Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-08-12
ORDINANCE NO. -.

An Ordinance establishing Board oi
Water Works Commissioners for the City OF
De smet, and providing for the construc
tion and use OF service mains by patrons oi
the water system Of said City OIL De Smet.
Be it ordained by the City Council OF the
City OF De Smet, South Dakota:
Section l. Board of Water Works Com
missioners for the said City OF De Smet Is
hereby established as follows; Said Board
shall consist of three members OF the City
Council of said city, to be appointed by the
mayor and approved by the council, at the
first regular meeting OF the city council after
the adoption and approval OF this ordinance
and the first regular meeting in May OF the
city council of each year thereafter Their
term OF service shall be one year. and until
their successors are duly appointed. The
duties of said board shall be as hereinafter
provided. The city auditor of the city OF De
Smet is hereby made and constituted sx-
ofiicio clerk OF said board.
Section 2. The Board of Water Works
Commissioners shall have full control OF the
water works system of the city OF De Smet.
the employment of persons connected there
with, the purchase Of supplies and the MAX
ing OF extentions and repairs; provided, how
ever, that all indebtedness incurred ty them
In the Just and reasonable discharge OF their
du ties shall be audited and payment OF said
bills allowed by the city council OF said city,
the same as other bills.
Section 3. Every person desiring a supply
OF water from the water system OF the city
of De Smet must make application therefor
to the said Board OF Water Works Commits
sioners. in such form as may be prescribed
by them for that purpose, said application
must state truly and fully the place where
said water is TO be used, the uses to which
it ia to be applied, and no different or ad-
ditional use viii be allowed except by per-
nilsson obtained from said Board. Not
more than one house consumer shall be
by special permission, in which case the per-
son or persons controlling the same must
pay the water rents of all parties who may
thus be supplied.
Section A. There shall accompany each
application for the construction of service
mains on private property the sum of
914 90 which shall constitute fee to the
city in payment for the tapping OF the pub lie
main and laying ,of service pipes to the
street line. The additional cost of construc-
tion shall be paid by the person or persons
making said application.
Section s. The said Board shall have
power % g Y ard Establish aGer rates TO be
classified according to the character of
water service furnished. which rates shall
be fixed annually to be effective from July
first thereafter
Section g. No consumer shall supply
water to other persons, firms or corpora
tions nor suffer them TO take it off his
premises; neither after water is introduced
into any building or upon any premises shall
any person make or employ any plumber or
other person Co make any tap or connec-
tion with the pipes upon the premises for
the purpose or ALTERATIONS, eXIenI1OnB, or
attachments without permission from the
Board Of Water Works Commissioners.
Section Z. When the water is turned on
from any consumer. he shall not turn IL on
again. nor permit IL 70 be turned on with
out the written consent OF the said Board of
Water Works commissioners.
Section s. Every person taking water,
supplied through the water works system
OF the said city OF De Smet, shall permit the
Board OF Water Works Commissioners or
their nnly nuthnriZpl arpnfR all
able hours OF the day TO enter their premises
or buildings to examine the pipes and fix
lures and the manner that the water is used;
and they must at all times. frankly and
without concealment, answer all questions
put co them relative to the use of said water.
Section o. The said Board OF Water
Works Commissioners shall prescribe the
rules, regulations and requirements for the
tapping OF mains; the manner of making
connections Herewith; the size, quality,
kind and strength OF service piping, coup
llngs. stop cocks, waste cocks, and where the
same shall be placed; the size, kind, uses and
placing OF hydrants; the size and kind of
nose and of the nozzles 20 be used thereon;
ana any and ali matters pertaining TO the
tapping. connecting. and use OF service pines
except as may be otherwise herein provided;
pFoViasd. that said work shall only be done
ny plumber duly licensed by said city OF
DE Smet.
Section 10. Extentions OF the water
mains ~ any street or streets may be made
at the discretion Of the Beard or Water
quest OF one or more property owners abut-
ting SAID street or streets where such pro-
posed extentions are TO be made upon the
ioliowsng conditions, .to-wtt: That the
money necessary for the payment of such
proposed executions shall be ad y anced by the
said property owners for aud in cvnsidsra
tion OF which payment the said pronerfv
owners according to their respective
amounts paid shall be entitled to receiye
and use the water from said water works
system under the rules. regulations and
rates that are or may be thereafter prescrih.
ed and In force In snid city until such snms
SO advanced are repaid without interest and
to be repaid In no other way and that tha
city. ~ y. ~ ~ e''o e''o
Section IL. All persons Ssing wafer shall
keep the hydrants, taps, hose water closets
urinais. baths or other fixtures allotted "a
their use closed except when obtainjnc
water for use' and q shall be Responsible Tor
others from the improper use oi said wa ter.
Section ~. All persons taking water
from the water works syetem 81 said cifv
shall keep their own service piDes ntoD 49,
and apparatus In good repair and protected