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ORDINANCE NO. 1437
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.av uxDINANCE relating to the municipal water �S T
supply system of the City of Renton, Washington,
regulating the use of water therefrom, providing
for the sale of water, fixing the rates or �9
charges therefor and providing a method of
collecting the same, providing penalties for
violations of this Ordinance and repealing
Ordinances Nm 855, 871, 11341 1215, and 1418, and 1287
all other ordinances or parts thereof in conflict '�'�Z`%3
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MIiAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, AS FOLLOWS;
Section 1. The word "Superintendent" wherever used
in this ordinance shall be held and construed to mean the Super-
intendent of Water of the City of Renton, and any act in this
ordinance required or authorized to be done by him, may be done
on his behalf by any authorized employee of the Water Department.
The word "persona wherever used in this ordinance shall be held
to mean and include natural persons of either sex, associations,
copartnerships and carporations, whether acting by themselves
or by a servant, agent, or employee; 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 City of Renton
shall make application therefor at the office of the Water
Department.
Applications therefor shall be made upon a printed form
furnished for that purpose, which application shall contain a
description of the premises where such water supply is desired,
and shall fully state all of the purposes for which the water
is to be used, the size of the service pipe and the number and
kind of fixtures to be connected thereto, and shall be signed by
the owner of the premises to be served or his duly authorized agent..
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At the time of filing such application the applicant
shall pay to the City Treasurer, or the person appointed by him
for the purpose of collecting water rates, the fees for installa-
tion of water service hereinafter provided,
Section ,. The application provided for in the
preceding section shall contain a contract on the part of the
person making the same to pay for the water applied for at the
rate and in the manner specified in such contract, and shall
reserve to the City of Renton the right to charge and collect the
rates and enforce the penalties provided for in this ordinance, in
the manner herein provided, to change the rates at any time by
ordinance, to temporarily discontinue the service at any time
without notice to the consumer, and shall specify that said
contract is subject to all the provisions of this ordnance and
of any ordinance of the City of Renton relating to the subject
hereafter passed, and shall provide that the City of Renton shall
not be held responsible for any damage by water or other cause
resulting from defective plumbing or appliances on the premises
supplied with water, installed by the owner or occupant of said
premises, and shall provide that in case the supply of water shall
be interrupted or fail.by any reason, the City shall not be held
liable for damages for such interruption or failure, nor shall such
interruptions or failures for any reasonable period of time be
held to constitute a breach of contract on the part of the City
or in any way relieve the consumer from performing the obligations ,
of his contract,
Section All contracts shall take effect from the
day they are signed and rates shall be charged from the day the
premises are connected with the City's water supply,
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Section 5...
Upon the presentation at the office of
the Superintendent of Water of the TreasurerTs receipt for the
installation fees, the Superintendent shall cause the premises
described in the application to be conre cted with the CityTs
water main by a service pipe extending at right angles from
the main to the property line and including a stopcock placed
within the lines of the street curb, which connection shall
thereafter be maintained and kept within the exclusive control
of the City,
A separate service connection with the city water main
must be installed by every residence and commercial building
supplied with city water in front of which there is a water main
and the buildings so supplied will not be allowed to supply water
to other buildings, except temporarily where there are no mains
in the streets; Provided, that such restrictions shall not apply
to services already installed unless in the judgment of the
Superintendent, for the good of the service or to settle disputes
or for the separate metering of the additional buildings, it is
found necessary to enforce such provisions as to connections
already made; and Provided further, that when two single
family residences or commercial buildings under the same ownership
are located on the same lot or tract or multiple dwelling units,
such as duplexes, triplexes, motels, or auto courts, under the
same ownership are located on the same or adjoining lots or tracts
they may be served through a single water service connection.
Section 6. All persons connecting to city services
or laying their own private pipe shall be required to use only
standard galvanized iron pipe up to and including two (2) inches
in size, and all pipes shall be laid not less than two (2) feet
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below the surface of the ground, except that in ungraded streets
where the grade is already established, said services and pipes
shall be laid at least two (2) feet below said established grades.
The Superintendent will maintain private services in
streets which are being-Agraded or regraded and will have such
access on private property as shall be necessary to maintain such
pipes during the work, and shall as soon as practicable upon the
completion of the work, reg -lay said pipes in the street.
Section 7. No service connection less than three-
fourths(3/4) inch in size shall be installed.
The fees for the original installation of water service
as hereinbefore m ovided shall be as follows:
For a three-fourths (3/4) inch connection up to and
including forty (40) feet of three-fourths (3/4) inch water
service pipe, $50.,00 and provided further that where the length
of water service pipe shall exceed forty (40) feet, then an
additional charge, based on labor and material for the extra
footage shall be added to the $50.00 fee.
For sizes larger than three-fourths (3/4) inch connection,
or where it becomes necessary to open, drive, or tunnel under a
paved street, the actual cost of labor and material used in laying
such a service shall be charged.
In such cases the cost of labor and material shall be
estimated by the Superintendent and such estimated cost shall
be paid to the City Treasurer, or the person appointfed by him for
the purpose of making collections for the Water Department, before
the work of connecting the main with the property is begun;
Provided, that whenever the estimated cost is not sufficient to
cover the total expense for labor and materials the deficit shall,
be charged to the property fer -Lich such installation was made
and to the owner thereof; and provided further, that any excess
payment shall be returned to the person applying for the
installation...
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When it is desired to have a meter removed or
reinstalled the owner of the premises supplied or to be supplied
by such meter shall file an application at the office of the
Superintendent and shall pay the cost in full for such removal
or reinstallation.
Section 8. Before water will be turned on to any
premises connected with the City's mains, the service pipes upon
such premises must be made to conform to the following regulations:
The service pipes must be so located that the supply for each
separate house or premises shall be controlled by separate stop
and waste cocks of the bestfstandard make, approved by the
Superintendent, with extension handle, properly protected from
frost, and so placed within the premises that all service pipes
and fixtures may be thoroughly drained during freezing weather.
Where sags or depressions occur in the pipe and this stop
and waste dock is not sufficient to fully drain all the pipes and
fixtures within the premises, additional stop and waste cocks,
with extension handles, must be so placed as to fully drain them.
In cases where no fixtures are placed between the
property line and the basement the stop and waste cocks may be
placed in the basement, provided said basement is not less than
six (6) feet in height and is provided with stairways or other
means of access thereto; provided further, that where basements
are enclosed in wooden walls the stop and waste cocks shall be
placed at least twelve (12) inches below the surface of the ground
and shall be provided with an extension handle.
The connection between the City's pipes at the property
line and the service pipes on the premises must be made with a
union.
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When it is desired to have a meter removed or
reinstalled the owner of the premises supplied or to be supplied
by such meter shall file an application at the office of the
Superintendent and shall pay the cost in full for such removal
or reinstallation.
Section 8. Before water will be turned on to any
premises connected with the City's mains, the service pipes upon
such premises must be made to conform to the following regulations:
The service pipes must be so located that the supply for each
separate house or premises shall be controlled by separate stop
and waste cocks of the bestfstandard make, approved by the
Superintendent, with extension handle, properly protected from
frost, and so placed within the premises that all service pipes
and fixtures may be thoroughly drained during freezing weather.
Where sags or depressions occur in the pipe and this stop
and waste dock is not sufficient to fully drain all the pipes and
fixtures within the premises, additional stop and waste cocks,
with extension handles, must be so placed as to fully drain them.
In cases where no fixtures are placed between the
property line and the basement the stop and waste cocks may be
placed in the basement, provided said basement is not less than
six (6) feet in height and is provided with stairways or other
means of access thereto; provided further, that where basements
are enclosed in wooden walls the stop and waste cocks shall be
placed at least twelve (12) inches below the surface of the ground
and shall be provided with an extension handle.
The connection between the City's pipes at the property
line and the service pipes on the premises must be made with a
union.
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Section 9. Whenever the owner or occup4nt of any
premises connected with the City's water supply system shall desire
to use the water he shall notify the Superintendent and request
that the water be turned on to said premises. The owner shall
leave his portion of the service exposed in the trench until
it has been inspected and the water turned on, when he shall
immediately cover the pipe.
Section 10., It shall be unlawful for any person
whose premises are supplied with water to furnish water to
additional premises,
Section 11,
When new buildings are to be erected on
the site of old ones and it is desired to increase the size of or
change the location of the old service connection, or where a
service connection to any premises is abandoned or no longer
used, the Superintendent may cut out or remove such service
connection, after which, should a service connection be required
to said premises, a new service shall be placed only upon the owner
making an application and paying for a new tap in the regular
manner*
When a new main is laid in any street, owners of premises
on said street who are being supplied with city water from a
private main or a connection to a private service shall make
application for tap and shall connect up with separate service
connection to the main in front of premises.
Section 12. Whenever the owner or occupant of any
premises desires to discontinue the use of water for a period of
not less than one month he shall make written application to have
the water turned off and pay all arrearages in full. The water
will be turned off and turned on again, with a charge of $3.00
payable at the time of turnoff, but no remission of rates will be
made for a period of less than one month, or without the
application prescribed in this sectioh..
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Section 13.
When water has been shut off for any cause,
and is turned on again or allowed or caused to be turned on by the
owner, no remission of rates will be made on account of its
having been shut off, and the Superintendent may then shut off
the water at the main, or remove a portion of the service connection
in the street and shall charge the actual cost of cutting out and
reinstating the water supply to the owner of the property.
Section 14. All charges for water services shall be
charged against the premises to which the services were furnished
and the City of Renton shall have a lien against the premises
to which said water services were furnished for four month.st
charges therefor due or to become due, but not for any charges
more than four months past due. Such lien maybe enforced by
cutting off the water services to the premises until the
delinquent and unpaid charges, together with y5,400 additional
for the expense of turning the water off and on, are paid.
Section 15. All accounts for water shall be kept
in the name of the ovmer of the premises for which the service was
installed, and not in the name of any tenant; Provided, that
persons holding under recorded lease may be supplied on their own
account, and in such cases the Superintendent may require such a
deposit of money with the City Treasurer as in his judgment shall
be necessary to protect the City against any and all delinquent
and unpaid charges for water, or other charges, on account of
such service.
Section 16. It shall be the duty of the person in
charge of the issuance of building permits to report to the
Superintendent of Water the beginning of construction or repairs
of all buildings in the city, giving the official house number
and street name, the lot, block, and addition.
Water for building purposes will only be furnished upon
the application of the owner or authorized agent of the property
and the Superintendent shall require payment in advance of any
reasonable sum, not exceeding t -en dollars ($10,.00), in the case
of any one building, for the water used in construction, and
from time to time may require additional payments, when necessary
to secure the Water Department against loss.
Section 17, It shall be unlawful for any person to
make any connections with any service or branch pipe thereof, or
make any repairs or additions to or alterations of any pipe,
stop and waste cock, or any fixtures connected or designed to
be connected with the city water system, except in compliance
with this ordinance.
Section 18. The City Council in cases of emergency
whenever the public safety, health, or the equitable distribution
of water so demands, may -direct the Superintendent to change,
reduce, or limit the time or discontinue the use of water if in
its judgment public necessity demands.
Whenever there is, in the opinion of the Superintendent,
an insufficiency of water to supply the consumers living within
the limits of the City, said Superintendent shall shut off the
water supply from consumers living outside the city limits in
order to make up such insufficiency.
In shutting off water from the outside consummers
referred to, those who have used said water for the longest period
shall he given the preference and, to effect said preference the
Superintendent shall shut off the water from said outside users
commencing with the last connected with the city water supply,
Section 19.
It shall be unlawful for any person
willfully to place any automatic sprinkling device or willfully
to place or hold any hose in such position or manner that water
therefrom falls on any person while on any public street or
sidewalk.
Section 20. If any person shall violate any provision
of the preceding section, the Superintendent shall shut off the
water furnished to the premises upon which such violation is
made, and shall charge five dollars ($5.00) for shutting offand
again turning on such water.
Section 21. The use of water for irrigation and
sprinkling is prohibited except between the hours of 6:00 A. M,
and 8:00 A. M. and 6:00 P. M. and 8:00 P. M. and for a
violation of the above rule a penalty of five dollars ($5.00)
shall be imposed and the water shut off and not turned on
again until such penalty has been paid.
Provided however, that the above hours do not apply
to metered services.
The City reserves the right in case of a shortage
of water from any cause to make an order forbidding or suspending
the use of water for sprinkling or irrigation, or to change the
hours during which the same may be done, by giving notice through
the city official newspaper and any person violating such order
shall be subject to a penalty of five dollars ($5.00) which
shall be imposed in the manner hereinbefore provided in this
section„
Section 22. It shall be unlawful for any person to
use water for irrigation or sprinkling during the progress of any
fire in the City, unless for the protection of property, and all
irrigation and sprinkling shall stop when an alarm of fire is
sounded, and shall not be begun again until the fire is extinguished..
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Section 23. The City reserves the right at any
time, without notice, to shut off the water supply for repairs,
extensions, nonpayment of rates, or any other reason, and the
City shall not be reEponsible for my damage, such as bursting of
boilers supplied by direct pressure; the breaking of any pipes
or fixtures, stoppages or interruption of water supply, or any
other damage resulting from the shutting off of water.
Section 24. The service pipes, connections and
other apparatus within my private premises must be kept in good
repair and protected from freezing at the expense of the owner
or lessee, who will be responsible for all damages resulting
from leaks and breaks. In case of neglect, to promptly repair
and service any fixture, or make any changes or alterations
required in this ordinance, the Superintendent shall have
authority when deemed necessary to go on the premises and make or
cause to be made such changes, alterations,or repairs and charge
the same against the premises and the owner thereof.
The owner of any service connection shall be responsible
for damage to meters serving said premises caused by hot water,
and shall be charged for repairs to meters caused by such damage.
Section 25. It shall be unlawful for any person
to waste water or allow it to be wasted by imperfect or leaking
stops, valves, pipes, closets, faucets, or other fixtures, or to
use water closets without self"closing valves, or to allow any
pipes or faucets to run open to prevent the service from freezing,
or for any other reason or to use the water for purposes other than
those named in the application upon which the rates for water are
based, or for any other purpose than that for which his contract
provides, or to use it in violation of any provisions of this
ordinance„
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Section 26.
Services for fire protection must be metered
at the expense of the owner and fitted with such fixtures only
as are needed for fire protection and entirely disconnected from
those used for other purposes. Persons having such services
shall be charged not less than the minimum rate charged for metered
service,
No charge will be made for water used in extinguishing
fire if the owner or occupant of the premises where such fire
occurs gives written notice to the office of the Sum rintendent
within ten days from the time of such fire. In no case will any
tap be made upon any pipe used for fire service purposes, or any
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tank connected therewith, nor shall the use of any water be
permitted through any fire service nor through any pipes, tank,
or other fixtures therewith connected for any purpose except the
extinguishing of fire on the premises.
Section 27. It shall be unlawful for any person to
fail, neglect, or refuse to give the Superintendent or his duly
authorized representatives free access at all reasonable hours to
all parts of premises supplied with water from the City's mains
for the purpose of inspecting the condition of pipes and . fixttares,
noting the amount of water used and the manner in which it is used.
Section 28. If any owner or occupant of any premises
supplied with city water shall violate any provision of the preced-
ing section, the Superintendent may shut off such service; and
such owner or occupant shall be required to pay any and all
delinquent and unpaid charges against such premises together with
a charge of five dollars ($5.00) for shutting off and turning
on such water before the same shall be again turned on.
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Section 29.
In case of violation of any of the
preceding sections the Superintendent may cause written notice
thereof to be served on the otn er or occupant of the premises
where such violation takes place,.which notice shall require the
payment of the charges hereinbefore provided, and if such charges
be not paid within twenty-four (24) hours from the time of the
service of such notice, the water shall be turned off from such
premises and shall in no case be turned on until the charges have
been paid.
Section 30.. All service connections and meters,
unless otherwise authorized by the Superintendent, shall be and
remain the property of the City and will not be removed unless
the use of water on the premises is to be entirely stopped or the
service connection discontinued or abandoned. In all cases where
meters are lost, injured or broken by carelessness or negligence
of owners or occupants of premises, they shall be repaired or
replaced by or under the direction of the Superintendent and the
cost charged against the owner or occupant, and in the case of
nonpayment the water shall be shut off and will not be turned
on until such charge and the charge for turning on the water are
paid. In event of the meter getting out of order or failing to
register properly the consumer shall be charged on an estimate
made by the Superintendent on the average monthly consumption
during the last three (3) months that the same was in good order
or from what he may consider the most reliable data at his command.
Section 31. Where the accuracy of record of a water
meter is questioned, it shall be removed at the consumer's
request and shall in his presence be tested in the shop of the
Water Department, by means of the apparatus there provided,
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and a report thereon duly made. Both parties to the test
must accept the findings so made, If the test disclosed an
error against the consumer of more than three per cent on
the meterts registry, the excess of the consumption on the
three previous readings shall be credited to the consumer's
meter account, and the Water Departmentwill bear the entire
expense of the test, and the deposit required as hereinafter
prescribed shall be returned.
On the other hand, where no such error is found, the
person who has requested the test shall pay the charge fixed
for such test.
Before making a test of any meter the person requesting
such a test shall, at the time of filing his request with the
Superintendent, make a deposit with the City Treasurer of the
amount charged for such test, subject to_ the conditions herein
stated, which charges are as follows: ,
For testing 36t or 1" meters ............... 5,00
For testing 12" meters 7.00
For testing 211 meters 10,00
For testing 3" meters........................12.00
For testing V meters .......................d'14.00
For testing Gtr meters ......................20.00
No meter shall be removed, or in any way disturbed, nor
the seal broken except in the presence or under the direction of
the Superintendent,
Section 32. The City shall have the right at any
time it may desire to change from a flat rate to meter rate on
any connection now or hereafter to be made to the city water
system, and install a meter, and thereupon the meter rates will
be charged for such connection and the flat rate will be
discontinued*
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Section 33. Flat rate charge's for unmetered water
service within the City of Renton are hereby fixed at the sum of
. $1,.75 per month for a 3/4" service connection.
The minimum rates for metered water supplied within the
City of Renton in one month, or fractional part thereof, are
hereby fixed at the sums indicated in the following schedule:
Size
of Service
Quantity
Allowed
Minimum Charge
3/4
inch
800
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feet
or
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1.50
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$300.00
The next 2200 cubic feet in excess of 800 cubic
feet ............................................ 0.12 per 100
cubic feet;
The next 47,000 cubic feet in excess of 3000
cubic feet......................................4 0.09 per 100
cubic feet;
Over 50,000 cubic feet ... ........................gyp 0.06 per 100
cubic feet.
Provided, however, that water used with high seasonal demand as
determined by the ratio of quantity used in July -August to
quantity used in February -March exceeding ratio 3 to 1 shall
not be entitled to the $0.06 rate.
In computing meter rates, as provided above, results
ending in one or two cents will be counted 't0"; results ending
in three, four, six, or seven cents will be counted 115"; results
ending in eight or nine cents will be counted tt10tt.
Section 34. The rates for metered water service
supplied to premises not within the limits of the City of Renton
shall be double the rate fixed for water service supplied within
the City of Renton for the, same quantity allowed.
The rates to special users outside the limits of the
City of Renton, such as 'Mater Districts and Cooperative Water
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Companies, are hereby fixed at the flat rate of $0.16 per 100
cubic feet, where the service is provided through a master
meter and no maintenance or collection service is furnished.
Section 35. All flat rate charges shall be due and
payable monthly in advance on the first day of each and every
month and shall be paid to the City Treasurer, or to the
person delegated by him to receive water charges, at the City
Hall in the City of Renton.
All metered charges shall be due and payable on the
first day of each aad every month for the water consumed
during the previous month and shall be paid to the City
Treasurer, or to the person delegated by him to receive water
charges, at the City Hall in the City of Renton, or some other
place as officially designated.
All water charges if not paid by the 15th day of the
month in which the same are due and payable shall be deemed
delinquent. If such delinquent charges are not paid before
the lst day of the month immediately following the month in
which the same became delinquent, the City Treasurer, or the
person delegated by him to receive water charges, shall include
with the current month's statement to be mailed to the water
user a notice in writing that if such delinquent water charges,
together with the current month's charges, are not paid prior
to the 15th day of the month in which such current month's
charges are payable, the Superintendent of water will be
directed forthwith to cut off the water service to the premises
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and enforce the lien provided for in Section 15 hereof.
Section 36. On the 16th day of each and every month,
it shall be the duty of the person collecting water charges to
make out in duplicate and deliver to the Superintendent of Water
a list of all delinquent customers whose water service is to be
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cut off immediately ,pursuant to Section 35 hereof, which list
shall contain the names of the delinquent water users and a
description of the premises to which water services shall be
cut off. Upon the receipt of such delinquent list, it shall
be the duty of the Superintendent of Water forthwith to cut
off the water service to the premises described on said lists
until the delinquent and unpaid charges, together with the
sum of $5.00 additional for the expense of turning the water
off and on, are paid..
Section 37. Failure to receive mail will not be
recognized as a valid excuse for failure to pay rates when due.
Change in ownership of property and change in mailing addresses
must be filed in writing in the office of the City Treasurer,
Section 38. It shall be unlawful for any person except
when duly authorized by the Superintendent, or who shall be a
member of the Fire Department, to open, operate, close, turn on,
turn off, interfere with, attach any pipe or hose to or connect
anything with any fire hydrant belonging to the City.
Section 39. It shall be unlawful for any person,
unless duly authorized by the Superintendent, to distLr b,/
interfere with or damage any water main, water pipe, machinery,
tools, meters, or any other appliances, buildings or grounds
belonging to, connected with or under the control of the
Municipal Water System of the City of Renton.
Section 40. It shall be unlawful for any person to
bathe in or throw any substance into any reservoir, water tank
or impounding dams of the Municipal Water System of the City
of Renton.
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Section 41.
It shall be unlawful for any person
to obstruct the access to any fire hydrant or to open or operate
any fire hydrant, or attempt to draw water therefrom, or to willfully
or carelessly injure the same.
Section 42. 1 It shall be unlawful for any person
to make connections with any fixtures or connect any pipe with
any water main or water pipe belonging to the Water System,
without first obtaining permission so to de from the Superintendent;.
Section 43. The Superintendent shall have authority
to decide any question Th ich may arise and which is not fully
covered in this ordinance, and his decision shall in such cases
be final.
Section 44. The Superintendent shall not furnish
water services without making a charge therefor as provided
herein..
Section 45. Any person violating any of the provisions
of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine in any sum
not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100,00), or imprisoned for a
term not exceeding thirty days, or be both so fined and imprisoneda.
Section 46. Ordinances Nos. 855, 871, 1134.1 1215,
1418, and all other ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section 47. This ordinance shall be in full force and
effect five days from and after its passage, approval, and legal
publication as provided by law.
PASSED by the City Council and APPROVED by the Mayor
of the City of Renton this 26th day of August, 1952,
City Attorney
DAte of publication: August 28, 1952.
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Section 41.
It shall be unlawful for any person
to obstruct the access to any fire hydrant or to open or operate
any fire hydrant, or attempt to draw water therefrom, or to willfully
or carelessly injure the same.
Section 42. 1 It shall be unlawful for any person
to make connections with any fixtures or connect any pipe with
any water main or water pipe belonging to the Water System,
without first obtaining permission so to de from the Superintendent;.
Section 43. The Superintendent shall have authority
to decide any question Th ich may arise and which is not fully
covered in this ordinance, and his decision shall in such cases
be final.
Section 44. The Superintendent shall not furnish
water services without making a charge therefor as provided
herein..
Section 45. Any person violating any of the provisions
of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine in any sum
not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100,00), or imprisoned for a
term not exceeding thirty days, or be both so fined and imprisoneda.
Section 46. Ordinances Nos. 855, 871, 1134.1 1215,
1418, and all other ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section 47. This ordinance shall be in full force and
effect five days from and after its passage, approval, and legal
publication as provided by law.
PASSED by the City Council and APPROVED by the Mayor
of the City of Renton this 26th day of August, 1952,
City Attorney
DAte of publication: August 28, 1952.
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