Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-23

and shall apply the same in pay
ment of any and all delinquent wa
ter bills and unpaid fines and pen
alties, and any other charges
against said applicants, arising from
| the delivery of water by the City
and the use thereof by the appli-
cants, and as provided by this or
dinance, or by any rules or regula-
tions made or adopted hereunder.
When such water services are dis
continued, the said applicants shall
be entitled to the return of said
payment, or any part thereof which
shall not have been applied as
herein provided, together with in
terest thereon at the rate of seven
per cent per annum.
When applicants are vested with
title in fee to real estate within the
City OF Ell Centre, then any delin-
quent water bill, or unpaid fine
or penalty, shall constitute a charge
against said property.
Section VII. DELINQUENCIES
AND PENALTIES. Charges by the
City for water furnished applicants
at the connections installed as here
IN provided, including minimum
charges and deficiencies in deposits
made to cover installations in GER
tain cases as herein provided, shall
be billed monthly to applicants at
the addresses stated in their ap-
plicationS, and shall thereupon be-
come due and payable, and if not
paid on or before the tenth day of
the month following, a penalty of
five per cent shall be added thereto,
and should such delinquencieS con-
tinue after the fifteenth day of the
month upon which they become
delinquent, then the water service
Of such applicants shall be discon-
tinued until all such charges, in
Guiding fines and penalties, are
paid; provided that said water
service shall not be discontinued,
or if discontinued, shall be renewed,
Notwithstanding such delinquency,
where in the opinion of the water
superintendent, subject to the ap-
proVal of the City Council, upon
there being filed with the water
superintendent an affidavit by the
applicants, or their agents or rep
reSentatiyes, on their behalf, stat
ing the circumstances and reasons
for such delinquencies, it shall ap-
pear that such delinquencieS exist
by reason of financial inability
sickness or otner emergencies. The
water superintendent shall make a
monthly report to the City Coun-
Gil, in writing, of all such con-
tlnuances, or renewals, and shall
attach thereto all supporting affi-
davits; and, the City Council shall,
thereupon, approve or diSapprove
such continuanceS or renewals, or
otherwise dispose of such delin-
quencies as, in the exercise of it's
discretion it may deem advisable.
Where water bills remain delin-
quent after the fifteenth day Of
the month following their rendi-
ton, then further penalty shall
be added thereto in the sum of
One ($100) Dollar.
Section VIII: WATER SERV-
ICES WITHOUT INSTALLATION
OF CONNECTIONS. All persons,
firms or corporations, including
those engaged in conducting cir
cuseS, shows, exhibitions or other
activities where it is desired to use
water to be furnished directly from
the main pipes of the City of Ell
Centro without the installation Of
connections and meters as herein
provided, shall make special appli-
cation for such water service to the
water superintendent, who shall
have the power, subject to the ap-
proval of the City Council, to grant
or upon good cause to refuse such
application. If such application
shall be granted, the applicant shall
pay in advance for such water Serv-
ice the sum of Ten $4,000 Dollars
per day in lawful money of the
United States.
Section TX: RELOCATION OF
WATER CONNECTION. Any per-
son desiring to change the location
of water connection that has al
ready been installed, shall make ap-
plication to the City. Upon the
filing of the application, the water
superintendent shall estimate the
actual cost to the City of making
such change plus ten per cent.
which amount the applicant shall
deposit in advance with the City
Clerk. Upon completion of the
work of making such change, the
water superintendent shall file with
the City Clerk an itemized cost of
the work plus ten per cent. The
City Clerk shall refund to the ap-
plicant any money remaining i'll
the deposit over and above the ac-
tual cost plus ten per cent. Should
the actual cost plus ten per cent
exceed the amount of the deposit,
the applicant shall pay to the City
Clerk the sum necessary to equal
said amount, or said additional
amount may be added to the water
bill and collected in the manner
provided for such accounts.
Section x: USE OF WATER
CONNECTION BY OTHER THAN
PROPERTY OWNER. No water
shall be furnished and delivered
through one pipe or connection to
a parcel of property other than
that upon which said connection is
located, where the ownership of
said parcels of property is not the
same; provided, that where it is not
practical to make a connection with
water main for the delivery of
water upon a parcel of land, then