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42 of 1917 - Amending Waterworks Ordinance ROLL CALL `°° DESERET MEWS
VOTING AYE NAY Salt Lake City,Utah, April 30, 191..71
Green . .
I move that the ordinance be passed.
Newman._........__.._
Scheid ._..
Wells
Mr.Chairman...-..-. ..I ---
Result _ �I AN ORDINANCE
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An ordinance amending Sections 1332, 1333, 1339, 1340,
1344, 1364,E 1361, 1373 Revised Ordinances of Salt Lake City,
of 1913; and Sections 1336, 1360 and 1376 of said Revised
Ordinances of 1913, as amended by an ordinance passed by the
Board of Commissioners, August 11th, 1914; and Sections 1378
and 1379 of the Revised Ordinances of Salt Lake City, of
1913, as amended by an ordinance passed by the Board of
Commissioners of Salt Lake City, March 23rd, 19164
Be it ordained by the Board of Commissioners of Salt
Lake City, Utah:
SECTION I. That Sections 1332, 1333, 1339, 1340, 1344,
1360, 1361, 1373 Revised Ordinances of Salt Lake City, of
1913; and Sections 1336, 1360 and 1376 of said Revised
Ordinances of 1913, as amended by an ordinance passed by the
Board of Commissioners, August 11th, 1914; and Sections 1378
and 1379 of the Revised Ordinances of Salt Lake City, of
1913, as amended by an ordinance passed by the Board of
Commissioners of Salt Lake City, Marsh 23rd, 1916, be, and
the same are hereby amended and re-enacted so as to read as
follower
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Sec. 1332. WRITTEN APPLICATION FOR WATER.
Applications for the use of water must be made on
printed forms, furnished by the department of water
supply and water works and signed by the applicant.
The applicant shall state fully and truly the purpose
for which water is required, and shall agree to conform
to, and be governed by, such rules and regulations as
may be prescribed by the board of commissioners, for
the control of the water supply. Said applicant shall
in his application state the location, kind of building,
number of rooms and the entire area of ground to be
supplied, The applicant shall in his application agree
to be responsible for and pay all bills due the city
on account of materials or labor furnished, as provided
in this section, as well as for all water supplied to
the premises.
Should the owner or occupant of the premises
desire an additional fixture, or wish to use water for
a purpose not stated in the original application, a
new application must be made, and a permit obtained
from the department of water supply and water works.
Before water will be turned on to any premises,
all charges against the premises that are due and
payable to the city on account of any of the following
items must have been paid:
On account of labor or materials
furnished by the water works department in the installation
of service connecting the premises with city main;;
pipe;
or for tapping the city mains; or for supplying, installing,
or repairing any meter on account of water previously
supplied to the premises, whether used by the applicant
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or by some previous occupant of the premises; or on account
of the assessment of any fine for turning water on or off.
It shall be unlawful for any person supplied with water
from the city water system to use it for any purpose other than
as stated in his application, or to supply water to any person
except as covered in the application.
SEC. 1333. NOTICE OP DISCONTINUANCE. Any person desiring
to discontinue the use of water supplied to any premises for a
period of not less than three months, shall give notice in
writing to the department of water supply and waterworks. No
reduction or abatement of water rates shall be made unless
such notice shall be given. No sprinkling will be allowed
exoept in connection with house service unless premises are
supplied through a meter.
SEC. 1336. QUALITY OF SERVICE PIPE. PERMIT AND FEB. All
service and other pipes used underground shall be of east iron,
standard galvanized iron, extra strong lead or tin-lined lead
(except private pipes Where the Board of Commissioners grants
the use of special material) , laid not less than four feet
below the surface of the ground and of sufficient strength to
stand the water pressure. All work upon and alterations or
extensions of water pipes, and size of pipes shall be to the
acceptance of the superintendent. No connection of service
pipes shall be made without first obtaining a permit therefor
from the Department of Water Supply and Waterworks, for which
permit there shall be paid the sum of one dollar; and no
extensions shall be made to another water taker from the same
service pipe without permission from said department and a
stop-cock or key-box shall be attached at the junction of such
service pipe.
No consumer shall be permitted to conduct water pipes
across lots or buildings to adjoining premises, and each house
abutting on a city water main must be supplied through its own
separate service pipe running at right angles to the main;
provided, however, that two or more buildings on the same lot
or in contiguous lots may, by permission of the superintendent
of waterworks, be supplied through a water meter, Where such
premises are owned by the same person and such person becomes
responsible for the payment of all bills due the city.
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See• 1339. UNLAWFUL TO HAVE FIRE HYDRANT OR WATER
GATE VALVE WRENCH. It shall be unlawful for any person,
without due authority, to have in his possession any
wrench for a fire hydrant or water gate valve.
See. 1340. UNLAWFUL TO PERMIT BENCH TO BE TAKEN.
It shall be unlawful for any person having lawful charge of
any wrench for a fire hydrant or water gate valve to permit
the same to be taken from him,or from its place of deposit,
or to permit such wrenoh to be used for any purpose other
than that authorized by the superintendent of water works.
Sec. 1344. WATER PIPE EXTENSION; OPENING OR CLOSING
WATER GATE VALVES. It shall be unlawful for any person to
make any extension of any pipe or water fixture attached to
the water works system, for any purpose whatever, without
first obtaining a permit therefor from the department of
water supply and water-works. All persons must within
twenty-four hours after the completion of any plumbing
work connected with the water works system, report the
same to the department of water supply and waterworks.
It shall be unlawful for any person other than duly
authorized employees of the department of water supply
and waterworks to open or olose any water gate valve in
connection with the water system of Salt Lake City.
Sec. 1350. . In case of leaks or other accidents
to service pipes or other apparatus connected with the
water works, plumbers may shut off the water to make sueh
necessary repairs. In all oases when plumbers shall make
repairs to pipes or fixtures on any premises, they shall
leave the water turned on or turned off as they found it,
when they entered the premises to make such repairs.
See. 1360. FIRE PROTECTION. Pipes to be used only
in ease of fire will be allowed within buildings on the
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following conditions: The fire pipes must be entirely disconnected
from those used for other purposes, and hose pipes or branches
must be arranged by means of seals, or otherwise, so that they can
be used only in case of fire. Should water be used through such
fire pipe for other than fire purposes, the superintendent of %
waterworks shall require that a meter be installed upon the
miss and no water shall be delivered to said until such
meter is installed. In no case will any connection larger than
6 inch be allowed.
Sec. 1361. WASTE PROHIBITED. It shall be unlawful for any
water taker to waste water, or allow it to be wasted by imperfect
stops, valves, leaky joints or pipes or to allow tanks or watering
troughs to leak or overflow, or to wastefully run water from hy-
drants, faucets or stops, or through basins, water olosets,urinals,
sinks or other apparatus, or to use the water for purposes other
than those for which he has paid, or to use water in violation of
the rules and regulations for controlling the water supply and the
provisions of this chapter.
The superintendent of waterworks or other authorized employe
bf the department of water supply and waterworks, may turn off the
water supply of any premises where there is a violation of the
provisions of this section, where the water taker fails to correct
any condition permitting the waste or unauthorized use of water
after twelve hours notice to make such corrections.
The superintendent of waterworks shell require any water
user, who shall flagrantly, wantonly or unnecessarily waste water,
to install a meter.
Sec. 1373. ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS. It shall be the duty of
the commissioner of water supply and waterworks to annually
assess each premises supp lied with wat e r on flat
rates in accordance with the provisions of the
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ordinanoes of Galt Lake City; such assessments for water
shall be based upon the rates established by ordinance and
date from the first day of July of each year, provided that
whenever a sliding scale is fixed for any particular use of
water, the commissioner shall determine the amount to be
paid.
See. 1376. WATER RATES. PAID IN ADVANCE. The annual
rates for a supply of water from Salt Lake City waterworks
to be paid annually in advance, are hereby fixed and estab-
lished as follows. to-wit;
Churches not using hydraulic power - For toilets
urinals and lawns, same as dwelling rates.
Hose connections for sprinkling garden, lawns and
other purposes, 50 square yards or less, $1.50 and for
each additional yard, 3 cents.
For washing each private vehicle $1.00
For each animal on premises 1.00
Private dwelling occupied by one family . 4.00
(5 rooms or less).
Each additional room .75
Each additional family 3.00
Each bath tub 1.00
chtoilet 2.00
For all other purposes' water shall be measured by
meter and paid for at,mete / rates.
From and after ;: irst, 1917, whenever a new
service pipe is installed connecting any premises with
the water mains of Salt Lake City, or whenever any new
premises are connected to a private line which is supplied
by water from the water system of Salt Lake City, a water
meter shall be installed for which a charge of $8.00 shall
be made for sizes up to and including 1 inch, where installed
at the curb line.and $2.00 where such meter can be conveniently
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placed in a basement.
Any contractor or person engaged in construction work
or repairs of any nature requiring the use of water, shall
apply to the department of water supply and water works for
a meter to be placed, for either temporary or permanent con-
sumption of water, and deposit a sum of money sufficient to
cover the cost incident to the placing of such meter.
Where a building is to be erected, application shall
be made for service pipe in the regular manner, and all
water consumed in the construction of such building shall
be paid for at regular meter rates. It shall be unlawful
for any contractor or other person engaged in construction
work to use water from the city water mains, except through
a meter, as provided in this section.
It shall be unlawful for any person to deface, injure
or destroy any drinking fountain, water trough, pipe, valve
or appurtenance connected with the water system of Salt Lake
City.
Sec. 1378. The rates for water supplied through meters
to all places will be the same for all consumers, namely
five and one-half cents pe/100 cubic feet for the first
13,000 cubic feet; five cents per 100 cubic feet for the
second 13,000 cubic feet; four and one-half cents per 100
cubic feet for all over 26,000 cubic feet. The minimum
charge for water used through a meter shall be fifty cents
per month.
Bills for water used through meters shall be rendered
monthly or quarterly on the first day of the month for
water received during the preceding period. If the bills
rendered as aforesaid are not settled and paid by the
fifteenth day of the month of their rendition, the commie-
stoner of water supply and water works shall cause the
water to be turned off the premises supplied with water
through the meter and before the water shall be turned on
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all unpaid water rates must be paid in full together
with $1.00 additional for the expense of turning on said
water•
When for any reason the water meter shall fail to
register, bills shall be rendered at the average rate
consumed for like periods of time.
Should any water taker using a water meter, desire
to have the meter on his premises tested, the charge shall
be $2.00 where the meter is found to be oorrect or to
register in favor of the consumer; but where found to be
over-registering, the cost of such test shall be borne by
the city.
See• 1379. Meters of a type approved by the board
of commissioners will be furnished and maintained by the
city upon the water taker depositing the net cost thereof
• with the City Treasurer, who shall issue a certificate of
deposit for said amount, which amount shall be refunded to
the holder upon the return of the meter in serviceable
condition and surrender of the certificate. Provided,
however, that if the owner of the property to be metered
shall sign an agreement to the effect that he will be
responsible for the payment of all bills for water used
through such meter as provided in Section 1378 of these
ordinances, then at the option of the commissioner of
water supply and water works no meter deposit shall be
demanded or paid. Provided, however, that whenever any
consumer of water from the water system shall have failed
to pay for labor, or materials, or water supplied to such
premises, the deposit of the amount of money mentioned in
this section may, by the board of commissioners, be
applied to the payment of such delinquent bills.
Where annual assessments of water rates have already
been made, the commissioner of water supply and water works
is hereby authorized to withdraw said assessments from the
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date that water meters are placed in such establishments
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and thereafter charge for water taken by meter rates.
All water meters shall be under the control of the
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commissioner of water supply and water works who shall
cause the same to be read quarterly or oftener if necessary
and furnish bills to all water takers supplied with water
through meters, as hereinbefere provided.
It shall be unlawful fork.,,eny person by himself,
family, aervante her agents to topen; ,interfere with, injure,
deface or in any+wine impair e'.workings of say water meter.
It shall be unlawful fair any pe1aon Other than s duly
authorized empfioye=of the departMeat of water supply and
water works to,remove any setq metez frobt any premises.
It shall be 'a:z :awful fr any person to post on any
premises any water meter signs where no water meter has
been duly installed, and it shall be unlawful for any
person with intent thereby to evade assessment for water
rates to state that a meter has been installed upon any
premises where such meter has not been duly installed.
Sec. 2. This ordinance shall take effect Brio-da1�
after its first publication.
Passed by the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake
City, Utah, 2[aY. 22. 1917. •
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