The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-13

Relating TO the Assessment and collee.
tion OF Water Rates In the cttv of
Rock Island.

Relating 60 the Assessment and Collee.
tion of Water Rates In the cttv of
Rock Island.
SECTION 1. Be u ordained By the C;tn co,,n.;, a,
the Cstycf Rock Island:
That all wsIer rates shall be due and nsv,hle
Oh the FIRST days OF May and Noyepber in
eaen year IN sn Nv that all rates for
issued for special purposes, and not taken ont On
said first days of Nay and November shall he dine
and payable in advance at the time said nermts are
issued; Provided. further. that no special hermit
shall be granted fora longer period than six caien
dar months.
SECTION Q. The Superintendent Of the Rock Isl
and water works Is hereby constituted and aDpoint-
ed the collector Of all water and
general and special. for said water works. He shall
Be required, before entering his duties To give
bond to the city Of Rock Island in double the
amount Of the total sum OF all water rates for the
previous year. conditioned for the faithful perform
i ance of his duties in every respect as CITY and
township collectors are required He shall provide
himself with suitable books for entering The de-
scrptions of each lot or Tract supplied BY said
thereof. He shall soon possible after the first
days of May and November Of each year give notice
| in the corporation newspaper of said water rates
being DUE and at any time after ten DAYS from Tie
| first days Of May and November respectively. the
said Superintendent may make out q list OF all
those lots tracts upon which said water rates Ore
due and unpaid with the amount seyerally due up
on each. and return said delinquent list to the
County collector, who shall at once proceed to col
the corporation newspaper for the same time ani
in the same way, and he shall apply for judgement
against said property for said rates TO the sam,
Court, at any term, in the same manner as near a
may be- in all things in CAGE of deinauen Mt take
for state, county, township or municipal purposes
under the general laws for that purpose
SECTION 3. For failure to pay the water rate
assessed against any tract or lot of land within tel
days from the first days of May and November re
spectiyely in each year, the Superintendent OF wa
ter works is fully authorized and Is hereby require
shut of the supply Of water from said lot or
and thereuDon may elect to bring suit either agains
the owner thereof in the name of the city of Roc
leland for the use of the Rock Island water works
or may assess the sum against said lot tract q
provided In section two of this ordinance.
: SECTION 4. The Superinie ndent of the waite
works shall not receive any fees or percentage 70
collecting water rates assessments aforesaid
but his salary shall be deemed in lieu thereof fu
compensation for all services by him rendered q
such Superintendent
II SECTION g. All ordinances, parts of ordinances
| or amendments thereto, or any part thereof, cor
trary TO or not in accordance with the provision
of this ordinance shall be- and the same, and
part thereof, are hereby repealed.
Passed April 1st, 1878.
: Approved: ELISHA P. REYNOLDS,
Attest Mayor.
JOHN /. REED, City Clerk. 12d3t