The daily Alaskan., 1905-01-02
ordinance No. 62.

. AhN AA RAA9AANA " AAAN NNA-AA-AN- of the Town of Skagway.
 Section I. The committee on water works of the common council shall have ! immediate control and management of 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 ot- ticers 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.
 The 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,H taps, etc located in 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 Shd perform such other uties 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- yond 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, 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 i- nanCial officer Of the works.
 H shall keepa complete set of books which shall at all times show the dis rribution of the accounts of the water department
 He shall submit all bills and accounts 70 the committee on water works, to Oe by them approved.
 Hg shall have the care and safe keep ! ing of all books and papers belonging co the water department except those pertaining Jo the supervisor. He shall keep a co rect account of all receipts and m ke out all bills for water rents or materials furnish q consumers, | se. 10 the collection of the same and aepOsit the money so collected with the | cf-v treasurer daily, to the credit of the water wOrks fund.
 ! Section ,. Applications for the use | of water ms. hc made on printed | forms to be furnished at the office of The water works aud the applicant must state fully and truly all the purposes for which the water may be required. | Section 3 No person supplied with water fram the city mains will be en- | titled tn use it for any purpose other than these stated in his application or . % supply n any way other persons or fauiEss.
 Src-i,n f. Should tho owner or Oc- cup !ut of the premises wish to use the water for a purpose other than those
 stated in his application, new appli' cation must be made and permit Ob-
 tsinsd for same.
 Sgc.irr 5. should, it be desired to |Ff-gu-rinu. the use of water for any suelal purpose. whether for bath tub, water closet or other fixtures, the .u.aach pipe supplying the fixture to be ! a SC rnrinued must be plugged and " -.tteu notice given to the water de- |par,ment, before any reduction will be made in the rates.
 Section 6 Should it be desired to discontinue the use of all wateT -upplied to Jhs premises, notice in writing must be made aad payment in full or all ar rear, if any there bel made to the reg isrrar. The water wall then be turned oT and turned on again on application,
 without charge, but no remission oi ! rates will be made without the notice prescribed in this section.
 Section q. Hereafter all service pipes must be SO arranged that the snp- ! plg to each separate house or promises may be controlled by separate stop 1 cock placed near the line of the street ! curb, and one person must pay for all | water used through said service for his owr use or for the use of others to | whom it may be accessible,
 | Section &. Where water is now sup | piled through one service pipe to more ! chan one house, family or person, the water department may, at its discretion and the conditions warranting, decline | to furnish water until separate servi- | ces are provided or it may continue the supply on the condition that one person
 may be held for all on the one service.
 Section 9. Water for building pur- poses will be furnished only by pay ment in advance and on the written estimate of the manager or architect, of the amount of brick, stone, plaster ingOr other material, for which the
 water is to be used. For material not | 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 off.
 Section II. Water will not be fur
 niShed wherC there are defective or leaky faucets, closets or other fixtures, or fixtures of any kind not approved by