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An Ordinance amending Ordinance ITo 444 by desig-
nating the materiel and manner in which water connections
shall be made, requiring the same to be inspected and
providing for an Inspector.
Whereas PaVlllg District ITo 4, and Curbing, Guttering
and Storm Swmring District iyo 4 h_We been Organized for the
purpose of constructing a system of paving, curbing, gutter-
ing and .itormsewering, within certain territory of the City
of Batesville, -end contract has been let for the construc-
tion
onstruc-tion of such improvement, and ,
-dhereas, it will be injurious to qid improvements
to be cut or otherwise di sturb ed after the same are completai .
THEREFORE, be it Ordained. by the City Coluicil of
the City of Batesville, 1�rkLtais"s:
Stiction 1. The Superintendent of the tiVater & bight
plant of the City of Batesville is hereby appointed and
made Inspector, and it i s made his duty and he is required
to make all inspections provided for herein and shall re-
ceive a fee of 50� for each inspection, to be paid by the
or needing said inspection.
person asking g
Section 2. It is hereby made the duty of the
Inspector to notify all persons who have con.nectioils to
the w=.3t er main, either as owners or users, to b.=Lr e and
expose t'he &- ne for the purpose of inspection, within 10
days from the date of notice, and upon the failure or re-
fusal of any person, firm or corporation to bare and ex-
pose said connections within the ten days after being noti-
,,fied by the Insepctor to do so, they shall upon conviction
before the mayor be fined not less than X5.00 nor more than
X25.00, and in addition all the costs and expense incurred
by the Inspector in making said exposure for the purpose
of inspecting in ecting the same, and, if after the coiuiections are r:
bared and exposed tine inspector finds that they are not up
to the requirements as laid down in this Ordinance for new
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connections, said Insjjec$or shall notify the owner or use
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of said connection in whet manner they do not comply with
said requirements and regulations as set out in this Ordi-
nance and give him 10 days notice in which to mil ke said con-
nections comply with sG�id requir e gent s.nd regulations, and
upon the failure or refu.s:l of any person, firm or corpor-
ation to make the connections comply with the requirements
as sets out in the notice of said Inspector, they shall,
upon conviction before the mayor, be fined mot less than
; 5.00 nor more than X25.00 and in addition allthe cost
and ex�oense incurred by the Inspector in making mid connec-
tion comply with thre regul.--itions and requirements of this
Ordinance.
Section 3. It is hereby made the duty and the
Inspector is required to notify all property owners and
users of water
within the district
to
bare and
expose the
connections to
the water main, and
if
=after 10
days notice,
they fail or refuse to do so, then the Inspector shall em-
ploy such person or perzsons as may 'be deemed necessary to
do the work, and give to the Mayor an accurate G.nd correct
account of the expense of making s"�id exposure, together
,vith the name of the owner L4nd user of -,%,id c on.iection, _and.
the City sh%'ll p` -.y swid Z:�ccount.
aection 4. It i s her eby made the duty and the
Inspector is required to notify y11 property owners and
users of water within the district of the m -.inner in which
their conliections do not comply with the requirements and
regulations of this Ordinance, and he shjll notify them
that the same must be fixed to coi.oirly with the requirements
and regulations within 10 days from service of notice, and
upon the failure or refusal of any per son, firm or corpor-
ation to fix tr.eir connection so as to comply with the re-
gulations tbs set but in said notice of said inspector, then
the inspector shall employ such person or persons `ws laaY
be deemed neces:5iry to d'o the work, end give the i:;-,yor an
ccurat e ,and correct - Cc o«.}at of the expense of mc.ki fi .
eoanection cocnpl.y with the requirements `-�nd reg{alations
11 /a yr __11 ��y 1�n. owner
of L1 -i s, ordinance, t � V 1 L' the llµi o J!ae V1°�tl e1 w��
user of .;=yid connection, and the citta sh,11.1 -pay s�:,id _:',,ccoant.
Bbetion 5. It is hercby Tn'.L.de the duty z, d the
insrj ect or is r egair ed to notify °111 owners o �o t s in the
district, whet' -Ler occupied or not, tiA-Lt t ..p ,nu -,;t be ml ,ode
to the Jat er 11Sain and run to the curb, within ten d -ay s
after the service of s -;,id iiotice, and upon the f lilure or
refus=al of any owner or user to :_sake E.:.id t,-�,p ::end to run
the s -zine to the curb lig e, the inspector sYiall employ such
p er son or per sons as he =jai y de en aeces�ry to make s, -id tup
and to run the coiinectioii to the curb line in .ccord-,nce
vAth the regi.ilations herein provided for, :end sal5
-411 keep
wn 5ccur-te und correct of tiie expense for said work
,and turn the swine in to the Li�ayor toyetrier with the name of
the owner and user and the Ic?c ti on of the lot, and the
City wid play said e,-,pense.
~ Section 6. It is hereby made the duty tlae
Inspector is required to notif-TT -'ll owners of --�11 lots in
the district, which hwive no cojanection with the water m! --!.in
or in which more th<.zn one r,-i-tro-n or buildinjT is useinT one
co,ranection, whether s' id lot or lots are occupied or not,
thii t tap must be make to the water mn in end service
connection run to the curb line fow each and every lot,
and no t4ap sh-.11 be for t1ae service of inor e th=Ln one b aild-
ing
or patron, vich
building
or patron must h::ve a
sepert'Ae
t-tp,
and :any person,
firm or
corporation who is the
owner
of any lot or building, who shill fail or refuse to M"ke
such connection in accordance with the requirements and re-
gulations of this ordin_nce, shill upon conviction before
the mayor be fined not less than : 5.00 nor ,.lore t!"n ;1)25.00,
and in addition all the cost and e,gpense incurred by the
Inspector in makin- gAi.d connection co ply with the regu-
ltitions and requirements of this Ordinance.
Section 7. 1111 w=ater service from the vv-,3.ter main
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to.,the curb line s'rnall be not less than 24 incises under
the surface of the street. :.11 water service 1.hall be of
the best grade galvanised iron or of double extra strength
lead and not less than three quarter inch in size.
All w:�ter connection to the water matin must be approved
Corporation Cock and lead goose neck. .0',11 service must be
equipped with approved curb cock and curb box, properly
pinced at the curb line. Mone of the =above connections shall
be covered until the inspector shall be notified and shall
have inspected the same and reported the same according
to the requirements rnd regulations of this Ordinance.
Any person, firm or corporation wino shall place arty coi-uiec-
tions within the district without the same having been
inspected and reported to h='uve beenJaccording to require-
ments and regulations, shall, upo., conviction before the
mayor, be fined not less than ;5.00 nor more than ;25.00.
Section S.
Should any
section, sections
or part of
any section of this
ordinance
be held invalid by
the courts,
it shall not thereby be understood T4s affecting, and shall
not affect the other provisions of this Ordinance.
Section 9. On ' •ccount of the fact that the con-
tract for the paving, garbing, guttering ',nd storm sewering
has been let .tnd work thereon will b e.Tin with rut, few days,
it is neces,-flry that this; ordiw,ance t>:�ke effect at once so
th_�t the connections and of .er m-i.tters required ire the above
ordin�lnc e may be completed before paving and other work b e-
ains 9,nd an emergency is hereby declared and this ordinance
shall t --oke eflect :end be ici force fraii and ufte-r its p; s -
sage and publication.
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