the same, and where the tinancla
condition of the said Company rea
sonablv warrants the original eX
penditures required in making suct
extensions. All consumers of watel
shall furnish or pay for all necessary
pipes, plumbing and appliances
necessary to connect with anC
take the water from the Com
nany's mains. The consumer shall
make connection to the Company
-,.a;,z o,7I,, after first securing a per