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Section Is. Any person wishing to
discontinue the use of water from the
City Water Works, or desiring to
change his place of taking water,
must give notice thereof, in writing,
to the Superintendent Of Water works
at least five days previous to such
discontinuance or change, or such
person will be held responsible to the
City and charged with all water used
at such previous connection, at the
rates hereinafter provided.
Section ID. The Water Works
Committee, or the Common Council,
may require a deposit of an amount
sufficient to pay for the estimated
amount of water to be used by the
applicant during the next quarter,
which deposit shall not be less than
$500, which sum shall remain on
deposit with the City of Redwood
Falls as security for the payment of
water rents. And in all cases where
such deposit is required, the water
shall under no circumstance be turned
on until such deposit has been paid.
Any sum so deposited shall draw in
terest at the rate of six per cent per
annum, which interest shall be credit
ed to the account of the consumer on
the LIST day of January of each year,
and be refunded to the consumer upon
discontinuance of the service and upon
payment of all water rents due.
Section Is. A discount of ten 1O)
per cent from the quarterly rates as
provided by section Sixteen hereof
shall be allowed upon all bills for
water if paid on or before the 25th
day of the month on which bill is
rendered. If not so paid the Water
Works Committee may order the
water shut off forwith without notice.
Section 16. The following water
rates and rents are hereby adopted
as the rates and rents to be charged
to the consumers of water furnished
by the said City.
(a) For the first 5000 cubic feet
consumed in any three months 3.3
mills per cubic foot.
(b) For the next 5000 cubic feet
of water consumed in any three
months % mills per cubic foot.
(c) For all water consumed in
excess of 5000 cubic feet in any one
three months period IL mills per
cubic foot.
(d) The minimum charge to any
consumer shall be fifty-five cents for
each month, or fraction of a month,
in which water is used.
Section II. The owner of any
building on premises connected TO
the City Water Works, shall prompt
ly give notice to the Water Works
Superintendent of any change of
possession of said building or prem
Uses; and, such notice given in proper
time shall absolve the property owner
from liability for any water used
therein. If such owner shall fail to
so notify the Water Works Superin-
tendent of such change, of possession,
he shall be and remain liable to the
City for all water used therein during
the current quarter.
Section Is. Where property is
vacated, water will be turned off and
the fee for turning on will be charged
but no fee for shutting off. In case
where owner requests water left into
. vacant property, the minimum rate
will be charged to the owner. Also
apply where owner requests water
off during absence.
Section 10. Ordinance number II,
and ordinance number 55, are hereby
repealed.
Section 20. This ordinance shall
take effect and be in force from and
after the date of it's approval, pas
sage and publication.
The foregoing ordinance is hereby
approved by me this 21st day of
January, 1929.
A. J. WHITE,
Mayor.
Ordained, passed and ordered pub
lished this 21st Day of January, 1929.
Attest: F. B. Forbes, City Recorder