Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-02-29
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An Ordinance e e
king rates for supplyinR water TO the nhabi. h
tants of the CITY ot aanR,om ~" snd nsinH "
the same.
Ia n ordained by the Mayor and Council Of the \
Section t i. That all applications for attach.
nents to the distributing ppeA for the parposS No
veil as NIL applications for the use Or ta" WaaG,
must be made BY the party dcsiring such attacn
nent or use Of water to the c9mmuee ." " M" b;s
,r their Office and always with The consent ?I i
thc owner of the premises into which water "
to be introduced, which conseas snnt, yn
and truly ali purposes for which water - re-
aaired; and frankly without ooncealment,
answer a questions asked 6y INC
the city clerk IN application. setting forth the
for which wateT Is dtsised ts Stv Cspk
viii Wiz issue s a written, permit granting
the applicant the privilege Of u,,sr serySe nee
and the S use OF
tion tho applicant shall deposit with the city
treasurer sum OF m9nsy 70 bay a1r
nection cock and any other material tho said
committee may consider necessary: AZ WORK
to 81 sba bs deo
Sec. 2. Permits for making attachments to
,oWs For dWe
ings of not more than six rooms, ono one.ha!t
inch connection; for dwellings of moro than
eighths inch connection: for dwellings of more
than ten rooms, one thrce fourths inch connco:
ton; for stores, one connection, from onc-haif
inch to three-eights inch diameter. according
to wants; for lnundries, livery stables, stock
yards, coffee houses, barber shops, restaurants,
small manufacturers, etc., ono connecllon from
one-half inch and upwards, as may be r .
Sec. $. All service pipe may be ons-f eurth
inch larger in diameter than the conneG'ions
through which they are supplied, and oil stop
cocks in the limo Of service pipe. or branches
under ground must be stops with circula
Of the same diameter or water Savs w"y
heads and bc in every respect equal to the sam
ples in the office of the superintendent of the
Sec. i. All pipes between the distributing
pipe in the street and the stop cock, shal! be IN
all cases subject to inspection by the sald COM
mittce, their superintendent or agents, and II
ton shall be prohibited.
Sec. s. Within the limits Of streets, service
than four feet below the lowest part of gutter.
| Sec. q. There shall DO u brass stop COCK IN
each service attachment under the exclusive
control of the COMMITTEES on water works, the
walk lust inside of the line of tho curb or out
side Of the line Of the lot, and no person not q
close or otherwise interfere with said stop cock;
such stop cock shall be provided With box or
large and be in fsady es e1
or tube shall be placed on leyel with the
grade of the sidewalk or alley NJ have un iron
cover or cap suitably attached with the word
| (Water) upon said cover, and in NO case shall
stop cocks be placed in vaults under sidewalks
unless they be protected or enclosed as to
afford no other mode OF access S except ey the
walk; and in case it becomes necessary to place
any stop cock controlled by said committee
said stop cock must be provided with station.
ary key reaching from the stop to within siS
inches Of the top of the box and terminate with
a strong handle similar to that ON the stop
Each service pipe must be Furnished with stoI
and waste below the action of the frost, so sit
uated that the water can conveniently be shu
freezing; there shall also be a stop cock placet
in every service attachment located at the tirs
suitable point beyone the street or alley limit
Sec. Z. Hose attachments connected will
service pipe for sprinkling yards and for wash
ETC., etc shall be placed in the yard wherever con
venience. and yard room will permit it; wher
this is not the case they may be put on tn
lot and about one foot distant therefrom. Th
box containing such hose attachment to be pro
| vided with an iron cover, suitably Rtt0che
; Sec. 8. On the premises supplied with water
the fixtures, such us hydrants. draws. was
basins, sinks, bath tn bs water closets, rarinali
| fountains, hose attachments, tank, etc., may b
such US will best suit the convenience of tn
consumer, excepting always those which in tn
opinion of the committee, or their superinte1,
unnt, are SO constructed as to unnecessaril
waste water, the use Of which is prohibited.
Sec. 8. Applicants desiring to supply MOI
than one house from an attachment, will
| t,er sO RI dn where either n ur MIN
of larger diameter or more than one Is provid
ed, SO as to equaliZe the water SUI ply nearl
as possible; but there shall in such case be OH
, principle stop cock which shall control th
, | whole supply, and as many auxiliary stops
there are dwellings or premises supplied wit
water from the attachments. all placed outsid
of the line of the lot in such manner as to be q
all times accessi bic to the board or its agents
The failure on the part of any owner or occ,
nance, or OF the rules. regulations and rate
: adopted by the city council of said city {
Yankton. shall cause the water to be shut o
: by said committee at he stop cock and the SUI
ply Of the party SO falling. to be discontinue
iuntil a compliance with oil laws, ordinanc
and rules relating thereto.
Sec. 10. Provided that any person opening
i using water from any public hydrant tor III
i, purpose except extingulshingh lire, OF any perst
: opening or using water from any priva
from SAID hydrant Cr hose connection is larg
g than one and One-half inches in diameter;
= using hose with nozzle larger than one-ha
q extinguishng fires; or any person using no
without u nozzle for any purpose without
l. written permit from the committee or superi
y tendcnt, and under the direct supervision of
employee of the committee, shall be subject
s tinc of ten dollars for the first Offense, twen
dollars for the second offcnse and fifty dolla
Q fine or Imprisonment for three months for eat
l. otfense after the second, together with costs
prosecution in each case.
Sec. II. Hydrants, hose attachments. fauce
or any other device which the consumer m,
adopt for obtaining water from the servi
4 pipes shall not be located in such manner as
afford parties occupying, neighboring premis
/. or the public access to them, unless all parti
having access to such device for drawing wat
shall first have their premises assessed and p;
for supplying the same with wafer.
Sec. II. Permits for attachments to supp
q street sprinkling carts may be granted
nprinklers in such numbeg, capacity and loca
!. tiles as will best accommodate the public. n
y I'LL persons desiring to sprinkle streets fro
- carts supplied with water from the wat
q works, must first obtain a license from sa
committee for each and every cart used for sut
10 purpose.
q Sec. Is. No person or persons shall lay M
service pipe or do any kind of plumbing wol
3. connected with the introduction and supply
:, water from the water works, unless he or tn,
u first obtain written permits from said commi