Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-05-27
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Section 8. No person shall wihM- |
" OF carelessly break. injure. mar. de-
face or interfere with, or disturb any
building, machinery, apparatus, fix
ture. attachment or appurtenance Of
the water works Of said city, or any
public or private hydrant or watsr
trough, or stop cock meter, water
supply or service pipe, or any part
thereof, nor shall any person deposit
anything in any stop box or commit
any act tending to obstruct or impair
the intended use Of any Of the above
mentioned property without the per-
mission Of the Water Commissioner.
Section 10. All MIGRANTS erected
in said city for the purpose Of extin-
punishment Of fires are hereby declar-
ed to be public MIGRANTS and no per-
son or persons (other than the mem
bers Of the fire department and then
only for the purpose Of said depart
ment or persons especially authorized
by the said Water Commissioner, and
then only in the exercise Of the au-
thority delegated by the said Water
COMMISSIONER shall open any Of
said MIGRANTS, or attempt to draw wa
ter from the same, or at any time un-
cover or remove any protection from
any of the hydrants in said city, or in
any manner interfere with any Of said
hydrants.
Section IL. No person authorized
to open MIGRANTS shall delegate his
authority to another, or let out or
suffer any person to take the
wrenches furnished him or suffer the
same to be taken from any house. ex-
cept for the purposes strictly con-
nected with the fire department or as
they accompany the fire truck on the
occasion of fire.
Section IL. No person shall make
any excavation in any street, avenue
or alley or highway within six feet of
any laid water pipe while the ground
is frozen, or dig up or uncover SO as
to expose to the frost any water pipe
Or sewer of the city, except by spec
ial permission of the Water Commits
sioner.
| Section 10. No person shall make
any excavation in any street, avenue,
alley or highway for the purpose Of
laying water pipe, or tap any water
service pipe laid down without writ
ten permission from the Water Com
missioner, and all plumbing work re-
quired in building or for other pur-
lposes must be completed to the lines
of the street before any excavation
shall be made in said street for the
purpose Of connecting with the mains.
Section ID. No person shall place
in, near or around any watering
trough any dirt, filth or any impure
substances whatsoever, or any SUBJ
stance or fluid by which the water in
such trough shall be rendered impure
or unpalatable to horses or stock or
dinarily using the same.
Il Section Is. It shall be the duty Of
the City Marshal and policemen to
report to the Mayor all cases Of leak
age, waste or unnecessary profusion
in the use Of water, and all violation
of water works ordinances that may
be brought to their attention, and
they shall enforce the observance of
this ordinance so far as they have au.
thority under the ordinances Of the
city.
Section 16. The right is reserved
! to amend or add to-, or revise these
rules and regulations as experience
may dictate.
, Section IL. All ordinances or parts
Of ordinances in conflict with the pro.
visions of this ordinance is hereby re-
| pealed.
Section 10. This ordinance il
. deemed of immediate Importance, shall
take effect and be in force from and
after its passage publication as
required by law.
Adopted and approved his 18th day
of May, A. d. 1920.
L. R. PIKE, Mayor.
Attest: D. MacKinnon, City Clerk.
!, SPECIAL NOTICE.
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