The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1910-11-11
CITY COUNCIL ADOPTS RULES
IN REGARD TO WATER SERVICE

| iucn pIumDer.
600 All house boilers should be pro-
| gided with vacuum valves to prevent
| collapsing when water is shut off, and
all persons or firms taking water for
boiler purposes and depending upon
the pressure in the mains for supplying
steam boilers under pressure, will do so
at their own risk
| The waterworks department or the
! city of Marietta will not be respon-
sible for any damages that might oc-
| cur from water being shut off.
| CID No steam pump shall be attach
ed directly to the service pipes, els
tern or tank holding twenty-four ga
| hours supply should be provided by
the consumer in all cases where steam
| boilers are to be fed
(2z) 1t is expressly stipulated be-
tween the waterworks department of
| the city of Marietta and it's water con-
sumers that there shall be no claim
for damages by reason of the bursting
} Of any street main, service pipe or
cock, or for the shutting off of water
for repairs, extensions or connections,
or for any accidental failure in the
supply of water.
OBJ For making taps and running
the service from the main to the curb
line, furnishing meter and all stop
cocks and boxes, the following price
will be charged:
For * and y meters and cennec-
lions, SIS.
All meters and taps over q will be
charged for at absolute cost plus ten
per cent
| For the convenience of the consum-
er it is agreed that he may pay for
all meters taps, and connections in
four equal installments. The first in
stallment to be paid in advance with
his application for service, the remain
ing to be paid quarterly until the full
amount is paid.
(24) No meter rental will be charg-
ed, but minimum charge of so cents
for the first three thousand gallons or
fraction thereof will be made for small
tenant houses of four rooms or less,
all over 1900 gallons will cost 20 cents
per 1000 gallons. All residences of
more than four rooms will be charged
a minimum rate of 81 per month. for
the first 5000 gallons or fraction, all
over 5000 gallons at twenty cents per
thousand. For business houses such
as stores and offices, etc, the rate will
be the same as for domestic purposes
except that in no case will a business
rate be less than 81 per month.
i (25) All meter rates are due and
payable on the first day of each month
and all fiat rates are payable quar-
terly in advance, that is, on the first
day of January, April, July and Octo-
Der. All rates remaining unpaid ten
days after they become due will have
an additional charge of 10 per cent.
for collecting, and this rule will be
strictly enforced against all delin-
quents.
When a rate remains unpaid fifteen
days after it becomes due the service
will be cut off, and before turning on
again fee of 81 for each service with
all arrears must be collected There
can be no deviation from the above
rule except by express order of the
Board OF Water Commissioners.
(26) If a meter gets out of order
and fails to register, the consumer
will be charged at the average daily
consumption as shown by the meter
j when in order.
CD The meter, meter box and con-
nections in the street other than pri-
vate pipes, being the property of the
; water department will be kept in re-
pair without charge.
(2S) Should any person use water
without the knowledge of the water
department, and afterwards it should
in any way come to their knowledge
that water had been used, a bill will
be made against the premises for the
time the water has been used, or for
the quantity shown to have been used
by the meter, and the water cut of
and not turned on again until the bill
has been paid. An additional fee of
81 will be charged for turning on.
(29) Should the water be cut off
from any premises for the non-pay-
ment of a bill or any other cause, and
afterwards found on, the water shall
, be cut of at the main and the con
= sumner charged with the expense of
, cutting off and turning on, which must
be paid before the water will again be
= turned on
500 No water consumer will be al
lowed to make a practice of supplying
water in any manner or through any
fixture or device whatever to the occu-
pants of neighboring premises of any
description, except by special permit
| from the waterworks department, and
il found so doing said water consum.
: er shall be charged, and shall at once
= pay to the water department an extra
l rate for each premises so supplied.
~ Upon the refusal of any person to
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