The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-31
ORDINANCE NO. 7.

An Ordinance Fixing the Ra ties
to be Paid for Taking Water
from the Public HYdra1ats and
Prescribing the Penalty for
Taking Water Without First
Paying Therefor.
Louis snd State of Minnesota, do. ordain, as
follows:
Section 1. Before any person shall take
water from any of the hydrants> connected
with the public water works of said Village
or from the engine house operated in connec-
ZION with, and as part of said water works
shall first pay to the Treasurer of said Vii
'age the amount hereinafter provided for,
and shall take said Treasurer's receipt.
Such receipt shall state the name of the
person TO whom such receipt is issued, the
amount so paid. the period for which such
pay ment is made, the building or place where
such water is to be used, and shall state
"heCher such place is private dwelling, a
poardlng house, a hotel, public bath room,
saloon meat market, store, shop or other
place or business and if payment is made for
watering horses or COWS such receipt shall SO
state
PROVIDED, This Section shall not apply
to the taking Of water from SUCH places for
the purpose Of ex1inguishing fire which is
likely to injure or destroy property.
Section 2. The rates to be paid for ia king
water from the MIGRANTS connected with the
wafer nf
the engine house. shall be as follOws:
For use in private dwelling house, Fifty
50) Cents per month, or fraction of a month.
For use in a boarding house, One U Dol.
lar per month, or fraction of month.
For use in hotel, Two (2) Dollars per
month or fraction of month";
For use in a saloon, One (D Dollar per
month or fraction OF IA month";
For use in a boarding house, with a sa-
loon IN connection, One U Dollar and Fifty
(oO Cents per month or fraction Of a month.
For use in a hotel, with a saloon in con-
hection. Two C9 Dollars and Fifty (5W Cents
per month, or fraction of Il month.
For use in meat market, One % Dollar
per month, or fraction of month
Where water is connected in building
where One ~ or more families dwell, Fifty
t5O) Gents per month, or fraction of a month";
will be charged for each family.
For use in a public bath rOom with One ~
bath tub Two (2) Dollars per month"; or frac-
ton OF month"; and One q Dollar per
month, or fraction of month. for each ad-
ditional tub
For bath tubs in private dwellings.
boarding houses or hotels, Fifty 500 Cents
of
tub in addition to the rate hereinbefore pro-
vlded for such as dwelling houses, boarding
house or hotel
For watering horses or cows twenty-five
(2) Cents per month. or fraction of month,
for each horse or COW
For use in store, shop or other place, not
hereinbefore mentioned, Fifty (5W Cents per
month, or fraction of month.
The receipt hereinbefore provided for
shall be license to the person to whom it is
Issued to take and use water for the period
for which Payment shall have been made and
for the purpose for which payment shall have
been made, and no person shall take water
from such places hereinbefore mentioned af-
ter the expira ton of the time for which pay
ment Shall have been made
section 5. Under said license persons
may take water from said engine house and
from the different hydrants in said Village
and from such other place or PAGES as may
be designated by resolution Of the Village
Council of said Village.
Section /. Any person to whom q receipt
as hereinbefort provided for shall be issued
shall exhibit the same whenever requested
50 to do by the Marshal or any Police Officer
or Constable of said Village.
Section ). ANY person violating any Of
the provisions of this Ordinance shall, upon
conviction Hereof be punished by a fine of not
less than One W Dollar, nor more than
Ten QV Dollars, beside the cost of pros
ecution, and in default of the payment Of
such fine shall be committed to the watch
house IN said Village, or to the County Jail
of St. Louis county, State of Minnesota, until
payment be made not to exceed Twenty (2M
Days.
Section 6. This Ordinance shall take eff
feet and be in full force from and after it's
passage and publication.
Passed this 18th day Of August, 1900.
WILLIAM WHITE.
Village President
H. H. SALMON, Village Recorder.
The foregoing Ordinance is hereby ap-
proved by me this 7th day of August, 1900
WILLIAM WHITE,
Village President