The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1912-04-11
service upon payment of fee of $1.00 there

service upon payment of a fee of 81 100 there
for.
Sec TO- 1t shall be unlawful for any person
on a fat rate to permit water to waste or
run and permit freezing of pipes, and any one
wilfully disappearing facts allowing I'M
reasonable waste diversion of water shall
have his supply of water cut off Only one
tap viii be allowed to consumers fiat rate.
Water used from this tap must be only for
domestic purposes. Charge per month, so
cents Consumers fiat rate will also be al
lowed to water for not exceeding two head
of stock at an additional charge of so 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
Sec. IL. No person or family supplied with
water fiat rate shall for any
other purposes than that stated in the appli-
cation for service or to supply water to any
other person in any way to permit others
to 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 $1.00 to cover
cuttng-in charge.
Sec. -. Payment for water service fiat
rates. and for a minimum of so cents per
month for all service meter rates. must be
made quarterly in advance to the superntend-
ent, and the consumer shall obtain receipt
from the superintendent showing payment for
service before water shall be turned on. And
in event any consumer shall fail to pay the
amount due for his water service for the en-
suing quarter within five days from the time
same shall become due, water shall not be
turned on until the amount is paid, together
with sl.00 additional as penalty
Sec. 10. All tapping of the water main,
and the laying of pipe and installing necessary
fixtures from main to curb line shall be made
under the direction and supervision of the SUI
perintendent, and no tap or connection other
than brass tap connection shall be placed
in any wooden main in said system.
Sec. IA The superintendent shall determine
the number and size of all taps from the
mains to the curb line, and the tapping of the
mains and installing of meters. and laying of
pipes to the curb lines shall be done at the
expense of the consumer, subject to the rules
and inspection of the superintendent. provid-
ed that all tapping of mains shall be done by
a competent plumber holding license from the
city, who shall charge not more than So. SO
for each tap.
Sec Is The consumer shall prevent unnec-
essary waste of water, and keep all hydrants,
faucets. valves, hose and all other water APP
paratus and appliances. including stop boxes,
in good condition at his own expense, and all
, waterways must be kept closed when not in
use. Water shall not be furnished where there
defective and leaky fixtures and appliances
and when any consumer shall have such in use
water shall be cut off and not furnished again
unless proper repairs are made.
any damage by of breakage defects
in any mains, pipes, hydrants, service cocks
or other fixtures or appliances or for any
lack of pressure failure to furnish water OF
incompetency of any employee connected with
said department.
! Sec. II. The consumer shall cause to be in
stalled at his expense in the sidewalk at such
points as shall be determined by the superin-
tendent, stop cock and stop boxes and nc
water shall be furnished until this is done
Ill 80 .L1ll - Il,
the superintendent. subject to the approval of
the commission, shall require, and all stop
boxes shall be flush with the sidewalk
| Sec. is. Every person using water from
said system shall, at all reasonable times, per-
nit the superintendent and members of the
water and light commission any ether
enter upon and into the premises and build
| incs of the consumer to examine the water
pers On duty authorized by the city council to
pipes and fixtures and inspect the entire
service End the manner in which the water is
used. Any person who shall refuse to per.
NIT such inspection shall have his supply OF
water cut off.
Sec. 10. The city reserves the right az any
| time. without notice to cut off water in the
mains for the purpose of making repairs, anC
| she'll nc. he liable for any damage that may
accrue therefrom, or for any failure to furnish
any water on account of break of any part al
the apparatus of said waterworks system, OF
! failure of same to operate And the city re
serves the right to cut off the water of any
person persons who may violate any of this
rules of the department.
Sec. 20. Every service pipe must be fur
nished with stop and waste cock inside the
premises and below the action of frost, Sc
/ situated that the water be drained from
the pipe when cold enough to freeze water il
the pipe it must be shut off and emptied by
| the consumer.
! Sec. 81. The superintendent shall, at the
| beginning of each quarter. reed all water met
ers, collect the amount due for service, and in
elude the record of the reading of the meters
! in his monthly report for the month for which
collection is made. A bill for the amount
due from each consumer shall be mailed tC
him by the superintendent and the consumer
shall pay same at the office of the superin-
tendent on before the 9Th day of the month
And the city reserves the right to inspect
and control all meters and to require new
meters to be installed when, in the option OF
! the commission or superintendent, any meter
may be found defective
! Sec. % 1t shall be unlawful for any per
son to open any hydrant valve cock foi
! the purpose of using water. except for domes
tic purposes while fire is in progress and
any person doing shall be guilty of mis-
demeanor and upon conviction thereof shall
+ be fined in any not less than $500 MOI
more then $500.
/ Sec. %. No person shall remove. obstruct
injure, deface or damage any hydrant. valve
+ box-cover stop cock cover, main, pipe, fix
ture or appliance. any pole wire. lamp
ipsulator or any building, machinery prop