The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-06-18

failure to comply with all the rules and
regulations which are now or may here
after be established by the City Commits
sion or the Commissioner OF Public Utili-
ties, and every license so granted author
izing the holder to do plumbing business
In the said City shall expire on the first
day OF June next following and on appli-
cation for renewal of the plumbers H.
cense new bond shall be filed, to be APP
proved as above, and any person desiring
TO carry ON the business Of plumber after
the expiration of any previous license
granted. shall file new application there
for, and a new bond, and Ii shall be the
duty or the City Commission, on request
of the applicant, to examine applicants as
to their fitness for such position.
Section 3. No plumber, 'pipe-ftte or
other person shall make any new attach
ments to or make any change whatever in
old systems of piping connected TO the City
Water System, without first giving notice
to the Commissioner of Public Utilities Of
the proposed attachments and changes con-
templated.
Section 4. No plumber shah allow his
name to be used by any other than himself,
directly or indirectly, either for the pur-
work under his license, also, no plumber
shall allow anyone, outside of his employ,
the use of keys which he possesses and
which open and close stop-cocks and valves
OF the water system.
Section 3. All plumbing work In cOnnec-
ton with City water shall be subject to
the inspection and subject to the direction
and under the control of the Commissioner
Of Public Utilities.
Section 6. No plumber or other person,
except the authorized agent of the Commits
sioner of Public Utilities, shall turn water
into any service, except when the plumber
tests his work, when he must Immediately
turn the water off again This rule shall
also apply to all cases where the water has
been turned off and supply disconnected
by the Commissioner of Public Utilities.
Section J. All persons desiring to be
connected to the City Water System must
make application to the Commissioner of
Public Utilities, upon printed forms to be
furnished by him. The blanks are to be
properly filed in and signed by the owner
of the premises to be supplied or by duly
authorized agent of the owner. A permit
will then be issued for which shall be paid
in advance, $110 for SIS tap, $500 for "a
tap. In return for these fees, the City will
and is to furnish lead connections from the
cludes corporations and box. If larger SER
vices are desired than "a, they must be
paid for additionally, as determined by the
Commissioners of Public Utilities.
Section 8. No person other than an
authorized employee of the Commissioners
of Public Utilities shall make tap or con
nection with any main or disbursing pipe
of the City. No tap shall be made while
there is frost I'm the ground, except by
special permission of the Commissioners Of
Public Utilities.
Section .. Persons DESTROYS of. connect
ing their premises with the City Water
System must engage licensed plumber to
do the work, as permit for doing same
will be issuel to none other, except that in
extraordinary cases or for sufficient cause
shown, this rule may be altered by the
Commissioner of Public Utilities. The
pumrer will obtain permit from the Com
missioner of Public Utilities, and report
to him upon completion of his work.
Section TO- No service connection or 9th
er attachments of two inches or under to
any of the water mains shall be made, eX-
.cept by brass ferulc and lead pipe. When
the service is 1 IL inches or under, the
lead pipe between main and service box
must be extra strong and doubly extra
strong over l 1-2 inches. When Il three
inch or larger connection to main is made,
standard weight east iron pipe must be
used. a 4-inch main shall receive no larg-
err than 5-S inch tap and 6-inch main no
larger than "a inch. All points in lead
pipe must be wiped joints unless otherwise
permitted by the Commissioner of Public
Utilities, All connections with main must
be at right angles and be at least two feet
fgopi any other connection or joint there
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Section II. All lead pipe must be laid
innSSuch a manner and of such surplus
length aus to prevent rupture by settle
ment Where meter Is so placed as to