Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-02-14

each consumer shall pay not less than
fifty cents (50c) per months as a minimum
rate, but for such rate he shall be entitl-
ed to receive thirty thousand (3o.oO0)
gallons per annum;
SECTION IT. Any person desiring to
discontinue taking water must notiiy
said auditor, in writing, to that erect,
and in all cases rental Will be charSeu TO
the first day of he next succeeding
month
SECTION rs. No person shall take or
| carry away any water from any pubic
hydrant or water trough, except ior DO
mestic use, without having a written per
NIT from the superintendent so 10 90, or
without paying the special rates therefor
to the city treasurer;
SECTION 10. No person ShaH cast or
! throw, or suffer or permit to be cast or
thrown, any impure or unwholsOme sub
stance into any drinking fountain or pub
lie watering trough;
SECTIGN 20. No person shall use any
! ward fountain, except by special per
mission of the superintendent, ana THIS
only between April 1st and November LIST;
all service pipes of yard fountains must
city control. The city council may sus-
pend the use of water for fountain or
s%prinkling. whenever, in its opinion, pub
lie necessity may require:
SECTION 81 No water shall be turned on
i'm any premises, except for testing pur.
poses, until the work has been inspected
by the superintendent and by him deem
ed satisfactory and in conformity with
the rules;
SECTION %. No hose shall be used, ex
cept for fire extinguishing purposes. iarg-
er than three quarters ia inch IN Oh.
ameter, nor without a nozzle not larger
than one quarter "a inch in diameter at
the oritice;
gushing purposes larger than three (3)
inches in diameter. nor without a nozzle
not larger at it's oritice than one third (t3)
of the diameter of the hose.
Whenever there Is an alarm of fire the
use of all hydrants or hose, for any
purpose, is absolutely prohibited, except
in the immediate vicinity OF the fire, or
on the premises on fire, or in danger OF
ignition;
SECrIos %. h superintendent shall
read the water meters not more than ten
days., nor less than five days before the
LIST of January, March, Nay, june, uly
August, September, October aud Novem-
Der, and shall report such readings at
least three days before the LIST day of the
above named months, and the city audi
tor on the first day of said months. shall
mail to each person indebted TO the city
for water rents. am ltemized aCcount of
his Indebtedness, which account shall
have printed on the face thereof, a state
ment to the effect that If water rents are
not paid to the CITY treasurer by the l9th
day of such months service Will be dis
continued, and shall have printed on the
back thereof, Section twenty-four l24l of
his ordinance. 1t the same time said
city auditor shall deliver TO the city treas
urer duplicates of all such accounts and
shall charge the treasurer with the full
account thereof;
SECTION "a All persons indebted to the
city for water rent shall pay their accounts
to the city treasurer, at his Office on or
before the 10th day ofieaCh of the months
of January, March, May, June, July, Aug
ust, September, October and November
of each year, and on the 18th of said
month, the said treasurer shall report in
writing to the city auditor and superin-
tendent of the water works the names of
all the persons, if any,, whose account re-
mains unpaid and said superintendent
shall thereupon discontinue service from
the water works to all such persons, and
service discontinued for such case shall
not be recommended except upon appliCa-
ton to the c~ityauditor, accompanied with
a receipt from the city treasurer showing
all amounts due the city from such appli-
Cants, including two dollars $4,000 Tor
expenses have been fully paid;
SECTION %. Any person violating any
portion of this ordinance, or who shall
fail or neglect to comply with any of
its provisions, shall be guilty OF a
public offense, and upon con-
viction thereof. in addition to the enforce
ment of the forfeitures, liabilities and
stipulations and reservations herein con
tanned, shall be fined not less han five
dollars 80 ,00l nor more than one hun
dred dollars lSlOO.OOI;
SECTION 26. Ordinance No. "A, and all
ordinances or parts of ordinances in con-
tlict with this ordnance, are hereby re-
peaied, provided, however, that the repeal
of ordinance No, IA shall not have the eff
feet to release or eXtinguish any penalties
fo~rfeitures or liabilities incurred under
said ordinance, which said ordinance
| shall be treated as still remaining in full
force and effect for the purpose of sustain
ing any proper actieu or prosecution for
the enforcement of such penalty, forfeit
ure or liability;
SECTION ~ This ordinance shall be in
force twenty days C20l days after it's pas
sage and approval.
Passed February Sth, 1908.
Approved February Sth,
THOS. p. GOODWIN
F. b. DANLEY, City Auditor. Mayor
GSEALl
Passed to first reading, January, 9, 1908.
Passed to second reading February &,
| 1908