The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-06-30
ORDINANCE NO. 80

An Ordinance Regulating and Controlling
the Use of Water Supplied by the Town
OF Orovile, Washington; Fixing the
Rates Thereon Providing Penalties for
Violation Thereof, and Repeating All
ordinances and Parts of ordinances in
Conflict Therewith.
The Town Council of the Town of Oro-
Vile DO Ordain Follows:
Section I. That application for permit
to connect any property with the city wa
ter service must be made in writing to
the superintendent of the water depart
ment by the owner of the property or
his authorized agent, on a blank form
furnished by the superintendent of the
water department. This form of appli-
cation shall contain an agreement that
the applicant will at all times conform to
and be governed by the rules and regula-
tions of the water department of the
town of OroVille; also. "a statement of the
purpose for which water is to be used,
number of rooms in the building. The
superintendent of the water department
shall issueto each applicant whose appli-
cation is granted II permit in writing,
clearly setting forth the service granted.
Plumbers are prohibited from connecting
with the service pipes at the property
line until such permit has been furnished
by the owner of the property.
Section =. All service pipes from the
main, or from other service pipes to the
property line Incuding service cocks to
he placed one foot inside the curb line)
will be put in by the town, the cost of
which will be ten dollars ($10) payable
at the time the permit is presented by
the property owner and no water will
be furnished said property until all the
charges have been paid to the superin-
tendent of the water department.
Section ,. When the property owner
desires two or more service pipes on the
same property, he shall so state in his
application for a permit to connect, and
separate service pipes will be run from
Il connection to. be made inside the curb
line, and stop cocks will be put upon
each of the separate services Property
water service of different properties to-
gether.
The property owner must put in and
maintain at his own expense all plumb
ing within his premises and put in a
stop cock, by which the water may be
shut off within his premises for the pur-
pose of repairs. The town will not be
liable for any damages tnat occur within
the premises on account of amy defective
pipes or fixtures.
Section 4 No extension of pipe. or in
crease of bath tubs. toilets, or other fix
lures. shall he made within any premises
until a permit has been first obtained
from the superintendent of the water de-
partment, and any pumDer making such
extensions or putting in additional fix
lures without the owner or the property
furnishing him such permit to make the
extension may be refused to do plumbing
in the town of OroVile. The plumber
making such extensions or changes shall
report to the superintendent of the water
department within tWenty-four hours
after the completion of the work or the
extensions and additional fixtures have
been put in.
Section J. All service pipes shall be of
lead or galvanized iron and laid to a
depth of not less than four feet below the
established grade of the street, or when
streets have not been graded, not less
than four feet below surface of the
ground; all connections shall be of lead
and iron unions, no wife joints on lead
connections.
Section t. The property and property
owners will he held responsible for the
payment of all water rents, and changes
of ownership in the property will not re-
move the liability of the property for the
rents due. Water rents at the estab-
lshed rates will be charged against the
property from the date on which the
water is ordered turned on by the prop
erty owner until the date on which it is
ordered turned off by the property owner
provided that If the water is ordered
turned off between the first and fifteenth
of any month "A half months rent will he
charged and if ordered turned off be-
tween the fifteenth and the first day OF
the following month full months rental
Section I. Where water rents are not
paid within ten days after they become
due, a penalty of fifty cents will be added
and the water turned off at the curb as
soon thereafter as possible, and in which
| case it will not he turned on again unit
all charges have been paid In fun to the
water collector. including a charge o.
/ fifty cents. for turning ON water. Water
| rents shall become due and payable OF
/ the first day of each and every month n
/ the rates hereinafter provided. Should th'
/ water he turned on after it has beer
! turned off at the curb cock without tn,
/ consent of the superintendent of the wa
! ter department, it will he cut off at thu
| main and the charge of three dollars
made for the expense of turning it of
and on.
Section s. No person will be allowe,
to furnish water to parties occupying 9th
er premises without the written permis
sion of the superintendent of the wate
department For a violation of this sec
tion the superintendent of the water de
| partment shall order the water turne
off from the premises from which sucl