The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-10-20

hoes doYeln1ng Inc Hdiei-
works Department In The
Town OF Manning, S. c.
BE is ordained By the Mayor and Town
Council, in council assembled, That
the following rules shall be 8 part OF
the contract with every person who
i takes water supplied by the Town OF
Manning from the Town Water
works.
Sec. 1. Application for water must
DO made BY the owner or agent OF the
property TO the Waterworks Depart
ment, stating the street and location
where such water is desired and the
purposes for which it is required. Said
applicant shall also sign a 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 OF the Towa
Waterworks authorizing connections
TO be made. No taps shall be made 10
the mains by the Superinte pdent until
the applicant for whom such connect
ion is TO be made has signed the con-
tract mentioned herein, and a plumb
ser,s permit has been issued authorizing
the said plumber TO lay such pipes and
connections as viii conform to the ap-
4plicatscn.
Sec. z. AT the time OF making the
application the applicant shall pay TO
The Waterworks Department., taking
their receipt therefor, the su:n TO cover
the costs of making the tap upon the
Watermains of the corporation stop,
the curb stop. the stop box TO b used
at the curb line, and furnishing not
more than fifty feet Of three-fourthS
inch pipe, st IS so.
Sec. 8. In ali cases where meters
are broken by negligence ofowners or
occupants OF premises, the same snail
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
IONsSC W S4&SsU tAS SIS& 0I4 4lS Llo4L 4Lo
for the purpose of making repairs or
extensions or for other purposes, and
no claims shall be made against the
Town OF Manning by reason Of the
hreaksge of any service pipe or service
cock, or from any other damage that
may result from shutting OF water for
repairing, laying or relaying mains,
hydrants or other connections.
Sec. D. Contractors, builders or oth-
ers desiring water for building pur-
poses must make application to the
Wsterworks Department therefor,
who viii issue permit. The amount
to be paid therefor shall be based up
on the rates fixed therefor.
Secs s. A fee of 81 90 will be charg-
ed in all cases for turning on water ex-
@cepJ in cases Of turning water into
premises for 6rst time after water SER
vice is established therein or in case
premises are vacated and the water
has been turned off by Water Depart
mept for its own protection, or in case
the water has been turned of because
of q break in the service connections
or pipes.
Sec. I. Whoever shall. by himself
Eor by any other person acting under
his anthoritv, use or take water from
any part of the Waterworks aforesaid
without permit, or shall without au-
thori:y from said Water Department
eper or hitch to, dig ous, curb .cYeror
remove any FIRE plug or hydrant, stop
cock valve, valve box or other fixture
appertaining to said Waterworks, or
shall let Oh or shut off water into or
from any water pipe wherever situated
shall be deemed guilty ofa misoemean-
or and upon conviction fined not less
than $500 or exceeding $4,000 or thir-
ty days Imprisonment, at the discretion
ofthe Mayor.
Sec. s. Every person taking water
from the Waterworks shall, at all rea-
sonable hours, permit the inspector or
any other authorized agent OF the De-
partment to enter their premises TO In
specs the pipes and fixtures and the
manner in which the water IS used.
Sec. 9. II any person shall destroy.
deface or impair, iniure or wantonly
force open any gate or door or in any
way whatsoever destroy, ipjure or de-
face, or wantonly destroy any part OF
the engine houses or other buildings,
or the appursenances, fences, trees,
vines or fixtures thereunto appertain-
ing, or any water pipes, gates, reser-
voirs, hydrants, fountains OF. any fix
lures or other property appertalning
to the Waterworks, he, she or they
shall be liable to penalty of not less
than $500 nor more than $4,000, or i'm
prisonment for not more than thirty
days.
Sec. 10. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person or persons TO make any con
nectlons, additions or alterations to
the waterworks mains or system with.
out having obtained the consent of the
Waterwocks Department. Violation
OF this act will be deemed misde-
meanor and punishable by fine of
less than $1,000 or more than $4,000 or
imprisonment for thirty days. at the
discretion of the Mayor.
Sec. II. The minimum rate charg.
ed within the limits of the town of
Manning shall be 81 90 per month. For
each dwelling, seperate 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
OF the person that he will pay Sl.W
month for each dwelling, separate res
idence, etc., as enumerated above au-
,horized to be supplied by one service
pipe or meter whether water to that