The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-01-17
Ordinance No. 40.

of City Superintendent of Water
Works, prescribing his duties, Az
ing his compensation and prescrib.
ing rules, regulations, and rates for
the conduct and government Of the
system Of Water Works owned by
the City Of Caldwell.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR
AND COUNCIL. or THE cry or
CALDWELL.
Section No. /. That there be
and is hereby created the Office Of
City Superintendent of Water
Works OF the City ofCaldwell, with
duties and powers hereinafter pre-
scribed.
Section 2, That said Office shall
be filled by the Mayor and confirm
ed by the Council at the same time
and in the same manner as other
appointed Officers. The person
elected thereto to hold said Office
for the term of one year unless soon
er removed by the City Council, and
until his successor is elected and
qualified. Before entering upon
the duties of his office, the person
elected thereto shall take aud file
with the City Clerk the oath of of.
fee required of the other officers of
the city, and shall file with the City
Clerk q good and sufficient bond, to
be approved by the City Council, in
the sum of One Thousand Dollars,
conditioned for the faithful perform
ance of his duties and Tor the pay
ment to the proper officials of the
City of all funds that shall come in
10 his hands as such officer. Pro-
VIDED, that said Office may be filled
for the current year by the Mayor
as soon as he shall deem that
necessity exists therefor.
Section 3. That said Superin-
tendent of Water Works shall have
the entire charge, control and super
intendency of the entire water sys-
TEN and plant of said city, subject
to such orders and instructions as
may from time to time be given him
by the City Council of said city.
Section d. He shall have power,
and it is made his duty, to shut off
the water from any house or other
place for which the rent is not fully
paid, upon the notice from the City
Clerk, or when any rule Or rcguIa-
ton is disregarded, and generally
to enforce a strict and rigid COM
pliance with all the rules and regu-
latiOns hereinafter prescribed.
Section S. He Shall render at
the first meeting Of. the City Coun-
Gil III each MONTH written report
of all connections made, with the
water maths ior the preceding
month, with the names OF The own
ers of, and descriptions OF the prem
lses with which such connections
were made during the month; and
also all Of the receipts and collec-
tons and the amounts of all col
leCjio0S made during each proceed
ing mouth.
Section g. When a permit has
been obtained for the introduction
of water, the service pipes and con-
nevtiOns from the main TO, and in
Guiding a stop cock to be placed
within one foot of The street curb,
shall be put in by the Superintend-
ent of the Water Works, he to sup
ply all material and labor for the
same, and for which he can charge
the property owner or person aP
plying for water service the sum of
$500 for u inch pipe, and $1,000
for 81 inch pipe, - for - inch
pipe, and - for - inch pipe,
all service pipe to be galvanized
iron; but such connections, stop
cocks, etc, to be the property OF,
and kept and maintained by the
city and kept within its exclusive
control. When permit has been
obtained for the introduction of wa
ter, a corporation cock or tap tor
the mains will be furnished of p
inch, q inch, - inch, or -
inch, as may be determined by the
Superintendent of Water Works.
Section 7. The Superintendent
Cln1I T;t,, for