The Glasgow courier., 1917-12-14

nit shall then be returned to the city
clerk and filed in his office.
City Engineer and Manager. The
water works system of the City oi
Glasgow, Montana, shall at all times
be under the supervision of the city
engineer and manager.
He shall have charge Of all contract;
and see that they are faithfully eX'
ecuted.
He shall recommend and have
charge of the ordering of all water
mains, their location and size, the To-
cation of all valves, specials and ny
drants.
He shall have charge of the erection
or changes of all buildings, engines
pumps, fixtures, boilers, basins, reser-
voirs, tunnels and grounds. =,
He shall keep correct record OF all
mains laid, special castings, valves
hydrants, etc, located in said lines.
Rules and Regulations. The follow
ing rules and regulations are hereby
established for the management, con-
troll and protection of the water works
system, said rules shall be considered
part of the contract with every
person who takes water supplied by
the City of Glasgow, and every per,
son taking water shall be considered
as having expressed consent to be
bound thereby.
Rule /. Applications for the use Of
water must be made at the offices OF
the city clerk on the printed forms
furnished for the purpose. The appli-
cations must be made by the owner
or agent of the property to be bene.
fitted, designating the lot, block and
street where water is desired, and
shall state all the purposes for which
the water may be required and shall
sign a contract therefor. No taps
will be made to the mains until the
applicant, for whom such connection
is to be made, has signed the contract
mentioned herein and plum ber's
permit has been issued authorizing
said plumber to make such connec-
tions as to conform to the applica-
tion.
Rule 2. Should the owner or occu-
pant of the premises desire an ad-
ditional service or fixtures, or to apply
the water to a purpose set stated in
the original application, permit
must be obtained therefor. When ad-
ditional fixtures are added and not
reported, the same will be charged at
double rate for such time and fixtures
as are in use, in addition to $500
penalty for such violation.
Rule 3. Owners or consumers de-
string to discontinue the use of water
shall notify the city clerk who will
have the meter read and make such
refunds as is found to be due the party
or parties when service is discontinu-
ed. The water will then be turned off
and on again without charge.
Rule 4. Water rates must be paid
without notice at the office of the
city treasurer, on the 18th day Of each
month, if not paid on or before the
goth of the month, the water will be
cut off and charge Of $1.00 made
when same is turned on again.
Should the occupant of the premises
turn on the water or suffer or cause
it to be turned on after it has been
shut off at the curb cock, it shall be
turned off at the main and charge
of $1,000 made for the expense of
turning off and on.
Rule 5. No consumer shall be per-
mitted to conduct water pipes across
lots or buildings to adjoining premises
special permission and all SER
vice pipes shall enter at the front of
the building nearest the sidewalk.
Rule 6. No resident or property
owner located outside of sewer and
water districts shall be permitted to
tap onto the water system, or connect
onto the sewer system, without first
special permission from the
city council, in which case the permis-
sion given to the property owner to
connect with the sewer and tap onto
the said water system shall be in the
nature of a license only, and shall not
become vested right merely because
the property owner is put to consider
able expense in constructing a drain
from his premises, and connecting
with the sewer and water system. The
council may at any time order same
therefrom in case the
sewer with which the connection is
made becomes nuisance.
The construction of such sewer or
water must be under the supervision
Of the city and the location, kind and
size of pipe will be prescribed by the
city.
The following applies to connec-
tions already made:
A charge for the following will be
made annually and is to be paid in
advance.
l. To reimburse amount expended