The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-07-22
WAFER FRANCHISE up TO VOTERS Al
 SPECIAL ELECTION
Single Polling Place Open from 8A.M. 10 ! PM.
 Here Tomorrow

Voters of Juneau will go to the polls tomorrow, between the hours of 8 o'clock 8. m. and 2 p. m, to approve or disapprove granting a new 20-year franchise to Richard r. Lewis who is in business here under the name of Juneau Water Company.
 All qualified, registered voters of the City are eligible to vote in tomorrow's special election, the Mayors office stressed to-day. The rev franchise, to go into effect, must be approved by at least 55 percent of thcst casting ballots. The City Council already has approved the new franchise in form of Ju- neau City Ordinance No. 306.
 The franchise to be voted upon grants to MT. Lewis, his heirs, sue ccssors and assigns, the right to lay and maintain pipelines along and under public thoroughfares within the City, for the supplying of water to Juneau inhabitants and 10 conduct a waterworks business within the City. It provides for the manner in which pipelines are to be laid. conditions of mainten- ance and manner of recourse in case stated conditions are not con- piled with
 AS his part of the bargain, MT. Lewis agrees to furnish throughout the 20-year life of the franchise, ad adequate supply of pure, fresh water at reasonable rates, diStrlbut- cd throughout all sections of the City. and to furnish and distribute to the City at reasonable rates, an adequate supply of fresh water for fire protection purposes.
 The franchise ordinance specifi- cally provides
 A-That rates charged for water shall be subject to regulation . B-That MT. Lewis will submit to the City each April an annual report on the operations of his waterWorks business ..
 C-That the grantee of the fran chise (Mr. Lewis, etc., shall pay to the City of Juneau annually, on July l, @ remuneration of S1, POO or shall furnish a yearly supply of free water for city use as consid- eration for the franchise. (Mr Lew is has already made known his cleo tion to pay the $1 200 yearly in cash)
 D-That at any time during the life of the franchise, the City of Juneau shall have the first right of purchase of the Juneau Water System, at any price agreed upon between the City and the fran chise holder.
 Not provided within the fran chise ordinance, but stipulated in a separate agreement, is an option to the City of Juneau giving the City the right to purchase the water system at any time up until January l, 1947, at base price of s21O0oo, Mayor Waino Hend- rickson stated.
 The franchise ordinance was ap- proved by the Juneau City Council on June ' and becomes effective from the date of ratification by the voters.
 MT. Lewis is prepared immediately to commence work on considerable improvements and extension of the water system, the Mayor said today Materials are on hand, but the work has been held in abeyance on the outcome of tomorroW's voting.
 Only one polling place will be provided for the special election tomorrow-in the City Hall. Flee tion officials have been named by the Mayor and approved by the Council, as follows:
 Judges-Mrs William Byington Mrs. c. E. Rice, Mrs. Edwin Sut- ton; clerks-The Rev. Robert Treat the Rev Willis R. Booth.