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

ter closets, bath or other fixtures al
lotted to their use closed, except when
obtaining water for use, and shall be
responsible for any damage or in
jury that may result to others from
the improper use of said water.
Section s. The City shall have the
right to order a meter applied to any
service pipe whenever they may deem
1t advisable, and to collect meter rat
es for water, and meters are hereby
required where the rate prescribed is
a meter rate. All service pipes that
shall be constructed after the taking
effect of this ordinance shall have
meters applied thereto and all water
supplied through any such pipe shall
be measured by meter and paid for at
meter rates. Whenever the water is
shut off from any service pipe, con-
sumner or premises by reason of a
failure to pay for water used or by
direction of the party in control of
such service pipe or premises the
water shall not be turned on again
until such service pipe consumer or
premises, is supplied with ameter and
all water used thereafter. must be
paid for at meter rates,
OcCllOH y. All ptTSOuS ldhllB wat
err shall keep their own service pipes,
stop cocks, and apparatus in good re-
pair and protected from frost at their
own risk and expense, and shall pre-
vent all unnecessary waste of water,
and II is expressly stipulated by said
city that no claim shall be made
against 1t by reason of the breaking
of any service pipe or service cock, or
If from any cause the supply of water
should fail or from damage arising
from the shutting off of water to re-
pair mains, making connections or
extentions or for any other purpose
that may be deemed necessary and
the right is hereby reserved to cut
off the supply of water at any time,
any permit granted or regulation to
the contrary Notwithstanding.
Section 10. Service pipes intended
to supply two or more houses, prem
ises or ytenaments, and where only
one stop is used, the person or per-
sons controlling the same must pay
the water rent of all parties who are
thus supplied, as separate bills for
water will not be made.
Section IL. When the water is
turned off from any consumer he
hall not turn it on or permit 1t to
he turned on without the written con-
sent of the water works committee or
the City Clerk.
Section IL. Every person taking
water supplied through the water
system of the city shall permit the
water works committee or its duly
authorized agents, at all hours of the
day, between O'Clock A. NJ. and
eight o'clock P. NJ. to enter their
premises or buildings to examine the
pipes and fixtures, and the manner
in which the water is used, and they
must at all times frankly and with
out concealment answer all questions
put to them relative to its consump-
ton.
Section 10. Hose larger than
three fourths of an inch will not be
permitted, except upon payment of
an additional charge.
Section "A. No hose shall be used
in any case unless 1t has been proper
ly applied for and allowed by the
rules governing the water works de-
partment, and in no case shall II be
used without a nozel, and the nozel,
shall not exceed one-fourth of an inch
in diameter. unless specially author
lied. In no case shall permission
to use hose or water for other pur-
poses be granted resident property
unless dwelling rates have been paid.
Section Is. Hose for sprinkling,
yards, gardens and streets or wash
ing windows or sidewalks, shall be
used only from the first day of April
to the first day of November, and be-
tween the hours of six and eight
O'Clock A. M. and sixand eight o'clock
p. NJ. If allowed to run at other