The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1910-11-11

on. The latter charge will in no case
be less than 81.
(32) Bills are payable at the office
| OF the superintendent of the water de-
partment. No reduction will be made
+ for absence, frozen pipes, or any other
cause, as long as the water is on the
pipes, unless written notice has been
! given the superintendent and the wa
! ter ordered turned off
| Upon written application at the Of
! fee of the superintendent of water
works, water privileges may be trans
! ferred from one party to another on
the same premises.
$3.50 A stop and waste cock or cut
off valve must be placed by the prop
erty owner at the property line, or at
! such point where the pipe leaves the
| street line, such cock or valve to be
under the control of the tenant or
owner to be used in case OF break or
other necessity, whereby pipes to be
repaired can be cut off without the
necessity of using the street or cor
| pOration cutoff
This is not intended to- take the
place of the ordinary stop and waste
cock located within the premises to
be used to drain the pipes to prevent
damage by freezing. AS many add
tional stop and waste-cocks as desir-
ed by the owner may be placed with
in the premises to be used according
to desire or convenience.
(34 The curb and corporation
cocks are the property of the Water
works Department and no one but an
authorized employee of the depart
ment will be permitted to handle them
in any way.
$3.50 Water being shut off at the
stop and waste or by the owner, does
not relieve the premises from paying
water rents. Bills will be collected
/ until the water Office is notified in
writing to cut the water off.
(36) The public fire-hydrants of the
city are a part of the waterworks
property, and no person under any cir
| cumstances shall be permitted to take
poses, except that authorized employees
of the Water Department shall have
access to them at all times for pur-
poses of inspection and repairs and
for flushing or draining the water
mains.
go Private fire-plugs will be sup
piled with water at special rates to
be fixed by the Board of Water Com
missioners, but with the understand
ing that the Water Department is in
no way responsible for the pressure
or the condition of the hydrants so
used
(38) Water for building purposes
and other special or transient uses
will be furnished by the department
as it may deem eXpedient. In all cases
the applicant must state the exact
use to which the water is to be put,
and for building purposes he must
state the amount of brick, stone, NOR
tar, etc, that will be used He must
give this information to the superin-
tendent in writing with his applica-
ton for service, and the water rent
for such service must be paid in ad-
vance.
Water used for this purpose must
be discharged through a hose direct
ly onto the mortar bed. and in no
case shall it be discharged onto the
ground or into or through a ditch or
trench
The builder must properly guard
the faucet or hose so that it will be
inaccessible to others.
(39) Any person who has subscribed
for a supply of water and procured
its use in any premises must give
written notice to the Water Depart
ment, upon vacating said prem
ises so that the water supply can be
cut off to prevent waste freezing or
misuse If he fails to give such notice
the water rent will still be charged to
him and he cannot contract for water
elsewhere until bills have been set
tied for water at premises previously
vacated.
(40) All persons taking the water
must Keep the service pipes within
their premises in good repair and
protected from frost at their own
expense; and they will be held liable
for all damages which may result from
failue to do so.
(4D The Waterworks Department
reserves the right whenever it shall
find any fixtures leaking or in bad
condition, thereby causing a waste of
water, to shut off the water from the
premises WITHOUT NOTICE, and to
keep the same shut off until the fix
y lures shall have been repaired.
This rule applies especially to prem
Uses where fiat and special rates are in
force.
/ (42) Persons intending to sprinkle
the streets with wagons must arrange
in advance with the Board of Water
Commissioners. The board reserves
the right to attach a meter to each or