The log cabin Democrat., 1912-04-02
ORDNANCE NO. 1s9.

Water and Light Commission for the City
 of Conway and Defining it's Duties Great
 ing the Office of Water and Light Superin-
 tendent and Defining His Duties Fixing
 the Rates to be Paid for Water and Electric Current from the Water and Light Systems
 of the City, and Providing for the Collection | of Same Providing for the Rules and Regu-
 tions for the Operation and Maintenance
 and Control of the Water and Light Sys-
 tems of the City of Conway. and Fixing Penalty for Violation Thereof.
 Be it ordained by the City Council of the City
 of Conway, Faulkner County, Arkansas:
 Section l. There is hereby created water and light commission for the City of Conway. which said commission shall be composed of ] three members who shall be resident electors and owners of real property of the City of Conway, and who may be members of the Board of Aldermen of said city other per sons. After the passage of this ordinance
 the members of said commission shall be elect l ed by this council. of said members to hold his office for one year, after his election
 and qualification, one of said members to hold l his office two years, after his election and
 qualification. and of the members to hold | his office three years after his election and
 qualification, and said term to be determined l by the council at the time of election. and
 annually thereafter the city council shall elect
 one member of said commission to succeed the
 member whose term expires that year, and each of the members of said commission so elected to succeed the members first elected | shall serve for the term of three years and until his successor is elected and qualified. | Sec. ?. The members of said commission shall qualify by taking the oath of office pre- scribed by Article Nine of the Constitution of the State of Arkansas, and shall organize by electing one member as chairman and one member secretary And said commission shall control and supervise the waterworks system and electric light system of the City of Conway, and shall recommend to the City Council from time to time such rules and measures may be necessary for the proper maintenance and operation of said systems :; provided that said commission shall exercise no control over the waterworks system until same shall have been duly accepted by the City Council.
 Sec. B. All bills for expenditures and &C., counts of waterworks and electric light sys- tems shall be audited and approved by said | commission before being paid, and all pur- chases of supplies, machinery and material, and all employment of labor, help, and the fixing of the compensation therefor for said waterworks and light systems shall be made by said commission.
 See. 1. The water and light department shall be separate and independent from any other department or departments of the city, and all revenue derived from said systems shall constitute a separate fund to be used and applied to the payment of all expenses incident to the operation and maintenance or extension of said systems And the revenues and expenditures of the waterworks system and electric light system shall be kept in sep arate accounts. All funds belonging to said systems shall be deposited in some bank or banks to be approved by the commission to the credit of said systems, and shall be paid out only upon warrants drawn by authority of the commission, which said warrants shall state on their face for what purpose they are drawn and on what fund. and said warrants shall be signed by the chairmain of the com mission and countersigned by the superintend- ent of the systems
 Sec. 5. Said water and light commission shall report to the City Council at it's scc- ond meeting in each month, and oftener if said commission deem necessary, stating the condition, necessities and progress of said de- pertinent, with any recommendations relative thereto said commission may deem proper and at the time said commission shall submit a statement of all receipts and dis bursements of said department during the preceding month.
 Sec. 6. For the proper management and control of said water and light systems of the city there is hereby created the office of super lntendent of water and light systems, who shall be appointed by said water and light commission and shall hold his office as such for such time as may be determined by said commission not to exceed three years, and shall receive such compensation may be de- termined by said commission, provided that said commission shall not have power to make any contract or agreement with any person to fill said position of superintendent in which the right is not reserved to discharge said su- perintendent at any time for incompetency or neglect of duties other misconduct.
 Sec. '. Said superintendent shall devote his time and attention to the duties of his office. which may be particularly prescribed by said commission and for the faithful performance of same shall give his bond to the City of Conway with surety to be approved by said commission, in the sum of One Thousand Dol lars before entering upon the duties of said office. He shall, subject to the rules and regu-
 ations herein provided, and advice and ap- proval of light and water commission, have the general supervision over the water and light systems of the city, and shall perform the duties hereinafter nrpscrihe6 and all 1utia that may be required of him by ordinances of the city. Said superintendent may be removed at any time by said commissioners the city council for any neglect of duty for other good cause.
 Sec. 8. The said superintendent shall see that all employees of the department do their duty and that all rules and regulations thereof are complied with. and he shall have the pow CT to suspend discharge any employe for neglect of duty or other sufficient cause. Sec. 9. All applications for service attach ments to the distribution pipes for the pur- pose of introducing water into or on premises must be made in writing to the superintend- | ent upon blanks furnished for said purpose and must state fully the purposes for which water is desired, and thereupon said super intendent shall issue a permit for such water service upon payment of fee of s1.00 there for.
 | Sec 10. It shall be unlawful for any person on a flat rate to permit water to waste or
 run and permit freezing of pipes, and any one Wlllully mlSrepfeScntInR facts or allowing un- | reasonable waste diversion of water shall have his supply of water cut of. Only one | tap will be allowed to consumers flat rate. Water used from this tap must be only for
 domestic purposes. Charge per month, 30
 cents. Consumers on fiat rate will also be al-
 lowed to use water for not exceeding two head of stock at an additional charge of 50 cents
 per quarter. The faucet for the above fiat | rate shall be of non-threaded pattern and | it shall be unlawful to attach hose to same for | sprnkling any other use.
 ! Sec. II. No person or family supplied with
 water flat rate shall use same for any
 other purposes than that stated in the appli-
 cation for service to supply water to any | other person in any way to permit others
 to use water furnished from the water system
 of the city, And it shall be the duty of the superintendent of the water and light system
 to cut off the supply of any consumer who shall violate the provisions of this section and
 not return said supply until said consumer
 pays additional amount of S1.00 to cover lcutting-n charge.