Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1897-08-27
Ordinance No. 34-Passed August 16.
1897.
TO Protect the Water Works Of the 7owm
Of Rockville, to Prevent Interference
MereDith, and for Other Purposes.

| " HOcHVtNe, 10 IfeOen InterJerence
Were'oith, and for Other Purposes.
BE it enacted and il is hereby ordered by
the Mayor and Council of Rockville, by
virtue of the power vested in it by the Act
of 1888, Chapter $3.50, and the Act approved
April A, 1896, Chapter 179, of the General
Assembly of Maryland, as follows:
Section One. All hydrants now construct.
ed, or which may hereafter be constructed,
by the Water Board of said town, for the
purpose of extinguishing fires in SAID town,
be and the same are hereby declared to be
public hydrants.
No person or persons other than the mem
bers OF the fire department of said town, tor
the uses and purposes of said department,
or person duly authorized by the Mayor
for such purposes as are duly authorized by
the Mayor or member of the Council, shall
open any of said hydrants, or attempt to
draw water therefrom, or In any manner in
terfere with or injure any of said hydrants
Provided, that the Mayor may at any time
authorize the opening of any hydrants for
the purpose of sprinkling the streets of said
town.
Section Two. No person shall in any man
ner break or injure any of the public n.y.
drants in said town, or shall break, injure
or tamper with any stop cock, valve, or gate
in the street water mains OF said town, or
shall pollute or unnecessarily waste the
water at any such hydrants, or in any man
ner obstruct free access to such hydrants,
by placing any building material, rubbish,
or hindrance whatever, in front Of on, or
about such hydrants, or any gate or stop
cock box connected with the water-mains
of said town.
Section Three. No person or persons en-
trusted with wrench or key to said hy-
drants by the said Mayor, whether a MEM
Der of the fire department or not, shall use
said wrench or key for any other purposes
than those for which it may be entrusted to
his keeping, nor shall knowingly permit it
to be used by another
Section Four. No person or persons shall
deface the water tower of said town, commit
any nuisance in or about the same, or ascend
said tower without permission from the
mayor, a member of the Council, or the En-.
gineer in charge of the water works.
Section Five. No person or persons shall
tap any of the mains or other water pipes of
said town, or make any attachments or con
nections herewith, without first having OBJ.
tanned permission from the Mayor and Coun-
Gil, and no tapping shall be done or connec-
ton made except by plumber who shall
have given approved bond TO the Ma yor or
Council.
Section Six. No person or persons shall
post any bill, writing, sign, paper, or adver,
tisement of any kind on any electric light
pole in said town, hitch or lasten any horse
or other animal thereto, or shall unfasten
cut, remove or tamper with any rope, cord,
wire, or other appliance connected with an
electric light, or lights, for lighting the streets
of said town.
Section Seven. Amy person who shall VIC
late any of the provisions OF this Ordinance
shall upon conviction thereof forfeit and pay
a sum of not less than five nor more than
fifty dollars for each offence, at the discre
ton of the Mayor OF Rockville, or the JUS
tice of the Peace who may try the case, and
shall stand committed until the same be
paid, with costs, to the said Council OF Rock
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