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

require underground or hidden piping be.
tween IL and the service cock, the piping
thus required must be of lead and of same
quality as that required between the main
and service cock. A service is to supply
not more than one house or premises No
service pipe shall be laid In the same ditch
Win sewer pipes ana when passing the
least three feet from any such sewer pipes
section II. AT point where the SER
vice pipe enters the cellar or basement
there must be placed close to the inside
wall stop and waste cock well protected
from frost and easy of access.
Section IL. All service must be metered
and the meters placed as near the curb
stop as possible and no connection what
ever shall be made between the main and
the meter. The City of Owosso Is to fur
nisb and keep in repair all meters
Meters shall in all cases be kept acces-
sible and consumer Will be held RESPONSE
BILE and be liable for any damage to inside
meter Inside meter shall be protected
from frost by the consumer, who will be
Unable for any damage to meter through
freezing.
Section II. Persons taking water must
keep their service pipes and all fixtures
connected Herewith in good repair and
protected from frost at their own expense.
Section Is. All metered water rates
shall be paid quarterly during the month
of January, April, July and October. After
the first day and before the 10th day of
the month of February, May, August and
November, the city clerk or water collector
shall mail Il notice to the address of each
service upon which there >were any unpaid
water rates due upon the last day of the
preceding month giving notice II said I'M
paid water rates are not paid on or be
fore the Goth day of the month in which
said notice is mailed, the service shall be
forthwith closed until said water rates
are paid. Immediately after the Goth day
of the month in which said notice is given,
clerk r.
to the Commissioner of Public Utilities q
correct list of all services where there are
unpaid water rates, and the Commissioner
of Public Utilities shall thereupOn cause
all such services to be closed Whenever
the water for any service shall be turned
on at any time for an arrearage In water
rates, or for any violation of the terms of
this ordinance, or any rule or regulation of
the Commissioner of Public Utilities or of
the Commission of the City of Owosso, the
water for said service shall not be turned
on again until the full amount of all ar
rearage existing on said service has been
paid; and in addition thereto there shall
have been paid to the City Clerk or water
collector, the sum of one a Dollar as
covering the cost and expense of turning
off and turning on the water for said ser
vice. All fiat rates whenever given shall
be paid in advance, and the water for the
service shall not be turned on until such
rates have been paid in full. Whenever the
water Is used by private individual or
corporations from the city hydrant Il com
petent man Tor tne opening ana closing OF
said hydrant shall be employed by the
Commissioners of Public Utilities and the
expense of such man shall be added to
the water rate, and such water rate and
such expense shall be paid in advance by
such person or persons. firm or corpora
ton. Whenever two or more parties are
supplied by the same service pipe, upon
the failure of any one of said parties to
pay the water rates when due, or to com
ply with all of the rules and regulations
of the Commissioner of Public Utilities or
the Commission of the City of Owosso, or
has violated any of the provisions of this
ordinance, the supply of water to such
service pipe shall be cut of without liabil-
ity of the City of Owosso in penalties to
any of the other parties. Any person wish
ing to discontinue the use of water, shall
give written notice thereof to the city clerk
or water collector and unless such notice is
given, the person liable for such service
shall continue to be liable for all water
used or for the minimum rate, until such
notice Is given.
Section 16. No freight or passenger
elevators shall be operated by the water
from city water mains, except in case
where the water for operating the elevator
is supplied from tank with proper valves,
and connections as approved by the Com
missioner of Public Utilities.
Section H. No person or persons will be