Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-08
ORDINANCE NUMBER 81 or THE CITY
OF BELDING.

OF BELDlNG.
An ordinance relative 10 the tapping OF the
water mains and regulating the prices and
times ana hours mains to be used Tor sprink
ing OF lawns and garden purposes and enact
ing OF rules ana regulations governing water
takers and repeating such sections of ord.
nance number twenty and twenty one OF ordi-
nances now IN force in said city
The city OF Belding hereby ordains:
See. /. No person or persons shall tap the
mains Tor water without first obtaining permis-
sion OF the water commissioner, and the same
shall be done under his supervision and control
Sec. :, The following rules, regulations ana
rates Tor the government of water takers are
hereby established
Rule There shall be paid to the water com
missioner the sum OF one dollar for each "a inch
tap used IN tapping the main and nothing larger
than a inch tap shall be used.
Rule There shall be paid To the city clerk
the sum Of seventy five cents per month or
fractional part thereof on or before the 10Th day
OF each month of the months OF May, June,
july August and September, for each month
that said water takers elect To take water, the
same being payable AT the office OF the city
or on such water at the water mains unless by
permission OF the water commissioners OF said
city
Rule All hydrants of water takers to be
closed at the time of fire. Season for water TO
commence on May LIST and end on October lst
IN each year unless by special agreement a
different arrangement is made. And the hours
which persons shall be allowed To use such
water shall be from eight o'clock to nine o'clock
a. m, and from 1--we O'Clock TO eight O'Clock p m.
dally, ana NJ no other time. All sprlnklerS are
10 be so placed us not TO throw water on the
sidewalks or on persons passing along said
walks No hose larger than q inch will be al
lowed ana then to be used with "a inch nozzle
or sprinkler No person but the owner or occu-
pant of premises. water commissioner or ire
nan shall be allowed TO modest or tamper with
MIGRANTS or cut offs. All water takers or owners
OF premises where water is taken shall keep
pipes, MIGRANTS and cut offs IN good repair 80
a. 70 prevent the waste OF water az their own
cost and expense. And in case Of negligence
on their part to do so they shall pay the water
commissioner for the benefit OF the city the
sum OF twenty five cents per hour for time
necessarily spent by him while such persons
are making the necessary repairs Tor shutting
on water ana looking after the same, Persons
may use their hose during the hours OF pump
ing Tor sprinklihg street IN front of their lots
but shall not In any way interfere with persons
on sald streets. Each patron shall be furnished
with copy OF the rules and regulations gov
ernng water takers which is TO be kept by
them ana the same Is made a part OF the con
tract with all water takers Each copy to be
returned at the end of water season TO the city
clerk. Any person failing TO pay water rent as
provided herein for tive days shall be liable to
have the same cut of and an extra charge Of
hlty cents for turning the same on again shall
be collected.
Sec 3 Any person or company who shall
violate any OF the rules or regulations or either
OF them or any section OF this ordinance govern
ing water takers shall upon conviction thereof
De punished by fine not exceeding ten dollars
the payment Of the same shall be confined In
the county Jail OF Ionia county not TO exceed
ten days
See T. IL is hereby made the duty OF the
water commissioner To keep suitable record
book showing the minutes and location of all
the places where the main has been tapped
with the number OF taps so put In, with the
names and residence OF all persons taking
water, the date Of their application, and the
amount received by him, and report the same
10 the city clerk az each regular meeting OF the
council and further at the end OF the term for
which he vs. elected or appointed he will return
such record book complete 10 the city clerk
with his minutes corrected 10 the date OF return
And IL is hereby made the duty OF the city
clerk 10 keep correct account with each
and every water taker during the season
and also with the water commissioner showing
the amount coming into his hands as such com
missioner as well as with the person or cor
poration doing the pumping for such water ser
vice and TO report TO the council at the end OF
water season of every matter in any way con
nected Herewith and TO make such other re