The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-06-20
ORDINANCE NO. 8.


County Clerk.
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ORDINANCE NO. 8.
AN ORDINANCE FOR TILE REGU-
LATION AND CONTROL OF THE
LOVELOCK FIRE AND WATER
SYSTEM WITHIN THE TOWN or
LOVELOCK, COUNTY OF HUM
BOLDT, STATE OF NEVx.A)A-
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE COUN-
TX COMMISSIONERS OF HUM
B0L.DT COUNTY. NEVADA, AS
FOLLOWS:
Section /. The water system Of the
town Of Lovelock, County of Hum
boldt, State Of Nevada, shall be under
the direct control Of the water sys-
tenn engineer who shall receive in
structions from time to time from the
Board Of Trustees in charge Of said
system and shall report to their all
matters connected with the water
system administration Of .aid town.
The water system engineer shall
keep q set of books showing all the
consumers of water and all connec-
lions with said water system, also all
receipts of money collected BY him,
and he shall turn over ali such moneys
collected during any mont to the
said Board of Trustees at their regu-
lar monthly meeting, which shall be
on the last day Of each and every
month.
Section 2. All persons desiring to
use town water from said, system shall
make application to the said engineer,
who shall report the same to the said
Board of Trustees and il the said
Board of Trustees shall approve the
application the said engineer shall
cause the connection to be made with
said system, and he shall decide the
manner in which the connection shall
be made, and the size of the pipe to
be used. The fees to be paid by wa
ter consumers for making ouch con-
nection shall be as follows, to-wit. A
fee of $3.50 shall be charged for each
connection Of the size Of three-fourths
Of one inch, and a fee of $1,000 shall
be charged for each connection Of the
size of one inch and all such fees must
be paid as soon as the respective con-
nections are made, to the said engi-
neer, and no connection shall be made
with the said system except by the
said engineer, or under his supervis-
ion.
Section 3. 1t shall be unlawful tor
any person to tap any water main in
said system or to in any way interfere
with the mains or hydrants Of the said
system or the engines or pumping
machinery or other appliances con-
nected with the said system, except
with the consent and permission of
the said engineer.
Section 4. Water users Of the said
system may erect private tanks and
use water from the said system to sup
ply the same for the purpose of fire
protection, but no such water in such
private tanks shall be used for any
purpose other han fire protection.
Section 8. All water rents shall be
payable monthly on the first day Of each
and every month in advance, to the
said engineer, and in the event OF any
failure to pay any water rent as above
specified, it shall be lawful for said
engineer to shut off the supply of wa
ter of any water users so in default,
and when any water is SO shut off, the
same shall not be again turned ON for
use by such person in default, except
on payment Of all amounts in arrear.
Section 6. The owner of each house
or dwelling so connected with said
system Sudii 10 chaiScu a . Ouo WI
sumer while said house or dwelling is
occupied, even if more than n
family may reside in the same, and
the rental so to be paid shall commence
when the water is turned on to said
premises and shall continue until the
said engineer is notified to turn off
such water from such premises. After
a discontinuance of the using of such
water, the same shall not be again
turned on to such premises excepting
by said engineer, upon the request of
the owner or tenant Of such house.
Section 7. Each consumer must keep
his own pipes, values and faucets in
order and capable of outstanding the
usual pressure to which the sad water
system will be subjected to at all
times. And the said engineer shall
have the right to enter on the prem
ises so connected with said system at
all reasonable hours and examine the
condition of all pipes in any premises
being supplied with town water from
said system.
Section 8. The said Board Of Trus-
tees Of said system may, without no
tice, discontinue to furnish water to
any consumer of said system If such
consumer shall cause said water to be
wasted, or carelessly and unnecessarily
used, or If for any reason such dis
continuance shall be for the best in
terests Of the said town Of Lovelock.
Section Q. No water from said sys-
tenn shall be used by any consumer
for irrigation excepting between the