The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-10-13
Ordinances, Rules And Regula-
lions Governing The Water
works Department In The
Town Of Manning, S. G.

Be it ordained by the Mayor and Town
Council, ic council assembled, That
the following rules shall be part OF
the contract with every person who
takes water supplied by the Town OF
Manning from the Town Water
works.
Sec. /. Application for water must
be made by the owner or agent OF the
property TO the Waterworks Depart
nent, stating The street and location
where such water is desired and the
purposes for which it is required. Said
applicant shall also sign contract
therefor, said contract, when executed,
to be fled in the Office Of the Town
Clerk before a permit shall be issued
by the Superintendent o! the Iown
Waterworks authorizing connections
to be made. No taps shall be made 10
the mains by the Superinte udent until
the applicant for whom such connect
ion is to be made has signed the con-
tract mentioned herein, and plumb
er,s permit has been issued authorizing
the said plumber to lay such pipes and
connections as will conform to the ap-
plicatiop.
Sec. 2. At the time of making the
application the applicant shall pay to
the Waterworks Department, taxing
their receipt therefor, the sum TO cover
the costs of making the tap upon the
Water mains of the corporation stop,
the curb stop, the stop box to used
at the curb line. and furnishing not
more than Fifty feet of three-fourths
inch pipe. at IS so.
Sec. 5 In all cases where meters
are broken by negligence OF owners or
occupants OF premises, the same shall
be paid for by the owner OF premises.
and in case payment thereof IS neglect
ed or refused the water supply shall
be turned off and shall not be turned
on until payment is made OF amount
due.
Sec: 4. The Town of Manning re-
serves the rights at any time without
notice 10 shut the water of its mains
for the purpose of making repairs or
extensions or for other purposes, and
% claims shall be made against the
Town of Manning by reason OF the
breakage of any service pipe or service
cock, or from any other damage that
may result from shutting of water for
repairing, laying or re,aying mains,
hydranLs or other connections.
Sec. 5. Contractors, builders or otn-
ers desiring water for building pnr-
poses must make application to the
Waterwosks Department therefor,
who will issue permit, The amount
to be paid therefor shall be based up
on the rates fixed therefor.
SEE. g. A fee of 81 90 will be charg-
ed in all cases for turning on water ex-
ceps in Gases of turning water into
premises for first time after water ser
vice is established therein or in case
premises are vacated and the water
has been turned off by Water Depart
ment for iaS own projection, or in case
the water has been turned of because
Of a break in the service connections
or pipes.
Sec. Z. Whoever shall by himself
or by any other person acting under
his authority, use or take water from
auy part of the Waterworss aforesaid
without permit, or shall without au
thority from said Water Department
oper or hitch 70, dig out, curb eyer or
remove any fire plug or hydrsns, stop
cock valve, valve box or other fixture
appertaining to said Wa,erworks, or
shall let on or shut of water into or
from any water pipe wherever situated
shall be deemed guilty ofa mis6emean-
or and upon conviction fined not less
than SIS 90 or exceeding $4,000 or thir-
ty days Imprisonment, at the discretion
OF the Mayor.
Sec. 8. Every person taking water
from the Waterworks soal!, at all rea-
sonable hours. permit the inspector or
any other authorized agent of the De-
partment to enter their premises TO in
spect the pipes and fixtures and the
manner in which the water is used.
Sec. g. If any person shall destroy;
deface.or impair, injure or wantonsy
force open any gate or door or in any
way whatsoever destroy, injure or de-
face, or wantonly destroy any part OF
the engine houses or other buildings.
or the appurtenances, fences, trees,
vines or fixtures thereunto appert 1!n-
ing, or any water pipes, gates, reser-
voirs, hydrants, fountains or any fix
lures or other property appertainiog
TO the Warerworks, be, she or they
shall be liable to q penalty OF not less
than $500 nor more than $1,000, or i'm
p-isonment for not more than thirty
6ars.
Sec. "a It shall be unlswful for
say Dersoc or persons 10 make any con
Eee1ions, a3GSeiopS or alterations to
tee e,lte= @ocsis -oainS or system with
oas hac;ng ohtaiced the consent OF the
Waterwo-G.s Department.. Violation
oi this act xii De deemed a poisde--,
n.e&woc aod punishable 5y Sne OF
less than $1,000 Or more tbao 5000 or
Imprisonment for thirty Gays. st toe
discretion O. the Mayor.
Sec. II. TIE miriUuo1 - te cnarg-
ed within the limits o the 1own OF
Manping shall be 81 M per fn1n,h. For
each dwelling, sepersLe residence,
store, place OF business, or other prem
ises supplied thereby. and only one
such dwelling, seperate residence,
store. place OF business or other prem
ises shall be attached to or supplied
By one service pipe or meter, except
by and with the consent Of the
Superintendent, and upon agreement
Cl GUS pSlSO0 lldG uS Will pay OlVV O
month for each dwelling, separate res
idence, etc., as enumerated aboye au-
thorized to be supplied by one service
pipe or meter whether water to that
amount be used or not. This amount
OF S1.00 pays for the use Of $500 gallons
of water per month. Above $500 gal
Ions the consumer agrees to pay the
sum of Is cents per 1000 gallons.
BE IT FURTHER ORDERED,
That this. Ordinance shall become ef-
fective Any part
or parts OF Ordinances in conflict with
ahis Ordinance be, and are hereby,
repealed.
Done and ratified under the corpor-
ste seal of the Town of Manning this
4,h day of October 1915.
:. G. BRADHAM,
Mayor.