The times., 1889-12-06

81, 900, with two good and sufficient suretts,
subject to the approval of the Common
Council or Board of Water Works, to dem-
Nifty and save harmless the City of Owosso
)f and from all accidents, damages and
losses which said Water Works may sustain
by reason of his failure to comply with all
rules and regulations, which are now or
may hereafter be established by the Com
mon Council or Board of Water Works.
SEC. 3. Plumbers shall make full and
complete returns to the secretary of the
Board OF the uses for and to which water is
applied under any permit granted. Said
return shall be made by the plumber doing
the work within fOrty-eght hours after the
of said work, and must contain
a complete list of all articles and fixtures
used, as the water will not be turned ON
any premises until after said return is made
and the work reported to be in accordance
with the rules and regulations herein pre-
scribed.
SEC. 4. Plumbers i'm making returns of
permits shall give name of street or lot line
I'm which the attachment has been made.
and whether the service pipe enters the
premises ON the north, south, east or west
line OF said street; and also state accurately
the distance of the service cock from the
near side line of the nearest cross street,
lane or alley, or other well defined public
place, the measurements to be recorded in
feet and tenths or twelfths of foot, and
made in direction parallel with the side
line OF the named street to where said line
intersects the near side line of the nearest
cross street. lane or alley. In cases where
the alignment of any street, lane or alley is
not well defined, the measurement must be
continued until a well defined street line is
reached, which must be intelligently de-
scribed in the return.
SEC. 8. No plumber, pipe filter or other
person shall make any attachment to any
old pipe or water fixtures in premises from
which the water has been shut off and the
supply discontinued, without the party de-
string such work to be done having first
made application and obtained a reissue
and permit for the same; nor shall any
plumber, pipe filter or other person make
any alteration in any pipe or water fixture
attached to the water works distributing
pipes, to conduct water into adjoining prem
ises, or into stables, baths, water closets
wash basins, cisterns, fountains, or for any
other purpose whatever, without application
having first been made, and q written per-
NIT obtained from the Secretary for each
and every separate job of such modification
in the water fixtures; and in no case shall
any plumber, after the completion of any
job of plumbing work, be it the first intro
ductiOn of service pipes, an extension, or q
repair, leave the water turned on, on the
premises, but shall in all cases close the
service cock on the sidewalk, and return
his permit
SEC. q. No service connections or other
attachments to any of the water mains shall
be made except by brass ferule or lead pipe,
and in no case will lead pipe be allowed be-
tween the mains and service cocks weighing
less per foot than as follows:
3s inch bore, 2 lbs. 0 oz.;
4 inch bore, 2 lbs. Z oz.;
5s inch bore, 3 lbs. 0 Oz,;
% inch bore, 3 lbs. 10 or;
inch bore, lbs. 12 OF.
The size of ferules will be: For all houses
of four rooms or less, Is inch. internal
diameter; from four to six rooms, u inch
| diameter; for other buildings using larger
quantities of water, the size of the ferules
will be increased in proportion to the esti-
mated amount of water to be used, but 4
| inch main shall receive no larger ferule than
"a inch. six inch main no larger ferule
than q inch. No pipe other than the above
will be allowed, nor will any party using
pipe other than the foregoing be allowed tC
| connect with the water works except by
| special arrangement with the Board. All
joints in lead pipe must be wipe joints, and
| all connections with mains must be at least
two feet from any joint therein or from any
other connection.
SEC. Z. Any plumber or pipe filter whC
shall be guilty of violation of any of the
bylaws, rules or regulations adopted by tht
Common Council or Board of Water Works
shall forfeit his license. Such forfeiture shal
| operate as suspension of the license helt
| by any cOpartner in the same business OF
| any person in his employ.
Sec. 8. All water rents shall be pai(
semi-annually, the first day of January an(
July of each year, i'm advance; if not com
piled with within three days, ten per cen
penalty will be added, and il not paid il
six days the water will be shut off. Metel
| rates shall be paid monthly; ten per cen
| penalty will be added if the rent is not pait
within ten days after the same shall becom,
payable.
SEC. 0. No person except the authorized
agents of the Board or the Chief Enginee
of the fire department shall take water from
any public or private fire hydrant, fire plug
street washer, draw cock, hose pipe O
fountain Except for fire purposes or for TIN
use of the fire department in case of fire)
nor shall in any way use or take any waite
for private use which is furnished by tn
water works. unless such person shall frs
pay for the privilege and receive the usua
permit from the Board so to do.
SEC. 10. Persons wishing water mus
get special permit from the secretary, 70
each building, residence, business, etc
For each original permit charge of s
will be made, which will be applied OF
water rates; which shall pay for tappin
the main, inserting the stop cock and con
Meeting the same with service cock for SCI
vice pipe and laying pipe to the stop cocl
| or box.
SEC. II. The expense of tapping tn
mains and inserting the stop cock, and con
Meeting the same with the service cock, an,
placing box thereon, together with the fur
nishing of all material necessary for tn
completion of the above shall be defraye
by the Board and it shall be and remain tn
property of the City of OwOsso. s.
The service cock and box shall be place.
inside of the curb stone on all paved streets
except in cases where vaults have been bull
under the sidewalk, when they shall b
placed outside of and as near the curb a
practicable; OH unpaved streets they sha
be placed eighteen feet from lot lines or a
near as may be convenient.
SEC. IL. Every lead service pipe mus
be laid sufficiently waving to allow of nc
less than one foot extra length, and in sue
manner as to prevent rupture by settle