The New Orleans crescent., 1869-01-03

AN ORDINANCE Tor the protection Of the City Water
Works.
ResolUed, SECTION l. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person unauthorized by city ordinances or not
employed by the Water Works commiss toner's to
take water from any public cistern or fire plug,
or TO open the same so as to expose the water to
waste or TO turn any public or private stop-cock,
or in any way or manner iDjure the buildings, res
ervoirs or other property belonging to the City
Water Works; and the person so offending shall
be subject TO fine not less than twenty-five nor
more than one hundred dosr5, or in default of the
payment of the fine shall be imprisoned not less
than ten nor more than thirty days.
SEC. 2. No person shall make any attachment to
the street mains of the City Water Works or any
private attachment connected herewith, or any
alteration in such private attachments, without a
special permit in writing, signed by the proper
officer of the Water Works. Any one so Of
tending shall be subject TO a fine not less than
twenty nor more than one hundred dollars or, if
the fine be not paid, imprisonment for not less
than ten nor more than thirty days.
SEC. 3. Whoever shall himself or by any of
his family. or by any of his servants or agents,
use or waste the water from any part of the
water works, or open any stop-cock or valve,
or shall let on or shut of the water into or from
any pipe, with ut written authority from the
proper officer of the Water Works, shall be Sub
ject to fine of not less than twenty nor more
than fifty dollars. or in default OF payment of
said penalty shall be imprisoned not less than five
nor more than twenty days.
SEC. 4. Whoever, having water license, shall
use Tue WdltT, OF bulcI IL 10 DC USED, IFOm Tue
hydrant designated therein for any other purpose
than that specified or shall suffer any person not
included In the license to use water from said
hydrant, or shall suffer such hydrant to remain
exposed to public use, shall be fined not less than
twenty nor more than one hundred dollars, or
failing TO pay the fine shall be imprisoned not less
than FIVE nor more than thirty days for each
ofense.
SEC. 5. Parties paving streets, alleys and side.
waks are expressly forbidden to destroy or cover
up any valve or stop.box attached to the water
works, under penalty of not less than twenty
five nor more than one hundred dollars for
each offense, or in default of payment they
shall be imprisoned for not less than ten nor more
than thirty days.
SEC. 6. It shall be unlawful for any person to
own or keep key to any stop-cock, hydrsnt or
fre-plug of the Water Works, unless so authorized
by city ordinances. and any one so offending han
be liable to fine of not less than twenty nor
more than fifty dollars, or If he fail to pay the
penalty, shall be imprisoned not less than ten nor
more than thirty 1907 days.
SEC Z. II is made the duty of all city officers,
as well as the police and street commissioners
department to report all violations of this ordi-
nance to the superintendent of the Water Works
and the assistant city attorney is hereby required
board of water commissioners for infrActions of
the same. -,
(Signed) TH0EAs MARKEY
President Board Aldermen.
(Sigped) G. PANDELY,
President pro TEN. Board Assistant Aldermen.
Approved Dec. 81, 1868.
(SieDed) JOHN r. CONWAY, Mayor.
JOHN W. OVERALL. Secretary.