The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-05-01
Classified
Legal Advertisements.
(Series No. 2-Ordinance No. 96)
AN NDnINIA MCE

To Be Entitled, "An Ordinance Providing
Rules Governing the Supply of Water by
the Use of Water, and to Prohibit I'm
WIZ, Or o 5sSsss 20; or Of plstrIDstoH
Water Rates and Regulating the Pay
ment Thereof, and For the Protection
OF the Property, Mains, Pipes and FIX
Be it Ordained by the Mayor and Coun-
Gil of the City OF Pensacola:
>. Section l.. No person, firm or coroora-
tlon, unless properly authorized by witt
ten permission of the Superintendent of
Water, Works, shall be permitted to tap
or make any connections with the mains
or distribution system of pipes of the
Pensacola City Water Works.
Sec 2. All users of water, furnish
their service pipes, stops, and other fiS-
lures in repair and properly protected.
Sec. g.. The Superintendent or any
of the Water Committee shall have free
access at all reasonable hours to all parts
of buildings or premises for the purpose
OF inspection to ascertain the condition
or the plumbing and uses of water.
Sec. 4. In the event of waste on ac-
count of defective fixtures or plumbing.
the Superintendent of the. Water Works
snail notify the users to have same re-
paired, and if the user fail to repair with
IN nVe days, water Will be shut OH IRON
premises until such repairs have been
made.
Sec. 5: No person except duly author
lZeO employees OF the water Department
shall hereafter be permitted to turn on
water without a written permit from the
Superintendent of the Water Works:
Sec. s. No licensed plumber will be
permitted to turn on water for any con
sumer except for the purpose of testing
his work, service pipes and fixtures. after
testing these he shall Immediately turn
off water.
Sec. I. All persons desiring water ser
vice are required to make application Tor
the same at the Water Works Office in
the City Hall.
Sec. g.. Parties wishing to discontinue
the use of water must give motive thereof
do this will render them liable for the
payment of water rents until such notice
Sec. g. All water bills shall be paid
| quarterly Con January list April 1st July
1st.. and October 1st) Users. of meters
| those having fiat rate will be required to
! make an advance payment for water at
| the, beginning of each quarter, parties
taking the million gallon rate will be re-
| CURED to make an advance deposit OF
$500. A discount of 5 per cent. will be
! allowed on all bills paid on or before the
| tenth day of the month in which they are
due. In all cases where bills remain I'M
paid for thirty days after the. same are
due, the water shall be shut off until the
for turning on, has been paid,
Sec. 10. Contractors, plasterers. brick
! layers, stone masons and cement walk
builders, or any one using water not al
| ready contracted for. will be required to
get permission from the Water Works
premises are prohibited from furnishing
water from their hydrants to. or allowing
| the same to be taken therefrom, by any
person without authority of the Water
Department. Any person violating this
| rule will be fined not less than $1,000, or
| more than $4,000.
Sec II. Manufacturers and others de-
string additional fire protection will be
| required to furnish their own meters and
necessary material used in making con-
n NJ
inch in diameter will be permitted, and
in diameter. No taps shall be closer than
Fourteen Inches from center to center.
Sec. 10. No permit shall be allowed
use of water where the annual rate there
from shall be less than $500 per annum.
Sec. IA. The right. to change any
forcement of any and all provisions pre-
scribed herein, shall be vested in the
Mayor and Council of the City of Pensa-
cola.
Sec. Is. The Water Department re-
serves the right to put in meter on any
service pipe, and an cha, charge for measured rla
duled rates, and where meters are used,
no attachments will be allowed between
Sec. 16. Hydraulic Engines, Elevators
and Motors of any design, in which water
is used as motive power, or any service
requiring a running jet, must be provided
with a water meter.
Sec. II. No plumber shall allow his
name to be used bv any person or party,
mits or doing any work under his license,
neither shall any plumber loan any water
user his key for the purpose of turning
tn the v Water Works once q permit ii'A'
others desire Fire protection only, within
their premises or buildings, the line must
be entirely separate from the regular
water service, and Plumbers and individ-
ton to Fire protection service, except for
fire protection purposes, unless the con-
sumner is using a meter.
Sec. 10. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person or persons to back up any horse.
horses or vehicle of any kind, hitch to, or
leave standing the same within five feet
material or other distractions within five
| feet of any fire hydrant or to in any
manner impede the. free access to. or the
| immediate connection with any fire hy-
| drant by the Fire Department Anv per
| son or persons so offending shall. upon
conviction I'll pay fine ne o Of not less than
Sec. 20. It shall be unlawful for any
person, firm or corpora ton to permit
| whether in the yard or building during
| freezing weather in order to prevent
plumbing shall be arranged with stop
waste cocks, that pipes may be thorough
Sec. II. The Water Department shall
| have the right to shut off the water from
any of the mains upon notice, while MAX
| ing extensions and repairs; also to shu:
| off water without notice when the ext
| geacies of the case require, and to keen
| it shut off only so long as it may be
Sec. e. The laying of joint service
pipe to supply more than two houses OF
| premises is prohibited. except where a
| SPECIAL arrangement is made with the
| Water Department.
Sec. %. The. rates charged for water
| by the Pensacola Water Works shall be
/ as follows for each quarter:
| 40c per NJ. Gal. for the 1st 5000 gallons
| soc per NJ. Gal for the End 5000 gallons
| &c per NJ Gal. for the Sd 5000 gallons
| CSC per M. Gal. for the 4th and 5th 5,OOC
%, 900 gallons up to 1880 gallons at &c
per NJ Gals. for first $4,000 gals, Csc per
| NJ. for remainder.
1880 gallons and over at Csc per NJ
1000 900 gallons and over at Zoe per NJ
Sec. "a All permits herein required
| intendent of the Water " orks, or his duly
| authorized Deputy.
| Sec. %. That any person. firm or cor
| poration convicted of violating any pro.
| vision of this ordinance shall be punished
| except where other penalties are proyiils u
| herein. by a fine not exceeding Fifty
| (s5O00) Dollars, or by Imprisonment Ict
| exceeding Thirty 900 Days, or by DO II
| such fine and Imprisonment.
| Sec. 26. That this ordinance shall take
| effect on the 1st day of april, 1919.