The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-01
ORDINANCE NO. 1893.

w ORDINANCE ASSUMING JURTS-
DICTION by TIE CITY or ARD
MORE, FOR CONSTRUCTING
WATER CONNECTIONS AND
SEWER LATERALS ALONG AND
UNDER THE STREETS,
LANES, AVENUES AND ALLEYS
OF THE CITY or ARDMORE, PRE-
SCRIBING THE COST THEREOF
AND THE MANNER OF PAYMENT,
PRESCRIBING PENALTIES FOR
VIOLATION THEREOF. REPEAI-
ING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES
AND DECLARING AN EMERGEN.
CY.
"E TT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD
OF COMMISSIONERS or THE CITY
OF ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA:
Section /. From and after the pass
,ge and approval Of this ordinance the
city cf Ardmore shall lay and construct
n water pipe connections and sewer
'1terlls along and under the streets,
anes, alleys and avenues Of the city
If Ardmorc.
Section >. The construction of all
water connections and sewer laterals
hall be under the supervision Of the
superintendent of the water and sewer
apartment and the initial cost of same
shall be paid from and out Of the water
and sewer fund of said city.
Section 3. The city of Ardmore shall
ring said water pipes to the meter and
aid sewer pipes to the curb Of the
treets, lanes, alleys or avenues, along
and under which same shall be laid
Section 4. The property owners abut.
ting and adjoining such streets, lanes,
'lleys and avenues shall be charged for
'uch water connections on the following
scale
For each new lead pipe connection the
am of $94O plus $50 per foot from
'uch water main to said meter;
For each lead connection made on Old
services the sum of $500 plus $40 per
foot for each foot from said water
mains to said meter;
For one-halfinch iron pipe water con.
nection the sum of $72O plus SIS per
foot from said water mains to said
meter;
For threefourths-inch iron pipe con.
nections the sum of $500 plus SIS per
foot from said water mains to said
meter;
For each sewer connection the sum
Of $50 per foot for such lateral.
No connection shall be made until
above amounts shall be paid as herein
provided. such amount shall draw i'm.
;erest at the rate of six per cent per
annum beginning thirty days from the
completion of the work.
Section .. Any person, firm or cor
lora-ion, either for hire or otherwise
making any connection to said water
pipe or said sewer pipes as herein pro
/ Nlded Shall first obtain a permit for
making such connections from the CITY
hookKeeper and collector of the CITY of
Ardmore, and shall pay to said book
Keeper and collector, upon receipt of
such permit, the amount charged
against said property, in accordance
win the scale Of prices as set out IN
section ! hereof, together with interest
! thereon, if any be due. No connection
snail be made by any person, firm OF
corporation until said charges are paid
ana said permit is issued.
Section &. Any violation Of this ordj
nance shall be misdemeanor and shal
ne punished, upon conviction, by a fin,
"t not less than ten dollars and moi
more than nineteen dollars. and on,
collar cost shall be added upon each con
Vlctlon, A conviction hereunder shal
revoke the license of any plumber 81
convicted, and in addition thereto. serv
ice shall be cut off from the premise,
so connected to such water and sewe,
pipes, or either, until payment is mad,
Tor such connection as herein provide,
Section 6. All ordinances and parts o
ordinances in conflict herewith be an,
TIE same are hereby repealed.
Section Z. For the immediate preserva
ton of the public peace. health, welfar
and safety, an emergency is declared I,
exist by reason thereof and this ord
nance shall be in force and take effec
Immediately from and after it's pass
age, approval and publication.
Passed by the board of commissio