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

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der his license, under the penalty of hav,
ing his license revoked. The City Coun
Gil reserves the right to fix rates for plum
bers at any time for work done in con
nection with the city water works. sssi *
| Sec. Is. Within forty eight hours af
ter laying any service pipe and makins
connection nsn thereof with any water. main
the plumber shall file full, true anei
complete written report with the Super
intendent, in which shall be shown ID,
description and diagram, the exact loca
ton OF the tap and service pipe, the lol
and block III which the premises suppliel
herewith are situated and the street.
bounding the same, the distance and di
rection from the nearest street corner te
the point where the street stopcocks arr
placed, measuring on a line parallel witt
the line of the street, all the purposes fol
which it is designed to use the water ,and1
the arrangements and apparatus for us.
ing it with such other and further infor.
nation as may be required to enable the
Superintendent to determine accuratcly
the water rate to be paid for report to
the City Clerk. l.. ". T.. ..s.l.s-, S T. !
Sec: Is. In making any excavation in
any street, ally or other public ground
for the purpose of laying service pipe,
the plumber must cause the earth and
other material removed to be SO placed
as not to endanger or unnecessarily In
commode the travelling public and pro-
vide for the passage of water along the
gutter. No hole or trench made by any
plumber in any street, alley or public
ground for the purpose mentioned, or for
any other purpose, shall be suffered by
him to remain open at any time without
barricades and during the night time the
same shall be amply guarded by barriers
and warning lights. No tunneling will
be permitted except when the exigencies
OF the case require such permit.
Sec. II. In refilling openings all /. the
earth. must be replaced in the trench, and
| II the earth be frozen it must be removed
and the excavation filled with pure, bank
sand, in layers of not over six inches, ,and
thoroughly rammed to prevent after.set-
tlement. The hammers to be made of
such weight and design as may be ap.
proved by the Superintendent. This
work must be done that the street, side
walks, pavements and surface of the
ground be replaced and made as good as
before the same were disturbed and to
the satisfaction of the Superintendent.
Should any excavation in any street, al
ley or other public ground be lett open
or unfinished for period of twenty-fuur
hours without special leave from the Su-
perlntendent, or should the work be inn
properly done, the Superintendent shall
have the right to finish or correct the
work, and the expense thus incurred shall
be charged to the plumber whose work is
thus finished or corrected, and shall be
paid by said plumber before receiving
another permit to do any work. !
Sec. 1S. The Superintendent or such
other persons as may be directed by him
or by the City Council or Mayor. of the
city, shall have authority to enter and
have free access to all premises and build
ings supplied through the water system
OF the city, at all reasonable hours, to
ascertain the location or condition of all
hydrants, pipes or other fixtures attached
to said works and the manner the water
is used and such parties must at all times
frankly and without concealment answer
all questions put to them by such repre-
sentative of the city, relative to the use
OF the water and its consumption; and in
case he finds that water is wasted on ac-
count of negligence or for the want 81
repairs he shall give verbal or written
notice thereof to the consumer or owner
to make any necessary repairs, and ii
such waste is not remedied within TWEEN.
ty-four hours after such notice, the water
shall be cut of and shall not lie turned
on again until the Superintendent SO or.
ders. When the waste of water is great
or when damage is likely to result from
leakage, the water shall be turned off Il
the repair is not proceeded with imned.
lately upon the service of the notice
when it so requires. The water will bee
turned off for any willful or persistent
i violation OF the rules in force relating te
the use thereof. In either case, 5whe1r
water is cut off for such cause tie water
! shall not be turned on again until the
SUM of two dollars has been paid into
| the city treasury as penalty therefor, ane
such amount shall go to the credit Of the
water works fund. NJ s.S: =s5=:
/ Sec. 19. All service pines must bt
| laid at least 8 feet deep under the sur
face OF the ground in the stree
tand in all cases to be protected so as t
prevent rupture by freezing; and mus
also be laid sufficiently waving to ALLOW
4 of not less than one foot of extra length
j for every fifteen feet or fraction Thereof
and IN such manner as to prevent rupture
| by settlement. All pipes stop-coc cks and
other fixtures or apparatus used, and the
work done by any plumber at any time
IN come ction with the water Works,shal]
be subject to ms ection and approval 3by
the superintendent.
Sec 20. All pipes from the street
stop cocks where they enter cellars 81 81
easements of buildings and inside of such
buildings must be carefully protected
A against g the cold and provided with 81
stop and waste "a t's pipe where they entel