The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-10-25
First published oct, p. 1881
Ordinance no. $50.

AN ORDINANCE FOR THE BETTER PRO
LECTION OF THE CONSUMERS OF NAT
URAL GAS WITHIN THE CORPORATE
LIMITS OF THE CITY OF lola. ALLEN
COUNTY. KANSAS AND TO PROVIDE
FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF SOME COM
PETENT PERSON TO INSPECT AND TEST
GAS MAINS AND PIPES AND FIN HIS
CONVERSATION.
BE it ordained by the Mayor and Councilmen OF
the city of lola, Kansas:
SECTION l. That ii shall be and is hereby de.
clared to be the duty Of all plumbers gas fit
tiers, their agents and employees. and all other
persons in the city of lola, to report promptly
10 the city clerk and TO the corporation com
pany or person furnishing the gas. as hereinaf-
ter provided, all work aud gas fitting for the
use of natural gas they may do for persons
within the corporate limits of said city. in or
der that the work may be tested. as required by
the ordinances OF the city.
SEC > II is hereby made the duty of all
plumbers. gas filters, and their agents employ
Is, and all other persons who shall hereafter
make any extension. change or alteration in
any pipe or fixtures used for the consumption
of natural gas within the city of lola to report
such extension, change or alteration to the city
clerk and to the corporation, company or per
son furnishing the gas as herein provided, that
said alteration and change may be properly in
Spected and tested before used. notwithstand-
ing the pipe and fixtures to which the extern
ton and change is added may have been pre-
viOusly tested.
SEC. s. The reports to the city clerk herein
required shall be in writing and shall be enter
ed by the city clerk in book, plainly marked
test book" which shall be provided by the city
and Kept in "A convenient place in the Office of
the city clerk. Ii is made the duty of the CITY
Inspector TO see that all tests are entered in the
test book promptly and in the order in which
they are made.
SEC. 4 1t shall be the duty of the Mayor of
said city of lola with the consent of the council
TO appoint competent person to inspect and
test all mains, cOnduits, service pipes, house
connections and fixtures intended for conduct
ing, using and bnrn.ng natural gas Such per-
son shall be known as the city inspector and it
shall be his duty when notified by the CORPORA
ton, company or person furnishing the gas, or
city clerk, to attend at the time and place stated
in such notice by himself or deputy, or assis-
tant, aud see that all mains conduitS service
pipes, house connections and fixtures as the
case may be, being laid altered or repaired are
inspected and tested in the manner required by
The city ordinances, and approve or diSapprove
the work so done. If the city inspector shall
disspprOve the work so done he shall at once so
notiy the person or persons intending to use
said gas, pipes, burners or lights and the person
doing said work, and the corporation. COMPANY
or persons furnishing said gas. 1t shall be the
duty of such person or persons doing said work
to Immediately complete said work to the ap-
prOval of the city inspector.
SIC. II shall be unlawful for any person
within the corporate limits of the city OF lola to
burn or use natural gas for any purpose i'm any
pipe, burner or light until all the pipes and fix
lures conveying the gas shall have been tested
and approved as required by this ordinance
SIC. .. The fees of the city inspector shall be
fixed by resolution of the city council
SEC. Z. Any person violating the provisions
of this ordinance shall be fined any sum not
more than fifty dollars
SIC, .. This ordinance shall be in force from
and after its publication in the lola REGISTER
- Approved October 18th, 1895
lsrn( r. B. STEVENSON, Mayor.
Attest W. A. CowAN, City Clerk.