New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1893-03-15

the SAID city that no claim shall be made
against 1t, by reason of the brea king OF
freezing Of any service pipe or service
cock or, if from any cause the supply
of water should fail, or from damage
srising from shutting off water to repair
mains, making connections, or extensions,
or for any other purpose that may be
deemed necessary; and the right is here
by reserved to cut off the supply Of Wa
ter at any time any permit granted OF
regulation to the contrary notw,thstand-
ing. ~ ~
Sec. 80. Along streets where mains
are laid, service pipes willnpt be allowed
to run across lots, that is, from one lot
to another, but must be taken from the
mains in front of the premises, or some
point in the street adjacent to the same
except when otherwise permitted by the
Superintendent. Provided that one ser
vice pipe may be used to supply all the
parties taking water within thirty feet
on either side of such service pipe, in
which case such branch service must
have a service-eock.
Sec. 81. No permit shall be granted
to introduce service pipe or to co44duct
water from the same tap into two or
more distinct lots or buildings held by
different owners unless separate, and
distinct stop-cocks are so placed that the
water may be turned off, from or on to
either of such buildings or lots; and no
stop-cock shall l.e placed upon private
premises except on condition that free
access to such stop-cock is allowed to.
the Superintendent at any time when he.
may it find necessary to turn the water off
or on. In case where service pipe,sup-
plies two or more distinct premises or
tenants in the same building and where
only one stop-cock is used, the person or
persons controlling the same must pay
the water rent of all the parties who are
thus supplied.
! Sec. SO. When a permit Tor connec-.
ton with q main for building purposes
is issued. the service pipe must be car
ried to the outer edge of the sidewalk as
in other cases, and when the building is
completed, the pipe shall be taken up,
the ferule drawn and the hole plugged.
unless an extension is wanted to supply
the building, in which case application
must be made in the usual way for ex-
Rates for building purposes
shall be payable on demand.
Sec. 33. The City Council shall have
the right to order meter owned and
controlled by the city to be applied to
any service pipes, wherever they deem.
it advisable, and collect meter rates for
water. Meter rates shall be payable at
the end of every month or at such peri
DDS as may be determined by the commit
tee on water works. The amount of
water used will determine the amount to
be paid each month. Il
Sec. "a. No rule or regulation in this
ordinance contained or hereafter enacted
touching the supply. Of water from the
city water works to private persons, shall
be construed as in the nature of con
tract in such a sense as to prevent the
City Council from altering or amending
the same or from establishing such ad-
ditional regulations as may from time to
time be found necessary; and the. coun-
Gil reserves the right to make such
changes or additions at its discretion.
Sec. 30. The city shall not be liable
under any circumstances for any defici-
ency or failure in the supply of water
to consumers, whether occasioned by
shutting the water off for the purpose Of
making repairs or connections, or for
any other cause whatever. In case of
fire or alarm of fire, or in making re-
pairs or. constructing new works, the
superintendent may shut off the wafer.
at any time !. and keep it shut off
so long as he shall deem necessary.
4 Sec. SO. In time of fire in the CITY,
the superintendent shall surrender con
troll, for the time being, Of all mains,
gates and fire hydrants to the Chief En-
gineer of the fire department Tor the
purpose of extinguishing such fire; and
it shall be the duty of said Chief Engi-
neer, after the extinguishment of any fire
to see that all hydrants and gates are re-
stored to the same condition in which
they we're previous to such fire.
Sec. 81. No hose shall be used in any
C1SC uulcSS IL Sllttll nave Dctn properly
applied for and allowed by the Superin-
,tendent, and in no case shall it be used
without a nozzle and the nozzle shall
not exceed eight of an inch in dia-
meter, unless speciall y authorized. Hose
larger than three fourths of 4 an
inch will not be permitted except upon
additional charge. IS f...:. .
Sec. 50. The water will be cut off
from premises where the use is not con
fined to a fair application for proper
purposes and also where the use is ex
cessive or unreasonable
Sec. 80. The service pipeo fountains
out Of doors must be provided with stop.
cocks under the exclusive control Of the
city. The right is reserved to suspend
the use Of fountains and hose for sprink-
ling streets, yards, gardens or otherwise,
whenever IN the opinion Of the city the
public exigency may require it. In
sprinkling streets, each water taker must
confne himself to his own premises and
half OF: the width Of the street thereof.
During fire no water shall be drawn
from tllp nifv yV fprB xyf,rlr ~, I,