HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCES-1974-033-O-7433-0-74
AN ORDINANCE
Permitting the Metropolitan Sanitary
District of Greater Chicago to Con-
struct and Operate a Tunnel and
Reservoir System Within the City of
Evanston
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: That subject always.to the conditions herein
stated, the perpetual easement, right, and "
authority be and the same is hereby granted and given to The
Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago (hereinafter
referred to as "Sanitary District"), to construct, reconstruct,
repair, maintain, and operate the Tunnel andReservoir - Main
0 Stream System - Tunnels and Shafts - Addison Street to Wilmette
Contract No. 72-049-2H and Tunnels and Shafts Connecting Structures
Addison Street to Wilmette - Contract No. 73-058-2H, together
with the appurtenances thereto, hereinafter designated as "The
System," upon, under, and through all the streets, highways, public
lands, public rights -of -way, and public easements of the City of
Evanston, (hereinafter referred to as "The City") within the terri-
torial limits of The City traversed by the right-of-way of said
System.
SECTION 2: That the location, size, and manner of con-
struction of the System shall be in accordance
with plans and specifications prepared by the Sanitary District, as
approved by The City (as shown on exhibit A attached hereto and
made a part hereof.)
SECTION 3: That the rights hereby granted to the Sanitary
District are so granted upon the following
conditions:
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(a) That the Sanitary District shall, at its own ex-
pense, make such changes in the location of the
police and fire alarms and street lighting,
electric wires of The City as may be rendered
necessary by the construction of the System of
the Sanitary District.
(b) ' That the Sanitary District shall, at its cost and
expense, install all such safety devices and traffic
control signals as may become necessary and required
by The City for the public convenience, health and
safety, as a result of any routing or rerouting of
traffic caused by the construction contemplated in
this ordinance.
(c) That the System of the Sanitary District shall be con-
structed, reconstructed, repaired, and efficiently main-
tained and operated solely by the Sanitary District at
its sole expense and cost; and The City shall not be
held responsible in any manner for the location or
manner of construction, reconstruction, repair, or
operation of the same.
(d) That the Sanitary District shall indemnify, save, and
keep harmless The City from any and all claims for
damage to real and personal property and injuries to
or death suffered by persons by reason of the construc-
tion, reconstruction, repair, maintenance, or operation
by the Sanitary District of the System within the cor-
porate limits of The City.
(e) That the Sanitary District shall, at its sole cost and
expense, restore to their former condition of useful-
ness the pavements of all streets, public alleys and
highways, as well as all other structures, shrubs,
trees and sod which may be disturbed or interfered with
'or damaged by the construction, maintenance, repair, or
operation of the System, as well as all walks, cross-
walks, curbs, gutters, catch basins, and ditches as
soon as practicable, and shall thereafter maintain such
restoration from time to time as may be necessary, but
not to exceed two (2) years. All surplus excavation
and other spoil shall be removed from the paved streets;,
public alleys, and highways by the Sanitary District.
(f) That The City insofar as it has the legal authority so
to do, does hereby order and direct all persons, part-
nerships, or corporations which shall at the time of
the construction of the System own, operate, or maintain
any conduits, wires, poles, pipes, gas mains, cables,
electric, steam and street railway tracks and equipment
or other structures within any portion of the streets,
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public alleys and highways to be excavated in the con-
struction of the System, at his, its, or their own ex-
pense, to make such changes in the location of such
conduits, wires, poles, .pipes, gas mains and cables,
electric, steam and street railway tracks, and equipment:
or other structures as may be rendered necessary by the
construction of the System.
(g) That the Sanitary District and its contractors are
hereby given and granted the right to use in the con-
struction of the System such motor trucks, excavators,
hoisting engines, and other plant and equipment as may
be necessary for the complete construction of said work.
The use of said equipment shall be in compliance with
all ordinances of The City and shall be restricted to
those streets and routes as The City of Evanston shall
approve. -
(h) That the Sanitary District shall, at its own expense
and cost, make such alterations in the location of the
water mains of The City as may be rendered necessary
by the construction of the System of the Sanitary Dis-
trict. And in all such cases, where it shall become. and
be necessary that water service pipes be removed, cut
off, or damaged in any way on account of the construction
of the System, the Sanitary District is hereby authori-
zed to remove, alter, repair, and replace such water
service pipes at its own cost and expense, providing any
water service pipes distrubed shall be replaced by the
Sanitary District; provided, however, that all work done
on said water mains and water service pipes shall be
subject to the approval of The City of Evanston.
(i) That The City, in consideration of the passage of this
ordinance and the mutual benefits thereby give, grant,
and issue without fees or cost therefor, to the Sanitary
District or to any contractor to whom this work or any
,part thereof specified in this ordinance shall be award-
ed all permits or licenses required for doing said work
upon application and shall not require the Sanitary
District or its contractors to deposit any sums of money
required under any ordinance of The City for similar
work, and shall furnish the Sanitary District or any
contractor to whom said work or any part thereof shall
be awarded, at any existing water connection or hydrant,
or such suitable water connection as may.be installed,
all water needed in the performance of said work
(provided that the water so furnished will not interfere
with the necessary water supply for The City), at the
then regular rate charged by The City to its consumers,
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all said water
to be measured through meters furnished
by the Sanitary
District or its contractors; and fur-
ther shall not
require the payment by the Sanitary
District of any
fees.or salaries for inspectors em-
ployed by The City
on said work.
Introduced:
Passed:
April
1, 1974
April 8, 1974
Approved:
Recorded:
April R_
1A71L
Vote:
Vote:
Nays:
None
Ayes: 13
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Alderman:
Alderman: Lange, Kneafsey,
Jan, Lytle, Wyandt, Summers, Alexander,
Geraghty, Fitzsimons, Brinkman, Winfield,
Approved: Pittsford and Hoover.
/s I Edgar Vanngman _ ,Tr -
Mayor
ATTEST:
/c/ MAilrl CP T? _ T�vnum
Clerk
Approved as to form:
/s/ Jack M. SieRel
Corporation Counsel