Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-03-08

water works fund, and shall remain 70
meet the liabilities incurredby the said
board, and shall not be withdrawn or
used for any other purpose, unless otherwise
ordered 10y the common council, by reSo-
luton. The said board shall. on or before
the last day OF each month, and oftener
when necessary. file with the city clerk. a
written statement Of all claims and accounts
against said board, showing on what account
same were contracted to whom paid, and to
whom PAYABLE. Thereupon, warrant shall
be drawn by the city clerk. counter signed
by the mayor. tor the amount of SAID state
ment payable To the order of the clerk of
the board of water commissioners; and the
said clerk of the board of water COmmiSSt on
ers shall deposit said warrant with the city
treasurer, who shall credit the amount
thereof To the water works fund The city
treasurer who is also the treasurer of the
board OF water com SStonerS, shall pay all
orders drawn by the clerk of said board of
water commissioners and countersgned
by the president of said board in payment Of
all claims and accounts mentioned in said
statement.
sec 10 The said board shall keep, or
cause To be kept, full and complete books of
accounts of the business done by it, showing
fully It's receipts and disbursements, which
books shall be open for inspection at all rea
sonable times. The office of the said board
shall be in the council rooms of said city and
the said board shall make and preserve full
minutes of all its proceedings.
Sec. IL, The order of business of this board
shall be as follows:
/. Roll call.
2. Reading and approval of minutes
8 Petitions and communications
g. Messages and communications from the
common council.
5. Reports from officers and employees
q. Reports from committees
T. Auditing accounts and estimates, etc.
g. Unfinished business.
9 Resolutions and miscellaneous business.
The clerk of the said board shall at least
once in each month report To the common
council the amount of disbursements and ex.
penditures and also receipts and objections
made by said board during the month last
preceding VII ch report shall be publisI ed
with the oniclal proceedings of the common
council. 1t shall also report the nature, con
dition and progress of any work or contract
undertaken or entered into 10y it, together
with such other information relative to the
business or any part thereof, under its con
troll, as the council may, from time TO time,
direct.
Sec IL The said board shall have POWER
To IN ke and adopt all such bylaws, rules
and regulations as IT NAV deem necessary
and eX edient for successfully conducting
and operating its business i'm managing. con-
trolling and experimenting said water
works: Provided such rules and regulations
shall not conflict with the ordinances or
charter of said city.
sec 10 1t shall be the duty of said board
of water commissioners to establish scale
of rents to be charged and paid for the sup
ply of water To be called water rents" and
appropriate to the different classes of build
ings in the city, with reference to their d.
mensionS value, expo ure To fires. ORDINARY
or extraordiuar uses for dwellings, stores,
shops, hotels. factories livery stables, barns
and all other buildings, estab ishments and
trades yards number of families or occu-
pants, or consumption OF water, as near as
may be practicable, and from time To time
either modify, amend, increase or diminish
such rents such scales of rents, and any
amendment increase or dimin-
ishing thereof shall not take effect until app
proved by resolution of the common council.
Sec Ia. The connection or supplying pipes
leading from the buildings or yards to the
pipes shall be irserted and kept
In repair at the expense of the owner or oc.
mt nf he m nTV
be inserted or connected with the main pipe
until a permit therefor shall be obtained
from the board of water commissioners And |
all such connecting or supplying pipes shall
be constructed and connected in the size and |
I'm the manner To be fixed and prescribed by |
said rules and regulations OF the board of
water commissioners.
Sec 10 IL shall be the duty of the said |
board 10 make report to the council on the |
first Monday in May of each year, which re |
pOtt shall embrace the expenditures OF the |
different branches and departments of work |
under its control and statement of the |
progress and operation of said |
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