, 1908-09-17
AN ORDINANCE E.
Regulating the Laying Of Water Pipes
In the City of Laramie.

Be 1t Ordained By the Council of the
City of Laramie:
Section 1. Any person, persons,
company, association OF corporation de-
string to. lay water mains within the
City of Laramie shall conform to the
following regulations relating thereto.
a.. All lateral street water mains
shall be connected with the main
water pipe laid from the City Springs
placed in the crosses on the respective
cross streets intersecting Grand Ave
nue.. No pipe shall be tapped upo
said crosses to said main of a less size
than four inches in diameter, ineido
measurement. Said pipes in each in
stance to be of cast iron or standard
wrought iron and in case of a cast
iron pipe it shall be of not less then
one-half CD inch in thickness. On
Second ami Third streets a pipe of not
less than elk inches in diameter shall,
be laid north to Lewis street and
south to Park n
b. No lateral street main shall be
laid at q depth of less than Ave and
one,half feet below the street grade
and may be laid along the center line
or on the east side of the center linz
of said intersecting streets, at the op-
ton Of a majority Of the property own.
ers along the respective interesting
streets.
c. The dead end of all lateral street
water mains shall be under the exclu-
sive control of the city, which shall
have the right, among other things, t.
grant extensions, provided that no ex-
tension shall be made of less than one
block in length and Of pipe less than
four inches in diameter, inside -meA-
surement, and Of the quality herein.
above specified.
Sec. 2. Any person, persons, com
pany or corporation owning property
in the half blocks abutting upon any
street i~ntersecting Grand Avenue shall,
upon payment being made therefor.
have the right to tap any lateral street
water main laid along the street upon
which said half blocks abut, with a one
inch tap for each sixty-six foot lot or
a three quarter inch tap for each
t%wenty-four foot lot. Provided, that
one -(1) one-inch tap may be taken for
two contiguous twenty-four foot lots
instead of two three-quarter inch taps
upon permission being granted by
the city council, and no taps of a
larger dimension than those above
specified shall be allowed to be made
Except that the city reserves the right
upon proper application being made,
to grant privileges of tapping said lat
eral stree. water mains with two inch
pipes for purposes of fire protection
only.
All service pipes taken or said lat
eral street mains shall he of galvan-
lied iron or lead OF not less weight
than that called Strong" and each of
said service pipes shall have a stop
cock, placed between the property
line and the curb line, protected by 4
box with a cast iron covering, visible
and ven with the sidewalk. No ser
vice pipe shall be laid at a less depth
than five and one-haf feet below the
grade Of the street and all taps made
for lateral street water mains or u SER
vice pipes thereon shall be made by
q licensed plumber, and all service
pipes shall be inserted in the top or on
the side of the lateral main. In cas- of
cast iron pipe and by a regular tee or
cross in ease Of wrought iron pipe.
No service pipe shall convey water
acros the north and south center linz
of any block after lateral street mains
are laid along the streets east and ives.
Of any suca block. MOI shall any service
pipe be taken on a lateral main on the
north side OF Grand Evenue to supply
property lying on the south side Of
Grand avenue, nor shall any SER
vice pipe be taken on the south side
Of Grand avenue to supply property on
the north eide Of Grand avenue
Sec. 8. Any person. persons. com
pany, association Of corporation de-
string to lay . lateral street water
main north or south along any street
interesting Grand avenue shall make
written application to the city council.
specifying the siBe and kind Of pipe to
be laid, the distance along said street.
wherein said street said pipe Is de-
sired 10 be laid, whether along the
center limo or alnno fthe east side Of
tho center line Of tbs street.. and tho
dspth 70 whicA sas1 ppeis proposed V
be laid. And h case The CITY council