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It was ::.oved by Councilman Y.aroldo and seconded by Councilman 1tobt. Brown, that the
first rending be considered as the second reading, and tlint the third rending be by title
only.
Upon roll call vote all five Councilmen present voted in the affirmative, and the
motion was declared carried.
City Attorney Daly than read the proposed ordinance by title for the third reading,
,"hereupon it was moved by Councilman Robt, Brown slid seconded by Councilmen Richards that
t'nq ordinance do now: pass.
Upon roll call vote all five councilmen present voted in the affirmative, and the
motion was declared carried.
U:;F:NIS!;ED A:;D \E' BUSINESS
Councilman :daroldo stated that he wished to go on record in the minutes of this seas
as being considered present and voting "aye" on the so-called water ordinance.
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I;o further business anpoaring at this time for consideration by the Council, it was
moved by Councilman Robt. brown, and seconded by Councilman :Znroldo, that the Council do
note adjourn. :-:otlon carried.
Attest:
CIty Clers: '
Copy of ""'later" Ordinance (lio. 1110); appended to minutes of regular session of Dec-
ember 19, 1939, as per state:r.ent on Page 583, of Record Book T, minutes of the City Council
of tine City of Port Townsend, 'ilnshington:
ORDI::AIXE 110. 1110
AB ORDI!;A:;CE of the City of Port 'Townsend relating to the :::unicipal water supply of said
city, regulating the uses of vrater therefrom, providing for the sale of the
same, fixing the price thereof, and providing a method of collection rates
therefor, and repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
therewith.
THE CITY COU:;CIL OF T,1E CITY OF PORT TOVlNSEIM DO ORDAIN AS FOLI,071S:
Section 1. That the following rules and regulations be, and 'he same are hereby
established find fixed, regulating and controlling the use and price of water supplied by th
City of Port 'To'..nzend.
Section 2, r'he word "Superintendent" whenever used in this ordinance shall be hold
and construed to mean the :;atcr Superintendent of the Cit^ of Port To''.vnaend and any act
in this ordinance required or aut:norized to be done by the superintendent may be done on
behalf of the superintendent
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P by on authorised officer or employee of the l/liter Department.
The vrord "person" volicrever used ir. '!as ordinance shall be held to mean and include nat-
ural nersons of with r sex, associations, co-partners, and corporations, whether acting
by themselves or by a servant, agent, or employe; the singular ntuabr:r shall be held and
construed to Seclude the plural, and the masculine pronoun to include the feminine.
Section 3. Any person desiring to have nremise❑ connected itln the vrater supply
system of the Cit of Port To':'nsend shall nresent at the office of the Clater Dopavtmont,
an applicution for the use of water upon n printed form to be furnished for that pur-
pose, ':!:ich application shall contain tine descriptio:n of the nremises ::::ere such water
is desired, and shall state fully and truly all t:r. purposes f'or which the vrater may be
required, and shall be oi,:ned by the owner of the premises to be served, or his duly
nuthori:;ed agent, end sh^ll be filers in tiro office of the Superintendent, and at the
time of filing such application the applicant shall pay :,he City Treasurer slid take receipt
therefor, the fees for installation of •inter services hereinafter provided.
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t ss. 1 rtr tT er ,+'r} ^s' ','AlfSection 4. 'Elie application provided for in the preceding section shall contain a
" - Gs+ sr. contract on the art of the person makingthe same to nayfor tile wat
er ater applied for at ,
the rate and in the manner secified in such contract, and shall reserve to the City of
Port Townsend the right to charge and collect the rates and enforce the '1
g B penalties pro- d
s + i r• r•i:x , E"j � vided for in this ordinance, in the manner herein provided, to change the rates at any
time by ordinance, to temporarily discontinue the service at any time without notice to
the consumer and to install a meter or meters to register the crater consumed, and shall
specifythat said contract is subject to all the provisions of this ordinance and of an
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kd ordinance of the City of Port Townsend relating to the subject, hereafter passed, and
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... t�, s ;yr'},� ,t provide that the City of Port Townsend shall not be held responsible for any damage
Arst+} t4 by water or other cause resulting from defective plumbing or nnplisnce on the promises
%14 supplied with water installed by the owner or occupant of said premises, and that the
r; fact that the agents of the city have inspected the plumbing and applicance shall not be
pleaded as a basis of recovery in case of damage to premises from defective plumbing or
`? anpliances installed by the comer or occupant of such premises and shall , provide that
�,:TI, r; its in case the supply of water shall be interrupted or fail by reason of accident or any
4 other cause whatsoever, tha city shall not be liable for damages for such interruntion
or failure, nor shall such failures or interruptions for any reasonable period of time
be held to constitute a breach of.contract on the part of the city or in any Wray relieve h
( !f>r< Ntaf4t�a the consumer from performing the obligations of his contract. YL
rJ ;r i f �4 ,si"•>a Section 5. All contracts shall take effect from the day they are signed and rates y
u � shall be charged from the day the y premises are connected with the citysupply y
and the crater turned on, ts water yll)
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Section 6. Upon the presentation at the office of the superintendent of the j
Treasurer's receipt for the installation fees and the execution of the contract herein -
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provided for, the superintendent shall cause the premises descri'.ed in the
application, if the same abut upon a street upon which there is a city armor main, to be
tri '�,{�'"�z',M main toetheipropth ertyiline and including a stonr main by a icocce liplaced about oneat rfoot ouht tsidefrom
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sidewalk area, which connection shall thereafter be maintained by and kept within the qa
exclusive control of the city. In case of application for crater service on premises q
not abutting upon a street upon which there is a citywater main the city will to its
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point nearest to the premises making such n lication and Hermit
connection thereof by means of u union and pines laidat'lie expense and maintained by
± • +{•yFr_;,} 1 'Y J the owner of the service, or may in the discretion of the superintendent, upon the payment
of the actual cost thereof, extend the service to the nremises of the applicant along and
# _ C-• der. beneath any public street or avenue of the City of Po-t Townsend, but not otherwise. a'
'Uheve there is a water main in front of any premises every house supplied by city
r , y✓ts�'r�'nt{- water must install its otrn separate service connection with 'lie city main, and the prem-
ises so supplied will not i,e allowed to sunply water to any other nremises excent tem-
porarily
l there there are no mains in the street; provided 'list such restrictions' sucrestrictions shall _
apply to services. already installed unless in the ,judgment of the superintendent, for
the good of the service or to settle disputes, it is found necessary to enforce such pro-
-.` { ` i a +Sr`{- visions as to connections already made. Provided, further, where two or more buildings
q 'r ,?(*.�,,.a are supplied by one service through a meter, not less than the minimum rate for premises
sFwM1iiu supplied by meter hereinafter provided for, shall be assessed for each separate building
a„ Sal or premises so supplied.
Section 7. All nersons connecting to city services, or laying their own private
,u.r,t,, �, Wipe shall be required to use only standard galvanized iron pipe up to and including two
inches in size, and all pipe shall be laid not less than 18 inches below the surface of
the ground, except that in ungraded streets where t'•.e grade is already established, said
services and pipes shall be laid at least 18 inches below said established grade. The '
superintendent will maintain private services from city :pains in streets th ich are being -
.r graded or regraded, or where water mains are being changed and will have such access on
private property as shall be necessary to maintain such nipas during the work, and shall
+� ` ' '✓�e 1' rts... .. as soon as practicable upon the completion of such work rela said pipes in street. Ex-
' '� 's ' '` r<,�rsP+{"y?'+ • cept for above causes owners shall maintain their private pipes fromtheend of the cit
service to and into their p P p Y
property, or in case the superintendent finds it necessary to
r# „� maintain same the owner shall relinquish all rights to said pipes.
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j' s1*+ Section 8. The £Bea for the installation of water service as hereinbefore provided
shall be as follows:
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For a half inch (-) connection..........................................:k11.00.
,r 14 r • +<t'rMvSE. For a three -fourths inch (3/4) connection .................................... 13.00.
For one inch (1) connection .................................................. 16.00.
t�„a'.F. # and sizes larger than oue inc'-, or where it becomes necessary to open a pavement of
hard -surfaced street, or for services outside city limits, the actual cost of labor and
=FC material in laving such a service and replacing the pavement or hard -surfacing shall be I�
Ir )' charged. In such cases, and in cases of connections extending along a street on w'--ich
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there is no swain t:^.c cost of material and labor shall be estimiated by the superinte:;dent
and the estimated cost shall be paid to the city treasurer by the person applying for such �I r
'•' t. '`;;{. + i „y.,f installation before the work of connecting the -,,all, with with the property is begun; provided,
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�.i' '•if `"� :y r ` � ` {}:,�, that whenever the estimated cost is not sufficient to cover 'Ise total exner.se for labor
3 „ and material any deficit shall be charged to the property for which such installation was
- • ", made and to the erner thereof; and provided further that any excess payment shall be re- �I
turned to the person applying for the installation.
Section 9. Before vrater will be turned on to any nremiacs connected with 'ho cityts I'
mains, the service pipes upon such promises must be made to conform to the following
�• r regulations: The service pipes must be so located that the supply for each separate
house or premises shall be controlled by separate stop and waste cocke of the best
standard make, approved by the superintendent, with extension handle properly protected
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from frost and so placed r�. c d within the remises that all service
, P ice pipes and fixtures may ,
_ be thoroughly drained during the freezing went::er. In cases where no fixtures are
' placed between the property line and the basement, the stop and waste cock may be laced
Ili the basement rovi a = P
p d.,d said basement is not leas than six 6 fee t rr
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provided with stairwra%s or other means tw I�
.. S e ns of access t`sereto. _: T.lie connection between 'he �
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