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there iS very little pressmre at times, on these mains, he considers that a special agree - ment should be entered into by persons desiring to connect with these particular mains. I therefore recommend that the attached form of contract be required of any applicant desiring a' supply of water' from the transmission mains and request that you approve the contract and authorize the requirement of the same." Contract ~$ervice No. No. __ SCHEDULE "C~ I hereby apply to the Portsmouth Water Department for a supply cf water from the Suffolk-Portsmouth transmission main for premises It is understood and agreed that as this main is not a pressure main but a supply main from Lake Kilby Station to Portsmouth Station. that water supplied under this. agreement is not subject to any other contract or agreement that has been or may hereafter be entered into by the City of Portsmouth or the Water Department, and that the set - vice contemplated herein is such only as may be available from tlme to time and is subject to such changes-in the operation of the Water Department as may be deemed necessary rna expedient-by the City of Portsmouth. Being theowner of the. premises, I agree ~o be responsible for payment of all water fur~ished said premises at the rates now or here- after established, and that the water shall be used on the premises only, and without waste, and that Agents of the Water Department may at-all reasonable times visit and inspect the described premises. It is understood and agreed that the Oity of Portsmouth shall no~ be liable in the event of the stoppage of the supply of water and that if water is wasted on account of leaky pipes or fixtures or any other cause, or if water bills are not paid at the proper time the Water Department shall have the right to cut off the water at any time; otherwise this contract shall continue in force until cancelled by the Water Department or myself. vote: On motic~ of Mr. Hutchins, the form of contra~t was adopted, and by the follow- Ayes: Brooks, Fox, Hutchins, Moore, Cast 5 Nays: NOne. 7th - "I received a communication from the Chief of the Fire Department, dated August'2~th, as follows: 'On the afternoo~ of August 21st, 1936, we responded to a box alarm (No.62) located at the intersection of Deep Creek Boulevard and Gosport Road. On arrival, foUnd a storage shed of the National Utilization Company in a blaze. ~e worked from 5:30 P.M.' on ~he 21st until 4:00 A.M. on the 22nd~ before this fire was brought under oon~ trol, necessitating the use of four engine companies and one truck, two-thirds of the personnel, and forty-five hundred feet of two ~ud one half inch hose. We burst two thousand feet of two and one-~lf inch hose~by reason of long lay outs and old hose. This puts my Department in emergency of the first water. I am recommendin~ that four thousand feet of ~wo and one half inch rubber-lined, cctton~ multiple-woven hose be purchase~ immediately, as we are in dire need of this hose.~ In my report of~ August llth, in which I recommended the purchase of two thousand feet of hose, I quoted from ~he Chief's letter, in which he stated that the Depart - merit was in serious need of 5,900 feet, to be distributed as follows: Engine ~o: No. 1 70o feet' " #- " 2 1,~00 " ~ ~ ~ 3 1,200 " " ~ " 5 800 u It appears tha~ ~,000 feet more~will be required to supply 5,900 feet requested originally, which will supply all pumpers with the reGuired quantity of hose. In June of this year, 1,500 feet of hose, Under competitive bids, were awarded to Quaker City Rubber Oompamy, a~ $1.10 and recen$1y 2,000~ feet were ordered at the same price. The City may, now, enter into an arrangement wi~h the Quaker City Rubber Company, for ~,000 feet of the same hose; viz., Unity Multiple-woven hose, compled with National Stan- dard threads at $1.10 per foot, the same price as recently paid; that the shipment will be made promptly and billed as of January 1st, 1937, less 2% discount if paid within ten days, or ne~ 60 days.