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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02318/6 a/ ORDINANCE NO. AWW- AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 6, 8, 21, 22,.23 AND 24 OF ORDINANCE NO. 1110, AS THE SAME ARE NOW STATED AFTER AMENDMENT BY ORDINANCES NUMBERED 1172, 1239, 1369, 1372, 1380, 1453, 1469 AND 1471. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND, IN REGULAR SESSION ASSEMBLED; DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 6 of Ordinance No. 1110, passed December 19, 1939, is hereby amended.to.read as follows: "Section 6. Service connections -- Installation. Upon the presentation at the office of the superintendent, of the treasurer's receipt for the installation fees an6 the execution of the contract provided for in this ordinance, the superintendent shall cause the premises described in the application, if the same abut upon a street in which there is a City water main, to be connected with the City water main by a service pipe extending at right angles from the main to the property line and including a stop cock placed approximately one foot outside the sidewalk area, which connection shall thereafter be maintained by and kept within the exclusive control of the eity. In case of application for water service on premises not abutting upon a street in which there is a'City water main, the City will tap the water main at the closest practbal point to the premises making such application, and permit connection thereof by means of a union and pipes laid at the expense of the owner and thereafter maintained by the owner, and such water line shall be deemed "temporary" and be replaced at the property owner's expense when a water main is laid in front of or along said property's bdfidary or boundaries. Upon the discretion of the Superintendent, the City may, upon payment of all costs by the owner, extend any water main or water line along or through any street, alley or road in the City. Nothing herein shall be deemed in conflict with the provisions for extension and construction of water mains and lines under Section 8 hereof, the option for such mode and means of construction and payment being retained in the Superintendent, nor shall such options be deemed to have priority over any Local Improvement District, general .