The state herald., 1907-12-13

ltIlAl WIulCNSl, II iio"CNSA shNy
be inaccessible or covered then the sn-
perintendent of water works may order
the water turned off at the expense Of
the property.
l9-If any meter becomes out of re-
pair or fails to work properly in the O.
pinion of the superintendent of water
works, then said superintendent shall
notify the consumer to repair the same
and if the consumer fails to have such
repairs made within reasonable time,
then the superintendent may cut off the
supply of water until such repairs are
made, and for the time such meter HI s
been out of repairs, the consumer shall
pay the averege of the last reading Of
such meter before becoming out of re-
pairs.
20-All water passing through the
meter will be charged for whether used
or waited
2l-No person except the tappers
having special permit from the super
intendent or person in their service and
approved by them, will be permitted,
under any circumstance to tap the wa
ter main, and the kind and size of the
connections with the mains shall be as
specified in The permit.
% Within two dsys after the com
] pletion Of any connection to the main,
returns shall be maid upon the BLANKS
as provided for the purpose. In case
any permit shall remain unreturned fcr
thirty days after the issue, then the su-
perintendent shall refuse to grant any
further permit to the town plumber un-
til the proper returns are made.
23-Plumbers and others are prohlbi-
ted from turning on water in any serv-
ice pipe except by permission OF the ST.
perntendent in writing. This rule shat
not be construed to:prevent any plumb
er admitting water to test pipes, and
for that purpose only.
2-Service pipes must be thoroughly
flushed before meters are attached and
space left and prepared in an approved
location for the attachment of meter
and connections.
25-Any plumber shutting off water
from any property except for few
days repairs, shall report to the super.
intendent of water works in writing.
26-The location of the water metei
owned by the consumer shall not b,
changed without permission of the su
perintendent of water works in writing
27-Either lead or galvanized iroi
service pipe may be used at the optior
Of the applicant, and must be at lcas
one-eighth of an inch larger than tn,
taps through which they ure supplied
When lead is used in the street for cut
side plumbing it must be that designat
ed as extra strong" All iron pip,
must be capable Of sustaining arr into r
nal pressure Of not less than l25poune.,
to the square inch. and at the point oi
the connection to the street main. be
tween the corporation cock and thu
coupling in the service pipes there tnus'
be at least IS inches Of lead pipe to re
lieve rigidity Of the iron pipe. A l'rasl
coupling must be used for the pui pos,
Of connecting the lead with the iror
pipe. and in no case may lead be solder
cd to iron.
2s-All service pipes must be laid a
least four feet deep. All lead servie'
must be laid sufficiently waving TO al
low OF one and one-half feet Of extra
length. and in such manner ~ 10 pre-
vent rupture by settlement.
ga four inch main shall receive nc
larger than u five-eighth inch tap. six
inch main no larger than three -fourths
tap; no tap larger than one inch shal
be- inserted In any main larger than III,
above. Where larger connections ar,
desired. two or more small taps may b,
used. All taps in mains shall be mad,
on upper half Of the pipe, at least eigh'
teen inches apart and on opposite sides
of the pipe. No main shall be tapped
nearer than eighteen inches TO the join,
I'he brass fcrrulc or nipple tapped into
the main shall be one:eighth Of nm inch
smaller than the service pipe thcrefrom
3o-A corporation cock shall be In,
serted inserted In every tap on water
mains. The corporation cap shall be-
Mueller or Glauber make and OF pa,
;crn and weigh, approved by the super
intcnd,nt OF water works.
81 There shall be stop cock In cv.
Try service connection 10 the main. lat.
,rnl or extension service supply. In
streets within the parking near III,
,urb line and In alleys within one foo
u the alloy limo. The stop cock To b.,
used for service from onc.fourth inch
to two inches 10 the avertcd key curb
'oek. known MS the MinncnpolIspattern