Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-03-14
Ordinance No. "A

An Ordinance to Amend Rules Two,
Three, Fifteen, Twenty-siX, Thirty and
'Thirty-one, of Section Four, of Ordi-
nance Number Forty-two, Entitled, IAN
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. AZ, entitled "An 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
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three-quarter tap in the main and a
three-quarter connection as far as the
curb box. If said sum of twenty-five
dollars is in excess of the amount re-
uuired to make the connection such ex-
cess shall be refunded to the applicant,
and if not sufficient therefor the deficit
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. II not paid by the fifteenth
day of the month when due a 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 15 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 tenant. 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 a 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 a 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 resident OF and living
within the city of East Jordan. IL not
! resident of or living within said city
It the time, the same shall be served
Upon such owner by registered mail,
addressed to such owner at his or her