Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-22
VirOqua Water Ordinances
ORDINANCE No. a
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A CONTRACT
SECTION ; All the rules. regulations and water
rates hereinafter named shall be considered part Of
ton, who is supplied with water through the citv
Ter system, and every such person, company
poratlon py taking water shall be considered to ex
press MS ner or ther assent to be bound thereby, and
whenever any Of them violated or such others as
the common council may hereafter adopt, the water
snail be cut OF from the party violating the al
though two more parties take water through the
same pipe and shall not be turned again except by
the order OF the chairman of the committee on water
on payment of the expenses of shutting it off and
turning It on and complying with such other terms as
the common council shall impose; and the council shall
have the right to declare any payment made for
by the person committing such violation forfeited
and the same shall thereupon be forfeited.
All such contracts shall be made with the property
owners mot tenters). Lessons shall paw the water
rates for each residence whether supplied from or
more hydrants
PENALTY AND LIEN
And whenever any water rents, whether by sched-
ule or meter, shall have accrued during the preceding
SIX months and are not paid within 30 days thereafter,
a penalty of 10 per cent. shall be added and such
rents together with such penalty shall be lien upon
the real estate to which the water furnished and
all such amounts remaining unpaid by the first day of
November in any year shall be reported by the Treas
roll as special tax against the property
PERMIT TO TAP
SECTION 2 Any person, company corporation
desiring TO tap the water main shall first obtain per-
nit therefor and for any changes f estabshed)
from the mayor and city clerk. Upon granting such
permit the city shall carry water to the boundary
line Of the sidewalk next to the street and put in
shut off free The applicant shall continue the pipe
from thence under the direction of the chairman of the
committee on water at his expense. Pipes shall
be five and Onehaf feet under ground and pipes laid
in the streets and alleys shall be the property of the
city Hydrants private property shall be at least
one rod from streets and alleys.
PARTY LINES
Multiple rates will be charged applicants who locate
MIGRANTS or faucets party lines for the purpose of
supplying water to plurality of residences
NTERMITTED SUPPLY
Parties desiring water for ciserns tanks, other
mtermitted supply, Will be charged regular schedule
rates When water is wanted for building purposes
application for the shall be made to the chair
man of the committee of the common council on wa
ter giving certified statement of the architect or
builder, of the number of brick cords of stone square
yards of plasterng, and cement and concrete work,
and number of gallons of water for cisterns, tanks,
etc Payment for same shall be made at the schedule
rate in advance.
WASTING WATER
SEC3. The chairman of committee water supply
and such other officers the council shall di-
rect sha be authorized TO enter and have Tree access
at all reasonable hours to the premises of any
corporation to ascertain the location condition of
all MIGRANTS, pipes other fixtures attached to the
water system OF said city and he finds the water is
wasted account of negligence or want of repairs,
and il such waste is not Immediately reinedied, the
water leading to such premises shall be turned off and
shall not be turned on again until the expense of the
repairs of the turning off and letting Of the water,
shall have been paid by the person using the same
HOSE
SECTION d. No hose shall be used and no constant
flow permitted unless permit has been granted by
the mayor and city clerk and tax therefor paid and in
no case shall hose be used without nozzle which
shall not exceed onefourtn of inch in diameter
less specially authorized.
RATES HOW PAID
SECTION 5 All water rents shall be paid semi
annually in advance the first days of January and
July of each year, except for sprinkng lawns, in
which the rate per season shall be paid on the
first day of May in each year, to the city treasurer
If not paid within 80 days the treasurer shall furnish
q list of persons 50 delinquent in payment and the
amount due from each to the committee on water of
the common council and it shall be the duty of said
committee to the water supply to be shut off
from such delinquent parties forth.ith. Water shut
off for non-payment of rent shall not be turned on
again until the amount due, and the sum of $l.00 is
paid to the city treasurer
LAWNS
SECTION 8. Lawns AUDITING streets shall extend to
the of such streets and the time for sprnkling
the same shall be from $50 to 7:30 a. m. and from
TURNING ON AND OFF
SECTION Z. The city may grant permit to any
resident of the city to take water from private by
drants by consent of the and payment of rates
Persons desiring to take water from the city for
shorter term than months shall be charged ST. 90 in
addition to the scheduled rates for turning the water
off and again Persons desiring to discontinue the
use of city water, must give notice IN writing to the
collector of water before the next day. 9TH
erwise they win be charged with water rent for the
PENALTY FOR MISUSE
SECTION s. Any person who shall turn on the water
after the has been turned off for payment of
water rates who shall sprinkle lawns at any other
than the times herein specified or who shall take wa
ter from any private hvdrant without rst having paid
the rate therefor who being the owner of faucet
hydrant shall permit any other resident of the city
who has not first paid the proper rate therfor to take
water therefrom shall on conviction thereof pay fine
Of less than 81 90 than S. 90 and the cost
of prosecution.
NO DAMAGE
SECTION 8. No claim shall be made against the city
of Niroqua by reason of the breaking of any main
pipe service pipe, or cock by reason of any inter-
ruption account of breakage of the machinery, or
stoppage for repairs.
PLUMBING RATES
SECTION 10. The rates to be charged by the city
for plumbing including repairs to pipes and MIGRANTS,
are hereby fixed at 25 cents per hour.
RATES
SECTION II. The following rates per annum are
hereby established for supplying water to consumers:
Private residences, one famy,..,.. go: s. 90
Private residences more than one family per
family ....... ....... ................ 5 90
Each barn with not exceeding head of stock 90
For each additional head of stock. ..-..-.... 80
Each additional oriEcs 90
Flushing closets urinals, each private....... 90
Sprinkng lawns with hose .......-.... D 90
Laundries -. ............. Meter, or special rates
Hotels each additional oriice Meter, special rates
Hotels single or6ce .....-. Meter, special rates
Hotel barns. ....-.. Meter, or special rates
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