The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-02-25
CITY ORpryANCEs.
An ORDINANCE
AMENDING CHATTER XXvI., CONCERNING
TIE wATEE-wORKs.
Improved January IL, 1892. !


/. At the first meeting Of the Council after II,
orgstni zation, soou thereafter practicable.
the Council shall elect "A superintendent OF tie
Water Works, who shall continue In his office for
two years from the preceding lst day Of July,
less sooner removed. Before acting IN his Office.
he shall give bond, with snretles, IN the penalty
of FIVE thousand dollars, which shall De aIproyc,i
by the Council. When his term of Office ~ pres.
his Official books and paper shall he del lypred by
him hia successor. or disposed % In such other
manner ~ the Conmiiteeon Water may direct.
2. The Committee on Water. a. soon "a uri,tl-
cable AFTER It's appointment, shall Apo NJ IN A.
/ sisiant superintendent Of the Mator-Norks, a
/ SUPERINTENDENT If the Pump-IlOuq.s and .nrh
! fOrcnon ~ they may deem necessary. who may De
I removed 1T any time 10y the committee Beiore
acIng In their Offices the a ssstant >uperintendoni
/ Of tile Nater-N Works and the >upcriuteu!o lent OF
/ the Pump-ilouscs shall each give q bond with
suretics IN the penalty Of two thousand dollars
which shall be approved by the Council Upon
committee shall report Ia the Council the name
/ Of tie person so appointed.
! j. The committee shall hlyeth supCrirtendcnre
and general government Of he watcr-wprks. Tho
/ superintendent OF the Watcr-Work, ana the oiii-
GERS mentioned In tue preceding section shall ev-
cepi as otherwise prescribed by this chapter, act
/ according 10 the directions Of sad cOnmit,er
J 4. The superintendent the WatersWorks, nh
iect TO the control of the committee 81 N have "A
general charge ~ Tie n,crN 0irs. pump -hon,cs.
grounds and buildings. and everything necessary
70 The proper collection aud storage OF thc water.
He shai carefully poet all part. of Tie works
and have the same kept I'm good order and in prc-
per operation. and tie water furnished a, pure and
clear a practicable, with rromptnei, and rcgu-
+ larity.
/ >. The supcrintondcnt Of the Wa;er-works.
subject to The control OF the committee. shall have
/ general charge Of The nrc-plug,. fixtures, piycs.
and other appliances no 'es-lry Tor the proInlt and
regular delivery Of The water from the rtserN oirs
~ tile city buildings and 81 ~ persons entitled To
it. use under the provisions hereafter cont iucd.
| q. The Superintendent OF pump-llou,cs aud his
/ iorcncn shtI remain In or ~ the punt -hnu.e-.
lin al. a
OF the buildings and a. tchiuCry tut they shtll be-
40 all tines subject TO the control Of the Supern-
icndcnt Of the Nater-Worls and the Committee
on Wafer.
/ :. Subject to tic control Of tine committee. the
superintendent of the Watcr-Worh, and tie SUI
] peTntendent OF the Pump-llou,c, may employ i'm
ana about tie works such men as they may deem
suitable ana necessary. They shall hocuau acc0uut
OF tiqir names the Kind OF work zone hy them. aud
/ the days of the week or month they work. They
/ shall monthly present o. the committee state
msnt OF the materials tools and other articles me-
ccsSiry for carrying on the Olk for the IL lowing
month and estimate IF their cost And. subject "a
I such restrictions as mly De imposed by tnc COM
mIttcc, tie superintendent may purchase -u,h ma
terra l.. tools and oter articles. What may De- ~
purchafei shall ie taken care Of by item and used
rs required. All h.li3 for tie suuc shall. within
one month. De ldd by the SUPERINTENDENT before
4 the committee. What TIE committee cray allow
Tor such purchases or Tor any hCcc, ,rt car cni
expense ul the works shall - paid by draft drawn
on the Auditor. gnedby The chairman oftic coin-
niitcc and a.testcd Nv Tie respective suIcrinten-
/ dents.
/ :. The Superintendent OF tie Nater-Worb-
/ slall preserve map Of The location Of the mIin-
pipes, showing tie course. distance, and so" of
ttch 81 them. tnd when there is any extension %
! lie mnn-pilc. hall. as soon ., possible mark ou
the nap the place of such extension and thu size
of the pipe used n making %. lie hail enter u q
book 90 De- kept IN his oiicc. ana shall report % the
Auditor the quantity. dcsCrptiD ana cost Of tie
| materials used. md thc cost Of labor employed hl
making such cNtensiou-: aud Tie Auditor. iu books
To be Kept in bis office, ,ail keep account thereof
9. lu hool. Ecl In hi, Office, the Sppcriut, nd
cni OF the Nafer-N orls shall make 40 entry oi al
I branch pipes. hydriuts' and other fixtures from
Tie main 90 the streets. The entry shall state The
quantity. description. and cost Of he materials
/ uSd la laying down and fixing thc pipes and tx
ture3: ANA b shall designate the u0int az junction
| Of each branch pipe with thr main Iilc. and The
course and distance Of the PIPE. 20 thc prcmi- e.,
supplied thereby, -o ,. lu after time. % avoid oi-
hcudy in ascctiiiniug the position Of 40! part Of
, 10. 4 book shall Dc Kept IN tine Office : The Su-
I pcfinieudent Of Maior-N orks, With % caption lm-
porting that the owners OF property whose names
are undersigned request that water may Boz intro
duccd upon The premises men toned orpp &c. their
re- pCciHc names upon thc terms prcstr Ell by the
/ ordinances on ING city. Nlrn The owner 90 any
property Within The range IL the pipes applies for
ne introduction Of water into li, PREMISE, he or
ID, agent shall Mrlte his name ln sud book. under
said caption, and write opposite thereto tle dttc
ana number of d., application. The location of li,
/ premises, and the purpose for which 'lc water D.,
10 Dee used The city water shall not be- introduced
INTO tie premises II ANY Applicant until there IS
J written what - here required.
/ II. Af."r there written what Is 30 required.
water from ihc main PIP" "a pui llc street en- alley
stall. without delay. be- conducted by Tie sui criu-
I tcndcMt Of inc Narer-N ori- L. he applicant,
/ premises by means II suitable scryicu-p!pc and
fixtures. vi IN rp4raic attachment for Ai, p1riic
ular hou-e or tenement No hNdrnt or COCK ,hail
/ b" allowed L. hc on q Sidewalk, or IN Am exposed
situation. from which water may Dee taken Without
detection; and 'hcrc -h ~ bee laced on the -rrt icc-
. pipe near the cUrl,tOuc q stop-cock with an iron
cover marked "ttty Natcr-N oras '. I, 80 iliat the
supply Of water may Doe stopped at any time
t.iH is :
! can't may have tlc water Introduced into hi-
+ premises from The -Dryicc-lipC llid down Dog the
superintendent Of the W.tcr.N0rk- a. above
directed ~ means OF suitable scr'icc-l lpf n.y.
! urant, and bNlurc-: provided such work nc con-
stuIctcd by practical and competent plumbers.
} who have procured license ana tI" mtcrif.s
/ used I'm the construction thereof De- 90 tEr host
quality. and of such weight aud description as The
committee may prescribe IN the particular case, or
may prescribe Tor such WORK u the part of the city
where the same is located and provided tl3t ou TIE
/ completion Of .lc work, and before tie water l-
turned INTO "a notice thereon shall De- flF'n io h'
-Jid superintendent at me Natrr-N orA- COP Dts
( agent and the work be- by him Inspected ANA ap-
| proved.
/ l.. The assistant superintendent shall have cn-
/ tire control 81 ali hooks 81 the atcr department.
except those required by me Guy orlin hf, Do 1c
/ kept by the superintendent ~ thc ater-M "ls, ;
hut they shall bc subject Jtduy liuc % IT. cAtnlni-
ton of the SUPERINTENDENT al the Water ~ orb ur
any member eli the committee. lie sh1u Hri d'
clerk OF TIC committee, iccp record ~ thtr -
Cccdiug-. and perform such ttlcr duties a- may he
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