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URDINANCE L4U.g.C7. .
An ordinance declaring the construction of a dam acro m
Trinity River heretofore contracted to be constructed by a
contract between the City of Fort Worth and J. R. Nutt a public
necessity and making said dam a part of the Dual Water System
of the City of Fort Worth, and repealing all ordinances and
parts of ordinances in conflict with it.
Whereas, the City of Fort 1�4orth has been engaged for
soiae time in installing a Dual Water System and in order to
complete the same and meet the needs of the citizens of said
City it is necessary to construct a dam across the Trinity
River for the purpose of impounding sufficient water to operate
said Dual Water System and the said City has prepared plans
and specifications for said dam but is at the present w3t'_z)ut
the means witn which to construct the same, and:
Whereas, said City of Fort Worth has heretofore on, to-wit:
the 22nd, day of Octouer -_ D. 1910, contracted with J. R. Nutt
for the construction of said dam which contract is contained in
Ordinance No. 200, recorded in Ordinance Book F, pages 69 to 77
inclusive.
NOW THIMFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY TLE BOARD OF COMAISSIOIa;RS
OF THE CITY OF FURT WORTH:
Section 1. That a public necessity exists and that the
demands of the citizens of the City of Fort -•orth necessitate+
the cone-.ruction of a dam across the Trinity River for the
purpose of impounding sou icient watier to operate a Dual Water
System for said City, at a point on the said Trinity River in
the 0ity of Fort 'North about lUUU feet east of what is known
as the old pumping station of said City and between where the
lines of blain and Houston Street$would be if extended across
said Trinity River.
Section 2. That said dam across the Trinity River as con-
tracted for in said contract referred to between the said City J�
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of Fort worth and J. R. Nutt ediall from this date and hereafter
be and is hereby detiaXed to have been since the execution of
said contract above feferred to sammi a part and parcel of
the Dual Wa ,er System of said City of Fort Worth and shall be
used in connection with said Dual Water System by said City
of Fort Worth for the purpose of supplying water to the citizens
of said City.
Section 3. -11 ordinances and parts of ordinances in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
This ordinance shall be in force from and after its
passage.
I, hereby certify that the above and foregoing ordinance
was duly presented and unanimously passed and adopted by the
.00ard of Commissioners of the City of Fort Worth at a regular
session of said Board held Tuesday February t==, 1911.
CiO' cretary.