its duly ~utnorized agen,s and emDloyees the free right of ingress to and egress from the
<br />premises of the Development for the p~u~pose of insp$cting, repairing, replacing or removing
<br />the property of the Utility, of reading meters, or of performing any work. incidental to the
<br />supplying of all service hereby conmracted for.
<br /> (b) The Utility shall have the ~ight to contract with and render water ser-
<br />vice to individual commercial consumers on the Development, but no such contract shall be en-
<br />tered into without t~ze written approval of the Administrator or his representative.
<br /> (c) T~he Utility s!.~ll have the right to shut off the supply of water to the
<br />Development, without n&tice, only in ~ses of emergency. I2 t~he Utility shall~i~nd it neces -
<br />sary to shut off the supply of~water to the Development to mak~ replacements or repairs, or
<br />·for other reason, and no emergency exists, *~e Utility ~hall give the Administrator ~eason-
<br />able notice of its intentions, .including the approximate ti~ae and duration of such interrup-
<br />tion of service.
<br /> 16. Annexation of Property. o.f Utility: Any smd all e~uioment, apoaratus
<br />and devices necessary ~-6--~ill Utility's ob~igation hereunder placed ~r ~reeted b~ the
<br />Utility on or in property of the Development, shall be and remain the property of the Utility
<br />regardless of the mode or manner of its annexation_or attachment to real property of the
<br />Development .~
<br /> 17. LiabilitY: The~water supplied under this contract is supplied upon the
<br />express condition that after it passes the meter equipment of the Utility, it becomes the
<br />property of the Government. The Utility shall not be liable for loss or damage to any person
<br />or property whatsoever resulting ~ireetly or indirectly from the use er misuse or presence
<br />of water on the Development premises after it passes said meter equipment except where such
<br />loss or damage shall be sho~ to'~have~.been oc,c~sioned by negligence of the Utility, its
<br />agents, servant~ or employees.
<br /> 18o Imoossibil~y o~Perf_o~_an~: The Utility shall use all reasonable dil-
<br />igence in providing a 8onstant and uninterrUpted supply of water, but the Utility shall not
<br />be liable to the Government hereunder, nor sha!l~the GoveE~ment be liable to the Utility here-
<br />· ~uder by reason of fal~lure off,he Utl~!i~tY~$O~deliver or the Developmentt to receive water as
<br />the result of fire, strike, riot, explosion, flood, accident, brsmak~oE~ act of ~Od, or the
<br />public enemy, or other acts beyo~d?~th~-~control of. the party affected; it being the intention
<br />of each party to relieve the .ot~her~c2,~the~ob~igat~on to supply water or to receive and pay for
<br />water when a s a result of any of the above-mentioned causes, either party may be unable to de-
<br />liver ~or use in whole ~ in part the w~ter herein contracted to be delivered and received.
<br />Both parties shall be p~o~pt and diligent in removing s~nd overcoming the cause or causes of
<br />sai~ interruption, but ~othing herein contained shall be construed as permitting the Utility
<br />to refuse to deliver and the Gower~ment to ~refuse to receive water after the cameo of the in-
<br />terruption has bee~ removed. In case of impaired or defec~ive service, the Administrator or
<br />his representative shall immediately.give notice to the nearest office of the U~llity by tel-
<br />ephone or.otherwise, ~confirming such notice in writi ng as soon thereafter as practicable.
<br /> 1% S-ecial Pro¥i_sion: TheGovernment agrees that it will not.unnecessarily
<br />waste water in the.De~v~lopment s~ud that it will endeavor to prohibit its tenants from unnec-
<br />essarily wasting water. In order to co-operate in this regard, the Government grants to the
<br />duly authorized representatives of the Utility the right to ingress to and egress from the
<br />premi~ses of the Development in order to make inspections of the water facilities of the Devel-
<br />opment.
<br /> 20. P~evious Co.nt.r. acts. Su erceded: This contract supe rcedes all previous
<br />contracts or representations, either written or verbal, heretofore in effect by the Utility
<br />and the Government ~Ith respect ~o matters herein contained~ and constitutes the sole con -
<br />tract by the parties hereto concerning these matters.
<br /> ~ 21.~ Desi~.gnees of Contracting Parties: TheAdministrator has designated
<br /> the Housing Eanager of the'Developmen~V, whose address is the Development, as the duly autho~
<br /> ~ized representative re'sponsible for the operation and supervision of said Deve!ooment with
<br /> whom the Utility may de~l. ~ ~
<br />
<br /> The Utility has designate~ X.D. Eurden, Superintendent of ~ater Depart-
<br />ment, whose address is Earket Building, as the dully aU, thorized representative with w~hom the
<br />Adm~inistrator may deai~ on any matter arising under the terms of this contract. Either-party
<br />will promptly notify the ~o~he~r.!,~ writing wh~enever there is a change in such designee.
<br /> . .22. ReGuired Notic~es~- ~ to Be in Writin.~.:~ ~ 1Any notice required or authorized
<br /> to be given hereunder, except the notice set out in Section 18 hereof~ ~shall be given in
<br /> writing by either party~ addressed to ~he aut~h~r~ze~ r~epresentative of the other and mailed
<br /> in the ordinary course qf business to ~he last k~o~wm a~dress of said other party.
<br /> . 23. i~terest.. . of ~Nember~, ~ ..of. Congress: '~' No member of or Delegate to the Con -
<br /> gress of the Uhited States of America or Resident ommissioner shall p~rtieipate in the funds
<br /> made available under this contract. Nothing, however, herein contained shall b e construed
<br /> to extend to any incorporated company,~ if the sgreemen~ be for the general benefit of such
<br /> corporation or come, any.
<br /> 2~. This contract shall be binding upon the successors, or legal assigns of
<br /> the Utility.
<br /> IN ~YITNESS WHERE0~, the partie~ hereto have caused this agreement to be duly
<br /> signed and executed in triplicate the day ~d year Tirst above written.
<br />
<br />UNITED STATES OF ~MERICA
<br />
<br />Federal ~orks Administrator
<br />
<br />ATTEST
<br />
<br />By----~irec~or of Defense Housing
<br />
<br /> OITYO~ PORTS~OUTH
<br />
<br /> SEAL By
<br /> Act~ Mayor ~nd President pro tom
<br />ATTEST: of the City Counci!.
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