The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-02-07

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permit any person from other prem
ises, or any unauthorized person, to
use or obtain water from his prem
ises or water fixtures, whether inside
or outside of his building, the supply
of water of such person may be cut
off, and the amount paid therefor
forfeited, and such unauthorized per-
son shall for taking said water be IL
able to a fine OF not exceeding ten
dollars for each offepse, besides
costs.
Where two or more persons or
premises are supplied by the same
service pipe, the failure on the part
of either party to comply with this
ordinance shall warrant the Super
intendent of water works in with
holding the supply of water through
said service pipe until separate SER
vice pipe with stop cock and key box
| is put In for each of said customers.
Section 10. Protection of Pipes. All
water users shall keep their pipes,
connections and other apparatus in
good repair and protected from frost
at their own expense, but no person,
except under the direction of the
Superintendent OF water works, shall
| be allowed to dig into the street or
sidewalk for the purpose of laying,
removing or repairing any service
pipe. t
Section IL. No Water Wasted. If
any water user shall waste water or
allow it to be wasted by imperfect
water stops, valves, leaky joints or
pipes, or shall run itithrough basins
or other apparatus, or use water for
any purpose other than those for
which they have paid, or use 1t in
violation of the rules and regulations
controlling the water suppTy, and the
provisions of this ordinance, such
person shall be liabIe.te a fine of no:
to, exceed twenty-five dollars for
each offense, and the water may be
cut off from such water users and all
payments forfeited, unless such per-
sons shall promptly lpay for each ad-
ditional reasonable charge as may be
charged therefor by the Superintend-
ent.
Section 70. No Tampering Per
mitted Any person, who. by him
self, family, servants or agents shall
use the water coming through the
water mains without first obtaining
permission therefor. as hereinafter
provided, or who shall, without auth.
ority, open any stop cock, valve OF
other fixture attached TO the system
of water supply, or shall in any way
! injure, deface or impair any part ol
, appurtenapce of the water works, Oh
shall in any. manner obstruct tht
: same. shall he punished by fine no
exceeding one hundred dollars fol
: each offense, or by Imprisonment il
the village Jail not exceeding tflirt.
days, or by both said tine and i'm
, prisonment.
J Section 13. Penalty for TURNING
on Water. If any person. after thu
water has been turned off from tht
premises on account OF non-paymen
of rates, or other violation of tn,
rules and regulations pertaining Il
r the water, supply, shall turn on o
Y hermit the. water to De turned on
: Tor use or permit the water to be used
without authority, he shall be OF
! conviction theraof fined not exceed
: ing fifty dollars for each ollense.
: Section IA Sprinkling Shal
S Cease During a Fire. Fountains an,
], sprinkling for lawns, yards side
: walks or gardens, shall not be oper
: ated during or after any alarm o
a fire until the signal is given that tn
a fire is out. No fountain attachmen
shall be greater than three-sixteenth
q of an inch in diameter, and ther
J shall be stop cock to eacn fountain
! attachment and the, same shall b
) under the control of the Superintend
! ent CT water works. any person vic
lating any of the provisions OF thi
+ section shall, upon conviction there
! OF. be fined in any sum not to excee
n fifty dollars, besides costs.
: Section Is. Size of Sprinkling Hose
Sprinklers for lawns, gardens an
! yards, must not be larger than three
# sixteenths of an inch in diameter
e and in time of scarcity of waite
whenever it shall, in the Iudgmen
of the Village ,Baord, be necessar
and they shall so direct, the ChaiI
! man of the Board shall, by procls
k nation, still further limit the use @
# water for other than domestic pun
# poses. and in his discretion provid
/ that lawn sprinklers and hydrant
shall be used only on alternate day
: in certain designated. localities. An
q person violating the provisions of thi
! section or of any proclamation mad
by the Chairman of the Villag
I Board, shall ON conviction thereof b
/ fined in any sum not exceeding te
IT dollars for the first offense and nc
3, exceeding fifty dollars for eacn sal
sequent offense.
D. Section l6 Regulating Wate