The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-01-23

ing frozen, and the installation of the
stop and waste at the point of en-
trance to basement must be installed
so that the pipe between this stop and
waste and the curb stop, will not be
frozen even though the building be
vacant. No reduction in rates will be
made for the time any service pipe
may be frozen, nor for time any con-
sumner may be shut off for nonpay-
ment of water bill.
(g) Every person taking water
shall permit the superintendent at all
hours Of the day between o'clock
a. M, and 6 o'clock p. M, to
enter their premises or building,
to read meters, examine the pipes
and fixtures, and the manner in which
the water is used; and they must at
all times, frankly and without con-
cealment, answer all questions put to
them relative to its consumption.
Section a. 1t is expressly stipu-
lated by the said City, that no claim
shall be made against them, by rea-
son of the breaking or freezing of any
service pipe or service cock; nor if
for any cause the supply of water
should fail; nor for damages for
shutting off water to repair mains;
making connections or extensions;
nor for any other purpose that may
be deemed necessary. And the right
is hereby reserved to cut off the sup
ply of water at any time, for the pur-
sary purpose. Whenever it shall be-
come necessary to shut off the water
supply, the Superintendent shall, if
practicable, give notice to each con-
sumner of the time when such supply
will be shut off.
Section 5. In cases of emergency,
or of water shortage, the City Mayor
may by proclamation require limited
use of water only, and the consumer
shall use water only in such quaint
ties as are necessary for his immedi-
ate use, and may be required, in
such cases, to wholly refrain from the
use of water, and shall at no time
commit any unreasonable waste of
Water. Any violation of this section,
or the Mayors proclamation, shall
subject the offender to a forfeiture
of any payment made and authorize
the Council to turn off the water, and
recover all damages sustained by rea-
son of such act of the consumer.
Section 6. All service pipes be-
tween curb stop and meter must be
installed by a licensed plumber, and
no one but licensed plumber shall
make any changes in pipes between
curb and meter, and such installation
or change shall be made only under
the supervision of the Water Works
Superintendent.
All stop cocks and stop and wastes
and unions used on servicec pipes
must be of brass and in every respect
be equal in quality to the samples
kept by the Water Works Superin-
tendent. All stop cocks and stop and
wastes must have an opening of the
same area as the pipes in which they
are placed.
Section Z. No water will be turned
into any building except by the
Water Works Superintendent after an
inspection by him Of the plumbing in
the building and only when he finds
the plumbing to be in good condition,
and that there will be no needless
waste of water through leakage.
Plumbers are prohibited from turning
water into any service pipe except up
on the written order of the Water
Works Committee or Superintendent;
provided, plumbers will be allowed to
turn on the water for the purpose of
testing the pipes and for that purpose
only, and shall turn off the water i'm
| mediately after such test is COM
pleted.
Section 8. All services must be
equipped by the applicant, or the
property owner, with meters of type
meeting the approval of the Council
and must be set, and be at all times
under the supervision and direction OF
the Water Works Superintendent
Meters must be so set that they may
be readily read and examined. Ir
case of refusal or neglect to properly
set or protect a meter from frost OF
other damage, the Water Work:
Superintendent shall refuse to turf
on the water, or if water is turned OF
it shall be turned off and remain of
until the owner has complied with thu
requirements of the Water Work.
Committee or Superintendent. Th'
use of a meter of size smaller thar
that prescribed for the service pip,
installed, will not be permitted.
Any meter found to have beer
frozen, or otherwise damaged or ou
of repair, or registering incorrectly
must be repaired or replaced upon the
order of the Water Works Superin
tendent, and at the expense of tn.
consumer or owner, and no meter
shall be repaired or removed excep
upon permission granted by the
Water Works Superintendent.
Section 9. When water is turned
off for nonpayment or violation Of
rules, charge of $1.0O will be made
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