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HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrd. 139 - Regulating Water and Sewer Rates ORDINANCE j/jf AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO T E MUNICIPAL WATER b''UPPLY AND SEWAGE SYSTEM OF THE VILLAGE OF McCALL, `REGULATING THE USE OF WATER THEREFROM, FIXING THE FEES FOR AND REGULATING THEE CONNECTIONS 'WITH SAID SYSTEMS, FIXING THE RATES AND vETHOD OF COLLECTION FOR THE USE OF WATER, AND PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE OR ANY PART THEREOF. Be it ordained by the Chairman and Board of Trustees of the Village of McCall , Idaho: SECTION 1-. The word "Watermaster" , wherever used in this -101 ordinance , and the word "Water Rate Collector" , wherever used in this ordinance , shall be construed to mean the Vratermaster of the Village of McCall and the dater Rate Collector of Village of McCall , or other officials or" person duly designated to perform the duties there- , , of , and any act or thing in this ordinance required or authorized to be done by these officials or by an official of the government of the , Village of McCall may be done on behalf of such official by an author- ized officer or employe of the said Village. The word "person" , wherever used in this ordinance , shall be held to mean and include natural persons of either sex, and also associations, co-partnerships and corporations , whether acting for or by themselves , or through or by a servant , agent or employe; and the singular number shall be held and construed to include the plural, and the masculine pronoun to include the feminine. SECTION 2. Any person desiring to have premises connected with the water supply system of the Village of McCall shall present 1 at the office of the Village Clerk , or other place provided for the 7 ,i 4 conduct of such business, the following information: a description of the premises desired to be served by the addition , block, lot , and official house number together with an application for water service , prepared upon a printed form to be supplied for that purpose f by the Village of McCall. Such application shall contain , in addition to the description of the premises as aforesaid, state fully all the purposes for which such water is to be used, the number of persons to be supplied or other indication of probable consumption , the size of the service pipe or connection believed to be necessary therefore , the point of connection with the Village water main and the method and manner of connection , the name and address of the applicant and whether owner, authorized agent , or contractor, andif authorized agent a written authority from the owner authorizing such agent to make the above application. SECTION 3. The application shall also contain , or have attached thereto , a contract on the part of the owner of the premises , and executed by him or his legally authorized agent , agreeing to pay for the water applied for at the rate , at the times and in the manner specified in this ordinance; that the Village of McCall is acknowledged by him to reserve the right to charge and collect such rates , and to impose and enforce the penalties , provided for• in this ordinance , to 9 /6, change the rate at any time b;; ordinance, to temporarily discontinue the service at any time without notice to consumer , and to install such meters or other devices as may be necessary to control and measure the water supplied. Such contract shall specifically provide that the supply of water• is subject to all the provisions of this ordinance , or of any other ordinance hereafter passed, and that the Village of McCall shall not be held responsible for any damage by water or otherwise resulting from failure of the plumbing or appliances on the premises supplied with water, nor for any damage caused by the interruption or failure of such supply , nor shall such failure or interruption be held to constitute a breach of contract on the part of the Village , nor in any way release the consumer from the performance of all of his obliga- tions as therein set forth. No application for service shall be granted until the contract herein provided for shall have been properly executed. SECTION 4. All contracts shall be in full force and effect from the date of execution thereof , but rates shall be charged there- under• from the date service is turned on. I m. SECTION 5. After receipt of a properly filled out applica- tion , and of the executed contract aforesaid , the datermaster shall cause the premises described in the application , if the sane abut Ark- kw- upona city main , to be connected with the said main by a service pipe extending at right angles from the main to the property line . Included in such service connection thus constructed shall be a "Village Curb Cock" , placed within the line of the street curb , and the said connec- tion shall thereafter be maintained by and remain the property of the Village of McCall. SECTION 6. In case of application for water service upon premises not abutting upon a village main , the village may lay its service connection from the main toward the premises a distance equal to the distance from the main to the property line at right angles there- from, but in no case a distance greater than 40 feet , and there permit connection to be made with a union to a private water main laid and nx loh maintained by the owner of the premises desired to be served; or , the village may , in the discretion of the Chairman and Board of Trustees , and upon payment into the working fund of the Water Department by the applicant , of a sum sufficient to cover one-half of the cost there- i of , extend the service main toward the premises of the applicant along "I and beneath and street , alley , or highway of the Village of McCall , but not elsewhere, to a total distance of not exceeding 300 feet. The payment by the applicant of such portion of the cost of such extension, shall in no way vest in such person any ownership therein. SECTION 7. No service connections shall be allowed from Q-)V the Village mains to any premises supplied with water from any other source , unless it be shown that the village will receive a reasonable return on its investment and then only on special permission in writing by the Watermaster , which permission shall be revocable at any time. No connection , temporary or permanent , shall be permitted between the village water supply system and any other source of water supply what- soever. SECTION 8. Every separate premises supplied with village water shall have its own separate connection with village water line and every separate premises not complying with this requirement at the date of passage of this ordinance shall be made so to comply r'/u within 6 months thereafter. It shall be unlawful for any person , whose premises are supplied with village water, to furnish water to additional persons or premises after 6 months subsequent to the pas- sage of this ordinance. SECTION 9. All persons connecting to this village owned service connection or laying their own private water mains thereto are required to use approved galvanized standard pipe , up to and including 2 inch in nominal internal diameter, and cast iron water main conformed to the specifications of the Watermaster in the case ' ,10 of larger sizes. All such private lines shall be laid not less than 4 feet below the surface of the ground and an equal distance below the established grade of any street where the grade has been estab- lished. If any such private main be laid in a street or highway where no grade has been established, and such grade is established at some later date , but no village water main is by that time con- structed therein the Watermaster may require the consumers using such private main at that time to relay such private main in such manner as to protect it from frost damage. SECTION 10. A standard city service connection, which alone shall be supplied by the village at cost of Thirty ( $30.00 ) Dollars to the consumer, shall be construed to be one of three- 1,10 quarter inch nominal internal diameter, extending from the main to the property line , and including the necessary tap or shut-off , tapping saddle , pipe , fittings , village curb cock and curb box , meter and meter box where later is necessary. Where connections of greater capacity are required for any purpose , all excess costs of service , over and above the cost of the three-quarter inch standard service , shall be charged to the comsumer , are, the sum paid into the working fund of the Water Department. .1 SECTION 11. The portion of all service connections provided by the consumer, or private water mains laid as permitted by this ordinance , shall , before water is turned on thereto , con- form in all respects with the following requirements: The pipes 7-1 shall be so located and equiped that each supply to a separate building or premises shall be controlled by a separate, stop-and- waste cock of approved type and construction satisfactory to the datermaster, which stop shall be properly protected against frost , have extention handle if necessary , and be so placed as to completely drain all pipes and fixtures served thereby; or if sags or depressions necessarily occur in such pipes , they shall each be provided with an additional stop-and-waste cock or other suitable means for prop- erly draining each and every one of them. adhere no fixtures exist between the property line and the basement or cellar of a building, the stop-and-waste cock may be placed within such basement or cellar , provided such basement or cellar is not less than six (6 ) feet in clear height , and is provided with adequate stairways or other suit- able means of ready access thereto ; and provided further , that where m nt orcellar is enclosed only with wooden walls , the such base 1 e said stop-and-waste cock shall be placed at least twelve (12) inches below the surface or floor thereof , and be provided with an extension handle , and be properly protected against frost. Stop-and-waste cocks on premises fronting on ungraded streets shall be placed at least six (6 ) feet inside the property line of said premises. Connec- tion between the privately owned lines or service connections shall in all cases be made with a suitable union. Every existing service connection or branch service not already equipped as required by this section shall forthwith be made to so conform at the expense of the owner. SECTION 12. All water furnished to consumers after the date of passage of this ordinance shall be furnished through meters 'i l 2' supplied by the village , provided that service not metered at the date of passage of this ordinance shall continue to pay at the present rate until meters can be installed thereon. The ,Water Department due thereon thus computed. It shall be the duty of the Water Rate Collector to keep suitable accounts with all consumers of water, a a seperate account for each seperate service or premises, and to enter therein all charges and penalities accrued. SECTION 36. All meters shall be and remain the property of the Village of McCall, and shall not be removed from the service tr/ 54. except for test or repair, replacement, or abandonment or discontinuance of the service. All meters shall be so located and maintained as to be readily accessible at all reasonable hours for reading, inspection, or repair. SECTION 37. In cases where a meter has been lost, injured, or broken by or through the carelessness or negligence of the owners or occupants of the premises served,, such meter shall be properly repaired or restored under the direction of the Water Departme nt,., and the costs thereof shall be charged against the owner or occupant of the premises. In ca se of non-payment of such charges, the water shall be turned off, and not turned on until the cost of repairs and the penality for shutting off and turning on rater has been paid. SECTION 38. In the event of a meter geeting out of order or failing to register properly,, the consumer shall be charged on an estimate made from the amount consumed in the same month in the pre- I i edin year,, or from the average ofthe consumptions c e g a g c n umptions of the three months last preceding the meter reading,, or from the other most reliable data in the possession of the Water Department. SECTION 39. Where the accuracy of the record of a water meter is questioned by a consumer,, it shall be removed at his request,, and shall be tested by the Water Department by means of the apparatus provided by the Water Department, in the presence of the consumer if he so dasires, and a report shall be made thereon to the Water Rate g. -131 Collector. Both parties shall accept the findings so made. Before making such test,, the consumer at the time of filing his request shall deposit with the '.Dater Rate Collector,, the sum herein named for testing the said meter,, according to the size thereof: For testing 3/4 inch meter $2.00 - For testing 1 inch meter $ 2.00 For testing 1 1/2 inch ,eter $2.50 For testing 2 inch meter $3.00 For testing 3 inch meter $3.50 For testing 4 inch_ meter $4.00 For testing 6 inch meter and larger$5.00 No meter shall be removed or in anyway disturbed,, nor the seal thereof broken,, except in the presence or under the direction of the Vatermaster. SECTION 40. If a test so made discloses an error against the consumer of more than One percent (1g) in the meters registry, the excess of such readings as applied to the three readings next c � 6 preceding the test, shall be calculated,.. and the amount of money due the consumer thereon credited to his water account, and the Water De— partment shall bear the entire costs of the test and the deposit of the consumer shall be returned to him. If no error in excess of One per cent (lob against the consumer has been found, the consumer shall pay the costs of the test out of his deposit. SECTION 41. All bills for water are due and payable on the first day of the month_ following the month in which they are issued,, and shall be delinquent at the close of office hours on the tenth day of the month in which. such payments fall due; provided, that if such #" tenth day of the month falls on a legal holiday,, then such bills shall be delinquent at the close of office hours of the next succeeding business day. If no.t paid before delinquency a penalty of ten (l00) per cent of the amount so due shall be added to the said amount so due. When such water bills have been delinquent and unpaid for five days,, the Water Rate Collector shall prepare and deliver tothe Water Department a list of the premises on which said bills are delinquent and unpaid,; and the Water Departure nt shall forthwith turn off the water at all such. premises. SECTION 42. No notice shall be required to be given to any owner,, lessee,, or occupant of any premises,; or to any person interested therein, before the water shall be turned off at any such premises,, but the terms of this ordinance shall be deemed sufficient notice that the water,. under such circumstances shall be shut off. The water- shall not be again turned on until such dharges,, including the delinquency charge of ten (l0;) per cent and a special charge of Two ($2.00) Dollars for shuting off and turning on the water, shall have been added to the face of the delinquent bill and the entire sum paid. SECTION" 43. Beginning with the / f'7- day of 0/77, ,, 1947, and thereafter, the charges for water consumed shall be as per the following schedules: RESIDENTUAL SCHEDULE: Zoo 1. AL miniTrninr; charge of $105' per month,, which shall include eye 3„000 . per month. 2. At ten cents (10¢) per thousand (1,,000) . for each,. thousand . A. over and above the first 3,000. COMMERCIAL MERC`IAL SCHEDULE: Zo© 1. A minimum charge of 0- per month, which shall include 3,000 aft-tet.. per month. 2. The next 5,000 c4 r. at fifty cents (50¢) per thousand o •/ 3. The next 10,0004 . at thirty cents (30¢) per thousand t ,gd 4. The next 10,000 et. at twenty cents (20¢) per thousand ` /f 5. At the rate of ten cents (10¢) for each thousand a °r- ,. �` over and above 28,,000 0 .. . b � C The Residentual schedule shall apply only as follows: a 1. Where the water is used for domestic purposes only by the owner, tenant,; or lessee-,, and • 2. Where there is a tenant or lessee, the period of the tenancy or lease shall not be for less than 30 days. All other uses of water shall be classified as commercial. SECTION 44. If the Chairman and Board of Trustees desire to offer to any church,, school, public hospital, charitable institution C6 , iqt) or industry of the Village,, certain consideration in the matter of the cost of water supp4.y to such consumer, the same shall not be accomplished by any modification of rates or schedules as herein contained but may be made by computing the difference between the scheduled rate and the allowed rate.:,, and paying the difference out of the general fund into the water rate fund and crediting the same to the account of the consumer so allowed. SECTION 45. It shall be unlawful for any person except one duly authorized by the Water Department or the Fire Department, to open,, close, operate,, turn, on, turn off, interfere with, attach any pipe or hose to or connect anything with any fire hydrant, stand pipe, stop i7�f ��, valve or stop cock belonging to the Village of McCall. It shall be unlawful for any person to make anyy connection with any water main or water pipe belonging to the village water supply system, without due authority first asked and obtained to do so. SECTION 46. It shall be unlawful for any person to obstruct the ready access to any fire hydrant by placing around or thereon any stone, brick,; lumber, dirt or other material, to draw or attempt to draw any water therefrom, or to willfully or carelessly injure the same. And in the event that any person shall,; wilfully, carelessly or other- wise,, injure or break any fire hydrant,, street stand pipe,, public drinking fountain or other device or thing connected with the villagPi ci(g' water supply system, he shall at once report the occurance to the village Water Department or police, with his name and address,, and shall give such undertaking as may be required of him that he will pay the costs of the repairs or replacements thereto made necessary. Failures to so report and accept responsibility for such injury, shall also result in the offender being deemed guilty of a misdemeanor,, and punished accordingly. SECTION 47. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this ordinance for which offense a special penalty is not prescribed,; shall be fined not more than One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars together with the costs of prosecution,, or be imprisoned not more than thirty V) ) 7 (30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. SECTION 48, It shall be unlawful for any person to place or caused to be placed in any part of the village water supply system, L � R within the limits of the jurisdiction of the village over the sources of supply of water,, or in the pipes, reservoirs,, or plants thereof within ilthe corporate limits of the said village, any offal,, garbage,, refuse matter or dtather unwholesome,, injurious or poisonous substance or to wash or bathe therein,, or contaminate the same in any manner, or any person who shall injure or offer or attempt to injure the water supply of the said village,, or any part of the plant or equipment for that purpose- maintained, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars i together with the costs of propsecutiont or be imprisoned not more than. ninty (90) days , or by both such fine and imprisonment. SECTION 49. That aJi ordinances or parts of ordinances that are in conflict herewith be, and the same are hereby repealed. Passed and approved this /2 day of -_ Z .�, 1947. ilr-w II . 0.7v401.*,/ Chairman,; V' age Board of Trustees Attest: ✓/� Cler-1, lage Board o ' Trustees 4 - - '.•So.lili'°laiTati _ _ _ _ SECTION 16.. Whenever the owner of any premises connected with the village water supply system , or his duly author- . ized agent , shall desire to use the water , he shall request the Water Rate Collector to have the water turned on and service begun. The owner shall leave his portion of the trench containing the b f service connection open until the sane has been properly inspected, and the water turned on , when he shall imnediately and properly cover the said. pipe. SECTION 17. Whenever the owner or occupant of any premises connected with the village water supply system desires , for any purpo se , to dis continue such service , he sha 11 notify the Water Rate Collector in writing, and shall pay up any arrears or charges , if such there be . No charge shall be made for the service during the time of discontinuance , if the same is continued for not less than '// 7 one month , but a fee of One Dollar (41.00 ) shall be charged and collected for reading of meter and shutting off the water, If the service is discontinued for less than one month, the minimum chars will be assessed , and must be paid before t he water is turned on, for which latter service no charge will be made. SECTION 18, When water has been turned on at any premises, in conformity with this ordinance , the same shall continue to be charged against the said premises until the Water Department is ordered in writing by the owner, or his authorized agent , to discon- tinue the same . All ace ounts for wate r shall be kept in the name of the owner of the premises for whom the service was installed, until )i some later owner shall notify the Water Rate Collector of the change in ownership. No water shall be billed to any tenant , unless the lease of the latter is recorded, and the owner of the premises requests in writing that the water be charged to the tenant , and the said tenant deposits with the Water Rate Collector the sum of Five Dollars ( 0.00 ) to protect the village against any and all delinquent and unpaid charges for water, or other charges and. penalties , on account of such services. SECTION 19. All charges will be recorded against the q . ) 11 Mal premises for which the service was installed. Should the same become delinquent and. unpaid. , such charge shall be a lien against the pro- perty so served and the Water Rate Collector may make and file a lien for the amount due within tj a same time and in the same general manner and form as liens of mechanics and materialmen are made and filed under the provisions of the laws of, the State of Idaho; and such liens shall bind the premises in the same manner and to the same extent as such mechanics and materialmens liens are binding under the said laws and shall be foreclosed in the same general manner ; and upon foreclosure thereof , attorney' s fees and costs shall in like manner be allowed.; or the village may sue to recover the amount due for such rentals from t he persons liable without filing any lien. In like manner a lien may be filed and foreclosed or suit brought to enforce the payment for any labor or materials furnished or supplied by the village. SECTION 20. When water has been shut off from any premises, either upon the application of the owner thereof, or for non-payment of water charges , or for any other souse , it shall be a misdemeanor for any person to again conncent such premises with the city water supply system except when specifically authorized so to do by the Watermaster. and the Watermaster may cause the water to be shut off at the main , or may remove a portion of the service connection in the street. In addition to the penalty in this ordinance provided for violations of its provisions , the Water Department may charge to and collect from the owner of the premises so illegally connected, the whole cost of the disconnection and the re-connection , and the pen- alty of Two Dollars ( p2.00 ) for shutting of f and turning on the water , the whole of such penalty and charges to be paid before the water is again turned on. SECTION 21. Whenever water is turned off , except upon the 11 L� application of the owner , it shall not be turned on again until after the payment of a charge of Two Dollars ( 2.00) for the said service. SECTION 22. All claims for adjustment of water bills shall be made on blanks furnished bynthe Water Rate Collector, and filed 1 , 1 Z 7 with that officer on or before the tenth day of the month in which the payment is due , and if not so made , any allowance or adjustment made , if any , shall apply on the bills of the following period. The claim for adjustment shall be placed, with the full record of the case , before the Chairman and Village Board of Trustees at their next regular meeting after its receipt , and no claim or adjustment shall be made or allowed except upon a resolution by the Chairman and Village Board of Trustees duly adopted and entered upon the minutes of the meeting. No person, officer or governing body shall have authority to correct or adjust any water bill , save and except the Chairman and Village Board of Trustees as above prescribed. SECTION 23. In case any charges for water shall become a lien against any premises the water shall be shut off until such charges are paid. In the event of a disputed account and tender by the owner of the premises of the amount claimed by him to be due �, I pcior to the said discontinuance of service , the right to refuse service to such premises shall not accrue until suit has been entered in a court of proper jurisdiction by the Village and judgment entered in favor of the Village in such cases; - provided further, that immed- itally after judgment has been rendered in such cases , the water shall be shut off and shall not again be turned on until all charges for water , court costs , and all other charges due the village of LcCall in relation thereto , as provided in this ordinance , have been paid in. full. SECTION 24. Water for building operations may be supplied only at scheduled commercial rates , and the owner or contractor desir- ing the service may be required to make such a deposit with the 07";later Hate Collector as wi11 in the latter s opinion, secure the Village against the non-payment of all charges and penalties. Should no service connection be available at the desired point , the ,later Department may make a special service connection therefor , and shall charge the cost of such work of installation and removal , less the salvage value of the material recovered, to the account of the appli- cant , or deduct it from any deposit made as above prescribed. SECTION 25. It shall be unlawful for any person to use water for irrigating or sprinkling , during the progress of any fire in the Village , except for the protection of property from fire , and U ` sprinkling shall be immediately stopped when the fire alarm is sound- ed., and not be resumed until the signal "fire out" is given. SECTION 26. Where water has been shut off from any pre- mises , for lack of payment of charges or penalties , or for any other cause , and the person occupying such premises shall proceed to take water from any other premises connected with the Village water supply system, such person taking water, and any person permitt ing such • taking of water , will be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on con- viction thereof, shall be punished accordingly as elsewhere in this ordinance provided. SECTION 27. It shall be unlawful for any person to wilfully place or permit any automatic sprinkling device , or wilfully to place or hold. any hose , in such position or manner that water there- ; from falls on any person while on any public street , alley, highway 1Ze or sidewalk , and the `Water Department may shut off the water of any person so offending. SECTION 28. The water may be at any time shut off from any or all mains , without notice , for repairs or other necessary purpo ses , and the Village shall not be liable for any consequent 6e r2 • damage. dater for high pressure or other steam boilers shall not be drawn directly from the Village mains , but shall in all cases be fed. into a suitable tank of sufficient capacity to supply needed water for at least one-half day. While water is temporarily shut off from the mains , the hot water faucets of all premises should be kept open, to allow steam to escape from the hot water boilers , and to prevent bursting or collapse of the same. No person should leave a house empty with the faucets open as above explained. SECTION 29. No ice machine or cold storage plant shall f at any time be connected in any manner with the Village water supply system, so that water which has been used in any part of such mach- ine or plant will or *are returned after use into the Village mains; all water so used shall be at once discharged into the sewers or other place of disposal. SECTION 30. It shall be unlawful for any person to waste water, or to allow it to be wasted by imperfect or leaking stop valves , check-valves , other valves , faucets , pipes , fittings or fixtures or devices of any kind for the utilization and control of water supply, f1 d0 or allow any faucet or valve to run wholly or partly open for the prevention of freezing , or for any other reason, or to use the water for any purpose other than those upon which his contract is based, or to use water in any way in violation of this ordinance. In case of the neglect or failure to comply with these requirements for the proper maintenance of plumbing and fixtures , and the proper use of water, the Water Department may shut off the water until proper repairs are made and the usual penalty paid. SECTION 31. If any person shall make , procure or maintain any unauthorized connection between any Village water main and the meter appertaining to the service connection , such person shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor , and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by the imposition of a fine of not less than Fifty Dollars V" );:i ( 50.00) , or by imprisonment of not less than Thirty (30) days, or p by both such fine and imprisonment. ,Ind in addition, the water on such premises shall be shut off , and shall not be again turned on until the best adjustment possible shall have been made for the water so illegally consumed , insofar as the smae can be approximately determined, and the charges for such water, and all penalties in- curred , have been fully paid. SECTION 32 , It shall be unlawful for any person to refuse, neglect or fail to afford any dult authorised represenative of the Water Department free access at all reasonable hours to any or all pa its of buildings or premises supplied with water from the village water supply system, for the purpose of making records,, readings,., and inspection of the location, condition and sufficiency of pipes, fittings, valves,: cocks, fixtures and appliances, and noting the amount of water Id used and the manner in which. it is used. Violation of this provision of this ordinance, or the abuse, threatening or iritimidation of any officer of the Water Department, may result in the shutting off of the water,, and the imposition of the usual penalities, in addition to punishment for violation of this ordinance, as elsewhere herein provided. SECTION 33. Any property owner or tenant may install a fire protection service, which must receive the approval of the Water- master, and no charge shall be made for water actually used therein for fire extinguishment. The connection for such fire service system shall be made outside of the meter installation, and between the meter and the main, and any person who shall make or permit to be made any • tap or connection from a fire main for any other purpose,,, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. The Water Department may at their dis- cretion require all outlets on such fire service system to be properly sealed,, and if any such seal shall be broken in use in fire extinguish- ment, it shall at once be reported to the Water Department for re-sealing,, for which a charge of ten cents per outlet shall be made. but never less than twenty-five cents. If in inspection unsealed and unreported outlets are' discovered, there shall be assessed against the owner or tenant thereof a penalty y of One ($1.00) Dollar per outlet so unsealed, • or the water may be turned off the; _premises. SECTION 34. In case of violation of any of the preceeding sections, the Water Department, instead of summarily turning off the water:, may serve a written notice of the penalities incurred upon the owner or other responsible person,, and if the charges and penalities therein noted are not paid within forty-eight (48) hours after such service, may then proceed to turn off the welter,, and it shall not be again turned on until the whole sum shall have been paid. SECTION 35. The Water Department is required to install on evey service a suitable meter, and during the months of April to ?,'i September, inclusive,, shall make monthly readings thereof, and during the months of October to Larch, inclusive, the readings shall be made at the discretion of the Watermaster, and the Water Department shall cause the same to be duly entered in the books of the village and the amounts shall install such meters within ninety (90 ) days of the date of passage of this ordinance. SECTION 15. It shall be the duty of the Watermaster to report in writing to the ;pater Rate Collector , all premises inspected by him where village water is used or about to be used, within forty- eight (48 ) hours after such inspection. Such report shall contain the name of the owner , the house number of the premises and the street name , and the name of the plumber performing the work. The Water- 1 master shall make sure that stop-and-waste cocks have been so placed as to thoroughly drain all pipes and fixtures or any such premises. SECTION 14. No person other than licensed plumbers and authorized village employees shall possess or use any street key for the purpose of shutting off the village curb-cock, and all plumbers shall leave the said village curb-cock shut off on all premises which are newly connected with the village water supply system, and in the condition in which it was found in all other cases. On the completion of his work, each plumber shall promptly report the same to the q `Natermaster. This shall not be construed to in any way relieve any plumber from making the necessary applications , and from complying in all respects with the other requirements of this ordinance. In case of the failure of any plumber to properly conform to the requirements of this ordinance , the 4atermaster may cause the same to be remedied , and shall cause the costs of the same , together with any fees or penalties which may have accrued thereon , to be charged to the property owner, and no water shall be turned into the water lines of the said property until such costs and charges have been paid in full. SECTION 15. If convinced that he is properly equiped to safely do the work, so that the village is not likely to saffer loss f thereby , the Watermaster may permit the pwner of any premises to make his owl connections with a service connection, within the property line , and may require a reasonable deposit to insure the character of the work done , such deposit not to exceed Ten Dollars ( ;10.00 ) , and tm be returned to the said owner at the satisfactory completion of the work.