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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 10.14.1907 - SewerageAN ORDINANCE TO AIVND SECTIONS 4 AND 9 OF AN ORDINANCE PASZED BY TIM CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRORGFTO`gN, TEXAS, ON JANUARY 19th,1907, AND F''TTITLED " AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO JOHN R. ALLEN AND L. MARSHALL OF GEORGETO`! N9 WTLLIUTSON CO T1TY9 TEXAS, THEIR ASSOCIATES, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, THE RIGHT TO CONSTRUCT AND OPERATE A SYSTEM_ OF Sin J GE. WITHIN THE LIItCITS OF THE CITY OF GEORGE- TOET, TEXAS, RESERVING TO THE CITY THE -RIGHT TO BUY SAID SYSTEM OF S_7M:'AGE AND ALSO PROVIDING FOR THE 'FOR:: 7ITIMR3 OF THIS RIGHTS HEREIN MT- EIONED, " AND TO A7'D TH!9RETO SECTION 14. Whereas the Georgetown Sewer Company, a private corporation, of Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas, is now the owner of the franchise granted by the above mentioned ordinance, and is also the owner of the franchise granted to M.P. Kelley by the City Council of the City of Georgetown on Augus 13th, 1894, giving and granting to him the right to construct and operate a system of sewerage in this city, and is also the owner of the system of sewerage constructed by said Kelley under said i'rancuine; and whereas the said Georgetown Sewer Company is desirous of sur- rendering the said Kelley franchise and of opera ing the Kelley system and making extensions under the said franchise granted to said Allen and Marshall, and said company in order to successfully construct and operate the Kelley system and its extensions under the said Allen and Marshall franchise they desire that such last mentioned franchise be amended as hereinafter set our; therefore, Big IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Georgetown, - Texas that sections 4 and 9 of an ordinance passed by the City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas, on January 19th, 19079 granting to John R. Allen and L. Marshall, their associates, successors and assigns, &sewer franchise, be amended so as to hereafter read as follows. Section 4. The general plan of said sewerage system shall be as follows, to -wits Sewers shall be of the best quality of salt glazed terra cotta, vitrified pipes, truly cylindrical, ]aid upon a true gradient, with joints made tight by first-class Portland cement mortar, or they shall be made of first class hard burnt brick laid in first class Portland cement mortar; man -holes shall be placed wherever necessary and covered with approved cast iron coverings strong enough to carry the heaviest traffic; sewers 13 to be laid at such depth below the surface of the earth as not to interfere with work on the streets, alleys or other public places and to give a fall of not less than 2* inches in ten (10) feet from adjacent buildings; no lateral sewer shall be less than six inches in diameter, provided that laterals not leas than 8 inches in diameter shall be laid on such streets as may be from time to time designated by the City Council, and all the mains before the entrance of any lateral, sewers shall not be less than 10 inches in diameter; all pipes, sewers, ets., shall be laid under the supervision of the street commissioner, or other person designated by the City Council. There shall be two mains laid, one commencing at the Ladies' Annes of the Southwestern Uni- versity and running west, and another commencing at the intersection of Brushy and Oak streets and running south one block and then east, said two mains to connect with and empty into the main of the present Kelley system of sewerage on the Talbot property in the northern part of the city. The beginning of the main at the intersection of Main and Oak streets shall be 18 inches deep from the surface of the street to the top of the main. Section 9. The two mains mentioned in Section 4 hereof shall be completed within eight months form the passage of this amendment, provided, however# that if the completion of said work is prevented or delayed by floods, act of.God or public enemy, or by legal proceedings for the maintenance or defense of their ]s gal rights, or in the acquisition of property or right of way, or by reason of any other cause whatsoever beyond their con- trol, such time shall form no part of the time specified in this ordinance for the performe.nee of any act required by the terms of this section to be done by them. Section 14. Free sewer connections shall be furnished the City Hall and Calaboose for the full term of this franchise. PASSED AND AP.Mr OVFD this 14th, day of October A.D. 1907, R.F. Ward, Mayor. ATTFSTa Geo. Keahe9, Secretary. W ii � Texas, -(cllol-r 14Lh,, ]-�-,r'7, To The City Council Of The City Of Georgetovnis Te;7--ts:- YONV cones the Georgetown Sewer Cormany of GeorE--!7,to-.Yi, 7'illl-tnoon f'ounty, Texas, acting by and through its duly autl)or-17E, I „rd off-Icers, and shows to yo-Lu- body t)-iclt It is nor ov')IE�r of t'f,c,- f-'wv,,c;r fr-nchise (--Irs-rited by yotir body to John R. Allen a�,-A T,. 17n.rsl-all *,-,y ordinance passed on Janur,,ry I',-)r)7; tl,'It is is also tho c'7,11cr Of the sevrer franchise granted by the City Cmincil cf Georg -.town, To!noo to 1% P. i'ellr,y by ordinance r-,armed Augur 1904" arA also of the entire s-stem of siF-wera;,-,� heretoforo built by E!ntl 1'. 11. '-elloy candor sn.i,l last --a,-od toget'-hor all rid htp Of V: -a y lands, pipes, fixtures and otlier property b�-,lorgirg, to nall F;'-oten. This comp�.,.ny ti-,-.t it to not -n" to siino3flilly oporsto ra.oevrer oystem rLn,-'Lcjr tv7o frq.no.his,es.. n,nd beliovicg t1lat the first i.!ontioned frnm).-li-e is ti-,,e 'np,-'t both -.rL-'c,)r this comT)any thd t1je City, it hereby pros voos tc nmilrcndur tl.e Bail :'a? ley rrnvidod the Allen and can be' a---endnd -10 t1r?t tl,(- T.'elloy r-ys1[leri and the extension: thi,7 cor-rnrly pyln-noses to rnako crtn 1),^ orerRued togethor ail,l have a corn.,nori out:Jmi at tl'�e present oiitl,-,t of 'e 2 1.lac said 1, -ley sy8tem., miJ so that adrlitionril time can be ha in which to -,al:- much cxten.-ions. This com-ra:-,y f�Erther slio-s t1lat it bccnxio tho ov.mor oll" the Allcn rmrl Marbliall fra.nchino it thin a few da,f-,i aftor sn,nre vm-, j-,rvitc-J" at the oai-)e time entered into a cortrlct, �-Tth z,~Zl-1 'T. '7. Volley to purc.1-Moo tila onid Kelley -,yLIteq--,j as son,, n.-. *-Ile title to t],Q-) lan� 3 -Ind right'S' 0-1-7 W�+-Y Of tUGh 17*Clle.V Uysten could be- por-1-?ctc-1 n1rd it "j,j not co,".r.encQ ,-,,c)rk ta-idov- t�)o All-cri arrl franc7�-iso at tl—t tir,t, 1,eccq.u-e if it 'o!L, sysel-t!e of y�-nr,e d -1 "'f (-;r e, nt . It only got Litle, to tj.�e 7elley sysfLe- n,br'-"t This corpany J)rGj,,()suo -to !air ,,,:o oiw St rt t t ./ U Lndlas Aijn-,x n)il west, qmoth r ottrtir.g r?t tho of rruby ai-A ciie blocl,7 ctrith -..2-,A ther e-ant.. 11),Al' of to e.-rtl iriLo the of the "c.1 t . Y I ji Talbot j-,r0j),crt;7 In the northern T,--..rt of thp, C.it,,r. T1-i-s al-e© to F-,Ivl- fl.-_,c cm irection,-, tr, tl-ie rity Nall ni,l Ca1.a,'h-00 c. This,, cors,=u-y h�,o hf-id r-opn.red mlclfi arv,,iidronts to the Allan [u,rl r s., ia 11 f r-n i a (32 1 i o 0 li_,-3 it 1 1 A- 0 v e o, r� 1-, e- i:t b o. r n - s cd "by, Y 0 ur "' 0 1 Y U'r.lDn the- of ao o,'-t r,"Ib in f h- drg.ft of ordln--nco will be action oil its rr"rt. A T T 7 c 'J" : T, PCC0„1-,Ftflyilli P'L'0170�Pr�l tjtf� 1'e11ey fr1 'l ne sUrIle nlcrel by ththin00M.V�-T-IY -ithnilt any 4'1 Georg(--,toviii 2cro- Cojii-vL-y by John 1. All',n �L11 �50� { /S