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

Water Commissioner to see that that
this provision is enforced, provided.
further that nothing hereon contain
ed shall be construed as in any man
ner effecting service pipes or con-
nections heretofore made and now in
good condition and repair; that this
provision shall apply to renewals
where necessary Of defective and worn
service pipes and, new connections
hereafter to be made.
All meters shall be read by the Wa
ter Commissioner or someone desig-
mated by him, in January, April, Ju-
ly and October of each year, and as
near the first of the month as can
conveniently be done, and the con-
sumers of water are to allow the Wa
ter Commissioner to go upon the
premises where the meters are in
stalled for the purpose of reading the
inter at all reasonable times.
That the property wherein water
has been consumed. whether a meter
has been installed or otherwise, shall
be charged with the water used and
consumed on the premises, and the
owner of the property shall be re-
sponsible and absolutely liable to the
city for all water used or consumed
on the premises whether the owenr of
the property lives thereon, or occu-
pies the same himself or the same is
used and occupied by tenant, and no
agreement between the owner of the
property whrein the water has been
used or consumed and his tenant will
effect or change the responsibility or
liability of the owner of the property
from the payment for the water SO
used or consumed on the premises.
All services not enumerated in the
foregoing tariff of water rates will
be subject to special or meter rates
provided that in no case where a me-
ter is used shall the minimum charge
per quarter be less than $1.25 or the
annual charge be less than five dol
lars, and the right is reserved to
amend or change this tariff of water
rates as experience may prove neces-
sary and proper.
Section 2. That the following
rules and restrictions for the govern
ment of consumers are hereby adopt
ed and established.
LIST. No owenr or occupant of any
building in which water is introduced
will be allowed to supply other per-
sons or families.
For violation, water will be stopped
and the advance payment forfeited.
End. Whenever two or more per-
sons shall be supplied from one pipe
connecting from the distributing main
the failure on the part Of one Of the
said parties to comply with the rules
and restrictions herein provided or
that may hereafter be adopted and
imposed by the Water Commissioner,
shall authorize the said Water Com
missioner to withhold the supply of
water from such main without any
liability whatsoever on the part of
the city, and all payments made shall
be forfeited.
Bird. No addition or alteration or
change whatever in or about any con-
duit, pipe or water cock shall be made
or caused to be made by any CONSUME
er without notice of and the usual
permit from the Water Commissioner,
alterations or changes shall in all
cases be made by a duly licensed
plumber under the ordinances of the
city, and under the supervision and
direction of the said Water Commits
sioner.
4th. All consumers shall keep their
own service pipes, stop cocks and ap-
paratus in good repair and protected
from frost at their own expense, and
shall prevent all unnecessary waste of
water, and it is expressly stipulated
that no claim shall be made against
said city of Missouri Valley by reason
Of the breaking or leaking of any
service cock or service pipe.
9Th. No hydrant will be permitted
to be kept running when not in actaal
use. Taps at wash basin, water clos
cts, baths and urinals must be kept
closed in like manner.
9th. Applications for water must
be made by the owner or some author
lied agen t of the property in writ
| ing to the Water Commissioner, and
must state fully and truly all pur-
poses for which it is required, and
when paying the semi-annual charges
for it. parties must frankly and with
out concealment answer all questions
put to them relating to its consump-
ton. In case Of false or fraudulent
representations on the part of the APP
plicant or of the use of the water moi
embraced in the applicants bill, or OF
wilful or unreasonable waste of wa
ter, the Water Commissioner shall
have the right and he is hereby au-
thorized to forfeit such applicants
payment and stop the supply of water
unless the party shall promptly pay
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