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Show K AN ORDINANCE In Relation to I tip Bull Lako t it) VTmierworlu and I be Supply of Water from tho Mala IMpcs, and Tor Oluor PurpoRes. Section 1. Be it ordained by the City Council ofS.ilt Lnko city that the Water-works constructed by lite Corporation to supply ShU Lake city with water from City Croek Canon, shall be designated and known as the Salt Lake City Water-works; they shall be the properly of Biiid city, and ball be under tho sole and exclusive control of the City Council, who may irom time to time direct Iho construction construc-tion of such reeervoira, water tanks, water mains, senico pipes and fixe hydrants as the necessities of the in-habitanta in-habitanta of the .city may require. Tho City Council ehall also appoint a Superintendent of Water-worts, an Assessor of water rates, and such other officers aa may- bo necessary to carry on the worka. '-.All oflicers bo appointed shall hold ofhee during the pleasure of said Council. Sec. 2. Tbe Superintendent of. Wa tor-works shall, uuder the direction direc-tion of tho City Council, have charge of the reservoirs, water tanks, water mains, fire hydrants, and all the machinery ma-chinery aud appurtenances appertaining apper-taining to tho Water-works. He shall have the direction of the laying of water mains, the putting in of service ser-vice pipes, and the regulation of the , water supply to firo hydrants and to' all consumers. Said Water Superintendent, Superin-tendent, beoro entering upon the duties of hia office, shall take an oath - of office and give bonds, with approved ap-proved security, to Salt Lako city, in the penal sum of $5,000, conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties. ' He shall report to the City Council quartcrly.' or oftoocr if ro quired, his doings as Superintendent, the condition of the Water works, and mako such suggestions as the uaturo ot the service may require. Siio. All hydrants shall be --under the control of,- and shall he kept in repair by the Superintendent of the Water works, and in caso of fire or tires the Fire Department and euch others as the City Council eh 11 authorize, -ehall havo free access to said hydrants. No other person shall open or operate any firo hydrant, or attempt to draw water tberetrom. - Sec. 4. Any person who shall wtl-: wtl-: fully or carelessly 'run a vehicle against a fire hydrant, or otherwise wilfully or carelessly iujure the same, or draw, ox attempt to draw water therefrom) shall be subject to a fine of not exceeding one hundred dollars, and be liable for all damages done to -said hydrant. Sec, o. Wrenches for fire hydrants shall bo furnished by order of the City Council to the Fire Department, for their use, and to such other persons per-sons as may be deemed proper by the Council, and any officer or member ol tho Fire Department, or other per-ton per-ton having charge of one or more of aid wrenches, who shall permit the same to be taken from their place of deposit, or to be used for any other purposes than those authorized by the City Council, shall be liable to a fine of not exceeding fifty dollars lor each -" flense. Sec. 6. Whenever auy persou - desires to obtain a supply of water from the City Water - works, he shall make application therefor, there-for, verbally or in writing, to the Mayor and sign an agreement that be will be governed by Biich ru!e3 and regulations not inconsistent with this ordinance as may bo prescribed , v by the Mayor (or tho control of the water supply; said application must state the location, kind of building, number of rooms, and the entire area of grounds to be supplied, and fully and truly state tbe purposes for which the water is to be used; aud upon notification irem tho Mayor, the Superintendent of Water works is authorized to extend, at the expense, of tho city, the service pipe to tbe inside in-side line of the curb stone, or to within 1 sixteen feet of the property hue, at the point most convenient for supplying the premises of tbe applicant. j ' Sec. 7. When application is made , by a tenant, it must be accompanied by the signature of the owner of the building or grounds consenting to , and authorizing the introduction of wator into such premises, and ex- firessly agreeing to the rules and regu-ations regu-ations embodied in tbe application and to the provisions of this ordinance. ordi-nance. Sec. 8. To each service pipe there shall be attached, at the curb, a stopcock stop-cock and key box, which shall bo paid for by tho consumer, and bo under un-der tho exclusive control of the Su-eerintendent. Sec, 9. All service and other pipes used underground shall be of cast iron, extra strong lead r tin-lined lead, and laid not less than four feet below the surface, and all pipes lor wator supply, whether inside or outside, out-side, shall be of sufficient strength to stand the water pressure, and all such work, alterations or extensions thereof, muat be douc to the acceptance accept-ance ol the superintendent. But no extension of a consumer's attachments attach-ments shall be made without first obtaining ob-taining a license therefor. Sec. 10. If any water consumer shall permit any person from other premises, or any unauthorized person, to use or obtain water from said cou-sumer'H cou-sumer'H promises or water fixtures, whether inside or outside of his building, build-ing, tho supply of water may be cut r oil and the amount paid forfeited. Src. 11. All pewoua taking tho water ehall keep their servico pipes, connections, and othor water apparatus appar-atus in good repair and protected from frost at their own expense, but no person, except under tho direction of . llm Sunerintendent. shall be allowed to die uito the street, or sidewalk, for the purpose of laying, removing or repairing re-pairing any soivico pipe. tSEo. 12. If any consumer shall waste any water, or allow it to be wasted by negligence, such as imperfect imper-fect stops or valves or leaky ' joints or pipes, or allowing tanks to leak or to overflow, or waatefully ruu it through basins or other apparatus, or use the water for purposes other than stated in the application and license, or in violation of the rules aud regulations for controling the water supply, and the provisions of this ordinance, the water may be cut oil from such consumer, and all pay menUa forleited, unless such person Ehall promptly pay 8Uch additional charges as may he imposed. Skc. 13. Whoever, by hiniseh, family, servants or agenls, shall use tho water coming through ike water mains without first obtaining a license therefor, or shall without author, ty open any stopcock, valve or other future attached to thesystem of water supply, or ehall in anywise injure, delaco or impair any part, or any appurtenance of the Water works, or shall cast anything into any roservoir or tank of the sit id works, shall be fined not exceeding one hundred dollars dol-lars for each ofleuse, or by imprisonment imprison-ment not exceeding six months, or by both fine and imprisonment. Sec. 14. If auy person, after the water has been turned oil frutu his premises, on account of non-paymeut of dues, or violation of the rules and regulations pertaining to the water supply, shall turn tho water on again, or use, or allow the water to be used without authority, ho ehall be fined not exceeding .fifty dollars for each offense. Sec. 15. Fountains and sprinklers for lawns, gardens, yards or sidewalks side-walks shall not bo operated during a fire. No fountain attachment shall be greater than half an inch in diameter. diam-eter. There shall be a stopcock to each fountain attachment, which shall bo under tho control of the Superintendent. Sec. 10. Sprinklers for Uwns, gardens, gar-dens, yards and sidewalks muat be used only for tho purposed expressed in tbe license; aud no sprinkler Bhall be used for epriukling tho street out-aide out-aide of the sidewalk, utiles such privilege is included in the license and paid for accordingly. Sidewalks, windows and fronts shall no', be sprinkled except between the hours of (I O 1 O it 8 p.m. No nozzle for eprinkline, shall be larger than one-fourth inch in diameter, and bo license lor a sprinkler Bhall he issued except in connection with other waler service. Sec. 17. Sprinkling wagons aud, wagons for the delivery or gale of water must be filled . from hydrants erected for that purpose, and shail be regulated and controlled by the superintendent. super-intendent. Sec. IS Steam boilers will not be allowed to fill from tne pipes direct, but must be provided with a tank and supplied therefroru. SEC. 19. Watering troughs for animals will not be allowed a constant dow of water, but will only ho allowed to uso such quantity as will supply the actual wants of the stock having access thereto. Neither will continuous continu-ous streams of. water be permitted to flow from hydrants, faucets or stops over washbasins, water-closets, or urinals, or from any apparatus for drawing water. Sec. 20. Freo access shall at all oidiuary hours be allowed lo the Superintendent or other authorized person to all places supplied with water, to examine the apparatus, the amount used and tho manuer of using water, -ml any consumer violating vio-lating any of the rules and regulations regula-tions coutrulliuy' thb water supply shall forfeit all payments made and the right to the use ol tho wuior. :5ec. 21. The City Corporation shall not be held liable for damage to or interruption of his water supply, caused by scarcity of water, accidents to tho works or mains, alterations, additions, repairs or ether unavoid-I unavoid-I able cause, beyond a pro rala reduc-i reduc-i tiou on bis license during such stop page. Sec. 22. No telegraph post, hitching hitch-ing or other post shall be put down or sot within four feet Of any water service ser-vice pipe, nor within six feet of any main pipe, except on a written permit per-mit from the Superintendent. Sec. 23. Wherever the water mains are laid, no person shall be allowed to convey the waters of City Creek from any ditch or place by private pipes for fountains, mechanical mechani-cal or other- purposes, except the ordinary irrigation of lots, under direction of the Watermaster, nor ehall said waters be hereafter diverted from tiie ordinary irrigation ditches lor tho supply ot steam boilers or other mechanism, and all resolutions, ordinances and permits allowing any person to convey tbe waters of City Creek, or any part thereof from the ordinary ditches by pipea for any use or purpose whatever, wherever tho water mains are laid, are hereby repealed. re-pealed. Sec. 24. It shall be the duty of the Assessor of water rates to ascertain ascer-tain by measurement, cr estimate, as near as practicable, the amount of water ined by each water taker; aud he shall make an equitable assessment assess-ment thereon, based upon the rate of ten cents for each one thousand gallons; gal-lons; and no persons shall have tho water conducted to their premises without paying five dollars per annum. an-num. f they consume more than tho worth of rive dollars they shall pay at tbe above mentioned rates. Said assessment shall be made for a term commencing from the time the water is turned on to the premises and ending on the 31st dayot March, 1877, and thenceforth quarterly. The Assessor shall mako prompt returns of his doings lo the City Recorder, who shall chartrc to each neraon tho amount assessed against him, -which amount ehall bo payablo on demand and be collected and paid into the City Treasury in the same manner as license fees are collected and paid in. Sec. 2o. Any person violating any of tho provisions of this ordinance, where the penalty is not herein otherwise other-wise provided, shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty dollars for each oftonse. Sec. 26. Nothing herein contained shall prohibit the City Council from amending, altering or adding to the provisions of this ordinance in relation rela-tion to the water supply or the rules and regulations which may be adopted adop-ted iu conformity therewith; Provided, that no alteration in water rates shall apply to any license issued or contract mado with a consumer under this ordinance, or-dinance, until after tho expiration ol such license or contract. Sec. 27. All ordinances or parts ol ordinances conflicting with the provisions pro-visions ol this ordiuanco are hereby repealed. Fassed October 3d, 1876. FKttAMOKZ LITTLE, Mayor. Territory of Utah, 1 Salt Lake City. J " This certifies that the foregoing is a true copy of mi ordinanco entitled "An ordinance in relation to the Salt Lake City Water-works, and the supply sup-ply of water from tho main pipes, and lor other purposes," passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, the 3d day of October, A.D. 1S7G, as appears ap-pears of record in my oflice, As witness my hand 1 and tho corporate etal L. S. V ot Salt Lako Citv, this j 11th day of October, A. D. 1676. JOHN T. CA1NE, ol2 , City Kecordor. Piice, Twenty-Five Cents. NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING. M.SKrV-NlNTU EDITION. Coctaininc a cnmrlel' list of all tho Iowa.- ft tho l'cit1 S'.aim, Territories and the Dernin ion of Canada, haviot a porulation areeim than 5Aj0 accordics lo 'be last cer.-ns. tm iher wi'.b ibu r am W of the nBmpsirv bavin; tha larccsl 1 oal circulatioD io each of lb. ulare namod. Al-ao, a catalogue of dos -aperi wb'ch arc ro-f m mended to adicnmr i, civine ero-i!l ralue in i rewrtum to inco diarsea. 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