The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-09-30
Ordinance No. AZ.

An ordinance TO amend section ten (Io) of ordi
nance No. SO of the village of Paw Paw, relative
to the rules and regulations Of the Paw Paw
waterworks, by adding the following provisions
thereto and making the same read as follows
SEC. 10. All water meters shall be furnished
and set by the village.
Ii shall be unlawful for any person TO attach
water meter 10 any service pipe of the waterworks
system unless said water meter shall have been
furnished by the village.
Water users may use their own meter by pay
ing to the village the of said meter and the
cost of setting the same. The expense of keeping
private meters in repair shall be borne by the
owner owners of said meters.
In every where the village furnishes and
owns the water meter, the owner or owners OF
the property supplied with water through said
meter shall pay, in addition TO the charge for
water, annual rental for the use or said meter
of IS per cent of the cost of said meter and the
cost of connecting il, which rental shall be due
and payable at the same time and under the
same conditions as provided therein for the
assessment and collection of charges of metered
water; provided that such rental shall cease when
the village shall have been fully reimbursed for
such cost.
Whenever any meter shall be placed on any ser
vice pipe all water used by virtue of said service
pipe shall pass through said meter.
The village hereby expressly reserves the right
10 examine every meter connected with the water
works system az any time, whether private or
owned by the village and whether located for
convenience on private property or IN the pubic
street.
The village shall have the right to take out any
for the purpose of inspection, repair or test
ing the same; in such cases suitable provision
shall be made by the village for the necessary
supply of water.
Any water user who may be dissatisfied with
the meter supplying water TO his, her or their
premises may, on application to the village clerk
and the payment him of one dollar have the
same tested.
Should the test prove that the meter is more
than per cent Incorrect the village clerk shall
refund the money and cause the proper repairs to
! be made
That all persons who, after this amendment
shall take effect, connect with the water mains, or
| in any way make new connections with the water
mains for any purpose whatever, shall be placed
on a meter; and If any person who is or shall be
| connected with any water main at the time when
this amendment shall go into effect, shall have
his, her their water supply cut off on account
of violation OF the ordinance regulating the use
| of water, such person or persons so cut on shall
not be restored TO the of water, except on a
| meter to be furnished and set as provided by this
ordinance. All ordinances parts of ordinances,
| contravening the provisions of this amendment
| are hereby repealed.
We do hereby certify that the foregoing ordi-
nance No. AZ, adopted by the village council
| OF the village of Paw Paw, at a meeting held on
! the 2Sth day Of September, A. d. 1894.
! LINCOLN II. TITUS,
VIM. II. MAsoN, Village Clerk. President