Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-05-27

Commissioners that no further viola.
ton shall occur.
10th. The City Of Missouri Valley
reserves the right at any time to shut
off the water in its mains for the
purpose Of making repairs or for the
purpose Of extension or for any other
purpose, and all persons having boilers
on their premises not supplied with
tanks or cisterns. but depending upon
the pressure in the pipes to keep
them supplied, are hereby cautioned
against danger Of collapse.
18th. No person authorized by the
City Of Missouri Valley shall take
water from any public or private ny
drant. plug, street washer, drain
cock, hose pipe or fountain except for
fire purpose and for the use Of the
fire department in case Of fire, or in
any way use or take any water for
private use without first paying for
the same and receiving a receipt
therefor.
18th. No person shall remove, OBJ
struct or in any way injure any fire
hydrant, valve, valve box or cover,
stop cock, OF stop box cover, or in any
way injure any building, machinery,
or carry off or injure any pipe, appar-
atus, tools. or fixtures, or property
pertaining to the water works.
18th. Hose larger than three
fourths Of an inch will not be allowed
except upon an additional charge
therefor, and sprinkling without a
nozzle or with larger opening than
one-fourth of an inch is forbidden.
For washing buggies, automobiles and
carriages one-eighth of an inch is
permitted.
14th. Converting hose into jets for
the amusements of either adults or
children, adjusting hose upon temper
airy or fixed supports or devises OF
any kind for the purpose Of cooling
walls, the atmosphere, etc., except
the same be used for lawn sprinkling
purposes, will be regarded as foun-
tains and be subject to such addition
al charges as may be deemed suffi-
Gent for such extravagent uses of wa.
ter.
/ Section 8. Any person who shall
violate any Of the rules and restric-
tions for the government of consum-
ers hereinbefore set forth, shall upon
conviction thereof in addition to the
forfeitures, liabilities, stipulations anc
reservations herein contained, pay 6
fine of not less than one dollar anc
not more than twenty five dollars, ane
stand committed until such fines ant
costs are paid.
i Section 4. All water rents hereil
established are hereby declared to b,
annual rates unless otherwise speci
fled, and the same shall be due ant
must be paid semi-annually in ad
vance on the LIST day of June and De
cember each year. at the office Of tn
Water Commissioner. except wher
meters are installed, the consumer
shall pay the same quarterly on tn
LIST day Of January, April, July an,
October Of each year for the proceed
ing quarter. And if any Of the sal
rentals are not paid within Is day
after the same shall become due, Il
per cent shall be added thereto for tn
expense of collecting the same, whicl
shall be in addition to any other pen
{ alties referred to herein.
Section s. II any person or per
} sons from whose premises the waite
shall have been shut off for any o
1.-The reasons herein provided shall tur
the water on. or cause the same to b
turned on without authority from tn
Water Commissioner. he shall on con
viction thereof be fined in any sur
not to exceed five dollars for each an
every offense.
/, Section 6. It shall be unlawful 70
any person within said city to sprin
kle, eject, or thrown water from an
private or public sprinkler, washer o
hydrant upon any public street, lant
avenue or alley or any yard, garde1
or enclosure, or permit or cause tn
same to be done, nor upon or agains
any buildings situated upon sue
street, avenue or alley. except for tn
; extinguishment Of fire and ordinar
: house cleaning, except between tn
hours of five and nine a. M, and fiv
and nine p. m. of each day; provid
: ing, however, that this shall not ap
ply to consumers Of water engaged ii
J mercantile business at their respec
. tive places of business. It shall ais
J be unlawful for any person having
sprinkler, washer. or hydrant on or il
front Of his premises, to sprinkle
eject or throw water on. or in front o
the premises of any other person, o
to permit or cause the same to b
done, except for the extinguishmen
of fires Anv narson v;nlo+;nr III