Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-07-05

| licensed plumber to make the desire
connections with the mains. Provide
construed to take away from the the. cit
the exclusive right of tapping all mains
Section & First nn; not more than on
: except by special permission from tn
committee on water-w works. and the
only in accordance with the regulation
and provisions hereinafter contained.
permit must be obtained for. each ser
vice connection and each building. resi-
de gecon or place s,' Of business n,eS = =
tanned Tor each branch connection. whel
more than one connection is made b.
one service pipe
Third, y special permit must also b,
obtained for making any extensions o.
nterd;ti"ns ,o t" the plumbing Of an.
yond that for which permission may al
ready have been granted.
honilh' Where permission has beer
premises or tcneInents from one servic,
pipe. with branches thcrefrom having
Two or moro service cocks. and where
| pipe or branch thereof. within and upon
umes nfiVat" property of any person -ol
n n.its whose premises are supplied
WIN water or through whose premises
any service pipe is laid the CITY OF
Manchester shall have the right. by Its
n,iw.io or nnhi"yrs: to enter upon such
| speeding such service cock, and shall
orr i' fra ,nr san SANE right to shut the water
vice cock was not upon private premises
ana any interference with said service
COCK after same has been turned off by
order Of the watcr-works committee or
superintendent. shall be deemed a vic.
lation Of the rules and regulations
soH M y, said system OF works
under such circumstances shut the wat
ar OF from said entire service pipe
a ma declare forfeited to said city all I'M
from such service pipe 20
r. Section Z: oWS1iI; LIABLE. Unpaid
The 'a nso o. Of @'ner ,, dues arcr,lins through
Of this ordinance shall be considercd y
j jviii an and iesaI debt due, the city and
snmed by. and collectible from the own
or or owners of the premises bur The
t tnn"sh I"a Ike be ga Paid by tenant even
Oh from the premises.
Section s. RATES, CHARGES. RENT
n l.I:S. H 10y IN MD WHEN PAYABLE.
sha Ii 1 H.. n y; Wafer rates and charges
after provided. ana must be paid quar-
lcrlN. provided readings are made 50
;rr rvni ana "a, shail be paid at shorter in
ny The superintendent The amount OF
m va used each quarter shall letc, mine
met mel r'ir rat 10 nn paid each quarter. All
paid according to the assessment Of
meter rates and charges: provided. how
tenc tenet mat nr each ana every building.
SeIiaiate connection with said water svs
.9m snnii ,o be Iclarsahle and shall pay
rate of $3.50. which said minimum rate
f;,i que ana payable in advance. at the
t"r works on the first days OF January.
April. July and October of each year:
r an n %oIi further; that the minimum
:" ma, water wat: measured and registered by
nn etrr: s to use $3.50 gallons of water
as provided for herein, Shall i'' he ann II.e
in payment of the water consumed as
measured and registered by the meter
u was sdt the e quarter for which the same
ana .,. charSes established by Section 10, OF
' no re nbrh.n ai1 provided always that
ton of water does not reach $3.50 gal
ions for that quarter.
Section o. Notice OF the amount due
from each consumer shall be given by
the superintendent of the water-works
system. at his last known post office
address. through the mails. at the be-
ginning of each quarter. In case the
same is not paid to the .superntendent
mailing said notice. the same shall be
deemed delinquent. The superintendent
shall. when consumer is delinquent: shut
deinquent's rates. charges or rents are
paid. The water shall not be turned on
for any delinquent consumer until a pen
ntandent.
! Section 10. METER RATE SCHEDULE.
The following meter rates are hereby
adopted. subject to all rules and regu-
lationS made upplicab bile thereto:
For the first 5000 gallons. per NJ,
For the next 5000 gallons. per NJ.
For the next 5000 gallons. per NJ.
For the next 5000 gallons. per NJ.
20 cents,
For the next 1900 gallons. per NJ,
20 cents.
!. For all over $1,000 gallons. per NJ.
Ia cents.
The above rates are based upon quar-
reserves the right to increase or change
the, water rates. rentals and charges. |
without notice to the consumer. and at
proper such changes. however. not to
be retroactive.
Section IL All water meters shall be |
shall remain at all times the property of !
the city The actual cost Of settin. and
connecting each meter shall be paid by |
the consumer of water.
Section II. Officers an employees of tt 9 |
city are prohibited from allowing credit |
to anyone on water rents and charges |
Contracts or leases may be transferred
by the parties desiring to vacate prem
!ses. to the parties about to occupy same.
be- made hv reason "f the i NALL ,n si'a ~
any main pipe. service cock mr. ,nv
other interrIntion NJ Inc Sunn,,. "hS
reason of the hrao King ef S mpeEi,,a ~, ny
stounnpe for neressarHe ,on, ir e ~ en "
count Of Drivnts HWater ni,a: t ~ IN a.,
be frozen p'pe' '''a' may
Section ~ WATER SUPPLY no
Only M nccunnn+ ~
,rnar of ~, nranaiso. ~ "SSI;up'mt VI
IS supplied. will be allowed to supply
water to other persons or families, or to
permit the same to be taken, or use or
permit the same to- be used for any pur-
pose other than stated in his application,
without special permission of the super
Any consumer violating this
.ule will be Charged double the usual
rates for water SO taken or used, and !
If such extra charge is not paid on de-
nand, the water shall be cut off from
the premises.
Section H. Parties desiring an inter-
my mtLent water SUPPLY. and not connected
Win WI service pine. VIII be charged sucf1
lI.e US the water works committee may
u 'aI'nt. nersonS intending to build on