Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-02-28

eiRhths inch connection: for dwellings of more
on stores from
inch to three-eights inch diameter. according
to wants; for laundries, livery stables, stock
yards, coffee houses, barber shops, Restaurants,
small manufacturers etc., one connection from
one-half inch and upwards, as may be rS
seo.s. All service pipe may be on.-f eurth
through which thoy are supplied, and all stop
cocks in the line OF service pipe or branches
under ground must be stops with circula
as the pipe in which they are placed, have i
Pies in the office Of the superintendent Of the
Sec. I. All pipes pipes itass between tho distributing
pipe in the street and the stop cock, shall be in
all cases subject to inspection by the said com,
mittee, their superintendent or agents, and if
tien shall b prohibited.
IN case be :, Less
Sec. 8. There shall be . brass stop cock in
each service attachment under the exclusive
control Of the committee on water works, the
walk Just inside Of the line Of the curb or cut
side of the line of the lot, and no person not q
direct employee Of said board shall open or
| such stop cock shall be provided with q box OF
tube sufficiently large and in ready access for
| turning on Or off water. The top Of cash box
grade of the sidewalk OF alley ard have an iron
cover or cap suitably attached with the word
(water) upon said cover, and in no case shall
unless they b so protected or enclosed, as to
| afford TO other mode of access except by the
removal OF the cover from the box on the side.
any stop cock controlled by said committee
deeper Than four feet below the surface. tho
| said stop cock must be provided with q station
rn
strong handle similar to that on the stop.
Each service pipe must be furnished with stop
and waste below the action Of the frost, SO sit;
| uated that the water can conveniently he shut
off and drained from the pipes to prevent
freezing; there shall also be . stop cock placed
in every service attachment located at the first
suitable point beyone the street or alley limits
| to enable the consumer to turn off the water iH
case of accidents to the pipe on his premises,
Sec. q. Hose attachments connected with
| ing sidewalks. walks. steps, windows fronts
etc., shall be placed in the yard wherever CON
yenience. and yard room will permit it; where
sidewalk inside the curb or outside the line Of
lot, and about ono foot distant therefrom. The
box containing such hose attachment to be pro
and placed on a level with the grade.
Sec. 8. On the premises supplied with water
the fixtures, such as hydrants. draws wast
fountains, hose attachments, tank, etc, may be
such as will best suit the convenience of thu
| consumer, excepting always those which in the
opinion of the committee; or their superinten.
waste water, the use of which is prohibited.
| sec. 8. Applicants desiring to supply more
than one house from an attachment, will b'
permitted SO to do where either stop OF plug
Of larger diameter or more than ono is prOvid
ed, SO as to cqualize the water SUI ply as nearl,
as possible; but there shall in such case be one
principle stop cock which shall control the
whole supply. and as many auxiliary stops q.
there are dwellings or premises supplied witt
water from the attachments. all placed outside
of the line of the lot in such manner as to be al
all times accessible to the board or its agents
The failure on the part of any owner or occu
pant to comply with the provisions of this orr
adopted by the city council of said city o.
Yankton. shall cause the water to be shut of
by said committee at the stop cock an d the sup
ply Of the party SO failing, to be discontinued
and rules relating thereto.
Sec. 10. Provided that any person opening o.
waec RnhS for
opening or uaing water from any private
hydrant or hose connection where the opening
from said hydtant or hose connection is largsl
using q hose with nozzle larger than one-hali
inch(h inch)in diameter for any purpose excep
extinEuishing fires; or any person using hose
written permit from the committee or superin.
tendent. and under the direct supervision of ar
employee of the committee, shall be subject tc
y 2uG VI lcu uOllAIB 1OE CQe QEsG OueQs6, GWeQGS
dollars. for the second offense and fifty dollart
tine or imprisonment for three months for each
offsnse after the second, together with costs Of
prosecution in each case.
or any other device which the consumer may
adopt for obtaining water from the service
pipes shall not be located in such manner as to
or the public access to them, unless ali parties
having access to such device for drawing water
shall first have their premises assessed and pay
Hs as for stn to supply
street sprinkling carts may be granted to
sprinklers in such numbeg. capacity and local
tiles as will best accommodate the public. and
carts supplied with water from the water
works, must first obtain license from said
committee for each and every cart used for such
purpose.
Bee. Is. No person or persons shall lay any
service pipe OF do any kind of plumbing work
connected with the introduction and supply Of
vat Water from the water works, unless he OF they
tee for all separate jobs of plumbing work which
30 or they may wish to perform any plumber OF
firm wishing to do business with and in conf ec-
tiOn with the water works. must first agree to
be governed by the ordinances. rules and regu.
lations which are or may be adopted by the
city council OF said committee; he or they shall
ties, to indemnify and save of and from all acci-
dents. damages and losses which said city may
sustain by reason of his failing to comply With
Be- and he o. ntE ses " shall naH
in addition thereto. pay q license of five dollars
per annum to said committed all licenses issued
BY said committee shall be made to expire on
the first day of Janury next following the is
suing of the same, and in ease any plumber
shall wilfully violate any of the provisions of
this ordinance or the rules adopted by saidD,om-
mittee, his license may be cancelled. The
drilling of distributing pipes, the inserting of
connections and manipulating of stop gates.
shall in all cases be done by persons in the EN-.
ploy of said committee.
Sec. II. Plumbers shall make full, completc
returns to the uses for and to which water is
Applied,under any permit granted. Such returns
must be made to said committee within forty-
eight hours after the completion Of the work,
as the water will not be turned on until after
in accordance with the provisions Of this orii-
nance, and the rules of said committee: any
person who shall cause premisesto to be supplied
with water from the water works, from which
the water has been shut off for any violation Of
shall open any stop cock in the street OF alley
except ON the oroer of the superintendent Of
the works, shall be subject to fine NOT Ieas
than five dollars and cost of prosecution.
Bee. Is. The water rates must in all cases be
paid in Advance, and BY regular consumers
OF January. April. July and October in each
year, all payments to be made to the citv trssa.
urer at his office between the first and tenth
day of January, April, July and October. Pro-
vided, however. that the committee may charge
md collect water rates for auch shorter terms
lar customers.
Bee. 10. All parties using water from th.
water works for any purpose whatever, will do
'o At their own risk. as the said city Of YanktOn
siiI not & nor viii snid committee. in any case
uQ ont OF the at0DDaRe Of amid >gator -. :,