The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-03-14

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! viii he used and agreeing to take water
| from the town of Punta Gorda for the
purpose specified for the period OF one
year from the date of application ana TO
pay for same according 10 Inc puphSl1u
rates of said town.
| Section Q. Each applicant at the time
of making application for water service
as provided in section / hereof shall make
a meter deposit of ten dollars l$lUoOC
with the town clerk which deposit shall
be held by the town to insure the proper
use of water and the care of said meter
| and also the prompt payment When que
| of all sums which may become due the
| town for such water service Each APP
! plcant shall also at the time OF making
application pay to the town clerk tap"
ping fee of five dollars 5000 which shall
| be applied on the cost of labor and mate
| rial for tapping the water main ana run
ming the service pipe to the curb line IN
| front of the property to be served, pro-
vided the town shall in no case be re-
quired to run a service pipe more than
| forty feet. AN service pipes shall be OF
ga inch galvanized pipe except that in
case of large consumers OF water larger
pipe may be used, the property owner
paying the additional cost. For the pur-
pose of this section the curb line on such
streets as are not curbed shall be a point
ten feet outside the outer edge of the
side walk and no person except the town
engineer shall be permitted to lay any
town outside the curb lines as herein des-
ignated. The tapping fee herein provid-
ed for shall be in lieu of the water tap
fee required by section seven of AN
Ordinance for the Regulation of Plumb
ing in the City of Punta Gorda" passed
and approved September %. 1914, which
requirement of said section is hereby re-
pealed.
Section 3. Upon the passage and APP
prevail of this ordinance the town clerk
shall mail to the last known address of
the owners of all property on which the
water service of the town is in use, no
tice to make application for continuance.
of such service upon the terms and con-
ditions contained in this ordinance.
Should the owner of any such property
fail to make application accompanied by
the meter deposit as required in section
hereof, within thirty days after being
notified as herein provided, water ser
vice on said property shall be diScontin-
ued> AS soon as practicable after the
passage OF this ordinance the town engi-
neer shall install meters on all water SER
vices In said town, not discontinued as
above provided.
Section A. Water shall be used only for
the purposes set forth in the application
and only one consumer shall use water
from each service pipe. Provided that
where any parcel of land having a 'front.'
age of not exceeding one hundred feet is
owned by one person, water may be fur
nished to not exceeding three consumers
occupying said parcel of land from one
service pipe. The term Consumer as
used in this ordinance shall be held to
mean one family or one place of business
Section S. The following rates shall be
charged for water service and may be
changed only by ordinance:
changed only by ordinance:
Not exceeding three thousand gallons
in any one month: one dollar, minimum.
payable monthly
All excess less over 5000 gallons in any one
month: Twenty-Five cents Der thousand
gallons. payable monthly.
Section c. The town clerk shall nav
over all sums collected for meter deposits
and tapping fees as herein provided TO
the town treasurer once each month and
said sums shall be placed to the credit of
the Fire and Water fund and may he
used from time to time on the order of
the town council for purchasing and in
stating meters and for making taps and
running service pipes as provided Pro-
vlded that upon any water service being
the meter deposit shall he
refunded to the property owner upon the
payment of all sums due the town for
such service and any damage which the
owner of said property or his tenants
may have done to the meter
Section T. Any water service will he
discontinued upon application by the
owner OF the property and charge of one
dollar VIII be made for turning water on
@NNSp' INC Town engineer or his
autnorlzed representative, it shall be un-
.tWIui Ior any person to tamper with or
ulstuFp any OF the pipes. valves, meters
OF any other equipment or appliances Of
lhe water works system of the town and
any one violating the provisions of this
Secton shall upon conviction be fined nor
eNceeolhg hity dollars or confined at hard
apor not exceeding thirty days or both
at the dlscretlon of the court
section 3, The person acting as the
town electrician and also as Superintend
eht OF the water works system shall i'm
me future pc known and designated as
me iown Engineer" and his duties and
compensation shall be as heretofore un
ess ana untll otherwise provided bv the
own councl by resolution duly adGnted
Sectlon y. The town engineer shall NOT
hstal any meter nor make any water
zap until notified by the clerk i'm writing
nat the meter deposits and tapping fees
ave peeh pald, and giving the location
u the property to be served The town
IN slheer shall report, to the town clerk
,, ne exact location of each tap stating the
Instance ana direction from the nearest
IRE Migrant or other prominent monu-
nent and the clerk shall keen a raoord ~
same in his office. i'ooru Vi
Section 10. All ordinances -. -.
'ru!hahces IN conflict herewith are here
~ repealed. hoie
VIM. M WRITTEN
PRESIDENT of Town Council
ATTEST; L: L. ROBINSON, Town c,Iarlf
approved by me this the 18th dav Of
seap s. F. J. TRABUE, Mayor.