Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1898-10-29
ORDINANCE NO. 63.

the Powers and Duties OF hHlployeSs
and licensed plumbers and prescribing
rules and rates for the use OF water by
private consumers,
The Common Council of the Village OF
Morris do Ordain;
SECTION /. That the Waterworks OF
this Village shall be known and designat-
ed as the Waterworks of the Village OF
Morris, Minnesota.
SEcTIoN,2. That all hydrants erected
within and by said Village for fire extin'
gushing purposes, are hereby declared to
be public hydrants; and excepting the
Village Council, or it's duly authorized
agent, no person or persons other than the
a members of the Fire Department of said
y Village, and then only for the uses and
purposes of such department, shall open
any such hydrant, or draw or attempt to
draw any water therefrom, nor shall any
person or persons. at any time, uncover
any such hydrant, or remove or attempt
to remove therefrom any matter or thing
designed or intended for the protection
thereof or in any manner intermediate
with any such hydrant.
PROVIDED:-That the Village Council
or its duly authorized agent may grant 10
any suitable person or persons, PERMISSION
to open any such hydrant or hyorants'
and draw water there from in winch
event such person or persons shal not
open any such hydrant to any greater ex-
tent nor keep the same open any greater
length of time, nor draw water thereIroHl
for any other purpose than such as may
+ be specified in and by such permission.
SECTION 8. No person authorized to
open hydrants shall delegate his author
itv to another, nor let out or suffer any
person to take the wrenches furnished
him, nor suffer the same to be taken from
any house of said Village, except for pur-
poses strictly connected with the Fire De-
partment, or as they may accompany
hose-carts or occasions of fires
SECTION 4. No person shall make any
excavations in any street or highway
within ten feet of any laid water pipe while
the ground is frozen; or dig up or uncover
so as to expose to the frost any water pipes
of the Village except by permission OF the
Village Council of said Village.
SECTION 5. No person shall make any
excavation in any street or highway, tor
the purpose of laying water pipe, tap any
water or surface pipes laid down, without
the written permission from the Village
( Council, or it's duly authorized agent, and
all plumbing work required in building,
or for other purposes, must be completed
ITO the lines of the streets, before any ex-
cavation shall be made in the said street
or the purpose of connecting with the
mains.
SECTION s. Noperson shall place in, near
or around any drinking fountain or any
1 watering trough, any dirt, filth or any inn
purity whatever, or any substance or fluid
by which the water in such fountains or
trough shall be rendered impure or unpal-
atable.
No person shall hitch or tie any team or
animal to any hydrant or other fixture OF
the waterworzs of said Village.
SECTION 7. No person shall wilfully or
careIessly break, injure, mar, or deface,
interfere with or disturb, any building.
machinery, apparatus, fixture, attach
ment or appurtenance of the waterworkS of
said Village, or any public place or private
hydrant or water trough, or stop cock,
meter, water supply, or service pipe, or any
part thereof; nor shall any person deposit
anything in any valve or stop cock box,
or commit any act tending to obstruct or
, impair the intended use of any of the above
mentioned property without permission
hereinafter mentioned, or otherwise regu-
v lated by ordinance of said Village.
SECTION g. It shall be the duty of the
Policemen, Watchmen, Marshals, and
Superintendent of Waterworks of said Viii
lage to report to the President of said Vii
lage or the Village Recorder all cases of
leakage, waste or unnecessary profusion
in the use of water. and each and every
Of of 1Ioo ora
relative to the waterworks thereof, which
may come to his knowledge or notice; and
said Policemen and Marshals shall each
enforce the observance of this ordinance
so far as they or any of them have author
ity under the ordinances of this Village.
SECTION 9. Any person convicted of vio-
lating any of the provisions of this ordi
q nance shall be deemed guilty of misde
meanor and be punished by fine of not
less than $500, or exceeding 5000, and the
costs of prosecution, and in default of pay
ment shall be confined in the common Jail
until such fine and costs are paid, for pc
riod not to exceed thirty days.
SECTION 10, There shall be appointed by
the Village Council of said Village, one
superintendent, who may also be required
to perform other duties in connection with
the operation and management of the
Waterworlxs, as may be directed by the
said Village Council.
The Superintendent shall keep himself
prepared for duty at all times, shall have
charge of the engines, pumps, boilers and
machine shops, and the care and super
vision of the running of the engines and
all machinery connected Herewith. He
auvisit all hydrants and valves at least
once month and see that they are in
proper order.
He shall not leave the Village without
the permission of the Village Council and
shall keep the fires safely banked when
not working the pumps or engine, unless
otherwise directed by the Village Council.
He shall not allow the guam ity of water
d, in the reservoir or tank to be diminished
more than one-third, and shall see that ali
valves and every part of the Waterworks
system is III perfect running order and in
case of breakage or defects in the same
give immediate notice to the Village
Council. His salary shall be fixed by the
Village Council and paid monthly.
The Village Council may require the SUI
perintendent to give bond in the sum of
One Thousand Dollars, to be approved by
said (rouucil conditioned for the faithful