The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-13
AN ORDINANCE
To Amend an Ordinance Entitled "An
Ordinance Prescribing Rules for the
City Water Works of Rock Island

SECTION 1. Bet ordained by the city Council
of the City Of Rock Island:
That Rule thira c'ad''l of an Ordinance entitled
"An Ordinance Prescribing Rules for the City
Water Works of Rock Islandn, passed June 4th
1877, shall be and lie hereby repealed, and in the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 or allowed to
''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
''ehall be permitted allowed TO sprinkle streets
sidewalks, houses or other buildings, or to wash
carriages, wagons, omnibuses, cars, other veh
'icles used with animals of any kind, propelled
by steam, without fret obtaining special permit
Works; no person shall be allowed to operate or
''use hose for sprinkng washing, or other private
purposes, without nozzle thereto, the diameter
"of which shall not exceed one fourth ca oil an
inch; no owner or occupant ef any lot, house.
building, or premises, receiving water from the
'tCity alter Works, shall suffer or permitsn con-
tinued leakage in the services, connections, stop
cocks, or attachments in or upon the said premi-
lees, nor allow an unnecessary flow or waste OF
water while using it for any of the and pun
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, OF
building Of brick. stone, cement or other material
"or the Plasterng, cementing, and finishing OF the
"same, requiring the use of water therefor, shal
'have use the water OF the City Water Works
taken from any source whatever, without frs
obtaining a special permit therefor from the Sn
4 "per1ntendent oil the water WORKS and the pay
| "ment OF the water rate In advance"
| SECTION 2 Be ii further ordained, That Ruiz
| ninth C'eth') of the Ordinance Aforesaid passed
June 4th 1877 shall be and lie hereby repealed, an(
in the place thereof shall be provided and substtut
| ed the words and figures following to wit
| 10th For violation of any Of the foregoing Rule
:the Superintendent of the Water Works shall
''shut off the supply OF water from the premises a
| (which the breach was committed, and previou
"notice of the shutting off snail not be required
I'm all cases of default in the payment Of waite
rates due and payable on the first days Of May ant
| November respectively in each year in advance
land which are not paid within ten days therea ter
1.-The water shall be shut of without further notice
laid in all cases where the supply of water shall b
shut off as herein mentioned and provided, in ad
'dition to the amount of water rates then due, th
| penal sum of one dollar shall be required to b
paid before the water is again turned on"
| SECTION 8. Be further ordained, That for AM
refusal or neglect to have and obtain special per
NIT for the use OF water OF the City Water Works
Iquired under and by virtue of any ordinance o.
resolution OF the city council In such case made AM
provided, the person guilty OF the same may b
hned In q sum not less than one dollar nor NOR
than ten dollars the said fine TO be recovered as il
other breaches OF the city ordinances.
| SECTION 4. Be it further ordained That tn
aforesaid Ordinance passed June 4th 1877, to whic
fsubstitutions and amendments herein made an
provided, shall be and remain in full force in th
entirety thereof, and all ordinances, parts of ord
nances, rules, resolutions, or regulations eontrar
| thereto, or not in accordance Herewith and thi
amendment, shall be and the same sre hereby re
Ipealed.
Passed April ist, 1878.
Approved: ELISHA P. REYNOLDS,
Attest: Mayor
1 JNO L. hEED. City CLERK. I2-d3t