The daily Alaskan., 1905-01-03
Ordinance No. 62.

every hing pertaining to the water
 works of this town, and do all other acts that may be necessary for the prudent
 management and protection of said
 works, subject to the confirmation oi | the common council.
 But the council shall appoint the of | fcers and employees of said water works ] ana prescribe their salaries or ccmpen- sation upon nominations and recom- meudations to be made and reported to | the council by the committee on water
 works, or by a majority or minority or said committee.
 The officers of the works shall consist
 of a supervisor of the works and a water
 registrar.
 The supervisor shall be the general executive officer of the works.
 He shall keep a complete record of, | and have general supervision of all mains, special castings, valves, gates, | hydrantS, taps, etc, located in said mains and see that same are kept Tn order and all leaks promptly repaired. He shall be held responsible for all tools, material, etc., belonging to the works.
 He shall see to the making of all taps | for service and examine all service pipes and see that they are properly | laid and perform such other Cuttes as | the committee on water works may | direct. ., | He shall give written orders for all | supplies and materials and keep a copy
 of such orders, subject tothe inspection | of the committee on water works, but | he shall contract no indebtedness be- yo1d $500 without previous authority | of the committee on water works. He shall take charge of the men em- | ploved by the works, other than the | registrar, aud of all work, and see that | the same is done in a workmanlike ! manner and in accordance with the | views of the committee on water works.
 The water registrar shall be the h. | rancial officer of the works.
 II, shall keepa complete set ot books which shall at all times show the dis rri5utiOn of the accounts of the water department ~
 He shall submit all bills and accounts
 70 the committee on water works, to ba by them approved. He shall have the care and safe keep | frg of all books and papers belonging tO the water department except those rertlIuing to the supervisor.
 He shall keep a co rect account of all receipts and m ke out all bills for water rents or materials turnish-d COuSrmersr see 10 the collection of the same and |deuOSit the money so cOllectedwith the |cr.y treasurer dsIly, to the credit of the water works fund.
 Section ?. Applications for the use of water mus. aa made Ou printed forms co be furnished at the office of the water works aud the applicant must state fullyand truly all the purposes fOl which the water may be required.
 Section 3 No person supplied with water from the city mains will be en- |. .rited to use it for any purpose other 'rbau those stated in his application OI 70 supply in any way other persons or fawlUsS.
 Sgc,ftn f. Should the owner or Oc cuprnt of the premises wish to use the
 water for a purpose other than those
 stated in his application, a new sppll' cation must be made and permit ob' taiuei for same,
 Sec.i1n D. Should it be desired to .Gi-cou,inue the use of water for any special purpose whether for bath tub, water closet or other fixtures, the branch pipe supplying the fixture to be Ia sc1uliuued must be plugged and .wrjJten notice given to the water de- .plr,ment, before any reduction will be made in the rates.
 Section Should 1t be desired to discontinue the use of all water supplied Go the premises. notice in writing must b. made and payment in full of all ar Irear, fl any there bel made to the reg istrar. The water wgll then be turned oil and turned on again On application, without charge, but no remission of rates will be made without the notice prescribed in this section,
 Section q. Hereafter all service pipes must be so arranged that the sup ! plF Go each separate house or premisSes may bs controlled by 8 separate stop
 cock placed near the line of the street curb, and one person must pay for all | water used through said service for his
 own use or for the use of others to
 whom it may be accessible.
 | Section s. Where water is now sup piled through one service pipe to more ] than one house, family or person, the water department may, at its discretion and tue conditions warranting, decline | to furnish water until separate servi- | ces are provided or 1t may continue the supply on the condition that one person | may be held for all on the one service. Section g. Water for building pur- poses will be furnished only by pay meut in advance and on the written | estimate of the manager or architect, | of che amount of brick, stone, plaster | ingor other material, for which the water is to be used. For material net provided for in the estimate the appli- cation must be renewed.
 Section 10 Water may be shut of | from the mains at any time without notice, for repairs and other necessary | purposes and the city will not be re- | spOnsible for any consequent damage. ! But in all cases where it is practicable, | at least I2 hours notice will be given. | Persons having boilers supplied by di- | rect pressure from the mains are eau
 tioned against the danger from explo- sion or collapse in the event of the
 water being shut of,
 Section II. Water will not be fur nished where there are defective or | leaky faucets, closets or other fixtures,
 or fixtures of any kind not approved by tbe committee on water works and the
 supply will be withdrawn until proper
 repairs are.made,
 Section l2. When A permit has been