The daily Alaskan., 1905-02-02
Ordinance No. 62.

rates pertaining to the same.
 Be 1t ordained by the common council
 of the Town of Sksgway.
 Section l. The committee on water works of the common council shall have immediate control and management oi 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 of | the common council.
 But the council shall appoint the of- ficers and employees of said water works ana prescribe their salaries or compen- sation upon nominations and recom- mendations to be made and reported to the council by the committee on water works, or by a majority or minority Of said committee.
 he officers of the works shall consist of supervisor of the works and 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 ln said mains and see that same are kept In 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 Cutles 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 to the inspection of the committee on water works, but he shall contract no indebtedness be- you'd S25 co without previous authority of the committee on water works.
 He shall take charge of the men em- ployed by the works, other than the registrar, and of all work, and see that the same is done in workmanlike manner and in accordance with the views of the committee on water works.
 The water registrar shall be the h. nancial officer of the works.
 H. shall keepa complete set ot books which shall at all times show the dis. tribution of the accounts of the water department
 He shall submit all bills and accounts to the committee on water works, to be by them approved.
 He shall have the care and safe keep ing of all books and papers belonging to the water department except those pertaining to the supervisor.
 Nf a III receipts and make out all bills for water rents or materials furnished consumers, see lO the collection of the same and deposit the money so collected with the city treasurer daily, to the credit of the water works fund.
 Section ?. Applications for the use of water must be made on printed forms to be furnished at the office of the water works and the applicant must state fully and truly all the purposes for which the water may be required.
 Section 3. No person supplied with water from the city mains will be en- titled tn use it for any purpose other than those stated in his application or to supply in any way other persons or families.
 Section 4. Should tho owner or oc- cupant of the premises wish to use the water for a purpose other than those stated in his application, a new applt- cation must be made and a permit ob- tained for same.
 Section 5. Should it be desired to discontinue 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 discontinued must be plugged and written notice given to the water de- partment, before any reduction will be made in the rates.
 Section 6. Should it be desired to discontinue the use of all water supplied to the premises, notice iu writing must be made and payment in full of all ar rears If any there bel made to the reg istrar. The water will then be turned of and turned on again on application, without charge, but no remission of rates will be made without the notice prescribed in this section.
 Section :. Hereafter all service pipes must be SO arranged that the sup ply to each separate house or promises may be controlled by 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 he 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 nent in advance and on the written estimate of the manager or architect of the amount of brick, stone, plaster ing or 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 rot be re- sponsible for any consequent damage. But in all cases where 1t is practicable, at least I2 hours notice will be given. Persons having boilers supplied by di- rect pressure from the mains are eau