Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-03-09
ORDINANCE NUMBER o.

An ordinance Establishing Water
Rates, Rules and Regulations and
Penalties for the Government of Wa
ter Takers Obtaining Water from the
Municipal Water Works of the City
of Audubon, Iowa, and repeating Or
dinance Number SO of the Town, now
City, of Audubon, Iowa.
Be IT ordained by the City Council
of the City of Audubon, Iowa:
Section l. Every person desiring
a supply of water must make appli-
cation therefor to the City Clerk on
such form as may be prescribed by
the City Council for that purpose
BLANKS for such purpose will be fur
nished at the office of the city cierk)
The application must state fully and
truly all the uses TO which the water
IS to be applied, and no different or
additional uss will be allowed, except
b. written permission obtained from
the City CLERK Upon the filing of prop
er application. No more than one
house shall be supplied from one tap
except by written permission of the
Council given by authority of res
olution passed at regular meeting
of the Council, and each consumer
supplied through such tap shall have
a meter and pay meter rates for all
water.
Section 2. All the rates except for
meters and building purposes shall
be paid semi-annually In advance on
the first day of May. and November
of each year. Rents and rates for
building purposes will be payable on
demand. When the water is measur-
ed by meter the bills must be paid
semi-annually and the amount used
and the minimum rate will determine
the amount to be paid each 6 months.
Section g. Hose will be charged
for in all cases where there is q place
to connect them and any consumer
having such an opening and not wish
ing to use the same shall disconnect
or change the same and furnish the
City Clerk a certificate of such hav-
ing been done, at which time the rem
tai on said opening or hose shall
cease.
Section A. All bills must be paid
promptly when due and the city of
Audubon will hold the owner of the
property responsible for all water
rents. No deduction will be made
from the rates for any fixture not US
ed. II consumer wishes to abandon
the use of any fixture connected with
the city water he must disconnect
or have the same disconnected and
shall furnish a certificate therefor to
the City Clerk and the charge for the
usage shall cease. All officials of the
water works department are positive
ly prohibited from allowing credit to
any one.
Section 5. Water will not be turn
ed into any house or private service
pipe except by the City Clerk or
Marshal and until the applicant shall
have paid the rent for the current
term; and plumbers are strictly pro-
hibited from turning water into any
service pipe. The Clerk shall cause
the water to be turned off from all
users after they become ten days in
arrears on the payment of any water
rent that may be due. This rule shall
not be construed to prohibit plumbers
from turning water into any pipe to
test pipes, and for that purpose only
Section G. No customer shall sup
ply water to other families, nor suf-
er them to take it off their premises,
or, after water is introduced into any
building, or upon any premises. shall
any person make, or employ any
plumber or other person to make any
taps or connections with the pipes on
the premises for alterations, extern
sions, or attachments without per-
mission from the City Clerk upon the
filing of the regular application there
for.
Section Z All persons using water
shall keep the hydrant tap, hose, wa