HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 153 0RD!I{AN 0E NO.
AN 0RDiNANOB TO REGULATE TH~ INSTALLATION, ]~'L~iN!?ENANOIh,
REPAIR, AND REA.10V~ 0P WATER I~TERS U!TPtlN TN~ ~i~r 0F
OOLUMB!A HEiG}~iTS AND PROVIDING PENALTIES P0R THE
VIOLATION
T~ CITY OP ~OLUkSIA HEIGHTS DOES ORDAIN:
Section t
. ~,,eters to be, Under Exclusive C~ontrot of City. Ail
meters measuring the quantity of water purchased frown the Ci%y of
Columbia Heights shall be purchased from, and under the exclusive
control of, s~:id city.
Section 2. Ayplication fop RieteP. Ail applications fop the
stallation~ maintenance, and repair of ~;{ater meters shall be }~ade
the City j.{anager, who shall proceed to comply ~%~.2h such application
v/lenin a Peasonabie time thereafter.
Section 3. Me~ers Not to be Installed by -- No -oePson~ associa-
tion, firm~ co-partnership oF corporation, ~hetner licensed or unli-
censed to do ptumbing~ shall instalt~ maintain~ oF repair any water
meter v~/i~nin the Git%r of 0oiumbia ?!ei~3hts.
Section %~ Ali Neters to be Sealed. Every '~vater meter heretofore
or hereafter ins'halted u~ithin the corporate limits of the City of Col-
umbia Hei~:'hts s~lall he sealed by oF under the direction of the City
Manager, and no person, association, fiP~l~ oo-gartmePsk}ip, or' corpora-
tion s~!all break oF Pc!ore such seal; provided~ ho~;;ovel', %!ta% a }lure?er
licensed to do business v:itnin the GJ.%y of Cotu~nbia ~_ei&hts ~a}; break
such seal or remove suon meter for necessary re,airs. In all cases
?~here a seal is broken or a n:eter is removed by a licensed pluml~er,
plumber shall notify the City liana&er of the fact ?~itNin %v~entN-i'our
hours after %ne seal is broken or the meter is removed. ?alenever any
s~a! attached to a ~ater meter by or u~der the direction of the City
"_,{anager is found broken, the broken condition of such seal shall be
prima faoie evidence that such seal was broken central'y %0 %he %er~'~s and
provisions and in violation of this ordinance.
Seotien S. Git}, Manager to M, ave Access to Ail [.[eters. All
water motor's .heretofore or hereafter installed ',vit}~_in the Oi%}~,~ of
Colu.~b].a laet&%ts shall he accessable to the 0itY .ianasleP at any
reasonable hour of any bus,ness day, and %he refusal of admission
'by any owner or occupant of any premises wherein a ~ater meter is
installed, of the City _~anager of any person duly authorized by him
to inspect such water meters, af'ter such owner or occupant has been
notified that admission is desired for the purpose of inspecting a
water meter installed in said premises, shall constitute a violation
of this ordinance.
Section C. Penalties for Violation. Every person violating
any of t~e p-~ovisions of this Ordinance s!~all be deemed guilty of
a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fJme of not more than One
!~[undred (~}[~100.00) Dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than
ninety (90) days, and each violation thereof shall constitute a
separate offense.
Section V. Time of ?aking Effect. 9als Ordinance shall b~come
effective thirty (30) days after its passage.
0fi'e'~ed by: Bentzen
Seconded by: Wohlford
]~st Reading' Dece:uber lSth, 1938
~nd Reading December 27th, 1938
Roll. 0alt - Ayes: Bentzen, Pritchard, Wohlford, Bassett
None
Passed Decembe;~ 27th, 1~.)5S.
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