Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-05-16
The Following Rules and Re-
strictions for the Govern
ment of Water Consumers
are Hereby Adopted and
Established:


are Hereby Adopted and
Established:
FlRST-No owner nor occupant of
any building in which the water is in
troduced will be allowed to supply
other persons or families. Fo, violation
water will be stopped and advance pay
ment forfeited.
SECOND-Whenever two or more
persons shall be supplied from one pipe
connecting from the distributing main
the failure on the part of one of the
said parties 10 comply with the rules
and restrictions herein provided or that
may be adopted and imposed by the
water commissioner shall authorize the
water commissioner to withhold the
supply of water from such main with
out any liability whatsoever on the
part OF the city, and all payments made
shall be forfeited.
THIRD-No addition or alteration
or change whatever in or about any
conduit, pipe or water cock shall be
made or be caused to be made by any
consumer without notice of and the
usual permit from the water commits
sioner and such additions, alterations
or changes shall in all cases be made by
a duly licensed plumber under the or
dinance of the city.
FOURTH-All consumers shall keep
their own service pipes, stop cocks and
apparatus in good repair and protected
from frost at their own expense, and
Shall prevent all unnecessary waste OF
water, and it is expressly stipulated
that no claim shall be made ag inst
said city of Missouri Valley by reason
OF the breaking or leaking of any SER
vice cock or service pipe.
FITTING hydrant will he permit
ted to be kept running when not in
actual use. Taps at wash basins, wa
ter closets, baths and ,irinals must be
kept closed in like manner.
SMITH Application for water must
be made by the owner or agent of the
property iii writing to the water com
missioner, and must state fully and
truly ali purposes for which il is re
qured and when paying the semi-an
nual charges for it parties must frankly
and without concealment answer all
questions put to them relating to its
consumption. In case of false or fraud
ulent misrepresentation on the part oil
the applicant or of uses of the waite,
not embraced in the applicants b Ii OF
OF wlllful or unreasonable waste OF wa
ter, the watca commissioner shall have
the right and is hereby authorized tr
forfeit such applicants payment and
stor the supply of water unless the par
ty shall promptly pay such additional
charges as the wal ercommissioner shall
impose,
4 SEVINTH-The various person.
employed by the water commissions,
and every person by him de egated fe,
the purpose must have free access al
lproper hours of the day &c all parts o
every building i'll which water is de
llivered and consumed to examine the
pipes and fixtures and to ascertain
whether there is any unnecessary waste
| of water
notwithstanding must be con.
fined to the property, or front, TO,
which application is made, and only
one front will be allowed except upor-
payment of double rates. Water will
not be permitted to be used from {
sprinkler or street washer for families
The sprinkling season be from the first
day of April to the first day of Deem
Der of each year.
NlNTH-The City of Missouri Vale,
reserves the right to stop the supply Of
water without any preliminary notice
for a violation of any of the rules and
requirements, nor will it be restored
except upon payment of all back
1charges and rents, including the pay
Imcnt of Sl.o0 as expense of shutting il
off and putting it on, ard upon {
guarantee satisfactory to the ware
commissioner that no further violation
shall occur.
TENTH-The City of Missouri Vale,
reserves the right at any time to shut
of the water in their mains for the pur
pose of making repairs or extensions o.
tor other purposes. and all persons hav
| ing boilers within their premises no
supplied with or by tanks or cisterns
but depending upon the pressure in tn,
pipes to keep them supplied are hereb,
cautioned against danger OF Collapse.
ELEVENTH-No person unauthor
lied by the City of Missouri Valley shall
take water from any public or privat
hydrant, plug, street washer, drail
cock, hose pipe or fountain except TO
| fire purposes and for the use of FIRE de
partment in case of fire, or any wa,
use or take any water for private us
without first paying for the same ant
receiving receipt therefor.
TWELFTH-No person shall remove
obstruct or in any way injure any fir
hydrants, valve, valve box or cover
stop cock or stop box or cover, or ii
any way injure any building, machin
cry, or carry off or injure any pipe, APP
paratus, tools or fixtures, or propert,
pertaining to the waterworks.
THIRTEENTH Hose larger tina,