The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-07-02

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for delivering water for such pur
poses. and no water shall be delivered
through hose for such purposes, un
less the same has a nozzle or other de
vice attached thereto as hereinabove
provided. Irrigation win be permitted
on a lot not more than One Hundred
and Twenty-Five (125) feet by One
Hundred and Twenty-Five C25) feet,
or it's equivalent area used as a lawn
or garden and occupied by a building
used as a dwelling, together with the
| right to use not more than two (2)
sets of hose; provided said premises
are paying annually not less than the
minimum rate. The use of additional
hose or of water for irrigating a
larger tract than as specified above or
ON premises paying less than the mini
mum rate will not be permitted, un-
less such premises are supplied thru
a meter and the water paid for at me-
ter rates, as fixed by ordinance.
No nozzle or other sprinkling de-
vice shall be SO placed as to throw
water on any person passing along the
street or sidewalk contiguous to any
premises). For any violation of any of
the provisions of this section, a PEN
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first offense and Five ($5.00) Dollars
for any subsequent offense will be
charged against the premises upon
which such violation takes place, and
the owner thereof.
SECTION XXXII
Sprinkling During Fires.
No person shall use any water for
irrigation or sprinkling during the
progress of any fire in the city, and
all irrigation and sprinkling shall be
Immediately stopped when an alarm
of fire is sounded in any part of the
city, and shall not be begun again un-
til the fire has been extinguished. For
any violation of this rule penalty
of Ten $4,000 Dollars for each Of
tense shall be imposed and taxed
against the person and the premises
supplied, and the water shall be
turned off. In no case shall the water
be turned on to the same premises
until such penalty has been paid.
SECTION XXXIII
Water Rental Due.
All fixed rates shall be due and pay
able on or before the 10th day of
each and every month in advance at
the Office of the Town Treasurer, or
at such other Office CT officer as the
Council may establish and appoint,
who shall receive the money and re-
ceipt therefor, stating in the receipt
the property for which water rental
has been paid, and shall post the same
in a book kept for that purpose for
permanent record.
On all fixed rates SO paid before the
tenth day of the current month in ad-
vance, a discount of 20 per cent. will
be allowed. All fixed rates not so
paid shall be delinquent. All delin-
quents for any period must pay On
or before the last day of the month
during which payment should be made
or their water will be shut off and will
not be turned on again until all ar
rearages and penalties have been paid,
together with an additional penalty of
fifty cents for turning on the water.
Payment of water rates charged
against the premises for the current
term shall not be accepted until ar
.rearages against said premises shall
have been paid.
SECTION XXXIv.
Meter Rates Due and Payable.
All rates for water furnished by
meter shall be due and payable on or
before the tenth day of the succeed
ing month, and if so paid discount
OF twenty per cent. shall be allowed,
and If not so paid on or before said
date, the water shall be shut off from
the premises and not turned on until
payment of the amount due is made,
with so cents in addition for the ex-
pense of turning the water off and on.
The Water Superintendent may re-
Quire payment in advance or satisfac
tory security for all water to be furG-
:shed by meter and if such payment
be not made or furnished within the
time fixed by the Water Superinten
dent, water shall be shut off from the
premises concerned.
SECTION XXXV.
Use Of Meters.
All meters shall be under the con-
troll of the city, and may be installed
or removed whenever the Water
Board or Water Superintendent may
so elect. In the event of meter get
ting out of order and failing to regis
ter, the consumer shall be charged at
the average daily consumption as
shown by the meter during the last
three months that the same was in
good condition. Meters may be used
without notice by order of the Water
Superintendent for the detection or
prevention of waste on premises sup
piled at a fixed rate, and in such cases
the excess of the meter rate above the
fixed rate, for any month, shall be
charged in addition to the fixed rate,
payable in advance for the succeeding
month. The meter rates for quanti-
ties less than two thousand (2,00O)
cubic feet to be twenty (2O) cents per
hundred Q00) cubic feet in such
cases.
In all cases where meters owned by
the city are lost, injured or broken by
carelessness or negligence of owner
or occupant of premises. they shall be
repaired by or under the direction of
the Water Superintendent, and the
cost charged against the owner or oc-
cupant, and in case of non-payment
the water shall be shut off. and will
not be turned on until such costs and
the charge of fifty (50) cents for turn
ing on the water are paid.
SECTION XXXVI.