The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-12
AN ORDINANCE
To Amend an Ordinance Entitled "An
Ordinance Prescribing Rules for the
City Water Works of Rock Island

SECTION 1. Be il ordained By the City Council
Of the City Of Rock Island:
AN ordinance Prescribing Rules for the City
Water Works of Rock Island, passed June 4th
1877, shall be and is hereby repealed, and in the
place thereof shall be provided and substituted the
words and figures following to wit: "3d-No per-
'son whomsoever shall be permitted allowed TO
t'use or receive water of and from the City Water
Works of the City of Rock Island in any manner
'or for any purposes whatsoever other than as
"designated and named in the permit; no person
shsl be permitted or allowed TO sprinkle streets,
sidewalks, houses or other buildings, or to wash
carriages, wagons, omnibnses, cars, or other veh
icles used with animals of any kind, or propelled
''by steam without first obtaining special permit
therefor from the Superintendent of the Water
''Works no person shall be allowed to operate
use hose for sprinkling, washing, other private
purposes, without nozzle thereto the diameter
"of which shall not exceed one fourth q of an
"inchi no owner or occupant Of any lot, house,
building, or premises, receiving water from the
CITY Water Works, shall suffer or permitsny con
"tinued leakage In the services, connections stop
cocks, or attachments in or upon the said prem-
"ses nor allow an unnecessary flow of
s'water while using it for any of the uses and pu
poses granted in the permit; and no builders,
contractors, or other persons. or their agents,
| 'workmen ard employees, engaged or employed in
| ''or upon any work, construction, masonry
building of brick. stone, cement or other material
'or the plasterng, cementing, and finishing of the
"have or use the water of the City Water Works
| taken from any source whatever, without first
obtaining special permit therefor from the Su
''perinteDdent of the Water Works and the pay
| 'ment of the water rate in advance"
| SECTION 2 Be IL further ordained That Rule
ninth (''9tI) of the Ordinance aforesaid passed
June 4th 1877 shall be and is hereby repealed, and
in the place thereof shall be provided and substtut
ed the words and figures following TO wit;
18th For violation of any of the foregoing Rules
1.-THE Superintendent of the Water Works shall
''shut of the supply of water from the premises at
| (which the breach committed, and previous
| notice OF the shutting OF snail not be required.
| In all Of default in the payment of water
rates due and payable on the first days OF May and
| November respectively in each year in advance,
land which paid within days therea ter,
1.-The water shall be shut of without further notice;
''shut off herein mentioned and provided, in ad
'dition to the amount of water rates then due the
"penal sum of one dollar shall be required TO be
paid before the water is again turned on"
| SECTION 3. Be IL further ordained, That for any
refusal neglect to have and obtain special per-
nit for the of water of the City Water Works,
in all cases when the same is designated and re-
qured under and by virtue of any ordinance or
resolution of the city council IN such made and
provided, the person guilty Of the same may be
fined in a sum not less than dollar nor more
than ten dollars the said fine 10 be recovered as i'll
other breaches of the city ordinances
| SECTION 4. Be IL further ordained. That the
aforesaid Ordinance passed June 4th 1877, 10 which
this ordinance is amendatory save and except the
Isubstitutions and amendments herein made and
provided, shall be and remain in full force in the
entirety thereof and all ordinances parts OF ordi
nances. rules. resolutions, regulations contrary
amendment shall be and the same are hereby
pealed.
Passed April 1st, 1873.
Approved: ELISHA P. REYNOLDS,
Attest: Mayor.
JNO L. REED, City Clerk. ls-dst