The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-15
AN ORDINANCE
To Amend an Ordinance Entitled San
Ordinance Prescribing Rules for the
Citv Water Works of Rock Island"

SECTION 1. Be 3t ordained By the City Council |
of the City Of Rock Island:
That Rule third c'Sd'O OF an Ordinance entitled
IAN Ordinance Prescribing Rules for the City
1877, shall be and is hereby repealed and in the
place thereof shall be provided and substituted the
'son whomsoever shall be permitted or allowed to
fuse or receive water of and from the City Water
Works Of the City Of Rock Island In any manner
ttor for any purposes whatsoever other than rs
designated and named in the permit; no person
t'shall be permitted allowed TO sprinkle streets
sidewalks, houses or other buildings, or to wash
carriages, wagons, omnbuses, cars, or other yeh
'icles used with animals Of any kind, or propelled
''by stean without first obtaining special permit
works; no person shall be allowed to operate or
use hose for eprnkling, washing, or other private
purposes, without nozzle thereto, the diameter
"of which shall not exceed one fourth u OF an
"inch; no owner or occupant Of any lot, house,
building, or premises, receiving water from the
tinued leakage in the services, connections. stop
cocks, or attachments in or upon the said premi
1sses, nor allow an unnecessary flow or waste of
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, or
"building OF brick stone cement or other material
"or the plastering, cementing, and finishing of the
same, requiring the use Of water therefor, shall
"have or use the water OF the City Water Works
.'takep from any source whatever, without first
obtaining special permit therefor from the Su-
| "per1ntenQenk OF the water WORKS ana the pay
| "ment of the water rate in advance"
| SECTION Q Be further ordained, That Rule
| ninth c'9th'0 Of the Ordinance aforesaid passed
June 4th 1877 shall be and is hereby repealed, and
in the place thereof shall be provided and substitute
ed the words and figures following to wit;
18th For violation of any of the foregoing Rules
':the Superintendent of the Water Works shall
'shut of the supply Of water from the premises at
(which the breach was committed, and previous
'notice of the shutting of shall not be required
I'm all cases OF default in the payment of water
crates due and payable the first days OF May and
| November respectively In each year in advance
land which not paid within ten days therea ter
1.-THE water shall be shut of without further notice
land in all cases where the supply OF water shall be
"shut of as herein mentioned and provided, in ad-
dition to the amount of water rates then due, the
"pena sum of one dollar shall be required to be
l''paid before the water is again turned on
| SECTION 8. Be further ordained, That for any
refusal neglect to have and obtain q special per-
nit for the OF water OF the City Water Works,
quired under and by virtue of any ordinance or
resolution of the city council In such case made and
provided, the person guilty OF the same may be
fined in sum not less than one dollar nor more
than ten dollars, the said fine to be recovered as in
Other breaches of the city ordinances
SECTION 4. Be 1t further ordained, That the
aforesaid Ordinance passed June 4th 1871 to which
this ordinance lie 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
nsnces, rules resolutions, or regulations contrary
amendment, shall be and the same are hereby re-
peSled.
Passed April list, 1875.
| Approved: ELISHA P. REYNOLDS,
Attest: Mayor.
JNo L. REED. City Clerk. 1a-dst