The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-07-02
ORDINANCE NO. l48.


An Ordinance Amending an Ordinance
Entitled AN Ordinance Relating to
the Municipal Water Supply System
of the Town of Lynden, Regulating
the Use of Water Therefrom. Pro.
vidng for the Sale Of the Same
Fixing the Price Thereof and Pro.
viding Method of Collecting Rates
Therefor, and Providing Penalties
for Violation of this Ordinance and
Repeating all Ordinances and Parts
of Ordinances in Conflict Here.
with"
Be 1t Ordained by the Town of Ign.
den, Washington:
SECTION l..
That Ordinance No. 126 of the Town
Of Lynden, be amended to read as
hereinafter set forth and amended:
and that the following rules and regu-
lations be and the same are hereby
established for the fixing, regulating
and controlling of the use and price of
the water supplied by the water de-
partment OF the Town of LINDEN: to-
wit:
SECTION II.
The words Water Superintendent"
wherever used in this ordinance shall
be held and construed to mean the
Water Superintendent of the Town Of
LINDEN who shall be appointed by
the Council.
The word Person" wherever used
in this ordinance shall be held to
mean and include natural persons of
( sither sex, associations. co-partner.
lips and corporations. whether act
ing by themselves. or by q servant,
agent or employee; the singular num-
Der shall be held and construed to in
clude the plural and the masculine
pronoun to include the feminine.
The words water Board" shall
mean the Council.
SECTION III.
Application for Water.
Any person desiring to have prem
ises connected with the water supply
system of the Town of Lynden shall
make application at the Office of the
Water Superintendent. on the printed
forms furnished for that purpose. Ev-
cry such application shall be made
by the owner of the property to be
benefited, or his authorized agent. and
the applicant must state fully and
truly all the purposes for which the
agree to conform to the rules and reg
ulations established from time to time
as a condition for the use of water.
And at the time of filing such applica-
ton the applicant shall pay to the
CITY Treasurer the fees for installa-
ton of water service hereinafter pro-
yided.
SECTION ".
Use of Water.
No person supplied with water from
the city mains will be entitled to use
il for any purposes other than those
stated in the application or to supply
in any way other persons or families.
SECTION v.
Additional Service.
Should the applicant or occupant OF
the premises desire an additional scr
wee or fixture or to apply the water
for a purpose not stated in the origi-
IA. application, new application
must be made and permit obtained
at the office Of the Water Superinten'
dent. When additional fixtures are
added and not reported the same shaii
he charged at double the rate for such
time said fixture is in use. in addition
to a fine of $500.
SECTION vi.
Separate Stop Cocks.
Hereafter the service pipes must De
so arranged that the supply OF eech
separate house or premises may De
controlled by a separate stop COCK
placed within and near the hne Oh Tue
street curb and one person, company
or association must pay for all the
water used through said service for
his or their own use or for the use OF
others to whom it may be accessible.
SECTION VII.
Water Service.
Where water is now suppheu
through one service to several houses
families or persons. the Water super
intendent may, at his discretion, either
decline to furnish water until sepa'
rate services are provided or may con
tinue the supply on the condition tnat
one person shall pay for all on the
same service.
Shut on for Repairs.
The water may at any time De smut
off from the mains without notice,
for repairs. extensions, or other nee.
assary purposes, and persons having
boilers supplied by direct pressure
from the mains are cautioned agalms.
danger of explosion or coiiapse. nc
city will not be responsible ior 'ns
safety of boilers on the premises oi
. any water consumer.
SECTION TX.
Connection Charges.
When a permit has been obtaiheu
for the introduction OF water, the ser
vice pipes and connections from 'ae
main, to and including STOP eU1n' ~ ~
10 nlaced one foot within the line OF
street curb. will be put in and MAN.
tanned by the city and kept within lts
exclusive control for which a charge
of six dollars $4,000 will be made
payable In advance. for three-lourlns
inch connection; for q one-ihcn ' sor
q one and onehalf inch connection,
fifteen dollars ($l5.OO; for larger
sizes than one and one-half inch. OF
where IL becomes necessary to open
q paved street the cost shall oe ss a,