The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-07-02

for each subsequent offense, and the
water shall be shut off and in no
case shall it be turned on until such
charges have been paid.
SECTION XXII.
Plumbing Regulations.
All plumbers in the employ of the
water department must make in
writing a true and accurate return of
the work done within twenty-four
hours after the completion of the
work, and before water will be turn
ed on. He must describe the posi-
tons of the service pipes, stopcocks,
and other fittings outside the prem
ises by reference to streets and lot
corners on blank forms furnished by
the perintendent.
SECTION XXIu.
Any plumber or other person who
shall make connections with the city
watermains or any conduit, pipe or
any other fixture connecting there
with, or shall connect pipes, when
they have been disconnected, or shall
turn water on or off any premises
without the permission of the super
lntendent, and further, any plumber
failing to perform his work in con-
nection with the water department
according to the established rules
and regulations, or executing his
work unskillfully or to the damage
of the water department, shall upon
conviction be fined not less than $500
for the first offense, and not less than
$1,000 for each subsequent offense.
SECTION XIV.
Inspection.
(a) Officers and employees of the
water department shall have free &C
cess at proper hours of the day to all
parts of buildings supplied with wat
er from the water system for the pur-
| pose OF making assessments, inspect
ing the condition of pipes and fix
lures, noting the amount of water
used and the manner in which it is
used. In case such officers or en-
ployees are refused such access the
water will be shut off and a fine of
$500 imposed and in no case shall
the water be turned on again until
such fine has been paid, and such ac-
cess granted.
| (b) All meters Except where
special permission is granted to par
ties to use their own private meters)
shall be and remain the property of
| tn water department of the City of
Leavenworth and may be removed
| whenever the superintendent shall
| elect. In all cases where meters are
| lost, injured or broken by the care
lessness or negligence of the owners
or occupants of premises, they shall
be repaired by the water department
and the cost charged against the
owner OF occupant of the premises.
In case of non-payment the water
shall be shut off, and in no case turn
ed on again until all charges have
been paid
(c) In the event of a meter get
ting out of order, or failing to regis
| ter properly, the consumer shall be
charged at the average monthly con-
| sumption as shown by the meter read
ing during the last three months that
| the same was in good order, or for
the corresponding month or months
OF the year preceding.
| SECTION XIV.
| The superintendent may REQUIRE
| payment in advance or satisfactory
| security for all water to be furnished
by meter, and if such payment be not
| made or security furnished within
the time fixed by the superintendent.
water will be shut off from the prem
|
shall have been paid.
| SECTION XVI.
| (a) All meters shall be read on
or about the 18th day of each and
every month by the superintendent
or his deputy, and users are request
to to keep notes or such readings so
as to avoid disagreements. If either
| the superintendent or his deputy
shall discover that any meter has
been tempered with or the seal brok-
en-, he shall shut off the water sup
| ply until the full amount of the fixed
rate for the month, together with
any costs of repairs to the damaged
| meter and together with SOC for the
expense of turning the water off and
on, shall have been paid to the City
| Treasurer
CD The superintendent is hereby
authorized to connect water meters
on all service pipes where city water
is used for irrigation or to flush fit
tings connected with the sewer sys-
TEN or with cesspool
| (c) The water superintendent
shall have full charge of the placing
of all meters and shall not locate any
meter where it will be in danger of
freezing or being otherwise damaged.
cd Whenever it Is possible and
practicable. all meters shall be in
stalled in the cellar or basement of
the property served and no branch
pipe shall be taken off of the service
between the meter and the street
SECTION XVIII
Unlawful Acts.
In addition to the unlawful acts and
offenses elsewhere in this Ordinance
specified it shall be unlawful for anv
person or persons, firm or corpora
ton:
| (a) To accept payment of any
kind for water furnished by the water
department except as provided by
this Ordinance.
| OBJ To use the city water or per-
NIT it to be used for any other pur-
pose than that for which the said
person, persons, firm or corporation
pays water rates.
| (c) To permit water pipes or fix
lures to remain in leaky condition.
| I'D To allow water to run to
waste.
| (e) To open, close, turn or inter-
terfere with, or to attach or connect
with any fire hydrant. stop-valve,
stop-cock, or pipe belonging to the
water department.
| 81 To disturb or damage any
pipe, machinery, tools or other prop
| prtV of the wafar dana ,.+,,,ap+