Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-10-09

Water Commissioner shall impose.
SFvENTH-The various persons en-
ployed by the Water Commissioner,
and every person by HIM delegated
for the purpose, must have fee &C
cess at proper hours OF the day to all
parts of every building in which wa
ter is delivered and consumed, to ex-
anime the pipes and fixtures and to
ascertain whether there is any unnec-
essary waste of water.
EIGHTH-Sprinkling must be con-
fined to the property or front for
which application is made.
NINTH-The city of Phillipsburg
reserves the right to stop the supply
of water without any preliminary
notice, for violation of any of the
rules and requirements, nor will it be
restored except on payment of all
back charges and rents, including
payment of one dollar expense of
shutting off and putting it on, and up
on a guarantee satisfactory to the
Water Commissioner that no further
violation shall occur.
TENTH-The city of Phillipsburg
reserves the right at any time to shut
off the water by first giving one
hours notice thereof, in their mains,
for the purpose of making repairs or
extensions, or for other purposes, and
all persons having boilers within their
premises not supplied with or by
tanks or cisterns, but depending on
the pressure of the pipes to keep
them supplied, are hereby cautioned
against danger of collapse.
ELEVENTH person unauthor-
lied by the city of PhIl4ipsburg shall
take water from any public place or
private hydrant, plug, street wash,
draw cock, hose pipe, or fountain, ex-
cept for fire purposes and for the use
of the fire department, in the case of
fire, or In any way use or take any
water for private use without first
paying for the same and receiving a
receipt therefor.
TwELFTH-No person shall remove,
obstruct, or in any way iniure any
fire hydrant, valve, valve box or COW
er, or stop cock, or stop box or cover.
or in any manner Injure any building,
machinery, or carry off or injure any
pipe, apparatus, tools or fixtures, or
property of water works.
THIRTEENTH-Hose larger than one
inch will not be allowed except upon
an additional charge therefor; and
sprinkling without a nozzle, or with
a nozzle, with larger opening than
one-fourth of an inch, is forbidden.
For washing buggies and carriages
one-eghth of an inch of an opening
only is permitted.
FoURTEENTH-Converting hose in
to jets for amusement of either adults
or children, adjusting hose upon tern
porary or fixed support or device of
any kind arranged to sprinkle auto
matically for the purpose of cooling
walls, the atmosphere, ETC., will be re-
garded as fountains, and be subject
to such additional charges as may be
sufficient for such extravaganza uses
of water.
SEC. 10. Any person who shall VIC
late any of these rules and restrict
ions for the government of consumers
hereinbefore set forth shall upon con-
viction thereof, in addition to the for
FIXTURES, liabilities, stipulations, and
reservations therein contained, pay
fine not exceeding twenty-five dol
lars, and stand committed until such
fines and costs are paid.
SEC. 20. All water rates herein es-
tablished are hereby declared to be
annual rates, unless otherwise speci-
fed, and the same shall be due and
must be paid semi-annually in adj
vance, on the first days of January,
and July, at the office of the Water
Commissioner, and If not paid within
fifteen days after the same becomes
bue, ten per cent shall be added
thereto for the expenses Of collecting
the same.
SEC. 81. If any person or persons
from whose premises the water has
been shut off for any of the reasons
herein provided shall turn the water
on or cause the same to be turned on
without authority from the Water
Commissioner, he or she shall, on
conviction thereof, be fined in any
sum not to exceed five dollars for
each and every offence.
Sec. %. It shall be unlawful for
any person within said city to sprink-
lie, eject, or throw water from any
private or public sprinkler, washer or
hydrant, upon any public street, lane
or alley, or any yard, garden, or en-
closure, or permit the same to be
done, nor upon or against any build
ing situated upon such street, lane,
or alley, except forthe extinguishment
of fires and ordinary housekeeping,
except between the hours of 5 and 10
o'clock a. NJ. and and 10 o'clock P.
NJ, of each day. It shall also be I'M
lawful for any person having a
sprinkler, washer or hydrant on or in
front of his premises, to sprinkle,
eject or throw water on or in front of
the premises, of any other person, or
to permit it to be done, except for
the extinguishment of fire, and any
person violating any of the provisions
of this section shall. upon conviction
thereof. be fined in anv aum