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Home My Public Portal About08-03-1911 (9) Richmond City Water Works Bid for Water Supply for the City of Richmond476 - ih N, C, M. w, I;ia, e.ont Iasp g5ere the service pipe shall be larger than 3/4 inch, then the �nuy charge for m^tared service shall he as follows: 50 cents per month 1 inch connection 100 to to ijn inch connection $,00 V" 2 a y 5.00 to it 3 SECTION YIII, That Section 18 of said ordinance, as ar.encled by an amend- atory ordina=ce.Of said city ordained September 21, 1892, being Section n of said amendatory I ordinance. be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows. Section 18. Said water works shall at all times maintain a oressure in its mains at the corner of ifain & 8th Streets of, not less than 40 pounds nor more than 70 pounds to the square inch, ex- cept as hereinafter -provided* Said water works shall maintain an electric Gong at -its pumping station, connected with the city fire alarm system in such a way that the fire'depertment of said city may notify said water works by an alarm sounded at its pumping station that a pressure in excess of said lressure above stipulated is necessary to extinguish a fire In said city, and said water works shall within ten minutes after such an alarm shall -have been given at said rLmping station, flrnish such additional fire pressure by means of the pmrpang machinery of said water works, as may be re- quired by such fire deplartmAnt, not less than 70 pounds nor exceed- ing 110 pounds to the square inch at any hydrant, an' shall main- tain such pressure continuously during the continuance of any such fire in said city, If, in the opinion of the Chief of•said fire department, it is necessary to designate certain fire alarm boxes as direct pressure boxes, said water works shall, vwhci the first alarm is sounded from such boxes, give and maintain the required fire pressure: provided, that no box shall be designated as a di- rect pressure box "where the static pressure at the hydrant nearest said box exceeds 70 pounds por square inch. SECTION IX. That Section 20 of said ordinance IT: and the same is hereby amend- ed so as to read as follows. Section 20. Whenever new machinery shall be installed by said water works the same shall be of standard pattern and Quality, and the system oP said water works Shall at all times be of suffio- lent capacity to throw simultaneously 8 fire streams 100 feet Pr tleally through 1o0 feet of 2-lid inch best glality rubber line . hose a, 1-1/8 Inch ring nozzles:provided that no more than t110 streams are to be taken from anone 6 inch main nor more than 4 streams from any one 8 inch main, and streams from larger maitestiri the -same proportion. The city shall have the right to make reason" at any fire hydrant upon f'1r3t giving to said hater workstashall be able notice of the time and place when and where such t rgqtire- made. If the said water works fails at any time to meet theof mens of such test, excepting by reason of damage to the plant said water w said t give works by fire or other unavoidable accident, and Unless said lwater workswritteshallno iC8 thereof to by another andsaid similareteatrsatisdac oily m meet the reMirements above specified within ten days aftez' suer written notice the hydrant rentals shall thereupon ease until such time as said water works shall. by another & similar test -.001111d 456 - 9. R. 0. W. V. Bid, Cont'd., eatisip0torilY Meet the recuirensents above specified, which test upon request of said water works. shall be�i'eby afired that the city will 'enforce the ordinance IL is prohibiting sprinKling during the tine said above named taste are ,ads' and during the time of fires. SECTION X. t line old three h-,Li �d eighteen hall firetain hydrantsupon its as noweloaateu or atpip ing, pip - three . such other points as sh311 be designated by said city: pro" s , that in case of change of the location of any of said hydrants, the expense of such change shall be paid by the city. Whenever said city shall deem it necessary f'or better fire protection in said city to establish Q"itional hydrabts on the then existing pipe lines of said water works, the said water works company shal' eat the cane at the points designated by said city and shall said city only the price of the hydrants, cost of labor any ial furnished. A provisions for a free supply of water t of fire purpose by said water vrorks, except for the water by said water are hereby repealed and all free supply works, except as above stated, a::all cease and terminate reof bom y after the passage of this ordinaniovidedthe acceptance said waterworks as hereinafter p SECTION XI. :hat Section ?.6 of said ordinance, as amended by an amendatory Sec*;on ordinance of said city .ordained SeptemberP2lanPeis�herebY s�"ended 5of said amendatory Ordinance, be and the so as to read as follows* of hydrant ser- f the furnishinghe in, said Section 26. In consid�rationcity, as providede9 fare hydrants vice by said ^rater vrorks to said water works 2 water Torks in cityherebyagrees to rent from said e watpsins of said .assage of from saidecityinthe for na perloddofn25hYeantancei.ereofand al bY said -ter'vsum ofe$50 tile P rper and toipayrasnrentalanicrheachaofts is ondrtlsthdaYi°ffsaidApril cit3' chill num, payable in equal instalmen rovided, that d Maass of redd it 18t dayof October in each Year: P the lilies an ,Men requi _ u on e thereof waterrequirworkse than aslocatedydnexisting atcost oihtrienstal°pydrantsot shall locate . the same and Pay tile eshall install said additionalcity '11ocat d1"por. at the actual water costscfwhich Nation th%nal'hydz'ants gOitY sriell not tics'that said ed and ,,or said iris furtherp been Pay aid existingnlines: and Provit rentaldeandts whi oil haveE °f tnis shallrieot con idereday tasental for th free hydrantsnP provisions tonsileil°ordhla cecfnadefaccord- si insnee s m and provided further that the P 3 of s ex$en on this a?'fect tk;e provisions of Seat ion .. to the payment oi' rental for hydrants upon ing to the provisions thereof. is SI;OTION rereUY "'I"ae be and the same n8 of said ordinLn amendThat Section ed so as to read as follovrs. —