The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-02-21

Be 1t ordained by the mayor and town
council OF the town Of Punta Gorda, Flor,
| ida.
Section l. The owner of any property
within the limits served by the water
works system of said town, desiring to bt
| furnished with water from said water
| works system shall make application Il
the clerk of said town upon blanks pro.
vided by the town for the purpose, set.
| 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 tC
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 $4,000
| 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
| ana also the prompt payment when due
| OF all sums which may become due the
| town Tor such water service. Each APP
! plicant shall also at the time of making
| application pay to the town clerk q tap
| ping fee of five dollars 5000 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-
|
| CURED 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 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 J.
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 g. 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
2 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 L. 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 front
age of not exceeding one hundred feet Is
| nv ODD nv W tpT he -
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 tc
I mean one family or one place of business
Section 5. The following rates shall be
| charged for water service and may bt
changed only by ordinance:
changed only by ordinance:
Not exceeding three thousand gallons
in any one month: one dollar, minimum
payable monthly -
All excess over 5000 gallons in any one
month: Twenty-Five cents per thousanC
gallons, payable monthly.
Section G" The town clerk shall pay
over all sums collected for meter deposits
and tapping fees as herein provided Il
! the town treasurer once each month ant
said sums shall be placed to the credit o
the Fire and Water fund and may b.
used from time to time on the order o
| the town council for purchasing and in
stalling meters and for making taps ant
running service pipes as provided. Pro
vided that upon any water service beint
discontinued the meter deposit shall b.
refunded to the property owner upon tn
payment of all sums due the town 10
such service and any damage which tn
| owner of said property or his tenant
may have done to the meter.
Section 7. Any water service WIN o.
discontinued upon application by tn
| owner of the property and a charge of on
| dollar will be made for turning water Of
| again Except the town engineer or hi
authorized representative, 1t shall be un
! lawful for any person to tamper with Q
disturb any of the pipes, valves, meter
or any other equipment or appliances
| the water works system of the town an
| any one violating the provisions or TIL
| section shall upon conviction be hned nc
| exceeding fifty dollars or confined at har
| labor not exceeding thirty days or Dot
! at the discretion of the court.
Section 8. The person acting as IN
| town electrician and also as superintend
! ent of the water works system snail i
| the future be known and designated a
| the Town Engineer" and his duties an
| commentator shall be as heretofore un
less and until otherwise provided by tn
| town council by resolution duly adopted
| Section g. The town engineer shall no
| install any meter nor make any waite
tap until notified by the clerk in writing
| that the meter deposits and tapping fee
have been paid, and giving the location
| of the property to be served. The tow
engineer shall report, to the town clerk
the exact location of each tap stating tn
distance and direction from the neares
fire hvdrant or other prominent monu
ment and the clerk shall keep a record o
same in his office.
Section TO- All ordinances or parts o
ordinances in conflict herewith are here
by repealed. -
VIM. NJ. WRITTEN
President of Town Council
Attest. I. f. ROBINSON, Town Clerk
Approved by me this the 18th day OF
February 1918. 49,
(Sean 5. +. j. TRABUE, mayor