, 1908-08-07
A PENDING ORDINANCE.
Regulating the Laying Of Water Pipe,
In the City Of Laramie.

Regulating the Laying Of Water Pipes
In the City of Laramie.
Read for the first time at the city
council meeting, August 4th, 1908:
Be 1t Ordained By the Council of the
City of Laramie:
Section l. ANY person, persons
company. association or 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
along Grand Avenue, only at the valve
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, inridc
measurement. Said pipes in each in
stance to be of cast iron or standard
wrought iron and in East of a cast
iron pipe 1t shall be of not less than
one-half (k) inch in thickness. On
Second and Third streets a pipe of not
less than six inches in diameter shall
be allowed to be laid running north to
Lewis and south to Steele street.
b. No lateral street main shall be
laid at a depth of less than five and
one-half feet below the street grade
and may be laid along the center line
or on the east side OF the center line
of said intersecting streets, at the OPP
ton of a majority Of the property own
ers along the respective i%ntersecting
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, to
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 interesting 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
q three quarter inch tap for each
twenty-four foot lot and nc taps Of =
larger dimension than those above
specified shall be allowed to be made.
Except that the city eserve the right
upon proper application being made,
to- grant privileges, OF, tapping said lat
eral stree.fwater mains with two inch
pipes for purposes of fire protection
only. =
All service pipes taken Of said lat
eral street mains shall he OF galvan-
lied iron or lead of not less in 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 d
box with cast iron covering, visible
and even with the sidewalk. No ser
vice ripe shall be laid at a less depth
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grade of the street and all taps IN
for lateral street water mains or OF SER
vice pipe thereon shall be made by
q licensed plumber, and all service
pipes shall be inserted in the side or
bottom of the lateral main in case OF
cast iron pipe and by regular tees or
crosses in case Of a wrought iron pie
and no gooseneck shall be allowed.
No service pipe shall convey water
| across the north and south center line
of any block after lateral street mains
are laid along the streets east and Yves.
Of any SUE block. Nor shall any service
| pipe be taken on a lateral main on the
north side of Grand avenue to supply
l property lying on the south side of
| Grand avenue, nor shall any ser.
| vice pipe be taken of the south side
1 of Grand avenue to supply property on
the north eide Of Grand venue.
Sec. 3. Any person, persons, com
pany, association or corporation de-
string to lay a lateral street water
main north or south along any street
intersect Grand avenue, shall make
written application to the city council
specifying the size and kind of pipe to
be laid, the distance along said street.
wherein said street said pipe Is de
sired to be laid, whether along the
center line or along the east side o.
the center line of the street, n the
depth to which said pipe is proposed "
be laid. And in case the city council
shall grant permission for the laying
of said pipe line, such permission shall
be granted only upon condition tina
said pipe be laid to conform to tht
provisions of this ordinance and sucf
\ further provisions and restrictions a.
may hereafter be made by ordinance
before such permission is granted ant
with the understanding that upoI
completion Of the laying Of any latera
main line a rue and correct statemep
shall be made in writing and fled witt
the city council showing the exac'
cost Of the laying Of said main line ant
with the further condition that ir
case at any time within ten years from
the date of the completion OF such pips
Ane, the city shall have the option q
purchase OF said pipe line at said orig
inal cost and in case such option Of
purchase is not exercised by the city
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