Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-01-11

who shall serve for one year. He shall ,
before entering on the duties of his
Office, furnish bond in the sum of ten
the Trustees, conditioned for the faithful
discharge of his duties, and he shall
keep an accurate and itemized account
of the receipts of the department, and
disbursements of the same, and shall
furnish to the auditors a statement of
the same at least two weeks before the
annual meeting He shall collect all the
rentals and other monies due the de-
partment and within thirty days after
receipt of the same pay them to the
village treasurer.
ART. 9. Every person, before connect
ing with the village water system, or
altering or increasing the capacity of
connections already made, or making
additional connections, or making alter
ations in any pipe, faucet or fixture.
or increasing the number thereof, where
| by the consumption of water may be
increased, shall first obtain a permit in
writing from the water commissioners
ART. B. No plumber or other person
shall commence to make such connec-
tions or alterations as are specified in the
preceding article of this section unless
a permit as therein provided has been
issued to the owner or occupant, and
said plumber or other person SHALL with
! in Il tva 1av of tlo 1
connections, additions or alterations, re.
port in writing upon blank provided
for the purpose, to the water commits
sioners the exact nature of said connec-
tions, additions or alterations toge her
with :he number and kind of fixtures
and faucets put in by him.
| ART. 4. No person shall waste the viii
lage water or cause the same to be wasted
by the use (after being notified in writ
tifg by the water commissioners not to
do so) of leaky or defective pipes, fau-
Gets or other connections or fixtures or
in any other manner, nor shall any per-
same to be used by persons, or for pur-
poses, other than the purposes and per-
sons specified in his contract with the
village or in his permit from the water
commissioners.
ART. 5. No person, except the water
commissioners or their agents, shall use
or manipulate any cock belonging to the
water department either to turn on or
shut off tho u,atar tbarahv
ART. 6. No person. except the water
commissioners or their agents, shall
break the seal placed upon faucets or
fixtures by said commissioners or their
agents.
ART. 7. Any person violating any of
the five last preceding articles of this
section shall be punished by fine of
not to exceed fifty dollars and costs.
ART. 8. Immediately after returning
from a fire the foreman or secretary of
each company shall call the roll and a
record of the members present shall be
kept and reported to the Trustees.
ART. 8. The Trustees, upon receipt of
the report as provided in the preceding
article, shall draw an order payable to
the foreman of each company for an
amount sufficient to pay to each fireman
actually attending fire thirty-five cents
an hour or major fraction thereof, but
no payment shall he less than thirty five
cents per man.
ART 10. Each of the hose and hook
and. ladder rOnnanias 1non comDlvino
with the provisions of the three last pre-
ceding articles of this Section, shall be
paid from the village treasury annually
as compensation, in addition to the
amounts paid as provided in article 8 of
this Section, five dollars for each of its
members actually resident in the village,
and five dollars shall also be paid to the
Chief Engineer. Provided, however,
that no hose company shall draw pay for
more than fifteen members, and no hook
and-ladder company for more than ten
members.
ART. II. Each fire company may adopt
such bylaws and regulations as may be
necessary, and do not conflict with the
oy-ldWo vi tne village, anu may dlter OF
amend the same at any regular meeting
by a vote of two-thirds of the members
present and each member shall be sub
ject to such assessments and fines as the
company shall direct.
ART. IL. No person shall introduce,
drink, or offer to others. any intoxIcat-
ing beverage on any premises belonging
to the village used or occupied by the
fire companies or any of them ANY per-
son violating the provisions of this article
shall be fined not more than fifty dollars
and costs
ART. 13, The secretary or clerk of each