The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-05-12
, again until ordered by the council.


they shall be provided with a cock insid,
the building for opening and closing tn,
same, where meters are used one "a incl
Will be furnished by the town, the propert,
owner to pay for putting in of the sam,
ana a rental of ten cents II month shal
be be charged and shall be payable monthly
me property owner must protect the meter
from freezing or other damage and will bt
charged for all repairs made necessary b,
the freezing Of the meter or other damage
on account OF negligence, the meter to re.
main the property OF the town.
Section H.-Water for building purposes
Will be furnished only on payment in ad.
the manager or architect of the quantity
OF brick, stone, concrete. plastering Oh
other material for which water is to be
used.
Section 15.--The water may be at any
time shut off from any premises upon !,
reasonable notice for repairs. extensions
or ather n purposes or for the
ordinance and persons supplied with wa
ter by the town are cautioned against the
danger OF explosion or collapse. The town
will not be responsible for any damage
that may occur on account of the shuttin.
off of the water for any of the above men
toned purposes.
| Section l6.-No plumber or other person
will be allowed to make connection with
the town mains, or make altera tions i'm
any conduit, pipe or other fixtures con-
have been disconnected. or turn off or on
any water on any premises without the
permission of the superintendent of the
water department.
Section l7.-While water is furnished
through a meter. If from any cause the
meter fails to register. the property owner
shall be charged for the average daily
consumption as shown by the meter for
the month previous; all motors and cement
block factories shall be supplied through
a meter and at meter rates. when the
consumer shall question the reading of
any meter or ask that the meter shall be
tested the superintendent of the water de-
partment shall test the meter and if IT
pay all expenses of the test, and if it be
found incorrect the town shall pay such
eXpenSe.
store, office building or establishment
within the enclosure or when separated by
only door or gateway or other means Of
easy. access shall be considered single
Section 19.-No water shall be used for
irrigation or sprinkling purposes during
the progress Of any fire in the town, all
water for driving motors or cooling pur-
poses shall be Immediately stopped when
the fire alarm Is sounded in any part of
the town and shall not begin again until
the fire has been extingushed. For the
violation of this section penalty Of ($1O
for each offense shall be imposed and the
not be turned on again until all charges
Section 2o.-Tt shall be unlawful for any
pcTSOu WllIIOut proper "
or attach to or connect with any fire
hydrant. stop valve or stop cock belong
ing to the town 1 or orovie or TO tnt disturb 70
other property Of the water department
OF the town Of Oroville. or to throw any
ter main belonging to the town of Oroville.
Any person or persons violating any of
the provisions of this section or other sec
tons OF this ordinance that no penalty
guilty of misdemeanOr and upon con-
viction thereof may be fined In any sum
not less than $4,000 ten dollars nor more
that $75.00) seventy-five dollars. and the
cost of prosecution.
Section 21.-The following monthly rates
shall be charged for water furnished by
the town OF OrOville.
Minimum rate for any singel service 81 80
Banks, exclusive Of water closets. 80
BaKeries .....' 80. .....''.' ..''.' .i'e0
Barber shops, one chair. l.5O
Barber shop each additional chair. 80
Boarding house, live rooms or less. 80
house, more than five rooms with
tap in room, each additional room. 20
Boarding house, more than five rooms
without tap in room. each additional
room. :. ..'..'..''....'...'; ;.av az
Butcher shop. with cold storage plant meter
BOttling works 49,. =. :. ......... meter
Brick laying. per thousand .....'.....s.SS5S s.SS
Cement DER bbi. i........ 49,. ..O5
Cigar factories ....................1.5 $50
County buildings .................... .3Oo
Dwelling house where rooms are rented
with tap in each room, additional a.
Dwelling house where rooms are rented
without tap in room, each additional
Hotels. not more than 80 rooms ...... 500
Hotels more than 30 rooms with tap in
room. each additional room .....25
Hotels, more than 80 rooms without tap
in room, additional room 10
Lanadr1es Iime nes hi :. ..: e5
Lodging house. boarding house rate. ...::
Office buildings, three rooms or less 1.5O
Office buildings, more than three rooms
each additional room ...............25 70
Stables, livery, sale or feed. $50
Drug stores .................i.2 10y
Stores Grocery ..; - ~ ~
Hospitals ten beds or less s............1 so
Hospitals. more than 10 beds each addi- ~
photosraph % % galleries .... 200
Private bath or toilet ....:...::....... %
Lawn sprinkling, per lot Of 5000 50; r.; 30
Lawn sprinkling. each additional 1000
First 1900 gallons. per 1000 ............2200
Next 10000 rollons per 1000 :......i?
Section 2o.-The use of water for motor
service may be discontinued at any time
by the town by giving one hour written
notice and rendering any unearned water
rent paid by the person: firm or corpora
ton using the same and no liability shall
be attached to the town on account or the
discontinuance of said service
Section 23.-UpOn the complaint of any
water user that any unjust charge has
been made for the use of water upon any
premises, he may appear in person be-
fore the council at any regular meeting
thereof, and if it shall be decided by the
council that any such charge Is unjust.
the council shall make such adjustment
as shall seem equitable or may order a
meter installed. Where rates are not pro.
vided for by this ordinance the council
shall upon application make rates to ap,,
ply to any use of the water not specified
by this ordinance.
Section 24-That ordinance No. so and
ordinance No. 5S and all ordinances or
parts of ordinance in conflict with this
ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section 25.-This ordinance shall take
effect and he in force from its passage
and publication.
Passed first and second reading, April
"a, 1916.
Passed and approved May s. 1916.
Published May IL. 1916.
]. F. SAMSON, Mayor.
f. r. HOOsE Clerk.
TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH.