The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-07-16
PUBLISHED BY AVTIIO, lTT.
AN OROlAAN-E
In Relation to the Salt Lake City
WaterWOrks.

SECTION DE " OJUO1ItcN W Cie0
Ctty Council of Salt Lake Cttg,
That the waterworks constructed
by the corporation to supply Salt
Lake CITY with water from City
Greek Canyon, shall be designated
and known as the Salt Lake City
WaterwOrks; they shall be the prop
erty OF said city, and shall be under
the sole and exclusive control of the
City Council, who may from time To
time direct the construction OF suca
reservoirs, water tanks, water
mains, service pipes and fire by
drants as the necessities of the in-
habitants of the city may require.
The CITY Council shall also appoint
q superintendent of waterwOrks, an
assessor OF water rates, and such
other officers as may be necessary
TO carry on the works. All officers
so appointed shall hold Office during
the pleasure of said Council.
SIC. 2.-The Superintendent OF
WaterwOrks shall, under the direc-
ton of the City Council, have
charge of the reservoirs, wafer
tanks, water mains, fire hydrants,
and all the machinery and appur-
tenances appertaining to lthe water
works. He shall have the dlrectlOn
of the laying Of water mains, and
putting in Of service pipes, and the
regulation IT the water supply to
FIRE hydraDtsand to all water takers.
Said water superintendent, before
entering upon the duties of his
ofiiee, shall take an oath of Office
and give bonds, with approved Sc
curity to Salt Lake City, in the
penal sum of $4,000, conditioned for
the faithful performance of his
duties. He shall report to the City
Council quarterly, or oftener if re-
quired, his deings as superintendent,
the condition of the waterworks,
and make such suggestions as the
nature of the service may require.
SEC. S.-All public fire hydrants
shall be under the control of and
shall be kept in repair by the super
lnteDdent of the waterWOrks, and
in case Of fire or fires, the fire de-
partment and such others as the
superintendent shall authorize, shall
have free access to said hydrants.
No other person shall open or oper-
ate any fire hydrant, or attempt to
draw water therefr0m.
SEC. Amy person who shall
wilfully or carelessly run a vehicle
against Ere hydrant, or otherwise
Wilfully Or Carelessly injure the
same, or draw, or attempt to draw
water therefr0m, shall be subject to
a fine not exceeding one hundred
dollars, and be liable for all damages
done to said hydrant. Je'1b p 81
SEC. 5.-WIenches for fire n.y.
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 OF more
OF said wrenches, who shall permit
the same to be taken from their
place Of deposit, or to be used for
any other purposes than those au-
thoriZed by the superintendent, shall
be liable to q fine Of not exceeding
fifty dollars for each offense.
SEC. 6.-Whenever any property
owner desires to obtain a supply of
water from the city waterwOrks,
he shall make application therefor,
in writing, to the superintendent,
and sign an agreement that he will
be governed by such rules and regu-
latiOns, not inconsistent with this
ordinance, IS may be prescribed by
the Mayor for the control of the
water supply; said application must
state the location, kind of building,
number of rooms, and the entire
area Of grounds to be supplied, and
fully and truly state the purposes
for which the water is to be used.
Said application having been fled,
the superintendent of water works
is authorized to extend, at the ex-
Pense of the city, the service pipe
10 the inside line of the curbSt0ne,
at the point most convenient for
supplying the premises Of the ap-
Sec. Ito each service pipe there
shall be attached, at the curb, a stop
cock aAd key box, which shall be
paid for by the water taker and be
under the exclusive control of the
superintendent. Il s,t svE9l d
SEC, g. All service and other
pipes used under ground shall be of
cast iron, extra strong lead or tin
l1Rea lead, and laid no less than four
feet below the grade, aud all pipes
Tor water supply, whether inside or
outside, shall be of Sufficient
strength to stand the water press
ure, and all such work, alterations
or extensions thereof, together with
size OF pipe, must be to the acceD-
tanee Of the superintendent. But no
extension of service pipes shall be
made without first obtaining q per-
nit therefor from the superintend-
ent. r.1tvv -.
SEC. elf any water taker shall
permit any person from other prem
ises, or any unauthorized persou. To
use or obtain water from his prem
lSeS or water fixtures. whether in
side or outside Of his building, the sup
ply OF water may be cut of and the
amount paid forfeited. and such IN
authorized person for taking said
water shall be liable TO a fine of not
to exceed ten dollars for each of.
Tense. ,ee.r e-s ~.
SEC. 10.-An persons taking the
water shall keep their service pipes,
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