Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-22
BUILDING PURPOSES

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Building purposes, stone per cord ~ 10 800 800
Duil oI purposes per hundred square yards of
Building purposes including walks and nttszo cents
cement and concrete work. per square Yard 3 cents
Fliilng cisterns and tanks for % bbs or less On
20 OAit sTsrrgs ....-......75 cents
The common council shall annually determine the
AMOUNT 70 3e charged and collected per season for wat
er for sprnking streets If in any year common Council
shall fail to fix such amount the rate estabI;sbeS f
the preceding year shall be construed to be in force
Residence rates for families shall not be cons+-,ad
to include privileges for watering stock Whenever
STOCK IS watered at any residence hydrant on which
the owner of such stock has paid the rate fixed for
family purposes only annual charge of so cents for
eacn head OF stock shall be due and payable Ali TAX
er OF water must disclose fully the purpose for which
1t IS required. In of conceament or the use of
water for purposes other than those for which rates
are palo' the water supply will be shut off.
METERS
SECTION 2 Any person connected with the CITY
water supply may have meter attached to his prem.
ises covering the water supply of said premises pro-
Vded all water used for said premises is run through
SUCH meter No meter shall be installed for any water
consumer unless it be of the pattern and make an
proved by the city council. All meters placed on SER
vices must be paid for by the owner of the premises
and at the expense of the property owners excep as
provided by Section 13 of this ordinance They shall
be placed at suitable point as near as possible to
where the service pipe enters the building No meter
shall be removed without first obtaining permission
from the chairman of the committee of the common
council on water The city shall clean and repair wa
ter meters whenever deemed necessary the expense
for the same shall be paid by the of the meter
and whenever any meter in is owned BY the CITY
such expenses shall be paid by the water consumer
All repairs for such meters shall be furnished by the
city at cost and the charges for labor shall be in ac
cordance with Section 10 of this ordinance. IF anv
such charges are not paid before the first day of No
vember in any year they shall become lien on the
property and be collected in the same manner as the
delinquent water tax is collected All metered waters
shall be paid for at the following rates. no deduction
being made for leakage or waste.
For the first 900 cubic feet or fraction thereof used
In SIX months at 30c per hundred cubic feet
For additional 500 cubic feet or fraction thereof
used In SIX months, at zoe per hundred cubic feet
For additional 600 cubic feet or fraction there
Oh used In SIX months at 15c per hundred cubic feet
For an additional so 600 cubic feet or fraction there
OF used IN SIX months at 1Oc per hundred cubic feet
of used in six months at Sc per hundred cubic feet
For all in excess of 1872 500 cubic feet consumed in
SIX months, at 73c per hundred cubic feet.
Provided. however, that the minimum meter rate
shall be 800 for each six months per residence when
such residence contains or is occupied by one family
When such residence shall be occupied by more than
one family such meter rent shall in event be less
than $3 90 for each six months for each such family
SECTION 10. Inc city OF Vlroqua may install a wa
ter meter for each and every person corporation
taking water of the city whenever it deems it neces-
sary to protect the interests of the city and the ex-
pense thereof shall be added to and become part of
the water tax of such person corporation and be
collected in the same in installments of twen-
ty-fve cents per month.
PLUMBING PERMIT
SECTION IA. No plumber other person shall be
siowed to do any plumbing in connection with the wa
Ter forks or make any changes in any water pipe
nected with the water works without first obtaining
a permit from the city clerk and n Going any such
plumbing he shall conform to such regulations shall
be imposed upon him by the chairman of committee
on water and do the work subject to his approval and
IN accordance with the ordinances of said city.
RETURN
Plumbers shall make full and complete return of the
for and to which water is applied under any per-
NIT granted. Said return must be made by the plumb
er doing the work. within forty hours after COM
pleton of said work, and must contain complete list
OF all articles and fixtures used the water will
be turned at any premises until after said return is
made. In no case shall any plumber after the compile
ton and trial of any job of plumbing work, leave the
water turned on, but shall in all close the stop
cock at the curb and return his permit
PENALTY
SECTION Is. Any person who shall do any plumbing
for the purpose of connecting with the city water
works or making any changes where connections have
already been made without first obtaining permit as
provided in Section IA of this ordinance who shall
fail or neglect to make return of his permit leave
the water turned at any premises into which water
has not yet been turned shall upon conviction be fined
not more than $40 less than 81 and the costs of
prosecution.
ORDINANCE NO. 81
An ordinance to protect the water works and to pre-
vent damage or interference thereto
The Common Council Of the City Of Pir0qtd do Orddin
as tolloCS: