The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-01-31
Water Works Board.


Section VIII. at the election to
be held on the Tuesday after the
first Monday in April in the year
one thousand nine hundred and
seven, and at all succeeding cleo.
tons. the qualified voters OF said
city shall elect all of the officers pro.
vided for and SPECIFIED in sections
and 5 Of chapter l01 Of the acts OF
1897 except the Commissioner OF
Water Works, the office OF Commits.
sloner OF Water Works being hereby
abolished; and in lieu thereof the
common council OF the city OF
Clarksburg shall at It's first meeting
after said election appoint three
qualified citizens Of the said city. no
more than two Of whom shall be
members OF the same political party.
who shall be and constitute a Water
Works Board, and the members of
the said Board first appointed, shall
hold their Office. one for one year,
one for two years. and one for three
years; and at the first meeting after
each annual election a member OF
said board shall be appointed, and
the term of Office of the members OF
said board shall be for tire years.
and they shall hold their office until
their successors are appointed and
qualify; and all vacancies shall be
filled by the city council. When
ever the issuance OF the bonds here
inbefore provided for shall have been
ordained by the common council OF
said City, and, after submission to
the qualified voters OF said City,
shall have been ratified by three
fifths Of all votes cast for and
against the same, the said Water
Works Board shall supervise the Is
suance and sale OF said bonds and
the expenditures OF the proceeds
thereof in the discharge OF the out
standing Indebtedness OF said city
In the manner hereinbefore pro-
vided. the Improvement OF the said
City water works, and of 80 much as
the said City Council may determine
to apply, in the
Paving and Sewerage
of said City. The said Water Work.
Board shall. under the Common
Council of the City. have charge o.
the water works system Of said city
and shall. with the approval of tn,
Council. AK aud regulate the ratel
and charges for water supplied e
city consumers. and shall employ s
secretary. bookkeeper and collector
all OF said duties to be performed
by one person who shall keep the
accounts OF the water works system
and collect Its revenues and TURF
the same over TO the City Treasurer;
and he shall give bond In such sun
ms may be fixed by the City Council
and they shall employ laborers II
operate and run said water works
and to repair and improve said sys
tenn, the compensation OF all EN-
ployes to be fixed by the Water
Works Board, and no Improvement,
or extensions to said system o.
water works to be made excepting
upon the report OF said Board ane
the order of the Common Council
OF the City OF Clarksburg. Th,
Common Council of the City shall
have supervision OF the rates to b,
charged to consumers OF water, ant
may charge the rates fixed by thu
Water Works Board, but until chan,
ed by order OF the Common Council
all rates fixed by the Water Work.
Board snail he ana remain in fore,
and effect.
4 Penalties Provided For.
The said Board may provide pen
/ atIes in the way of an additiona
charge for the failure to pay watel
rents promptly. and shall have, pow
- 10 enforce the same. and to en-
Gree The payment of all water rent
5y cutting on the supply to the con
sgmers who fail 10 pay. and also b.
suit 10 he instituted and prosecute,
ta The name of the City of Clarks
burg. and may make the owners o
all buildings. hc occupants o
which are furnished water by tn
payment of all water rents. Tn
fund realized fro he sale OF sal
bonds shall he paid out on recon
mendaiion OF 10 Water Work
Board, by order Of the commo
Council Of the ca, and not other
wise.
Separate Fund.
Section IN. The City Treasure
shall keep the fund derived from tn
water works system separate fro,
the general funds of the city. and, 6
! Ter paving out of said funds all cost