Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-03-07
Ordinance No. "a

An Ordinance 10 amend kuIeS Two,
Three, Fifteen, Twenty-six, Thirty and
Thirty-one, of Section Four, of Ordi-
nance Number Forty-one, Entitled, AN
Ordinance Establishing Rules and Reg
ulations for the Government OF the East
Jordan Water Works, Fixing Water
Rates, and Providing Penalties for Vio-
lation of Its Provisions
THE CITY OF EAST JORDAN OR
DAMS:
That Rules two, three, fifteen, twen-
ty-six, thirty and thirty-one, of Sec. 4,
Of Ordinance No. Al, entitled Gan Or
dinance Establishing Rules and Regu-
lations for the Government OF the East
Jordan Water Works, Fixing Water
Rates, and Providing Penalties for vi
olation of Its Provisions, be amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 4. Rule 2. An advance pay
ment of twenty-five dollars must be
paid to the city treasurer for tapping
water mains and running pipe to the
curb line. The presentation to the city
clerk of a receipt therefor, together
with the application provided for in
Rule shall entitle the applicant to
permit to be issued by the clerk for a
three-quarter tap in the main and a
three-quarter connection as far as the
curb box. II said sum OF twenty-five
dollars is in eXcessOf the amount re-
quired to make the connection such ex-
cess shall be refunded to the applicant,
and if not sufficient therefor the deficit
shall be paid by the applicant before
the water is turned on.
Rule 3. Water rentals and charges
shall be due and payable at the office
of the city treasurer on the first days
of January, April, July and October OF
each year. If not paid by the fifteenth
day of the month when due collec-
ton fee of ten per cent shall be added
by the city treasurer. If not paid dur
| ing the month when due the city-treas-
urer shall, upon the first day OF the
following month, notify the water COM
missioner of the same and said water
commissioner shall thereupon require
the Chief of Police of the city to cause
the water to be turned off forthwith.
Rule Is. Bills for water will be made
to the owner of the premises where
| furnished, but may be sent to and paid
by the agent or teuant. All water
charges shall be lien upon the lands
and premises where furnished and such
lien may be enforced as in this Rule
provided.
On the first day of March of each
year the city treasurer shall certify to
the city clerk all unpaid water rents
and charges, together with descrip-
ton of the premises where used, the,
name of the owner of the premises and
the name of the user of the water.
The city clerk shall present such re-
port at the first meeting OF the city
commission held thereafter. Upon re-
ceiving such report the commission
shall fix time and place for hearing
any objections to the placing OF said
water rents and charges upon the city
tax roll for collection. Such time OF
hearing shall be not less than twenty
days not more than forty days from the
date of fixing the same and notice OF
the time and place OF hearing shall be
served upon the owner OF the premises
upon which the said water rents and
charges constitute lien at least ten
days before said time of hearing.
Written notice OF the time and place
of hearing shall be served personally
by the chief of police OF the city upon
such owner if a resident of and living
within the city of East Jordan. If not
a resident of or living within said city
at the time, the same shall be served
upon such owner by registered mail,
addressed to such owner at his or her
last known address, and return re-
ceipt demanded. The chief of police
shall make due return to the city clerk
of his doings in the premises. No par
ticular form of notice shall be required
but it shall be sufficient if such owner
is duly informed in the premises.
The city commission shall meet at the
time and place of hearing and all per-
sons interested shall be heard. The
commission shall then and there deter
mine by resolution all water rents and
charges which shall constitute lien
upon any premises, and shall in said
resolution direct the city clerk to certi-
fly the same to the city assessor with in
structions to enter the same upon the
tax roll of said city for said year in an
appropriate column for collection. Such
determination shall state the last known
owner of the premises, a description
of the premises and the amount of the
water rent and charges. To the amount
reported on the books of the treasurer
shall be first added the ten per cent
collection fee and then further charge
of ten per cent shall be added to cover
the expense of enforcing said lien.
Such water rents and charges shall
thereupon be collected, receipted and
returned in the same manner as other
taxes.
Rule 26. The owner of any metered
premises supplied with water shall pay,
in addition to all other charges, meter
rent, to be paid quarterly at the time of
paying the water rent, as follows:
Less than inch meters shall pay one
dollar per year,
inch and less than inch meters
shall pay $500 per year,
2 inch and less than inch meters
shall pay $500 per year, and meters
inch or over shall pay $500 per year.
Rule 80. Unmetered premises shall
pay minimum charge for water of
five dollars per annum, to be paid
quarterly as hereinbefore provided. No
meter rent shall be charged.
In any case where, liz the opinion of
the water commissioner, an unusual
amount of water is being used and