Delaware patriot & American watchman., 1828-08-15

lars, and the watering committee hall have power
to direct the Superintendent of the water works
to detach their ferrue from the pipe Of conduit.
SEC. 2. find be it ordained by the authority
aforesaid, That all Pumbers or other persons
who may hereafter be employed to lay such private
pipes, branch pipes, or private pipes having a
branch OF branches aforesaid, To alter Or re-
pair the same. are hereby required and cnjoined to
affix thereto sufficient stop-cocks, with proper
openings to the same, vailed up aud covered a.
hereinafter mentioned, under the penalty OF ten
dollars Tor every neglect thereof
SEC. 5. md be IL jurtigf orIrinpd. That oyer
every stop-cock placed in the manner specified il,
the first section Of this ordinance, there sha! hr
lett an opening, at least three inches square which
shall be vailed up with brick stone, aud securely
covered with the same, or with iron, in such man
ncr as that the situation Of the said stop-cock may
be readily distinguished; which covering II placed
IN any public street, or alley, shall be even wth
the surrounding pavement; and Il the owner o.
occuplcr OF any building, lot Of ground, or pre-
misses, into which the Brandywine water may have
been introduced, shall neglect to comply with tits
provision, Or shall suffer such oprrng. j! in an,
public street alley. to remain Uncovered. he.
she, or they, 50 Offending, shall Forfeit and pa y
for each offence. the sum OF three dollars.
SEC. 4. .3ad be ii fafther ordai,ed. That il
any p'umbe: or other person. shall, without wri,
ten or printed permit ir1ln the watering commit
tee, Introduce Il icriule INTO any public private
pipe. ur form any c0nnexion or compuDication
whatever with said pipe. or shall break groand for
that or any snlsar purpose, in any public arGet OF
alley, or II any pe,son or persons shall introduce
or use ierr1e OF larger dimension than is spe-
ched 10 his or their permit, he, she. Or they, SO
offending, shall forfeit and pay for each and eve.
ry such offence. the Of twenty dollars, and for
every days continuance Of the use Of such pipe
after conviction, the further sum of one dollar.
/ SEC. $. .4nd by 1t ftrtlsr ordained, That all
private pipes, conyeying the Brandywine water
shall hereafter be laid of the same depth as Tx
public man in the street, from sai1 main to the
stop-cock Of said private pipe on the footway
and every plunber or other person employed il
laying such private pipes. shall, for each neglect
CT the provision herein contained, be fined the sun
OF live dollars, and be liable fir The expense incur
red IN takiag up and relaying sal! pri,ale pp'
OF the required depth.
SNc. 8. .9ad BE- IL further ordnined, Iha
whenever an attachment of ii private pipe is re
quiled to be made to the iron main, notice theteo
shall be given to the superintendent Of the waite
works, one day at least previous to breaking tn
ground iOT that purpose and the said snperinten
dent shaI, provide and furnish !errue, of til
size Tor winch permit has been granted, and shai
shut oil the water. drill the opening into said iroi
main, and insert therein the said tefrulc and TIL
sum OF two dollars, as compensation for SAID fer
ruie and service, shall be paid TO the cterh OF th
watering committee tor the use Of the Borough
, before said service shall be performed. Prorilg
nevertheless. that the sum Of two dollars rs com
pensation for said fcrruc and service, shall not b
required trcm any. whose tsrrule shall be detneh
ed, in order To lay tie iron main and any punbe
0r othcr person who shall, without the authority d
the superintendent drill or make any openin:
or inset ton into the said iron main, shall he fine,
in the sum Of twenty dollars.
SEC. z. .and be it further ordained, That i
any person shall permit the Branhyw water t,
How unnecessarily from any part Of private pipe
or the fixtures thereof, on his or her premises,
the premises by him or her occupied either with
in bnildlng or incosure, or any street or alley
every such person shall forfeit for each offence tn
sum OF live dollars and III all cases where severa
persons receive supply of water by branches
uniting with private common pipe, each ant
every person who may 50 receive the water, shai
be bound to keep such common pipe in repair, ant
IN case OF was by leak Or leaks therei,on, sha!
be scveray lahle for the penalty above Inflicted
and it at any time it shall be necessary to repai
private pipe, within the limits of the car,way o
any public street or alley, permit shall be frs
taken ior SO doing, ami the expense of repairn!
paid by the person or persons Interested, unde
the penalty OF l''e uollars Ior neglect o. inns pro
vision.
SIC. s. .and be it farther ordaiaed, That upo
information being lodged with either of the Bur
scsses. OF the actual or probable evasion or viola
ton Of any Of the provisions OF this ordinance
, in any building, lot of ground, or premises into
or through which, pipes for conducting sup
ply CT Eran,lywBe water may be laid, il shall an'
may be lawful for the High Constable of the Bo
rough, and the Superintendent Of the water-works
to enter such building, lot of ground or premise
for the purpo,c Of examining the pipes of conduit
and the cocks and fixtures thereof, anu OF ascer
tanning whether tie same in proper order AM
repair; and if for want Of such repair, there be
waste of water, and the owner or occuplcr OF sGc