The border vidette., 1912-10-26


 as deemed necessary to existence and service of the municipal water system, lease, purchase. acquire, or construct. water wells, cisterns, reservoirs, or other sources of water supply, within or without the boundaries of the town of Nogales, Arizona. Also to lay pipe lines, install machinery for pumping, and do all other things necessary and needful for properly conduct ing and distributing the water 10 consumers and for public uses.
 Section 5. At the first regular meeting of newly elected Common Council of the town of Nogales, Arizona, the Mayor shall appoint three members of the council to constitute the Water Committee, which committee shall have inn mediate supervision and manage ment of the Water Department, and control over the employees thereof Vacancies to be filled by the Mayors appointments.
 The Water Committee shall have l authority to employ persons needed 1 for the service of the Water De- 1 partment, and to fix salary of such l employees subject to approval by the Common Council, and shall have authority to discharge any employees of the department when I deemed necessary and proper, but no person shall be employed or discharged for political or partisan | reasons.
 Section G. It shall be the duty l 1E fo ho the Water Department is operated efficiently, and as economically as conditions will permit; to meet as far as possible all demands for the use or consumption of water; to see that water is supplied impar- tially according to established rates, and prevent favoritism in the use of water, or in the use of the property of the department; to have charge of the property of the departments and keep up a complete inventory of all such property; to provide needed office quarters, sup plies, and facilities for the depart ment; to make necessary repairs, alterations, and connections, in the pipe lines, and before purchasing property and supplies, or for put ting in betterments, additions, ex- tensions or Improvements to the Water System the said committee must have the approval of the common council.
 1 Section T. It shall be the duty of the Water Committee to render monthly to the common council. a general report of the condition and work of the department, and a de- tailed financial report of the re- ceipts and expenditures during the previous calendar month, and cause to be published monthly a brief statement of the recei pts, dis bursements, and work of the de- partment; to formulate and estab- fish rules and regulations for gov erniDg the duties of employees, for the care of the property, and for the collection of water tax, or fees !; to file with the council a list of employees in the service of the de partment, showing their respective salaries, and promptly report to the council any additions, reduc- tions, or changes Tn the list of em- ployes; to recommend to the coun- cil the amount of surety bond, if any, that each employee should furnish as guarantee for the faithful and honest discharge of his duties.
 It shall be the duty of the fin ance com mittee of the common council to examine and investigate, from time to time, the books and accounts of the Water Department and report thereon to the council.
 Section s. In order to provide funds for the expenses of main taining and operating an efficient municipal water system, and 10 assist in paying the semi-annual interest on the water system bonds, the rates and fees as provided for in this ordinance of the town of Nogales, Arizona, are hereby adopt ed as the rates under which the Water Department may fix the rates and fees to be collected for supplying water to the town of No gales, Arizona, and to the inhabit ants thereof, and to others, insofar s such rates and fees do not con- fict with the provisions of this ordinance.
 The charges for water supplied either through meter or otherwise shall be at the rates as per the fol- lowing schedule, viz:
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