Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-05-03
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ORDINANCE NUMBER 80 OF THE CITY
OF BEIDING


An Ordinance regulating the tapping of the
water mains and prices and time of using
mains and the hours to be used for lawn and
garden purposes and enacting of rules and
regulations governing water takers and re-
pealing all other ordinances relating thereto
The City OF Belding hereby ordains:
Section l. No person or persons shall tap the
mains for water without first obtaining permits
/ sion of the Water Commissioner, and the same
shall be done under his supervision and control
| Sec .. The following rules and regulations
| and rates for the government OF water takers
| are hereby established:
Rule There shall be paid to the Water
| Commissioners the sum of one dollar for each
three fourths inch tap used in tapping the mains
and nothing larger than a three fourths inch
! tap shall be used
Rule 2-There shall be paid TO the CITY Clerk
| the sum OF one dollar and twenty five cents per
month, or fractional part thereof on the first
| day OF each month in advance, for the months
| OF May, June, July, August and September in
each year, for each month that said water TAX
| ers elect TO take water the same being PAYABLE
AT the office of the City Clerk in advance as
| aforesaid. And should said water takers elect
| TO pay their water rent in advance for the en-
| tire season the rate shall be five dollars for the
same for the five months as aforesaid. And no
person shall be allowed to turn or OFF such
water at the water mains unless by permission
Of the Water Commissioner of said city.
| Rule 3-An hydrants OF water takers to be
closed at the time OF a fire. Season for water
| TO commence on the first day of May and end
| on the first day OF October in each year unless
| by special permission different arrangement
| is made; and the hours which water takers
| shall be allowed TO take such water shall be
| from O'Clock a. m. to o'clock n. m and from
5 o'clock p. m. TO o'clock p. m. daily, and at no
| other time. All Sprinklers are TO be so placed
| as not TO throw water on the sidewalks or on
persons passing along said walks. No hose
| larger than threefourths inch will be allowed
and then to be used with quarter-inch nozzle
! or sprinkler. No person but the owner or occu.
pant OF premises, Water Commissioner or fire.
hydrants or cut-ons. All water takers or own.
| ers OF premises where water is taken shall keen
all pipes, MIGRANTS and cut offs in good repair,
| so as TO prevent the wasting of water AZ their
| own expense; and in case of negligence on their
/ part TO do so they shall pay the Water Commits.
sioner, for the benefit OF the city, the sum of
| twenty-five cents per hour for the time neces
| sariy spent by him while such persons are
making the necessary repairs for shutting on
and on water and looking after the same. Per
/ sons may use their hose during the hours of
pumping for sprinkling streets in front OF their
lots but shall not in any way interfere with per
sons on said streets. Each person will be FUR
i nished with copy OF the rules and regulations
i governing water takers, which is TO be strictly
| adhered TO by them, and the same is made n
part of the contract with water takers, each
| copy 10 be returned at the end of the season To
the City Clerk. Any person failing to pay their
water rent as provided herein, for five days
shall be liable TO have their water cut of and
an extra charge OF hfty cents to pay for turning
the same on again II be charged by the City
Clerk.
Sec. B. Any person, company, tenant or own.
| er OF premises where water is taken who shall
violate any OF the rules and regulations or any
part OF the same, or any part of this ordinance
governing water takers shall, upon conviction
| thereof, be punished by fine OF not less than
two dollars nor TO exceed ten dollars besides
costs OF prosecution, and in default of the paw
ment OF the same Uhall be confined in the
county jail OF Ionia county not to exceed ten
/ days
| Sec 4. IL is hereby made the duty OF the
Water Commissioner TO keep a record book
with the names and residence OF all persons
taking water the date OF application and the
amount received by him for the tapping of
mains as well as the amount received by him
for turning on and of water, and report and
turn over TO the City Clerk said amounts so
collected. And IL Is hereby made the duty OF
the City Clerk TO 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 Water
Commissioners, as well as the person or corpora
ton doing the pumping for such water service
said Water Commissioner is to make report nj
any time required by the Common Council OF
the condition OF mains and OF the facts required
TO be kept by him as hereinbefore set forth
Sec. B. All other ordinances or resolutions
contrary 20 the provisions OF this ordinance are
hereby repealed.
Sec. g. This ordinance shall be known as
ordinance number thirty six OF the city of Bel.
ding and shall go into effect on the 18th day OF
May, "A. ID. 1900.
Adopted and approved April eth, A. ID. 1900.
WALDO NJ. FRANCISCO
GEO. W. mouITON, Mayor
City Clerk.