The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-09-12
ORDINANCE NUMBER 16

! ORDINANCE NUMBER 16.
To amend the ordinance entitled IAN
| Ordinance fixing the rates to be paid
TOR taking water from the public
| MIGRANTS. and prescribing the penalty
for taking water without first having
p paG d enSrefor passed Aug 2sth. 1902
The Village Council of the Village of
| Bull to hereby ordain:
Sec. l. Before any person or persons
! snail IN any manner. or for any pur-
pose other than for the extinguishment
| OF menaclng fire or conflagrat ton.
| take any water from any opening in
the mains. or any supply or service
| pipe of the Village water system, such
| person or persons shall first pay to
the Department of Water and Light
| the amount or amounts hereinafter
| water. and at the times and in the
| manners hereinafter laid down and ex-
pressly described.
Sec. g., Water rates shall and are
hereby declared to become due and
payable in quarterly installments. in
advance, on the first days of January,
April. July and October of each wear,
and must be paid to the Department
| OF Water and Light and said Depart
ment shall. for such payments. give to
the person or persons making the same
a receipt. which shall recite the fol-
| lowing statements. viz:
The name Of person or persons to
whom such receipt is issued; the
period for which payment has been
MADE. the same giving inclusive dates:
sufficient description of the building.
ises wherein or whereon such
water is to be used. together with
statement of the uses and purposes
to which said building. part of build
ing. place or premises is devoted. And
IN case water is to be used in watering
stock (horses or cattle). or on the out
slde: or on premises not enclosed then
RECEIPT shall clearly state such facts.
Department of Water and Light by
the users of water supplied by the Vii
lage. whether the same be taken from
either public or private openings in the
said water system Of the Village. shall
be as follows:
For use in private family. So 90 per VIZ
For use in family where
stationary bath tub is in
For use in boarding house.. 1896 1866 Der Der W
For use in hotels. ........... 400 per yr
For use in saloons. . 1900 per vr
For use in public bath. for
each tub " 900 nar W
For use in livery barns WV De' y
other than for watering
stock..... ..:. ........ 1900 per yr
For use in Watering horses
or cattle, whether the
same be in private or pub
lie barns. per head. 800 per yr
For use in stores. shops or
other places not herein
lie barns per head.... 900 per VIZ
LII add1tlnn to the above rates for
water, there shall be fixed rate to
users of wafer. where openings are
specially or privately. had OH private
premises. or in any building. part Of
whatsoever name. nature or use. Of
$500 per year. And should any person
or persons make application for. or be
granted the privilege of using water
from the Village supply. at any time
other than at the beginning of the
noted. then such person or persons
shall pay for the use of such water a
pro rata proportion of the rates fixed
hereinabove, and for said payment
shall be granted a receipt in regular
form for the portion Of the quarterly
January. April. July and October as
hereinabove noted. And when a ser
vice pipe shall be carried from any
the Village. it shall be done by and
under the direction of the Water and
Light Department. and the charge tc
any person requesting the said Depart
ment Of Water and Light to carry Il
in the street to the curb of the same.
shall be $4,000. and shall be payable il
advance. at the time the request fnr
such connection is made. And if. at
any time. any person or persons shall
desire to take water supply from any
main. part of the system. and to
carry it over to a street or alley where
the water mains are not at the present
time situated. and for the purpose of
supplying their premises. the Depart
ment of Water and Light shall grant
such person permission so to do. and
said permit shall contain specific pro-
vision that the laying of said service
pipe and the excavation of the trench
therefor shall be done under the super
vision and direction Of the Department
of Water and Light. and at the sole eX-
pense of the party making the re-
quest for such connection.
Sec. 4. All payments for the use Of
water shall be made to the Department
of Water and light. or to it's authorized
agent. and all quarterly rents for water
are hereby declared due and payable in
| advance to the said Department, on
| the first day of said quarterly periods.
as hereinabove described. and when
| any water rents thus due and payable
shall remain due and unpaid on the
goth day of the first month of any
| quarterly period. as hereinbefore des-
cribed. the said Department of Water
and Light shall proceed forthwith and
are hereby authorized and instructed
| to proceed forthwith to enforce the
penalty for such non-payment of water
| rents as shall be hereinafter provided.
Sec. 5. Possession of proper re-
ceipt for water rents paid in the form
| as hereina bOve described shall con-
stitute a license for the proper use of
| water, under the terms of said receipt.
by the person or persons in whose
| name the same shall be issued. and for
the period therein named. as provided
only And it is hereby expressly pro-
| vided that said receipt shall be ex-
| hibited by the person or persons hold
| ing the same as often as request for
| it's exhibition shall be made by any
member Of the Department Of Water
! and Light. the Village Marshal, the
Chief of Police. the Constable. or any
other properly qualified official. and
such exhibition Of receipt only shall he
held to constitute such license as shall
| entit1e any person or persons to the
right to use water from the Village
supply.
Sec. 6 Any person violating any OF
the provisions of this ordinance shall
upon conviction thereof. be punished
by fine of not less than Two $4,000
Dollars or more than Ten $4,000 Dol
lars in addition to the costs of prosecu-
ton. and in default of the payment OF
such fine and COSTS shall be committed
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