The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-03
To-rAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.
An Ordinance
Relating to the Assessment and Collection
Water Rates in the City Of Rnck Island


SECTION l. Be 10 ordained By the City Council !
OF the City Of Rock Island, That ali the water
rates of whatsoever nature heretofore established
by the Board of Water Works Commissioners and
not repealed by said Board, hereby ratified and
approved and declared he in full force and that
the same. together with all water rates and assess
ments hereafter passed by the Board Of Water Com
missi0ners regulating fixing the price upon the
of water supplied by said works, or for any 9th
er purpose connected with said works, after being
approved by the tity Council shall be and the
is hereby declared to be a lien upon the premises
and real estate upon or for which the same is used
or supplied.
s2 All water rates shall be due and payable on
the first days OF January and July in each year in
advance.
So The superintendent Of the Rock Island Wa
ter Works is hereby constituted and appointed the
collector of all rates and assessments for said
Water Works. He shall be required, before enter
ing his duties to give bond to the City of Rock
Island in double the amount OF the total sum of wa
ter rates for the previous year, conditioned for the
faithful performance OF his duties in every respect
as city and township collectors are required. He
shall provide himself with suitable books for enter
ing the descriptions Of each lot or tract supplied by
eaid Water Works with water,wiih the name OF the
owner thereof He shall as soon as possible after
the first days of January and July of each year
give notice in the corporation newspaper OF sald
water rates being DUE and at any time, after thirty
days from first davs of January and July respec-
lively the said superintendent may make out list
of ali those lots or tracts upon which said water
rates are due and unpaid with the amount scYerally
due npon each and return said delinquent list ia
the County Collector, who shall at once proceed TO
collect said tax and to publish said delinquent
list in the corporation newspaper for the same time
and in the same way and he shall apply for judg
ment against said property for said rates to the
| same court at any term, in the same manner a;
near may be in all things in case of delinquent
taxes for state, county, township municipal pur
poses, under the general laws for that purpose.
| s4 For failure to pay the water rates assessed
against any lot, If land, within thirty days
from the first days OF January and July respectively
in each year the superintendent Of Water Works i,
fully empowered to shut of the supply of waite
from said lot or tract, and may elect to bring sui
either against the owner thereof in the name of thu
city Of Rock Island for the use OF the Rock ISLAND
Water Works assess the same against said lot o
tract in 3 of this ordinance
5 The superintendent of the Water Work.
shall not receive any fees percentage for collect
ing water rates or assessments aforesaid. but hi
salary shall be deemed in lieu of all compensation
for such services.
Passed Dec. 81, 1873.
Approved BAILEY DAVENPORT. Mayor
Attest: JOHN BARGE Citv Clerk 3d3t