The daily Alaskan., 1905-02-03
Ordinance No. 62.

Be 1t ordained by the common council
 of the Town of Skagway. Section 1. 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 of- 6cers 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 @ majority or minority Of said committee.
 Ihe 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 or and have general supervision of all mains, special castings, valves, gates, hydrants, taps, etc, located 1n 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 su service pipes and see that they are properly laid and perform such other Cuties 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, aud of all work, and see that the same is done in workmanltke manner and in accordance with the views of the committee on water works.
 The water registrar shall be the f. uancial officer of the works.
 Fl shall keepa complete set Of 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 shal! have the care and safe keep ing of all books and papers belo' ging Co the water department except those pertaining tO the supervisor.
 He shall keep co rect account of all receipts and m ke out all bills for water reuts or materials furnish-3 consumers, zee 10 the collection Of the same and deposit the money so collected with the ci;y 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 ard the applicant must state fully and truly all the purposes Tor which the water may be required.
 Section g. No person supplied with rvater fir m the city mains will be eu- titled to use it for any purpose other lhan those stated in his application or to supply in any way other persons or families.
 Section 4. Should the 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 permit ob- tained for same.
 Section 5. Should ii 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- parGment, before any reduction will be made in the rates.
 Section 6. Should 1t be desired to discontinue the use of all water supplied to the premises. notice in writing must be made and payment in full Of all ar rears tiff 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 8. 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 tEe 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 ing or other material, for which the water is to be used. For material net crowded 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 a,i 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 tioued against the danger from explo- sion or collapse in the event of the water being shut of.
 Section Il. 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 the committee on water works and the