The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-16
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the water supply,
s. ANY person procuring the connection
/ OF service pipe with the main, upon
4 other than streets about to be paved,
shall be required to use the same within
SIX months thereafter, or pay the rate
A9I the purposes agreed upon IN the ap-
piicatOn, whether used or not; otherwise,
I the tap shall be turned of or wholly dis
connected at the discretion Of the board
/ OF water works trustees; after which,
/ should the service be restored, the appli-
can't shall be required to pay the charge
9. If proprietors of lumber yards. man
uIactories, halls, stores. hotels, or other
l public buildings, already rated for all
purposes for which water is made use OF
/ on the premises, wish to lay larger pipe
J .,e5g,5 - -
\ permitted to connect with the main, for
/ that purpose under the ordinary condi-
lions as to rates. ETC. except That the
\ board of water works trustees reserves
/ the right to lay all pipe over two inches
1 in diameter from the main to the inside
/ OF building at the expense Of the appli-
! cant.
10. Fire permits will not be granted to
/ non-consumers, or those taking only
partial supply from the works, except
/ upon such special terms and conditions
as the board OF water works trustees
II. In an cases where water is to be
/ supplied to several parties or tenants
from one connection, controlled by one
stop-box. the board of water works trus-
/ tees Will contract with the parties sew
/ orally only upon conditions that each and
/ all of them shall abide by such restric-
tons, even to shutting of the supply, as
! the board of water works trustees may
/ lind necessary in dealing with any num-
J Der Of them, provided that the owner or
4 some other person becomes responsible
/ Tor the ultimate payment of the rates.
| T. No person or family supplied with
/ water by the water department will be
tdan IhOse stated III the contract and eSLl-
I mated for in fixing the rate, nor supply
water IN any way to any other person
without written permit from the Office
1 of the water department; nor shall they
permit others to use their hose or attach
ments. or leave them exposed to use by
+ others. The board of water works truss
/ tees agree to furnish water for certain
/ specified purposes for a certain specified
/ sum; IT, therefore, a consumer, without
/ authority, enlarges these purposes, either
! Tor himself or by furnishing other prem
/ or his neighbours cistern, (when the
/ dwelling is not rated, flushing vaults or
! sewers, sprinkling adjoining lawns or
/ washing vehicles, or supplying contrac-
I tors with water for building purposes, it
/ is in direct violation of his contract and
/ subjects him to all reasonable penalties
1 which the board may see proper to inn
49, Consumers shall keep their by
J drants, faucets valves, hose and all ap-
/ paratus in good condition at their own
/ expense, and keep all water outlets
! closed when not in actual use
! IA. Hydraulic engines or machines of
/ any design, in which water furnished by
/ the water department is the motive pow
ef, must be provided with meter or
/ indicator acceptable to the board, which
must be kept in good working order, or
! the indication of usage will not be taken
as conclusive. In such cases, until the
| repair shall be made. the water depart
! ment will fix the rate including an esti-
/ mate of the loss sustained.
| Is. Consumers are not guaranteed a
| specific quantity of water Except where
meters are placed, for any purpose what
] ever nor does the capacity OF the n.y.
4 drant, faucet, or other fixture represent
the quantity which may be used. The
I water department undertakes only to fur
nish its patrons with a sufficient quantity
/ for the particular purpose named in the
| contract.
16. Applicants for water for domestic
! purposes desiring attachments Of larger
| diameter than are prescribed by these
| large quantity of water in q short space
| Of time, and of thereby enjoying or pos
sessing water privilegeR not granted to a
majority Of consumers, VIII only pc
! granted permits for such attachments on
! condition that meter be installed.
IT, Any water taker who conceals, or
! misrepresents the purposes for which he
/ uses the water, or is habituaIly in ar
rears for water, or persistently neglects
Z to keep his pipe and fixtures in good con-
4 dition or habitually neglectS to close his
service during the continuance of fire
/ pressure. or habitually uses hose outside
| of the prescribed hours, or wilfuHy per
! sfsts IN violating any other OF the rules
! and regulations, shall be liable to a dis
continuance of the water supply without
| notice or recourse, and the service will
/ not be restored until satisfactory asSur-
ance shall be furnished of his future OBJ
/ serVance of the rules, together with q
! fun settlement of all arrears including
| the loss or damage sustained and the
/ usual charge for turning off and letting
Is. The use of leaky or defective hose,
| or hose without d nozzle is strictly pro-
hibited. except the supply is furnished
| through a meter
10. Converting hose into jets, adjusting
/ 1t upon temporary or fixed supports or
the use of any device arranged to sprin-
kle automatically, will subject the party
50 using to additional charges, or require
| the placing of a meter.
20. The diameter of nozzle for washing
! wagons. carriages or other vehicles, for
| washing sidewalks, pavement or sprink-
! ling streets. lawns. gardens or house
fronts, shall be one-fourth inch
q. The practice of washing horses with
supply is furnished through meter.
%. sprinkling or wvetting down the
not included in the ordinary lawn rate
/ Special contracts win be made for such
| service when desired. Parties procuring
! this privilege Will be restricted to their
q. Permits for washing sidewalks and
| house fronts on business streets will be
restricted to the the particular front and
/ shall not include sprinkling any part OF
/ the street.
a. The use of hose is strictly prohib-
tied during the continuance Of fires or
| while the fire pressure is maintained, ex-
eept to protect property or for other un-
| avoidable purposes. Lawn sprinkling
| must be confined to the hours of six and
nine O'Clock a m, and IVe ana nine
/ O'Clock D. m. This rule to be applied alike
| to metered and. unmetered service.
%. The board of water works trustees
! reserve the right to shut off the water in
! the mains, at any time without notice,
for the purpose of repairs or extensions;
therefore, steam boilers depending upon
the pressure in the mains for their supply
! will be at the risk of the consumer, as
4 the board of water works trustees or the
/ city of Topeka viii not be responsible for
any accident or damage to which such
| devices are subject House boilers for
| domestic use must in all cases be pro-
! xrfded with vacuum valves to prevent col
/ lapsing when pressure is off the dis
tributing pipes, and for accidents or dam
! ages resulting from the imperfect action
I Of any such valve, or the breakage Of
| any service pipe or tap, or failure of wa
ter from any cause, and it is expressly
| stimulated that the board of water works
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