Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-19

charged to and PAID by the owner OF inc
lot. premise. or apartment so occupied.
In the event a single service pipe sup
plies more than one lot or premise, ana
] "a meter is placed thereon, the water iii
/ shall be charged 10 ana pald by the
| owner of the lot or premise into which
Z the pipe enters from the street. ana
said owner shall Doe held responsible for
/ the water consumed on each Of the lots
or premises. using water from TINS SER
vice pipe.
Motors. when located on premises @nd
not on the street. shall in all cases pe
set I'm places accessible 10 the agents OF
the Wattr-Works, and no connection shall
| Boz made for the conveying OF water Tor
! any purpose outside or beyond the
meter The location Of the meter, II on
| the premises is to be approved by the
Superintendent or Committee on Water.
| should the meter be changed, at the re-
| quest of the owner, from one location 10
another. the whole cost of making said
| change shall be paid by said owner.
A consumer Of water by meter may
use water for any and all purposes ON
| his premises, but VIII not be permitted
| 10 supply the premises of any other
! person. except as above stated No
private pipe shall be laid into, across, or
| through any adjacent premises.
| An water passing through a meter, eN-
| cept the fixed quantity before stated, for
certain fixtures. VIII be charged iOi
whether used or wasted.
No person shall be entitled 10 damages,
| or TO have any portion OF payment re-
funded for any stoppage of supply OF
| water. occasiOned by choking or accident
| To- either the service pipe or meter or Tor
the stOppage of water, for the purpose
| of additions or repairs, and the Superln-
| tendent shall have the right 70 smut OF
| the water 10 make repairs or additions
| 10 pipes and meters.
30 meter Shall be disconnected from
! the pipe. moved. or disturbed, without
| the permission Of tho Superintendent or
! Committee ON Water who. when nece9-
4 D. on d
! person TO attend 10 any changes needed.
| After meter shall have been placed
! on thc pipe or pipes supplying any prem
| Use. the owner Of the premise shall DE
! responsible for any damage which SAID
! meter may sustain. resulting from the
| Clrelcssncss of the owner or tenant, or
| for any damage which may result from
| hot water or steam setting back from
! % boiler. and the cost OF renewal or re-
| pairs shall Dee paid by said owner to
! the City Treasurer; and i'm the event
! said bill for damage is not paid Wlthln
/ five days after presentation, the super
| intcudcut shall cause the water 10 Doe
| turned off the premises, ana shall not
| turn it on again until the charges shall
! have been paid. II shall be- the duty OF
! the Superintendent 10 investigate ana de
| terminc I'm each case the responsibility
| for the damage. and the cost of the re-
! uCWal or repairs.
! The expense Of purchasing and placing
! meters upOn the service pipe of premises
|
| pipe shall be borne entirely by the city
| except where persons FURNISH or nave
! furnished their own mcters). and all
! meters SO placed shall remain the pro-
! Icrty of the city, and all meters, by
| Whosoovcr furnished. shall be under the
! supervision and control of the Superin-
! tcudeut of Water-W Orks and the Com
/ mittrc ON Water.
Ain bills shan be paid TO the City Urea
/ surer monthly or quarterly. as the Conn
| mittee on Water shall i'm each case de-
! termiue. and when made payable quar-
/ t,rly. said bills shall be paid al the
! times and under the conditions as laid
| down I'm section 10. chapter 21 of the City
! Ordinances
The Superintendent OF his subordinates,
under his direction shall have the right
! 20 inspect any and all meters, and Ie-
! pair the same when necessary. All re-
| pairs 90 meters, whether charSeable TO
the city or owner of the premises. shall
| Doe made under the supervision and TO the
| satisfaction of said superintendent.
! Whenever any bills for repairs Of
! meters. OF bills for water used, shall re-
! main unpaid for hVe days after preScnta-
! ton. the Auditor shall notify the super
! iuteudent who shall have the water
| turned off the premises, and it shall not
| Doe turned on again until the bill or bills
have been paid. All amounts received
! hy the city Treasurer or Collector of
! Delinquent Taxes for the repairs or Tc-
| neWals OF meters shall be certified by the
| respective officers To the Auditor of the
city. and il shall be the duty of said
| Auditor to place all such amounts TO
! the credit of the Committee on Water
! for The purchase and repairs of meters.
! The Auditor snail place all delinquent
/ bills i'm the hands of the Collector of
! Delinquent Taxes, who shall proceed To
/ collect them in any manner in which
any other delinquent TX bills may be
| collected
} Any person who shall violate any Of
the conditions and requirements as set
! forth I'm this section. or who shall Will
/ fully or negligenty injurc or deface
Z meter. or any of its dppuIteuauces, or
4 shall in any manner attempt 10 interfere
! with it's mechanical parts and connec-
J lions SO as 10 prevent its performing its
3 full work with accuracy. shall be subject
20 "a penalty OF not less than five nor
/ more than one hundred dollars for each
/ offence BEN r. AUGUST,
ap l9-5t city Clerk.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND RE
/ gRDAlNING SECTION j. CHAPTER
r. or THE CITY ORDINANCES. CON
CORNING THE WATER-WORkS.
approved April 10, 1881
Be il ordained 10y the Council of the city
of Richmond. That section ~ Of chapter
y. of the city Ordinances concerning the
water works he amended and reOrdained
$50 ae 10 read as follows:
Section r. The supply Of wafer To amy
person shall loo on condition of his pay
ING water rent at certain rates, as FOL
For the purpose of building: For each
. table used for brick-makine, forty dollars
per aunum. When I'm building brick are
LAID, or stone work or plastcTing done, five
90 cents for each thousand bricks, two %
. cents for each cubic yard of stone work,
and ten 0W cents for each hundred Yards
of piastcring. A license shall be obtained
/ from the superintendent for each build
ms OF other work before such work IL
I commenced. FOR which the city water Is
. wanted for any OF these purposes; but no
license shall be issued until the charges
. tor water shall be paid on the estimated
/ amount Of work 10 bee done. and when the
same shall bo completed the said license
7 shall be- returned To the superintendent.
with statement by measurement OF
the number OF bricks laid, yards of pas-
( tcrng or stone work Penalty FOR nom
/ compliance, ten dollars In each case.
For "a public building. at the following
I rate per annum-tO-wtt: For the Capitol
and Governors Mansion one lnndred dol
lars Medical College, nifty dollars; a thes-
ire opera house. &c, thirty dollars: n
public hall. with water fixtures access bic,