Delaware patriot & American watchman., 1828-08-26

Doroagh tosaci # tie Hs,oash Of Uiihingt9a
That there shall be appointed, annually, d COW
initiec consisting 81 ii;e members nf the Council
70 be entitled tRl Watctng Covniitcc, who Shat.
IeXe!cise general sunefiutenience over the water
works of the Borough to wii0se directinns The.
superintendent ot the water works shall conform,
unless qthera 5c directed by ordnance; apD lea
tons lor sarp'y Of water by private pipes. shall
De mada g the said committee Or sonic membe:,
thereof, at least live days before breaking groand
4 sor t'iat purpose; aud all permits for the same
shat; be issued BY hem, in which permits, lhe size
or daEeter CT the tcrrules which are to be insert
cd ntn She ,Gain pipe shall be specified; and the
sad committee shall keep fair record of their
proceedings. list of those vino have contracted
supply OF waerby private pipes. the date Of the
contracts respectively the rates and all such other
matters as belong to the duties Of their appoint
men', and Hr this purpose, the Clerk of the i;,.
rough Council shall attend their situngs, and act
as their Clerk, for which service he shall receive
reasonable compensation. Any person or perso
who may hereafter contract for supply of Ba;
dywine water, shal! cause the pipe conducting
same, to be Of sufficient strength, and shall -,o
have sufficient stop cock affixed thereto, wi ,.in
the limits OF the foot pavement at the distanc, Of
twelve inches from the curb gutter, to prevent
accidents from the leakage of the said pipe; and
every person who may be supplied with such water
from branch connected with private pipe shall
have sufficient stop.cock affixed to the said
branch pipe, as near conveniently may be to the
said private pipe, SO as to stop The supply of water
through the sand branch pipe when requisite, aud
not interrupt the supply to other persons having
right to use the private pipe with which such
cOnnexion may be formed and every person WHO
may be supplied with water from private pipes
having branch or branches connected herewith.
as aforesaid, shall in like manner have sufficient
stop-c0ck affixed TO such private pipe, above the
SAID branch or branches, for the purpose aforesaid;
and in of neglect or refusal to have such
stopcocN a'Fxed aforesaid, every person 50 Of
Tending ahail forfeit and pay the sam Of five dol
lars, and the watering committee hall have power
to direct the Superintendent of the water works
to detach their errule from the pipe Of conduit
SEQ. 9. Md b. il ordained By The authority
dtoreSasd, That all Plumbers or other persons
who may hereafter be employed to lay such private
pipes, bfanch pipes, or private pipes having a
branch or branches as aforesaid, or 10 alter or re-
pair the same, are hereby required and cnjoined to
atlix thereto saIllcient stop.cocl.s, with proper
openings to t'c same. walled up and covered as
hereinafter mentioned, under the penalty of ten
dollars tor eyers reelect thereof
SEC. s. And be Il further ordained. That over
every stcp-cock placed in the manner specified in
the first section ot this ordinance. there Shall be
lett an opening, at least three inches square, which
shall be walled up with brick or stone nd securely
covered with the same, or with iron, in such man
ncr rs that the situation of the said stop-cock NAV
be readily distinguished; which covering if placed
in any public street. or alley, shall be even with
the surrounding pavement; and if the owner or
occuper of any building, lot of ground or pre-
misses, into which the Brandywine water may have
been introduced, shall neglect TO comply with this
provision, or shall suffer such opening, if in any
public street or alley, to remain uncovered, he,
she, or they, offending, shall forfeit and nav
for each offence. the sum Of three dollars
SEC. A. .and be it further ordained, Thatjf
any pinmbe: or ether person, shall, without witt
ten or printed permit from the watering commit.
tee, introduce ferrule into any public or private
pipe. or form any conneXon or communication
whatever with sad pipe, or shall break ground for
mat or any similar purpose, in any public street or
alley, or II any person or T?rsens Shall introduce
or use terrue of larger dimension than is spe-
ched in his o' their permit, be, She, or they, So
offending. shall forfeit and pay for each and eve.
ry such offence, the sum OF twenty dollars, and for
every days continuance OF the use of such pine
after conviction, the further sum of one dollar
SEo. 5. .ana be ii further ordained, That al!
private pipes, conveying the Rrandyw;ne water,
shall hereafter be laid of the same depth as the
public main IN the street, from said main to the
stopcock ct said private pipe on the fOotways
and every plumber or other person employed in
laying such private pipes, shall, for rach neglect
Il! the provision 'ieren contained, be lined the
Of five dollars, and be liable for the expense incur.
red in taking up and re-laying said private pipe
of the required depth.
SNo. 6. .9nd be It farther ordained, That
whenever IN attachment OF private pipe is re-
qrired to be made to the iron main, notice thereof
shall be given to the euperintead mt OF the water
works, one day at least previous to breaking the
ground for that purpose; and The said superinteo-
lent shall provide and iacnish ferrue, of the
size for which permlt has been granted, and shall
shut Oft the water, drill the opening into said iron
main. and insert therein the said tefrule and the
,un Of two dollars, as compensation for said fer