The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-07-02
ORDINANCE NO. 1876

Tor the government of the water de-
.l.rtment of the City of Leaven-
Worth, prohibiting the pollution of
streams of water, lakes or other
sources of supply; providing penal-
ties for the violation thereof and 70
pealing Ordinance No. 100, also all
other ordinances in conflict with the
provisions of this ordinance
THE CITY COUNCIL of the CITY
OF LEAVENWORTH, do ordain as
follows:
That the following rules and repu-
lations with the penalties provided
for the violation thereof. be and the
same are hereby established for the
prevention of the pollution of
streams of water, lakes and other
sources of supply, and for fixing.
regulating and controlling the use
and price of water service and sun
plies by the city water department
in said City of Leavenworth, com
menclng on the LIST day of July, 1920.
to-wit:
SECTION I.
All applications for the use of wat
er must be made on printed forms at
the once OF the water superintend-
ent, Every such application must
state fully and truly all the
purposes Tor which the water may be
required, and must agree to conform
to the rules and regulations estab-
hshed from time to time; must give
the location OF property,l OF, block
and plat on which said water is to he
used, all of which shall be embodied
IN writing in the application as a con-
dltlon for the use of water.
SECTION II.
Applications for a new connection
with the water system must be made
by new application and must be
signed by the owner or his duly au-
thorized agent of the property to
which the water is to be supplied.
SECTION III.
Services shall be installed at the
expense of the property owner. the
same to be installed by the CITY;
service to be measured from CITY
mains to property line, which shall in
no case exceed fifty (50) feet. The
owner in applying for service shall
make a deposit to cover the cost of
the installation which shall be in no
case less than,
Fifteen dollars (s15.0O) for each
three quarter inch (a4-in) connec-
ton.
Eighteen dollars (s1sOO) for each
one inch G-in.) connection.
Twenty dollars $4,000 for each
one and one quarter inch az in
connection.
Twenty-Five dollars (s25.OO) for
each one and one half inch az in. J
connection.
Thirty dollars (s3O.OO) for each
two inch t2-in.) connection.
SECTION ".
Hereafter the service pipes must
be so arranged that the supply shall
be controlled by stop and waste
cock with extension handle properly
protected from frost and so placed
within the premises that the service
pipes may be thoroughly drainel
during freezing weather No remis-
sion of rentals will be allowed on ac-
count of frozen pipes within private
premises. and the City will not be
responsible for any damage on &C
count of such freezing.
SECTION V.
(a) One person, company or as
ISOLATION must pay for all the water
used through said service for his or
their own use or the uses of others
to whom it may be accessible.
(b) Each separate dwelling or
block must be connected to the water
system by separate pipe controlled
by a stop cock accessible at all times
to the employees of the water de-
partment; except as provided in sec
tion thirteen G3) of this Ordinance
(c) No hydrant shall be placed o"
maintained in any street, alley or
public place so as to be used by the
public or irresponsible persons.
(d) The water superintendent
shall specify how connections shall
be made with the water system, but
shall not allow any connection to be
made until all rules herein contained
for the same have been complied
with.
(e) All pipes on premises must
be connected to the city pipes within
the curb line with a union.
SECTION VI.
The service pipes connections and
other apparatus within the premises
must be kept in good repair and pro-
tected from freezing at the expense
of the owner or lessee, who will be
responsible for all damages resulting
from leaks or breaks, but no person
intendent shall be allowed to dig in
to any street or sidewalk for the pur-
pose of laying, moving, or repairing
any service.
SECTION VII.
IF any consumer of water wastes
water or allows it to be wasted by
imperfect or leaking stops. valves
pipes, closets, faucets. or other fix
lures, or shall use closets without
self-closing valves or shall allow any
pipes or faucets to run open to pre-
vent freezing or any other reason, OF
shall use the water for purposes
other than those named in the appli-
cation upon which the payment foi
water rental is based, or use it in vi
olation of the rules and regulations
for controlling the water supply anC
the provisions of the ordinance he
shall be liable to fine of $500 fol
each offense.
SECTION VIII.
Fees and Charges. Domestic Service
This class of service shall be con
strued to mean all private dwellings
residences, and apartments not use'
for commercial or business purposes
and is entitled to the use of water fol-
household purposes, sprinkling OF
lawns, and private gardens, and wat
ering of stock not to exceed one "a
COW and one az, team, subject Il
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