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<br />nor more than $25.00 for each offense; and if any owner or keeper of any such
<br />room or place as set forth above shall permit the violation of any of the pro-
<br />visions of this section, he shall be deemed to be equally guilty and fined a
<br />like sum.
<br />Adopted by the Council June 2, 1930.
<br />Ayes: Messrs. Watson, Morris and Twyman;
<br />Noes: Mr. Brown.
<br />WATER CONTRACT -- SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY
<br />THIS CONTRACT, made this 2nd day of June, 1930, between the CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE,
<br />hereinafter called the City, party of the first part and the SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, here-
<br />inafter called the Company, party of the second part;
<br />W I T N E S S E T H:
<br />That the City, for and in consideration of the payment to be made by the Company as here.
<br />inafter set forth hereby agrees to furnish to the Company for a term of five (5) years, beginn-
<br />ing on the date hereof, all water required for use by the Company at Charlottesville, Virginia,
<br />for its passenger depot, freight depot, stock pen, round house, engines and all other facilities.
<br />Said water to be furnished from its present water supply, through the present distributing
<br />mains and through a single meter to be installed as hereinafter set forth.
<br />The Company agrees to pay the City for said water monthly at the rate of eight cents (8V)
<br />per thousand gallons. There shall be a minimum charge each month of ($50.00) Fifty Dollars,
<br />which shall apply only to water consumed for that month. All bills shall be due and payable
<br />within ten days after being presented.
<br />The City agrees to supply water under this contract, and at the rate provided herein, to
<br />any of the Company's facilities now being served by the City, on condition that the Company
<br />construct and maintain such pipe line or lines as may be necessary to serve said facilities,
<br />through a single meter to be installed as hereinafter set forth.
<br />The City shall have the right from time to time to inspect all pipes, tanks and appliances
<br />of every kind in use by the Company on its property where water is used, for the purpose of
<br />seeing that some are kept in proper repair so as to prevent appreciable waste. The City shall
<br />give to the Company notice in writing of any defects causing appreciable waste and should the
<br />Company fail to make necessary repairs within five days after receipt of such notice the City
<br />reserves the right to cause such repairs to be made and the Company shall pay to the City the
<br />cost of such repairs plus ten per cent (10%).
<br />It is hereby mutually covenanted and agreed that upon the termination of this contract,
<br />five years from the date hereof, the same shall continue and be in force from year to year
<br />until either party hereto gives the other ninety days notice of its intention to cancel the
<br />same.
<br />It is further mutually covenanted and agreed that the City shall not be held responsible
<br />for damages or otherwise for f allure to furnish continuous services under this contract,
<br />should such failure result from breakage of pipes or other cause beyond the reasonable control
<br />of the City, but that there shall be no charge for such period during which the City so
<br />fails to furnish water, ind the Company shall be imediately notified of any interruption
<br />or anticipated interruption of water services and also of the probable duration of the in-
<br />terruption.
<br />It is agreed that the City will allow the Company to make connection with its main where
<br />Ninth Street crosses the Company's right of way or at a convenient location on Main Street.
<br />The Company is to pay the entire costs of making said connection including restoring the
<br />street in its present condition and is to supply its own pipe for carrying the water from the
<br />said connection with the City's mein to the point or points where it is to be used. The
<br />Company agrees to supply and install a compound meter approved by the City on its line at a
<br />location to bn approved by the City near the point of connection with the City's mains. If,
<br />during any month, the meter fails to register, the charge for that month shall be the average
<br />of the month's charges for the three preceding months.
<br />In the event the Company allows water from other sources to flow through pipe connected
<br />with the City's mains the Company shall furnish and install an adequate and effective system
<br />of check valves to be approved by the City which shall prevent any such grater entering the
<br />City's mains.
<br />The City reserves the right to limit the amount of water supplied under this contract
<br />to four hundred thousand (4009000) gallons for any twenty-four hour period. It is distinct-
<br />ly understood that the purpose of this contrFct is to furnish water for the transportation
<br />and other facilities of the Company and the Company shall not have the right to sell, re -
<br />consign or divert the water for other purposes.
<br />I1 TESTIMONY '.THEREOF the City of Charlottesville has caused this contract to be signed
<br />in its name by J. T. Brown, its Mayor, and its Corpo,ste Seal to be hereunto affixed and
<br />attested by H. A. Haden, Clerk of its Council, being duly authorized by resolution duly
<br />adopted by the Council of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia, on the 2nd day of June,
<br />19309 a certified. copy of which is hereto attached, and the Southern Railway Company has ceu88d
<br />its name to be signed to this contract by H. W. hiller, its Vice President, and Its corpo^at®
<br />seal to be hereto affixed and attested by Guy E. Mauldin, its Assistant Secretary, the same
<br />being duly authorized, all the day and year first above written.
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