Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-04-24

CHAPTER TW ENTY-ON
An ordinance concerning the
water works of the village
Of Pierz, Minnesota, and
establishing rules and reg
ulations and penalties for
the government of=water
consumers. AZ e
The Village Council Of the Village
of Pierz do ordain as follows: # "


Section t. That the rules, regular
tions and water rates hereinafter
named, shall be considered a part of
the contract with every person, COM
psny or corporation who are supplied
with water through the water system
Of the village and every such person,
company =: toipt1a:iuu, by taking
water, sii;a.. be considered to express
RS or tHc!r cors~1t y be bound there'
by ard whenever any Of them are
violated or such others as the village
council may hereafter adopt, the wat
or shall be cut off from the building
or place Of such violation and shall
not be let on again except by order of
the village council and upon pay meDt
of the expenses of shutting it off and
turning it on; and where any such
violation of rules shall occur and the
offender shall not comply with the
rules for letting on the water again
the sums previously paid 80 water
rents and remaining unexpended shalt
be and are hereby declared forfeited to
the said village.
Section 2. All personA companies
or corporate ons desiring to be supplied
with water shall make application to
the village council in writing The
application shall state all the uses TO
which the water is to be applied and
no different or additional use will be
allowed excepting subsequent arrange
ments therefore have been made.
Section 8. All water rents shall be
paid semi-annually on the. first
day of March and September of each
year in advance and fractional parts
of the current ak months pro rata to
those dates. If no complied with
within ten (10) days twelve 12) per
cent penalty will be added and if
not paid within ten (10) days after
that the water will be shut off. Wat
or reIts or rates for building purposes
ehall be determined by the village
council. All water rents shall be paid
to the Village Recorder who shall COL
lect and give receipt for sam 9.
Section 4. Water shall not DO turned
into any service pipe, except upon the
order of the village council, nor until
the applicant shall have paid the rent
due for the current term. ..~.
Section 5 No service connections
or other attachments to any Of the
water mains shall be made except BY
brass ferule or lead pipe up 10 three
fourths ~ or one (1)inoh in diam
eter and when. galvanized pipe or
black iron pipe Is, used the attach
ments must be made by heavy nip
pie screwed into the water mains and
In no case will lead or iron pipe be
allowed between the water mains or
stop cock weighing less per foot than
as follows: Lead pipe 4 inch, strong,
three (9) pounds per foot. Lead pipe
one ~ inch, strong, four az pounds
and twelve (l2) ounces per foot. Gal
vanized iron pipe must be Of good
quality and coated inside and outside.
Section 6. Every lead pipe must be
laid waving to allow not less than one
to one and half feet extra length
and. In such manner al to prevent
rupture by settlement. Every service
pipe must be provided with stop and
waste cock for each consumer and also
situated that the water can be conven.
iently shut of and drained from the
pipea
Section Z. The village council o.
such other person that may be directed
by the village council, shall be author
lied to enter and have free access at
all hours to the premises to ascertain
the location or condition Of oil pipsi
or other fixtures attached to said
works, and In case they or he findl
that water il wasted on account of
negligence OF. for the want of repairs,
and II such waste is not Immediately
remedied the water leading to sucE
premises shall be TUNED of.
Section 8. Persons taking waite,
must keep their service pipe and al