The Arvada enterprise., 1919-05-15
Edgewater Notes
ORDINANCE NO. ls2

AN ORDINANCE AMENDIN
SECTIONS 20, 81, 22 AND % OF
ORDINANCE 142, ENTITLED
IAN ORDINANCE CONCERN
ING THE WATER WORKS OF
THE TOWN OF EDGEWATER,
AND ESTABLISHING THE Wa
TER RATES, RULES, REGULA-
TIONS AND PENALTIES FOR
THE GOVERNMENT OF WA
TER CONSUMERS, PLUMBERS
AND OTHERS"
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
TOWN OF EDGEWATER:
SECTION 1. THAT Sections 20,
FL, 22 and 20 of Ordinance No. 142.
entitled can Ordinance Concerning
the Water Works of the Town of
Edgewatcr, and Establishing the
Water Rates, Rules, Regulations and
Penalties for the Government Of Wa
ter Consumers, Plumbers, and 9th
ers." passed, adopted and approved
the 22d day of May, A. D. 1916, be
and hereby is amended SO as to read
as follows: :.
SECTION 20. There shall be
water meter placed upon every pre-
misses, lot or building connected with
the water supply system of the Town
of Edgewater, and all water used
upon said premises, lot or building
shall be measured by meter, which
shall be read upon the first days re-
spectively of the months of Febru-
ary, May, August and November Of
each year, or as near thereto as may
be, for the preceding three calendar
months or part thereof during which
the water has or may have been used
through said meter. Payment for
said water so used shall be made
quarterly not later than the fif
teenth day of said months February,
May, August and November, for the
water used during the three preced-
ing calendar months, respectively;
and in case payment shall not be
made on or before said dates the wa
ter shall be turned off from said
premises and shall not be turned on
again until said payments or rents
shall have been made, together with
charge Of one dollar for turning
off and on the said water.
The rate and rent for water thus
furnished shall be twenty cents per
thousand gallons. The minimum rate
for both residences and business
houses shall be one dollar per quar-
ter.
SECTION 81. All meters shall be
Of type and design approved by
the town board and shall be installed
in such manner and location as shall
be directed by the superintendent Of
water or other officer designated by
the board, each meter to be tested by
the superintendent of water or such
other person and found to be adjust
cd and correct before being INSTALL
ed. The cost of each meter and the
expense Of installation shall be paid
by the consumer. After the first day
Of July, A. D. 1919. no water shall
l. be furnished to any premises, lot or
building except through meter set
and installed as in this ordinance
provided.
SECTION 22. Meters must be
set in an accessible place within the
property line of the premises served
and 80 placed as to cover all fixtures.
and the consumer must protect the
meter from freezing and from other
damage. All meters placed outside
the building shall be set in boxes
three feet long, two feet wide and
the bottom to be one inch below the
bottom Of the meter. Such boxes
shall be made Of concrete cement Of
a mixture Of not less than one to
nine. the walls being four inches
thick, or Of brick walls Of thickness
not less than eight inches, or Of two
inch plank supported by four corner
posts Of diameter not less than four
by four inches; bottoms Of boxes
to be Of concrete or other similar
substance. Covers Of all meter boxes
shall be Of sufficient strength to in
sure safety to meters. All meters
whether In buildings or outside. must
be provided with = stop and waste
cock to be placed on water pipe not
further than six inches from meter
intake side. No white lead or any
like substance shall be used on any
pipe between the mains and the me-
ter. and no person or persons shall
be permitted to couple any pump
for any purpose whatsoever with the