The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-08-09

nose of protecting and maintalnins
tha Same from injury and the water
from nollution, such reservoir sizes,
r;9bts of way or conduits, water mains
ord annurtenances as may be neces-
sary for the establishment OF a COM
rIato system of waterworks. Inc
Jurisdiction of the City OF hehnem,In
shall extend over the TERRITORY oceup,
ed bv said works and all reservoirs,
streams. trenches, pipes, drains anu
.nnurtenances used in and necessary
to tbe construction, maintenance anu
onor.t;on of the same, and over the
otnaans mr. source from whence the
w Sa is taken, and for five (5) miies
.hova such points of taking, anu tI -
C;tv of Kennewick shall enact an
ordinances necessary TO carr
power into effect.
Sect;on 8. Nothing herein shall De
construed as giving or intending 70
r;ua an exclusive franchise or perml.
e .nv nature, and the granting OF
tb;s franchise shall not limit the pow
or of the City of Kennewick to grant
lilo privilege to other applicants
therefor, nor to impair the rigncs anu
remedies of the City OF kennewick IN
court of law or equity.
Section 9. The service TO De iuI-
Wished hereunder by the Grantee,
;ts successors and assigns, ana All
rates and charges therefor, shall be
Subjected at all times to any rules,
regulations and orders that may De
lawfully prescribed by the Depart
ment of Public Works at Washington,
or by any other authority or oody
having lawful jurisdiction over sucn
matters.
Section 10. The Grantee, by ac-
cepting this ordinance, agrees that
it will not sell or supply water from
it's Kennewick waEerworks system,
hereinbefore described, to any Indlvid-
uals or corporations outside OF the
corporate limits of the City OF Ken
newick, if in supplying such water
the city shall not have reserve SUI
ficient for all the needs and the
needs of the inhabitants thereof:
Section IL. Any person who shall,
without permission of the Grantee,
open any fire hydrant, pipe, main,
or any appurtenance of the system or
systems constructed under this ord
nance. or who shall interfere with,
modest, injure or destroy the same
without such consent, or who snail
wantonly waste any water PROVIDED
through said system of waterworks,
shall be deemed guilty Of a misde-
meanor, and upon conviction thereof
before any court of competent Jurls-
diction shall be subjected to the pun
ishment provided in the laws OF Wash
ington for persons guilty of a mis-
demeanor, provided, however, nothing
in this section shall be construed
to prohibit the reasonable use of any
fire hydrant by the Grantor or its ag-
encies for fire practice, flushing
streets or permanent street improve
ments.
Section IL. This ordinance and all
the terms and conditions thereof
shall bind and inure to the benefit of
the successors and assigns of the re-
spective parties hereto. -
Section 10. This ordinance, when
accepted as above provided, shall re-
peal ordinance No. 80 of the Town
(now City, of Kennewick, passed by
the Council and approved by the May
or of said Town (now City, of Ken
newick on December 9th, 1905, said
ordinance being entitled:
"An ordinance granting franchise
to Clifton A. Cochran, his successors
and assigns, to construct and operate
system of water works and electric
lights and power in the Town of Ken
newick, and for. that purpose, to oc-
cupy and use SO much of the streets
and alleys and lands thereof as may
be necessary for the same, and to
supply water and electric lights and
power to the Town of Kennewick and
its inhabitants, and to collect rates
therefor"
introduced before the Council July
II, 1928.
Passed by the Council August z, 1923