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

vided by section five (5) of this Or
dinance
SECTION XIV.
Should the applicant or occupant of
the premises desire to apply the
water to purpose other than those
stated in his original application, a
new application must be obtained at
the office of the city water superin-
tendent.
SECTION XIV.
(a) All notices of vacancies for
the past month must be filed on or
between the first and tenth days in
elusive of the succeeding month only.
Should it be desired to discontinue
the use of all the water supplied to
the premises for period not less
| than one calendar month, written no.
tice must be filed in the office of the
| city water superintendent, which no.
tice shall be on printed form provid-
ed for that purpose, and payment in
full of all arrearages must be pai}
| first.
(b) The water will then be turn
ed off and turned on again on appli-
| cation for which a charge of fifty
cents (50c) shall be made for the
expense of turning the water off and
| on.
SECTION XVI.
Sprinkling and Irrigation.
(a) No person shall use any water
for irrigation during the progress Of
any fire in the city, and all irrigation
and sprinkling shall be Immediately
stopped when the alarm of fire is
sounded, and shall not be begun
| again until the fire is extinguished.
For any violation of this rule pen
atty of $1,000 for each offense shall
be imposed and taxed against the
person supplied and the water shall
be turned off therefor.
tb) In no case shall water be
turned on to the same premises until
such penalty has been paid
SECTION XVII.
1t shall be unlawful for any per-
son to place a sprinkling device so as
to throw water on any person passing
along the street or sidewalk con
tiguous to any premises. Any person
| or persons violating any of the pro-
visions of this section shall be sub
iect to fine of $3.50, and the water
shall be cut off and in no case turned
| on again until such fine has been
paid.
SECTION XVIII.
Fire Protection.
(a) Pipes for fire protection pur-
poses must be fitted up with such fix
lures only as are needed for fire pro
lection and entirely disconnected
from those used for any other pur-
pose. and each fixture shall be sealed
by the water superintendent When
| practicable, the hose shall be kept at
tached to the fixtures and suspended
conveniently for use in case of fire
Persons having connection used for
fire protection may test their fire ap-
paratus at any time under the fol-
lowing conditions:
tb) Written notice must be Civ
en- to the superintendent that such
test is desired, when date and hour
will be assigned when test can be-
gin.
(c) All tests must be made in thu
presence of the proper employees or
the city water department, whose
duty in such cases shall be to remove
and replace the seals of the water de-
partment used on the fire apparatus
and noting the time required for his
presence.
CD Rates for testing shall be as
follows: Thirty minutes or less
S1.00; one hour or less. less more
than thirty minutes, S1.50.
(e) Seals must not be removed
| except in case of fire, written notice
of which is to be given at the office
of the water department within TWEEN
| ty-fOur hours after its occurrence.
Io1
| fire protection fixtures or break the
water department seals thereon ex-
cept in case of fire, or violate any OF
the provisions of this section. the
water superintendent may. at his dis
| cretiQn. assess extra charges for wat
er used or impose penalty of $500
| for the first offense and $1,000 for
each subsequent offense. which shall
| be charged against the owner or oc-
cupant of the premises, upon which
the fixtures for the fire protection are
located and the water supply shall
be cut off and in no case shall it be
| turned on until such charges or pen
alties are paid. No charge will be
| made for water used in extinguish-
| ing fires.
SECTION XIX.
| Any person who shall obstruct the
access to any fire hydrant by placing
around or thereon any brick, stone
lumber, dirt, or other material. or
| goods, or who shall permit or cause
any such material to be placed
around or thereon by those in his en-
| ploy. shall on conviction be subject to
a fine of $1,000 for each offense and
an additional sum of $500 for each
day the same shall be continued af-
ter notice of removal of such mater
ial or obstruction shall have beer
served and shall pay all expenses OF
removal.
SECTION Xxx.
All public fire hydrants shall be
under the control of and kept in re-
pair by the water department and by
the fire department in case of fire
and such others as the superintend-
ent shall authorize have free access
to said hydrants. Any other person
or persons who shall open or operate
any fire hydrant or draw or attempt
to draw water therefrom or wilfully
or carelessly iniure the same, shall
be subject to fine of $1,000 and be
liable to be prosecuted for the dam.
age done to said hydrant
SECTION XXI.
Special Reservations.
(a) The city reserves the right al
any time. without notice to shut of
the water supply for repairs, exten.
sions, non-payments of rent. or any