The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-12
To-DAYS ADVERTISEMENTS.
AN ORDINANCE
Relating to the Assessment and ColIec-
tion of Water Rates in the City of
Rock Island


SECTION 1. Be il ordained Jv the cita Council of
the City of Rock Island:
That all wafer rates shall be due and payable
on the first days Of May and November in
each year in advance; PrOU,ded that all rates for
of water under and by virtue of special permits
issued for special purposes, and not taken out on
said first days of Nay and November shall be due
and payable in advance at the time said permits
Issued; ProUtded further, that no special permit
dar months.
SECTION .. The Superintendent Of the Rock ISL
and water works is hereby constituted and appoint
ed the collector OF all water rates and assessments
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
ance of his duties in every respect, as city and
township collectors required. He shall provide
himself with suitable books for entering The de-
scriptlons of each lot or tract supplied by said
ter works with water. with the name of the owner
thereof. He shall possible after the first
days of May and November of each year give notice
in the corporation newspaper of said wafer rates
being DUE and at any time after ten days from the
first days of May and November respectively, the
said Superintendent may make out a list of all
those lots tracts upon which said water rates ere
due and unpaid with the amount severally due up
on each, and return said delinquent list TO the
County collector who shall at proceed TO col
lect 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 judgement
against said property for said rates to the same
Court at any term, in the same manner as near as
may be- in all things as in of delinquent taxes
for state, county, township or municipal purposes
under the general laws for that purpose.
SECTION 3. For failure TO pay the water rates
assessed against any tract lot of land within ten
days from the fret days of May and November re-
spectiyey in each year, the Superintendent of wa
ter works is fully authorized and is hereby required
to shut off the supply of water from said lot or tract
and thereuDon may elect to bring sut either against
the owner thereof in the name OF the CITY of Rock
Island for the use of the Rock Island water works
or may assess the sum against said lot or tract as
provided in section two of this ordinance.
SECTION 4. The superintendent of the water
works shall not receive any fees percentage for
collecting water rates assessments aforesaid
but his salary shall be deemed in lieu thereof full
compensation for all services by him rendered as
such Superintendent.
SECTION 5. All ordinances, parts of ordinances
or amendments thereto, or any part thereof, con-
trary TO or not in accordance with the provisions
of this ordinance shall be, aud the came and every
part thereof, are hereby repealed
Passed April 1st, 1878
Approved: ELISHA p. REYNOLDS.
Attest: Mayor
JOHN L. REED, City Clerk. i2d3t