The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-05-15
Water Rates Ordinance.


An Ordinance concerning the water works OF
the City OF Owosso and establishing rules reg
ulauons and penalties for the government of
wafer consumers, licensed plumbers and others
SEC. l. That the rules and regulations here
matter named shall be considered part of the
alton that is supplied with water through the
water system OF the city; and that every such
person, company or corporation, by taking wa
ter, shall be considered to express his or their
consent to be bound thereby; and whenever any
OF them is violated or such other as the COM
mon council or board OF public works may here
after adopt the water shall be cut off from the
building or place of such violation although two
or more parties may receive water through tn e
same pipe, and shall not be let on again except
by order OF the board and on the payment of the
expenses OF shutting IL off and turning it on, and
such other terms as the Common Council or
Board OF Public Works shall determine and as
hereinafter provided, and satisfactory under
standing with the party or parties that no fur
tner cause OF complaint shall arise; and in case
OF such violation, the board in addition to the
hne imposed shall have the right to declare any
payment m ade for the water by the person com
hitting such violation TO be forfeited, and the
same shall be thereupon forfeited.
SEC. 2. Any plumber wishing to do business
In connection with the Owosso City water works
before entering into an agreement to do So
must procure license and furnish the Board OF
Public Works satisfactory evidence that he is L
regularly educated plumber, that he is master
OF his trade and willing to be governed in I'll
respects by the by laws, rules and REGULATE ms
which are or may be adopted by the Com ION
Council or Board OF Public Works. The am Iunt
TO be paid for such license shall be $500. Said
plumber shall also be responsible for all dam
age the water works may sustain at his hands;
he shall also enter into bonds in the sum of $1,000
with two good and sufficient sureties subject to
the approval OF the common council, - indem-
nifty and save harmless the City OF Owosso of
and from all accidents, damages i'd losses
which said water works may sustain by reason
OF his failure to comply with all the rules and
regulations, which are now or may hereafter be
established by the Common Counal or Board OF
Public Works. All licenses shall 10 granted by
the common council on recomm lIation OF the
board of public works, and no Ii Jnse so grant
ed shall be good or authorize IT, holder to do
plumbing business in said city fJr longer peri
cd than one year from the da 10 hereof and on
application for renewal of "A Jumber's license
a new bond shall be filed, t be approved as
above, and any person desiring to carry on the
business of plumber after OH year from date of
the first license granted HIN, shan file anew
application therefor and the required bond, and
1t shall be the duty of the board of public works,
on request of the applicant or Common Council
to examine all applicants as to their fitness for
such position and report to the common council.
SEC. g. Plumbers shall make full and COM
plete returns to the secretary of the board of
the uses for aud to which water is applied un-
der "a any permit granted Said return shall be
fortyeight hours after the completion of said
work. and must contain complete list of all
articles and fixtures used, as the water will not
be turned on any premises until after said re-
turn Is made and the work reported to be in ac-
cordance with the rules and regulations herein
prescribed
SEC. 4. Plumbers in making returns of per-
mits shall give name OF street or lot in which
the attachment has been made. and whether the
service pipe enters the premises on the north,
south, east, or west line of said street, and also
state accurately the distance of the service cock
from the near side line OF the nearest cross
street, lane or alley or other well defined pub
lie place, the measurements to be recorded in
feet and tenths or twelfths of foot, and made in
a direction parallel with the side line OF the
named street to where said line intersects the
near side line OF the nearest cross street,
lane or alley. In cases where the alignment of
any street, lane or alley is not we'll defined the
defined street line is reached which must be in
diligently described in the return.
SEC. D. No plumber, pipe-htter or other per-
son shall make any attachment to any old pipe
or water fixtures in premises from which the
water has been shut off aud the supply discon-
tinued, without the party desiring such work to
be done having first made application and OBJ
tanned reissue and permit for the same; nor
shall any plumber, plpehtter or other person
ture attached to the water works distributing
pipes TO conduct water into adjoining premises
or into stables; baths, water,clos ITS, wash ba-
pose whatever, without application having first
been made, and written permlt obtained from
the secretary for each and every job Of such
modification to the water fixtures; and in no
case shall any plumber, after the completion of
any job of plumbing work, be IL the first intro.
pair, leave the water turned on, on the premises
but shall in all cases close the service cock on
the sidewalk and return his permit.
SEC 8. No service connections or other at
tachments to any of the water mains shall be
made except by brass ferule or lead pipe, and in
no case will lead pipe be allowed between the
main and service cocks weighing less per foot
than as follows:
S-inch bore, 2 lbs, OF; k-inch bore, 2 lbs,
OF; 5s-inch bore, lbs, or inch bore, 3 lbs, 10
or l-inch bore, lbs, IL OF,
The size OF ferules will be: For all houses OF
four rooms or less. inch, internal diameter:
from four to six rooms, Hinch diameter; for
other buildings using larger quantities OF water,
the size OF the ferule5 will be increased in pro
portion to estimated amount OF water to be
used, but q 4-inch main shall receive no larger
ferule than % inch, 6-inch main no larger fer
ule than q inch. No pipe other than standard
wrought iron pipe, either black or galvanized,
or lead pipe OF the above specified weight per
foot, will be allowed to be used. and no person
using other than such standard wrought
pipe either black or galvanized, or lead pipe of
weight above specified shall be allowed to con-
meet WITH the water works And no pipe of any
other size or diameter than the above shall be
used except by special permission OF the board
of public works in writing, stating the size. All
Joints in lead pipes must be wipe joints and all
connections with mains must be at least two
feet from any joint therein or from any other
connection. And none but self-closing cocks
shall be used in any water-closet
SEC. z. Any plumber or pipe-htter who shall
be guilty of violation OF any OF the bylaws,