Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-11-14

ON after it has been shut off, either
for vacancy or non-payment of char
ges accrued against property served,
the service shall be disconnected from
water mains and penalty of $500
shall be charged to cover cost eff re-
| moving and replacing connections.
SERVICE CONNECTIONS
Applications for water service shall
be made to the Town Treasurer upon
forms to be supplied by the Town. At
the time of the application, the apph
| cant shall pay, in addition to any de-
posits or other charges, the following
sums to cover the installation of the
meter, meterbox, connection charges
and other work performed at that time
10y the Town:
For Il inch meter and service, $500.
For any connection other than Il inch,
an additional amount equal to the ex
cess costs Of the meter and material
installed over the cost of the meter
and material for a q inch connection.
REMOVING AND INSTALLATION
OF METERS
Whenever the owner of any prem
| Uses connected with the town. water
! system desires to discontinue the use
of water, he shall make written APP
plication to have the meter removed
! from the service. The actual cost CT
removing meter shall be charged to
| the property, except that meters not
! exceeding one G) inch in size shall
be removed at flat charge of one
dollar ($1.00). The same rate shall
apply for reinstalation.
When it is desired to have meter
reinstalled the owner of the premises
to be supplied by such meter shall
file an application at the office OF
the Town Clerk on forms provided for
the purpose, and shall pay the cost in
full for such reinstallation.
SHUT OFF FOR REPAIRS
The Town reserves the right at
any time, without notice, to shut off
the water supply for repairs, exten-
sions, non payment of rates, or any
other reason, and the town shah not
| be responsible for any damage, such
as bursting of boilers supplied by di-
rect pressure, the breaking of any
pipes or fixtures, stoppage or inter
ruption of water supply, or any other
damage resulting from the shutting eff
of water.
REPAIRS TO SERVICE
The service pipes, connections and
other apparatus within any private
premises must be kept in good repair
and protected from freezing, at the
EXPENSE of the owner or lessee, who
! will be responsible fer all damages
resulting from leaks and breaks. In
case Of neglect to promptly repair any
service or fixture, or make any chan
| ges or alterations required in this Or
| dinance the Town shall have author
| ity. when deemed necessary, to 60 TN
the premises and make or cause to be
made, such changes, alterations or re-
pairs, and charge the same against
the premises and the owner thereof
The repairs of any meter damaged
by hot water shall be charged to the
owner of the property for which SUCH
meter was installed. The reformation
or warping of metered disc or a
register figure disc of any meter shall
be held to be prima facie evidence OF
such damage having been caused by
the action of heat.
MULTIPLE DWELLINGS
Any premises, occupied as a duplex,
apartment house or other multiple unit
dwelling, or occupied in conjunction
with a store or other buildings and
serviced from one connection, shall
pay a $1.00 charge as domestic Gus
toner, for each apartment CIR service
unit, in addition to the original mini
mum charge, provided, that this shall
not apply to hotels and tourist cabins
or camps; provided, that this shall
not prohibit installation Of separate
meter for each apartment or service
unit. The Town will contract with only
one of the several parties except where
separate meters are installed for each
apartment or service unit
HOTELS AND LODGING HOUSES
Hotels and lodging houses where
cooking facilities are not provided for
the use of guests shall be charged at
the minimum commercial rate, plus
Csc per month for each room provided
for the use of guests, excepting the
lobby.
CABINS AND TOURIST CAMPS