The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1917-07-06
ORDINANCE NO. 152.

OhUlNANCE NJ. lOZ.
An ordinance relating to the
municipal water supply system of
the Village of Kendrick. regulating
the use of water therefrom, pro-
viding for the sale of same, fixing
the price thereof, and providing a
method Of collecting rates therefor,
and providing penalties for viola
tions of this Ordinance.
Be it ordained by the Chairman
and Board of Trustees of the Village
of Kendrick, Idaho:
Section 1. The Village Marshal
If the Village of Kendrick, Idaho,
is hereby designated and constituted
the Water Commissioner of the
Village Of Kendrick, Idaho, and
any act in this ordinance authorized
to be done by the Water Commits
sioner may be done on behalf of
such Water Commissioner by any
authorized employee of the said
Village.
Section 2. 1t shall be unlawful
for any person whose premises are
supplied with water, either through
fixed rate or through meter, to fur.
nish water to additional families OF
premises, unless he shall first make
application to the Water Commits.
sioner and secure his approval in
writing.
Section 3. Where additional
premises are connected without the
application prescribed in the pre-.
ceding section, such premises shall
be charged at double the rate fol
the time they are in use, and the
service may be shut off by the
Water Commissioner, and charge
of $500 made for shutting off ano
turning on such service.
Section A. When water has beer
shut off from any premises upon the
application of the owner thereof, OF
for non-payment Of water charges
or for any other cause, it shall be
unlawful for any person to connect
said premises with water, except
when authorized so to do by the
Water Commissioner. Any viola.
tion. Of the provisions of this section
shall constitute a misdemeanor. anC
subject the offender to fine of moi
more than $1,000.
Section 5. When water has beer
turned on at anv premises, in &C
cordance with this ordinance, the
same shall continue to be charged
against the said premises until
turned off by the owner. or his fully
authorized agent, and said order
shall be in writing; provided that il
water is ordered turned off between
the first and the 18th of the month,
a half months rental shall be
charged, and if turned off between
the 18th and the last of the month,
the full months rental shall be
charged.
Section 6. That each tenant in
every building, before water is
turned on in such building. if such
tenant be a consumer of water,
shall deposit with the Village Treas
urer of the Village of Kendrick,
Idaho, the sum of $500, except
hotels. clearinghouse, restaurants,
livery-stables, garages and barber.
shops, who shall deposit the sum OF
$500 with the said Village Treas.
urer, as guaranty for the full and
faithful payment of all water
charges or rents, unless the owner
or owners of said building or build.
ings shall in writing file with the
Village Clerk of the Village OF
Kendrick, Idaho, an agreement to
pay water rent or water charges
that may be charged against such
building or premises during such
tenancy Should such tenant o,
tenants after making such deposit
as aforesaid forfeit the same to the
Village for any cause, then and in
that event, such tenant or tenants
unless guaranteed as herein-before
provided, shall deposit and main
tain at all times during such ten
ancy, to the Village Treasurer Of
the Village of Kendrick, Idaho, {
deposit as hereinbefore provided
for the full and faithful payment
of all water rent to become due OF
owing to the Village of Kendrick
during such tenancy, and the Will
age Treasurer is hereby authorized
and empowered, upon any delin
quency of such tenant or tenants
to take from such deposit a suffic