The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-08-18

WORK sncp. Tor eHcn huOltiOnAi person.
over five. -. ...... :. 80
Feed stable only or dairy. each stall up
to twenty 1.50
Feed stable only or dairy. each stall over. :
twenty 10
Stores occupied 10y two tenants or OWE
ers and tenant. .............. l2.O0
Double store occupied by two tenants
or owners and tenant. .................. 12.OU
Barrel rates, per barrel. .........-. 10
Meter rates. 100 to 1000 gallons ger day,
Meter rates, 900 70 1000 gallons perdaS,
per 1000 gallons. 80
Meter rates, 1900 to 1900 gallons per day.
per 90 gallons ............. -. $50. %
Meter rates, 1900 to 10000 gallons per
day. per 1000 gallons. ................ 20
Provided that in no case where the me
ter is used shall the annual rate charged
be less than $1,000.
The company are required to blow wins
lie for lawn sprinkling. aud also TOR fire
alarm.
Section 5. Where two or more dwellings,
rooms or buildings are constructed OH one lot
or adjoining buildings owned or occupied by
the anne person or persons, all such build
ings, rooms or dwelling rs shall be included at
the regular rates in the collection OF water
rent.
Section 6. Water used or to be used for
purposes not specified or rate given in the
foregoing schedule the rate may be eStab-
liSlied by the superintendent OF the water
works and remain in force until altered or
changed by the mayor and city council of the
Guy Ol McCOOh, NtDldShd.
Section z. Application for service attach
mentS for water must be made by the owner
or agent of the property in writing on blanks
furnished at the office of the superintendent
of the water works. and must state fully and
truly all purposes for which it is required,
and it is hereby declared unlawful to make
any fraudulent representations as to the pur-
poses for which water is required. SAID
blanks to be submitted to and approved by
the city council.
Section s. Consumers must keep their own
service pipes and attachments in order and
from freezing, and will also keep in good
repair and accessible at all times to the plum
Der a stopcock four feet under ground and as
near to the outer edge of the pavement as
practicable and protected with substantial
iron case covered with a tight fitting iron lid.
Section 8. No deduction in rates shall be
required for time any service pipe is frozen
or out of use for amy cause.
Section 10. Water running to waste or to
keep pipes from freezing is prohibited under
penalty of having water shut off. with or
without notice.
Section IL. Sprinkling permits shall be
granted for the lawn sprinkling season only,
on the payment of rate aforesaid to the said
company, except as hereinOtherWiSe provided.
Said lawn s~prinkling season shall begin with
tie fifteenth day of April, and shall end with
the fifteenth day of October in each year,
provided that the permit is taken out after
the first of any quarter. in such case payment
shall be made dating from the first of the
quarter in which the permit was taken out.
Under lawn Sprinkling permits the use OF
water is limited to such seasons for Sprlnk-
ling only, and the use of hand hose with no
larger than t~hree-SiXteenthS nozzle, is limited
to the hours of from six o'clock, AIN. to eight
O'Clock, a. ~, and from seven o'clock, p. H.,
to nine O'Clock, D. H., central time, each day
during the lawn s%prinkling season. Provided
that the council may change the above hours
to any four hours in the day. The use of a
hand hose without nozzle, as a substitute for
a fountain, or allowing it to run while not
held by hand, is forbidden. Any use of a
Sprinkling attachment or device using water
in excess of the amount that would pass
through a three-siXteenthS inch nozzle, is a
violation of the terms of the permit.
Section IL. Lawn and fountain permits
shall be considered a luxury, and may be
limited to less hours in case of shortage or
from any other cause it may seem to be I'M
possible to supply water to all persons, but a
proportionate deduction from the price of
service shall be made for time water is not
furnished; in all cases domestic use shall take
precedence over lawns and fountains.
Section 13. Water rates, except lawn and
fountain tax. shall be paid quarterly in adj
vance, Oh the first day of January, April,
july, and October; lawn and fountain tax to
be paid according to contract, and unless
taxes are paid within fifteen days after the
same become due, ten per cent. shall be add
ed thereto for the expense OF collecting the
same. -
Section IA. The superintendent of the said
water works, or any other proper officer of
the company, shall have access, at all reason
able hours, to all parts of the premises to
which water is supplied, to make necessary
examinations, and all rpfuSalS OH the part of
the consumer of such access shall be deemed
sufficient cause to turn off the water:
Section Is. The Lincoln Land Company
is hereby required to erect and maintain nj at an
elevation as great as their water tank OH
block number eleven, first addition to the city
of McCOOk, a standpipe for said water works,
which %standpipe shall be not less than twenty
high, and the first five feet shall be of three
fOurths inch tank steel, and shall be erected
and ready for use by February first, 1894.
Section IL. 1t shall be unlawful for any
plumber or plumbers or pipe filters to do any
work upon any of the pipes of the system Of
water works owned by the Lincoln Land
Company until such plumber or plumbers or
pipe filters have first procured a license to do
so from the citycouncil of McCook, and give
a bond in the sum of one thousand dollars,
and shall Immediately report to the superill-
tendent of water works any work performed
upon said water works. And it shall be the
duty of the superintendent upon application
and tender CT the fee of five dollars to tap the
mains of said company for such applicant.
and upon failure so to do for the space of
three DAYS Tile Salu applicant Shall nave Tile
right to employ any licensed plumber to make
such tap, and shall be entitled to demand
and receive from such superintendent the fee
paid him, if any. for snch service.
Section II. The rights given to said Lin
coin Land Company by section one of this
ordinance Is granted Upon the condition that
the company comply substantially with the
requirements of this ordinance, III reference
to the building of the standpipe and the lay
ing of water mains in West McCook as re-
quired by section three of this ordinance, and
the failure of said company to make said
improvements within the time limited by this
ordinance shall work a forfeiture Of said
rights.
Section IS. 1t shall be unlawful for any
one to tap the mains of said company with
any other than lead pipe. Provided, however,
that such lead pipe need not extend further
than the curb line of the street, and all other
pipe used may be of galvanized iron or lead,
at the option of the party putting in the same.
Section 10. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person unauthorized by the city of McCook
or the superintendent of the water works to
take water from any public or private by
drant, plug, street washer, from cock, hose,
pipe or fountain, except for fire purposes and
for the use of the fire department in case of
fire, or in any way take or use any water for