The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-07-19
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
AN ORDINANCE
In Relation to the Salt Lake City
WaterWOrkS,

THAT the WaterWOrkS constructs
nv the corporation TO supply Salt
Ike CITY with water from CIty |
Creek CANYON, shall be designated /
and known as the Salt Lake CITY
Waterworks; they shall be the pr9F-
artv OF said city, and shall be uuurI
fbe sole and exclusive control OF Ile
NV Eouncil. who may from time :"
time direct the construction Vi SUI
reservoirs, water tanhS' VOC
mains. service pipes ana htG Hy
drants as the necessities Oh Clle III
kahitants of the city may require:
The Citv Council shall also appoint
. snperintendent Of waterworks, an
Assessor of water rate, and such
other officers as may be necessary
fo carry ON the works. All officers
en- ann0inted shall hold Office during
fine pleasure Of said Council,
SIC THE superintendent OF
WsterwOrks shall, under the dlrec-
ton of the City Council, nave
charge of the reservoirs, Matet
tanks. water mains, lire hyuLdntS'
sad all the machinery ana appur-
fepances appertaining to ithe wafer
-Torke ne shall have the dlrectl0n
Cf the LAYING of water MAINS, ana
9n+fino in of service pipes, and the
TegnIatiOu of the water supply 10
Ere hvdrantsand to all water takers.
Said water superintendent, before
entering upon the duties OF his
Office. shall take an oath OF once
and give bonds, with approved Sc
curity to Salt Lake CITY, ID Inc
penal sum of $4,000, conditioned TOT
the faithful performance OF nus
duties. He shall report to the City
Council quarterly, or Oftener II re-
ouired. his doingS as superintendent,
the condition Of the ,warerWoTks,
and make such suggestions as Jhe
nature of the service may require.
SEC. 8.-All public fire hydrantS5
shall be under the control Oh anu
shall be kept in repair by the super
inteDdent Of the waterWoTkS, ana
in case Of fire or fires, the ire de-
partment and such others as the
Superintendent shall authorize, ShalI
have free access to said hydrants.
No other person shall open or 0per-
ate any fire hydrant, or attempt 10
draw water therefrOm. -,
SEC. Amy person who shall
wiIfully or carelessly run Il Yehlcie
against a fire hydrant, or otherwise
WilfuIIv or oareless1y inJure the
same, or draw, sr attempt to draw
water therefrOm, shall be suoJecG 20
q fine not exceeding one hundTed
dollars, and be liable for all damages
done to said hydrant.
SEC. 5.-WIencheS for lire NY
drants shall be furnished by the
superintendent to the fire depart
ment, for their use, and to such
other persons as he may deem
proper, and any officer or member
of the fire department, or other per
son having charge of one or more
of said Wrenches, who shall permit
the same to be taken from thelT
place Of deposit, or to be used for
any other purpose than those au-
thOriZed by the superintendent, shali
be liable to q fine Of not exceeding
fifty dollars fer each Offense.
SEC. 6.-Whenever any property
owner desires to obtain supply OF
water from the city Waterworks
he shall make application therefor
in writing, to the superintendent
and sign an agreement that he vii
be governed by such rules and regu
IationS, not inconsistent with Gnl
ordinance, as may be prescribed b.
the MaYOr for the control OF tn
water supply; said application mus
state the location, kind OF building
number of rooms, and the entlr
area of grounds to be supplied, an
fully and truly state the purpose
for which the water is to be usee
Said application having been flee
the superintendent Of water work
is authorized to extend, at the e.
pense of the city, the service pip
TO the inside line of the curbSt0n'
at the point most convenient fO
supplying the premises Of the al
plicant.
SEC. Ito each service pipe theI
ShalI be attached, at the curb, o stoI
cock and a key box, which shall /
said for by the water taker and b
under the exclusive control of tn
superintendent.
Sec. g. All service and OthC
pipes used under ground shall be
cast iron, extra strong lead or I'll
lined lead and laid not less than fol-
feet below the grade, and all pip'
for water supply, whether inside {
outside, shall be of SufflcieI
strength to stand the water pres
ure, and all such work, alteration
or extensions thereof, together wit
size of pipe, must be to the acce
tanee of the superintendent. But ]
extension of service pipes shall
made without first obtaining q pc
nit therefor from the Superinten
emit.
SEC. eff any water taker shS
permit any person from other PREF
ises, OF any unauthorized persOB,
use or obtain water from his pref
ises or water fixtures, whether il
side or side Of his building, the su
ply Ots@ater may be cut off and t
amount paid forfeited. and such U
authorized person for taking sa
water shall be liable to a fine Of q
to exceed ten dollars for each
Tense.
SEC. 1o.-An persons taking t
water shall keep their service pip
connections, and other water q
Paratus in good repair and protect
from frost at their own expense, b
no person, except under the dire