The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1934-02-16
ORDINANCE No. s4l6
Providing for the reconstruction, extending
eniarging, improving and repairing Oh TN
Wata1works of the City of Hamilton, Ohio

Waterworks of the City of Hamilton, Ohio
WHEREAS, 1t is desirable to participate
in the federal work relief program ana 10
receive the benefits of grants from the tederal
government so as to make it possible for the
subdivision to provide work for the unem-
ployed; and
WHEREAS, By the provisions of the Ma,
tional Industrial Recovery Act fnanclal ana
is offered by the government of the United
States to municipalities by the making OF
grants not to exceed 80 per cent OF the cost
of the labor and material employed upon the
municipal improvement projects ana py max
ing loans to said municipalities to pay the
balance of the cost of such projects unoer
certain conditions, restrictions and agreements
in said act contained or promulgated unoer
authority of and pursuant 10 the proVisioi'
WHEREAS. The Council of the City of
Hamilton, Ohio, deems it expedlent ana lor
the public good to reconstruct, extend enaarge,
improve and repair the waterworks OF the
CITY of Hamilton, Ohio, by the drllhng OF
new supply wells. the construction OF a new
waterworks building and installing therein
the construction of complete water softenng
plant of a coaguation basin and OF a new
reservoir and the construction OF new ioree
mains and new distribution MAINS IN s tns
existing distribution system, both WITHIN ana
without the corporate limits of the CITY, ana
all for supplying water to the City and the
inhabitants thereof. -
THEREFORE, BE 1T ORDAINED by the
Council of the City of Hamilton Ohio
SECTION I: That it is deemed expedient.
necessary and for the public good TO recon
struct, extend, enlarge, improve ana repaar ep;a
the waterworks of the City of Hamilton, OHIO
by the drilling of supply wells, the con-
struction of a new waterworks buliding anu
installing therein the necessary pumping ana
other eouipmept the construction OF COM
plete water softening plant, of coagulation
basin and of a new reservoir, ana the con
struction of new force mains and new diS-
tribution mains in the existing aistrlpuoion t o,
kn4 ,xrfht
porate limits of the City, and all tor sup
plying water to the City and the inhaoitanVs
thereof
estimates and profles for the construction OF a
Water Storage Reservoir and known as supply
Contract No. 8, heretofore prepared Tor that
purpose, now on file In the ofnce OF the olslh ia
of Council, be and the same hereby are
approved. &c .o;a ;r,-
provement, which cost shall include 'he sA
nense of preliminary and other surveys, the
preparation of plans, specifications, pronles
estimates of cost engineering service super
vision cost of construction, sum equai 10
one per cent of the total cost to cover iederai
overhead printing and sales of bonds, the
payment of interest on the bonds issued 10
pay the cost and expense of SAID improvement
during the construction thereon for tne periou pou
from the date of the issuance thereon until
the first collection of taxes, including a levy
for the payment of said interest, together WIN
all other necessary expenditures, shall be paid
follows.
and materials from the grant made to the
City of Hamilton. Ohio, pursuant to the
provisions of said National Industrial Re
covery Act and the balance of said costs
from the proceeds of bonds of said City OF
Hamilton. Ohio, to be issued for that purpose,
SECTION ": That the City Manager oe oe
and he is hereby authorized and directeo TO
cause said waterworks to be reconstructed,
extended, enlarged, improved and repaired as
set forth in Section / of this ordinance and
to advertise for bids for the construction OF
Water Storage Reservoir known as Water
Supply Contract No. 8, in the manner provided
by law and to make and execute all neces-
sary contracts therefor, but contract shall
be entered into until funds for the payment
of said improvement in the treasury or
in process of collection, prescribed by law
SECTION V: This ordinance shall go into
effect thirty days after its passage
Passed February Z, 1884.
r. H. BURKE. Mayor.
Attest: ADELE EDMoNDS.
Clerk of Council.
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