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nor more than $25.00 for each offense; and if any owner or keeper of any such room or place as set forth above shall permit the violation of any of the pro- visions of this section, he shall be deemed to be equally guilty and fined a like sum. Adopted by the Council June 2, 1930. Ayes: Messrs. Watson, Morris and Twyman; Noes: Mr. Brown. Clerk Signature President Signature WATER CONTRACT -- SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY THIS CONTRACT, made this 2nd day of June, 1930, between the CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, hereinafter called the City, party of the first part and the SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, here- inafter called the Company, party of the second part; W I T N E S S E T H: That the City, for and in consideration of the payment to be made by the Company as here. inafter set forth hereby agrees to furnish to the Company for a term of five (5) years, beginn- ing on the date hereof, all water required for use by the Company at Charlottesville, Virginia, for its passenger depot, freight depot, stock pen, round house, engines and all other facilities. Said water to be furnished from its present water supply, through the present distributing mains and through a single meter to be installed as hereinafter set forth. The Company agrees to pay the City for said water monthly at the rate of eight cents ($0.08) per thousand gallons. There shall be a minimum charge each month of ($50.00) Fifty Dollars, which shall apply only to water consumed for that month. All bills shall be due and payable within ten days after being presented. The City agrees to supply water under this contract, and at the rate provided herein, to any of the Company's facilities now being served by the City, on condition that the Company construct and maintain such pipe line or lines as may be necessary to serve said facilities, through a single meter to be installed as hereinafter set forth. The City shall have the right from time to time to inspect all pipes, tanks and appliances of every kind in use by the Company on its property where water is used, for the purpose of seeing that some are kept in proper repair so as to prevent appreciable waste. The City shall give to the Company notice in writing of any defects causing appreciable waste and should the Company fail to make necessary repairs within five days after receipt of such notice the City reserves the right to cause such repairs to be made and the Company shall pay to the City the cost of such repairs plus ten per cent (10%). It is hereby mutually covenanted and agreed that upon the termination of this contract, five years from the date hereof, the same shall continue and be in force from year to year until either party hereto gives the other ninety days notice of its intention to cancel the same. It is further mutually covenanted and agreed that the City shall not be held responsible for damages or otherwise for f allure to furnish continuous services under this contract, should such failure result from breakage of pipes or other cause beyond the reasonable control of the City, but that there shall be no charge for such period during which the City so fails to furnish water, ind the Company shall be imediately notified of any interruption or anticipated interruption of water services and also of the probable duration of the in- terruption. It is agreed that the City will allow the Company to make connection with its main where Ninth Street crosses the Company's right of way or at a convenient location on Main Street. The Company is to pay the entire costs of making said connection including restoring the street in its present condition and is to supply its own pipe for carrying the water from the said connection with the City's main to the point or points where it is to be used. The Company agrees to supply and install a compound meter approved by the City on its line at a location to bn approved by the City near the point of connection with the City's mains. If, during any month, the meter fails to register, the charge for that month shall be the average of the month's charges for the three preceding months. In the event the Company allows water from other sources to flow through pipe connected with the City's mains the Company shall furnish and install an adequate and effective system of check valves to be approved by the City which shall prevent any such grater entering the City's mains. The City reserves the right to limit the amount of water supplied under this contract to four hundred thousand (400,000) gallons for any twenty-four hour period. It is distinct- ly understood that the purpose of this contrFct is to furnish water for the transportation and other facilities of the Company and the Company shall not have the right to sell, re - consign or divert the water for other purposes. I1 TESTIMONY THEREOF the City of Charlottesville has caused this contract to be signed in its name by J. T. Brown, its Mayor, and its Corpo,ste Seal to be hereunto affixed and attested by H. A. Haden, Clerk of its Council, being duly authorized by resolution duly adopted by the Council of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia, on the 2nd day of June, 1930 a certified. copy of which is hereto attached, and the Southern Railway Company has caused its name to be signed to this contract by H. W. Miller, its Vice President, and Its corporate seal to be hereto affixed and attested by Guy E. Mauldin, its Assistant Secretary, the same being duly authorized, all the day and year first above written.