The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-03-07

ting forth the purposes for which water
will be 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 and to
! pay for same according to the published
rates of said town.
Section 2. Each applicant at the time
| of making application for water service
as provided in section l hereof shall make
meter deposit of ten dollars $1O.00)
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 due
| of all sums which may become due the
town for such water service. Each APP
plicant shall also at the time of making
application pay to the town clerk tap
ping fee of five dollars $500 which shall
be applied on the cost of labor and mate
rial for tapping the water main and 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. All service pipes shall be of
ga inch galvanized pipe except that in
case of large consumers of water a 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
water pipes in any of the streets of said
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
z hereof, within thirty days after being
notlned as herein provided, water SER
vice on said property shall be discontin-
ueo. AS soon as practicable after the
passage OF this ordinance the town engf-
neer shall install meters on all water SER
vices in said town, not discontinued as
above provided.
Section 4. Water shall be used only for
the purposes set forth in the application
ana 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
hsned 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 b. The following rates shall be
charged Tor water service and may be
changed only by ordinance:
changed only by ordinance:
Not exceeding three thousand gallons
n 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
0ecuon T. The town clerk shall paw
'ver all sums collected for meter deposits
ma tapping fees as herein provided to
ne nt, .own treasurer once each month and
aid sums shall be placed to the credit Of
ne FIRE and Water fund and NAV he
lseu from time to time on the order of
ne town council for purchasing and in
talllng meters and for making taps and
unnlng service pipes as provided prn-
1ded that upon any water service heinz
lsconunued the meter deposit shall no
efunded TO the property owner upon the
ayment OF all sums due the town for
uon service ana any damage which the
Wher OF said property or his tenants
nay have done to the meter
oectioh {; ANY water service will be
Iscohtlnued upon application by the
mher oI INC property and a charge of one
- i.HoS lOi turning water on
gain Except the town engineer or his
representative, it shah he mn
.WluL ior any person to tamper with or
lSturo any OF the pipes, valves, meters
any other equipment or appliances Of
nc water WORKS system of the town and
ny one Vl0iaung the provisions of this
scuoIi shail upon conviction be fined NOT
I,ceeulhg illly dollars or confined at hard
ouI nut exceeding thirty days or both
the discretion of the court.
Section s. The person ac+i,o AZ,
,wh electrician and also as superintend
~ 0i tne water works system shall in
le . future De known and designated as
~ lowii engineer and his duties and
'lnpehsauon shal be as heretofore nm
SIS ana until otherwise provided bv the
'sh CouIcH ny resolution duly adopted
oeG ,I .. The town engineer shall not
s'tn any meter nor make any water
y uiitl hotlned by the clerk in writing
at the meter deposits and tapping fees
we oeen pald' and giving the location
tne properly to be served. The to1vr
lslneer shall report, to the town cIert
e exact location of each tap stating tho
stance ana direction from the nearest
e MIGRANT or other prominent NOM
eht ana the clerk shall keep a record of
me in his Office oiN vi
section 10 All ordinances or parts of
finances In conflict herewith are here
repealed. mere
VIM. NJ WRITTEN
President CT Town Council
test: l.. ~ ROBINSON, Town CIar,,
approved by me this the 18th dav nf
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