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city's pipes at the property r ne one tile service n pea oa Ile 1)rem sea must be Isla e
c:it a union. Every existing service 01- branch service not already equipped as re-
quired in this section :.gust be so equipped at the ovmor's expens0 as soon as the de-
fect is noted.
Section 10. vhenever t}he owner or occupant of any premises connected with the city's
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v:at'•r su••pl^ system shall desire to use - e :rater h� .,..a-1 7
request tl,.11t the rat r be t .rued on to the aid promises. %he Ov:ner shall leave his
portion of the service xpo ed in the trench un it ;.ire crater Is turned on: by the super-
intendent, ,''-.-u lie shall 1ruediately P open i . cover t':e Pipe.
Section 11. an new bulldi•:Ts are to be erected oil the site of the old ones and
it is desi-:ed to increase the size or cnall-e t'e location of tIic old service connection
01, '.'. ere - srVlce con.:ecticn to ally prc::,Isca is aba:hdo cd or no loa,cr used, such con-
nection shall rennain with .he property. ';.hen service connection of any premises on an
unsaved street does not exceed one (1) Inchin size and the same does not come fro::: the
:lain in frost of sald pren-ises Lhe superintendent shall, when a vain is laid ill front
of said premises, after notif}1 h: primer or tenant thereof, transfer the service
connection to the :nee: main v:it:/out charge, and at the snt..e time cut out the old service.
con::cction. :';hen a net: ::-ain is laid in any street, of:'hers of premises on said street,
or within one-half block on side street, who are being supplied nJit}i city crater from
a Private main or a connection to a private service shell make application for tap and
steal. connect up with a separate service connection to the train in front of to ;)rer:iscs.
Section 12. It shall be unln:eful for any or:ncr of any premises connected t:ith the
city's c:;,ter supply system to disconnect the :.ater on said premises unless lie shall first
file in ,,ho office of the superintenident, on a printed fora; to be furnished for that
purpose, a t:ritten request that the service of water to said premises be discontinued.
CGlhen crater has been shut o:'f from any premises upon appli iation of the owner thereof,
or for non-payment of water charges, or for any other cause, it s'.hall be unlawful for
any person again- to connect such premises with crater except when authorized so to do by
rise superintendent.
Section 13. Remission of charges, when based upon flat or fixed rate, for periods
of a duration of one-half month or more may be allowed for premises vacant for such
period provided that notice in writing of such vacancy shall have been given to the
:rater depart:7:tnt on the day when such premises first became vacant. •.i'hen service is
discontinued on o_• prior to the 15th day of the :::ont , service will be charged for one-
half month. ':w.en such cisc,,ntinaance occurs on or later than 'lie 16th day of the ::onth,
service :,ill be char -fed for such entire month. :.hen resulnption of such s,:rvice is
desired, a charge of fifty cents (50y) :all be made in addition to the regular charge
for service.
1 water rates ::ill b charged against to p• c^'se w' Section 14. All e g g t the re..r .,s for ..ich the
service was installed. All charges for rater •ten the same become delinquent and un-
paid, shall be a lien against "lie premises to which the same has been furnished. In
case any charges for water sl-.all become a lien against any premises t:he water shall be
shut off until such charges are ^aid. All applications for turning on crater shall be in
writi::G and shall be sinned by the owner of the property or duly authorised agent.
Section 15. ?hen sev_ral 'houses, buildings or premises are supplied or to be supplied
r: l.th crater through one service connection with the city main the superintendent may in
his discretion either decline to furnish rater until separate services are provided, or
in case any one of the ov,--,ers or occupants beco:::es delinquent or violates any of the pro-
visions of t'.:is ordinance, t:.e superintendent may Shut off tine original or main service
until all delinquent and unpaid charges and other charges are cold and the nremises
supplied bz the main service shall be held responsible for all delinquent and unpaid
charges against any one or all of the separate owners or users. 3Io'chanre of ownership
or Occupation -shall affect the application of this Section.
Section. 16. l7ater for construction purposes shall be secured in the regular
manner and may be charged for at the regular fixed rate or placed on a temporary meter
at the discretion of tine superintendent. All crater for building and construction pur-
poses shall be c arged against the property and the owner thereof, and all delinquent
and unpaid c:.arges tl:erefor shall become a lien upon the promises supplied, and be
collected I,.,. the same manner as other delinquent a:ld unpaid charges for water.
Section 17. If any perso.:, ot.-er than an authorized plumber or an employe of the
Tatcr Department shall turn the rater on or off at the city's stop -cock for any reason
whatever, the Superintendent shall cause the crater to be shut off, and the crater will
not i;e turned un again until all delinquent charges against the property have been paid
and until there has been paid an additional charge of fifty cents (50�) for turning
on of such water service.
Section 16. It shall be unlawful for any person to carry on the business of
plwl:bing, make any connections r,Itr any service or branch pipe thereof, or make any
repairs, additions or alterations of any pipe, stop and waste, crater closet, or any
other fixture connected with or designod to be connected •ait.• the city crater system,
except in compliance ::nth t:IIS ordinance. He shall first deposit ten dollare ($10.00)
with the City treasurer as a guarantee of the proper performance of :pis work and to
indemnify the perfor•In.ance of his -:cork and to indemnify the tic;* for any charges or
penalties that may be 1.posed for work do.:e of his account.
The Superintendent may then furnish said person with a service key, ,which Ile shall
keep in his pozsessiu: and with r:hich he may shut off the curb cock for the purpose of
.Waking repairs within he premises. ::o person other than plumbers who have complied with
^e above requirement shall use ;his key, and the pluab:rs shall leave curb cock shut off
on all nremises 'r:hich are connected, and on all other Premises th curb cock shall be
left in condition in :•hich it wus found, and on the completion of any cork which would
uffect ;he watr rate they shall notify the Superintendent. 'i1iia shall not be construed
i:h any Tray relieving any plumber iron: mailing applicatiana and complyi:_g with all the
requirements of this ordinance. On failure to perform worn: in a ',roper manner, or in
accordance with the requiren:.ents of this ordinance, the Superintendennt may remedy or
cause the same to '.>e re::edied, site c}_nrge the cost, together •with any penalties ':hich
may attach, to the plumber, or deduct from his deposit; and in this latter evert said
plumber shall make erhole his deposit before he will be allowed to do any of tl;e wort.
1 „u Lkp above specified. No private person will be allowed to do any of the ❑bove work unless
by special permission of the superintendent and the deposit of such awn as he may
designate.
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the city shall not be responsible for any damage, such as bursting of boilers, supplied
t d��, sS ,.,�ti`1 'r� _ • by direct pressure, the breaking of any pipes or fixtures, stonpalre or interruption of
water supply, or any other damage resulting from the shutting off of water.
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Section 20. Employees of the 7iater Department shall have free access at proper
7 ii+r=trip hours of ti:e day to all parts of buildings In which tinter may be supplied from the
City mains, for the purpose of ascertaining the number of rooms and families in the
inspecting the condition of the of es n
g - P and fixtures, and the Wanner ,:• , in hick
the crater is used.
No owner or person having charge of any building or premises ::hall refuse or pre-
vent the free access and inspection to and of such building or premise as in this
,rs �+ s+ U �.;?�.c section provided, and for any violation of this rule a penalty of one dollar (N1.00)
s shall be imposed and taxed against the person and premises supplied, and the water
shall be turned off and so remain until said penalty and all other charges due are paid.
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Section 21. That the monthly rates for the use of water, other than neansured
by meter, shall be known as fixed or flat rate, as follows:
Minimum rate for domestic, family and household purposes only, payable monthly in
,�, ,y..-, -t,•x/ c advance per month - 42.25.
Apartment houses and light housekeeping rooms
u' P g - ,;2.25 minimum for Each unit, plus
rate for additional plumbing facilities, or by :peter, to each apartment or light house-
_ keeping unit, at election of owner.
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r + Barber shops, first chair - A2.25; each additional chair - 75�.
'�,,'"�+3 cs;yy"�'•'"'�" Bath tubs, private - 40yr.
{ 3 Sprinkling - 75¢ per lot or fraction thereof, over and above the residence lot.
"or extra lot sprinkling, any sprinkling during a stated month shall be considered
` '.. uF`SF,rj sprinkling for the entire month, provided, how•eve.•, that by reason of shortgage of
` ( ? >,'q ' crater, or for any other good reason, the Superintendent, at his discretion, may re-
gulate the hours of "sprinkline."
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:.'star closets, private - 40�.
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�' `"{ "°a` k„-4,•ak' b S.eteroshzll bel£orther the services wall be by peter and the rates for crater supplied
Y quantity use in any one month as folloves:
A minimum rate of 42.25 for 4000 gallons or less; 60} for the following 1000
,, AiiiL? 11 cannons above 4000 gallons, and 30y for the following 1000 gallons above 5000 gallons,
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up to 6-0- gallons; all over and above 6000 gallons, 21� per 1000 gallons.
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In computing meter rates as above provided, results ending in one and two cents
tlt"'?`„,II, ll A will be counted "0"; results ending in three :our, sip: or seven cents •gill be counted
',: + ' Ji""K,�<'"•1''. ' "5"; and results ending in eight or nine cents will be con-aed °10°.
Section 23. All bills for water by fixed or flat rate are due and payable on the
first day of each month n advance, at the office of the City 'Treasurer, without any
notice whatever, to the consumer, PRGVIDED, EO::7VE3, that if the same are paid on or
before the 10th'day of each month, a discount of 25� shall be allowed, as to each
thereof, but thereafter, the same shall be considered delinquent.
All bills for the use of water by -.:eter shall be due and payable on the first day
of each and every sur.creding month, and if not cold -within ten days from due date, tale
spine shall be considered delinauent.
In the computation of tine under s
_,..•.;. , St ,,r,; ,;,t},.7 , _ P .hi ordinance, should the 10th day of the r-onth
✓' r i, `J «,a S' Fl +"n.",r,. fall on a Sunday or a Holiday, the ten day grace period hereby authorized small be extend-
,y;al�,x ;r?�; ed an additional day.
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i4 w",� •;+ a+,, In all cases ::_.ere water is not paid within t'.-.e t1-e provided by law, t}le payment
r„,+- may be enforced by shutting off the water until all charges including charges for "shut
off" and "turn on" shall have been paid.
Section 24. ':,hen water has been shut off to any premises for non -parent of water
charges, the sap::e will not be turned on until said charges shall have been paid in full,
,�•�°� �' , '" ;...Fs^.t,., together with a penalty of ,;i1.00 each, for "shut off" slid "turn on", p;ovided, however,
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4,;,,..' r*7 y,. ,,•� ti•:st nothing shall prevent the superirtendent from marring special contracts for the -
'.;�"•�,purpose of liquidating delinquent water accounts.
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Section _5. Tiler in .(:, Se o the instances :here „the owners of nr:;laisea have sot paid for
' { ' ; ; r..eters, the City It rent the sa•r.e and the rent for Such ::rioters shall be at the
following rates per :.oath:
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one-half Inch or tree -quarter inch meter ...................................„. .25
�j bw One -inch or one and one-half' inch meter .................................... .50
a Toro -inch neter........................... ..
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'three _rch:..eter........................................................... 1.00
Four -inch :meter ..............................................
•., Sir. -inch .,Teter... 3.00
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2.00
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Section 26. -:':hen bills for :eater charges have been certified to the City Treasurer,
or special contracts r:isde the Superintendent and certified to :Ile City Treasurer,ol
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