Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-04-30
ORDINANCE NO 81 OF THE CITY OF
BELDING.

Being an ordinance to amend section number
two, OF ordinance number twenty of the city
of Belding, Ionia county, Michigan, being an
ordinance relative TO the tapping of the water
mains, regulating the prices and times mains
TO be used for sprinkling; laws and rules
governing consumers in the use OF the same.
The City OF Bedding hereby ordains
Section 1. That section two OF ordinance
number twenty being amended, Is hereby re-
enacted as follows
Section q The following rules, restrictions
and rates for the government OF water takers are
hereby established
Rule l. There shall be paid to the water
commissioners, the sum OF one dollar for each u
inch tap used in tapping the mains and nothing
larger than q inch tap shall be used.
Rule 9, There shall be paid 10 the water com
missioner the sum OF one dollar and twenty i've
cents per month or fractional part thereof the
same being due and payable monthly in advance.
Or said water consumers or takers may. II theY
so elect, pay the sum OF five dollars for the en-
tire season, being for the months OF May, June,
July, August and September il said five dollars
is paid on or before the 10th day OF May in each
and every wear and all persons failing TO pay
the same on or before said 10th day of May in
each and every year. will be considered as s ng
the water NJ the rate of one dollar and twenty
five cents for each month or fractional part
thereof and their names will be entered on the
books of the city AT that rate And no person
will be allowed 10 shut on or turn on SUI b water
unless upon permission of the commissioner oil
said city.
Rule B. All MIGRANTS TO be closed at the time
OF fire Season for water 10 commence on May
LIST and end on October LIST in each year; and
the hours which persons are allowed To q
such water shall be from four o'clock y. IN. &c
eight o'clock p. m. daily, and IL no other time.
All sprinklers are To be so placed as not u
throw water on the side walks, on persons
passing along said walks. No hose larger
than a inch will be allowed and then to be used
with "A inch nozzle or sprinkler. No person but
the owneror occupant of.premises, water com
missioner or fireman shall be allowed to modest
or talnper with hydrants or cut offs. All water
takers or the owners of premises where water
is taken shall keep pipes hydrants and cutons
in good repair so as to prevent the waste OF
water AT their own cost and expense. And IN
case of negligence on their part 10 do so, they
shall pay the water commissioners for the bene
tit of the city, the sum OF twenty-five cents pei
hour for time necessarily spent by him while
such persons are making the necessary repairs
! for shutting of water and looking after tht
same. Persons may use their hose during the
hours of pumping for sprinkling street in from
of their lots but shall not interfere with persons
on said streets. Each patron will be furnished
with copy of the rules and restrictions, which
is 10 be kept by them and the same is made
part of the contract with all water takers, each
copy To be returned ut the end OF the water sea
son to the water commissioner. Any person
falling to pay water rent for five days shall b,
liable to have the same cut of and an eXtri
charge of fifty cents for turning the same OF
again will be collected.
Section B. This ordinance shall be known
as ordinance number twenty-one of the city o.
Bedding and shall take effect on the 25th day o.
April, A. d., 1896, at twelve o'clock, at noon.
Adopted and approved. April oath, 1895.
G. r. COWDIN W. f. BRICKER
City Clerk. Mayor