Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-03-18

common council shall determine. One-half
of the cost of such laying or eXtention of wa
ter mains for the supply or water 10 conSum-
ers Shall be borne by the city at large, and the
other one-half of the cost thereof shall be
assessed by the board of public works upon
the property abutting upon the street or alley,
upon which such main water pipe is laid ac-
cording to frontage in the manner provided
by law. And whenever one-half of TIE
water main on any street or alley
has been assessed upon the AUDITING
property as hereinbefore provided Upon PEE
tition of the owner or occupant of such abut-
ting property. desiring TO become consumer
of water the superintendent shall extend one
service pipe for such consumer 70 tne cufo
without charge, for each 90 feet of frontage.
Upon all streets and alleys where water
mains have heretofore been laid, and no as
sessment of the cost of any part thereon has
been made therefor, upon the AUDITING prop
erty a charge of $40 shall be made Tor the lay
ing of the first service pipe to the curb upon
the petition of such consumer OF water, ana
for each additional or subsequent supply pipe
which may be petitioned for and laid, a charge
of the cost thereof shall be made. The cost OF
such laying of service pipes snail DE computed
by the superintendent and shall be paad be-
fore such service connection is made and no
water shall be supplied until such expense Is
paid.
Section IL. Unless paid in advance as pro-
vided in the preceding section the expense OF
laying service pipes from the main to the
curb and of connecting Such service pipes
with the main. shall be charged 10 ana Is maze
lien upon the real estate to be served Dy
such service pipes. And all such service pipes
shall be maintained and kept in repair under
the supervision of the water department at
the expense of such pa ope:ty.
Section 10. No claim shall be allowed
against the city on account of the interrupt
ton of the water supply caused by the break
| ing of pipes or machinery or by the stoppage
for repairs, or on account OF lire or other
emergency, and no claim shall be allowed for
any damages caused by the breaking OF any
pipe or machinery.
Section IA. Only such persons as shall be
authorized by the superintendent of the water
department or the chief engineer of the fire
department shall be permitted to open any
| fire hydrant for any purpose whatsoever. Ana
| no one except such person shall be permitted
10 take The hydrant wrenches or suffer the
same to be taken from any fire engine mouse,
except for fire department purposes.
| Section Is. All water rents shall be paid in
such manner and at sgeh time as the water
| rates. whether by schedule or meter, which
| shall not be paid within thirty days after the
same shall become due and payable, shall be
| increased by a penalty of 10 per cent, and
| shall become lien upon the premises recelV-
| ing the service. and if remaining unpaid shall
/ be as special tax IN the next an
| nuG D.. 4vil.
Section I6 The water commission shall
| annually, before the making of the budget
report in writing to the common councn the
/ amount which, in its judgment: should be in
| cluded in the general tax levy for the dement,
| of the water department, and the common
council shall include in the budget and IN the
| general tax levy such sum for the benefit of
| such department as the common council shall
| determine to be reasonable.
| Section II. Surplus revenues OF the water
| department shall be applied in such manner
| as the water commission shall determine
| or the common council shall direct, ana as
| provided by law.
| Section Is. Any plumber, pipe-fitter or other
| person who shall violate any of the provisions
| of this chapter or any of the ordinances, rules
| or regulations passed by the common council
or adopted by the water commission relating
| to the water works department., or VINO snail
| turn on water into any premises from when
| the water has been shut oil, or into which the
| water has not yet been turned, or who shall
| connect any water main or service pipe with
out first having obtained permit therefor,
shall be fined not less than ten dollars nor
| more than fifty dollars, and shall forfeit his
| license Such forfeiture shall also operate as
| a suspension of the license held by any CO.
| partner in the same business, or by any other
| person in his employ.
I Section 10. There snail be created fund
designated as the water department fund and
the city treasurer shall keep separate &C
| count OF all monies received for water rents
| and by reason of the provision OF this ordi-
| nance. All the running expenses of the water
works department of said city shall be paid
| out of such fund Any balance of such fund
| remaining in the hands OF the city treasurer
| on the first day of May in each year shall be
| applied to pay interest ana principal on the
| water works bonds as the same fall due as the
common council may otherwise direct.
Section 20. The following annual rates are
| hereby established for the supply of water to
| consumers. The minimum rate for a service
shall be 500. Rates for all services not enum-
| Grated shall be fixed by the superintendent
and reported to the commission for approval:
| For Automobiles, EACH. IS LOO
| Ranks Observation-Disclosures. 500
| Bakeries Observation-Disclosures. 1000 to 1900
| RaPDer shop, chairs or less 400
| each additional chair ........ 90
| Bath tubs, public. EACH. 900
| private 200
| second tuDs in private family LOO
| Billiard rooms ......,.......... 1UO lOUU
/ Blacksmith shop. ............-.. 4.UO
| over two fires 81, per fire extra
| Boarding and lodging houses,
| per room 1.UU
| Boilers. other than manufact-
| uring plants in use IL hrs. and
| less per day. per horse power LOO
| Boilers for house warming, pri
Boilers for business~blocks,
Book binderies ................. 4OOt 500
| Bottling houses, ale. beer or pop 1900
| Breweries. distilleries and rec
titerS, special rates
Beer pump ......---... .-........ o'UO
Building purposes, per 1000
| Dr1ck $500. IOC
| per lO0SQ. yards piastering.. l5c
stone per cord .......--...... l9c
| concrete, per cubic yard 80. DC
cement walks, per 100 So feet Ice
| Churches. free, except fixtures
charged same as private.
| Church motors, power for or
| ganS -........-...-- .-.---..-.- S9-UV
| Cigar manufactures ..... 49,. 400
for each person employed
above Observation-Disclosures. soc
Cisterns Hiled. 50 bbis. or less. 200
| for additional 30 bbls. or less 100
/ Club rooms --.-------- 4uO
| Confectionery manufacturers 1000 to 800
| Cows each .............,...,.. LOO
| Car barn special rate.
/ Drug stores ..-.-. .-.--. ...- .-... o-uu
/ Dwelling houses. 4 rooms or
| less per family 400
each additional room soc
each additional family in
| same building. roomsoI less 500
| each additional room-... soc
| Dwellings in connection with
business houses same as
above; business houses extra
/ Dyeing and Securing .....--.--- loco 10 . 90
| Eating houses. ......-.........; 500 to 300
/ Fountains flowing not exceed
ing hours per day, May LIST
to Nov. LIST, inch orifice..... l5-00
/ Fountains, as above. lilo inch
/ Fountains. constant flow, inch
Fountains. constant flow. inch
| Jet -.-.---.---. $500. -.----.-... E0.UD
/ other Jets sprays. special
Garage. private. cars or less. 400
Garage, public. ----.-..-. 80, loco to 5000
/ Gas works-meter or special rate
Halls. public. 4,eo
Hotels. per room leo
| Ice cream saloon. stables o. less 500
each additional table, 80
LaundrieS. steam 500 to inl.0o
by hand............ 1890 to 1000
inclndins i Washing Carriages, l2o
each additional horse -.--,-. Ice
| Manufacturing plants-special
or meter rates
l Meat markets boiler extra. 500
| Offices. not occupied by more
than persons. including !
OaS1n ..-.-s-.---.+ @W
each additional person. -
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