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against the Water Fund, also the
ORDINANCE lea. 197. i amount of delinquencies for each l
Regulating the management of the I month. Ile shall also keep a correct I )
Bozeman WitteWorKa. account of all delinquent water con
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Be it ordained to the Council of the summers, with a description of the
property on which the water was used,
City of Bozeman: and if,the amounts so delinquent are
Section 1.—That the Mayor shall at not paid to him or before the liith day
the first regular meeting of the new of September of each year to certify the -
council each year appoint a standing on that day to the City Clerk with
committee to be known as the Water a description of the property where
Committee, consisting of one alderman such water is used, and it shall be the
from each ward. duty of the City Clerk to certify the
Sec, 2—It shall be the duty of the same to the County Clerk, who shall
Water Committee to take charge of the place the amounts upon the tax books
general management and have control so that they may be collected as are
of the water works, subject always to ether city taxes. The Water Collector
the approval of the City Council. They i shall make a report to the City Coun-
shall check up the books off the
he Water oil in writing on the first Monday in
Collector and audit all bills drawn on May of each year showing the condi-
the Water Fund and Water Extension tion of the several water funds and
Fund also all reports of the Water P from consumers, received t amounts r c
Collector. They shall employ by and from other sources, and expenses of
witb the consent of the City Council a running the plant for the preceding
general utility man, who shall receive I year, the number of consumers and a
such compensation as may be fixed by ii detail statement of all services
the City Council, and whose ditties will put in, and extensions made, and in
be such as are prescribed by said rom-
every respect a complete report of the
mittee, also employ all necessary labor affairs of his office, The Water Collec-
to keep the water plant in good repair, for shall perform such other duties as
it shall be their duty to order the ser' may be prescribed by the Water Coot -
vice cocks closed at the premises occu- d
mittee.
pied by consumers of water who neg- Sec. 4.—'rhe City Council shall au-
lect or fail to pay for water, upon the thorize the extension of all water
Water Collector reporting such neglect mains and no mains shall be extended or failure, and to order the Sallie re- f� K•- ��
until it appears that the annual rave -
opened upon notice from the 1A'ater �
Collector showiu¢ that the amount due noes from the proposed extension will
aamount to at least ten per cent of the
and penalty for closing has been paid,
cost of such extension.
They shall regulate the distribution ,Sec, a. --All amounts due for water
and use of water, provided that the shall be and are hereby made a lien
present rates, established by the Boze- upon the property where such water
man Water Works Co., shall remain in was used and in case such amounts
effect until the gross revenues from the I are not paid they Shall be certified as
Water Works, together with all taxes above set forth to the City Clerk and-'��I��i `"` `
levied and collected for water purposes i County Clerk and collected the same
shall exceed operating and maintenance as other city `axes.
expenses and interest charged by a sum hed
8,—The present rules establis
equal at ]east 2 per cent of the cit ^ ,
bondedd indebtedness incurred foror Sec. by Bozeman Water Works Company,where they do not conflict with this
water purposes, except in Me$ of
ordinance, shall be and remain in of. � v
special rates that may be made by the fact until other rules are adopted by
City Council. Said Water Committee
shall report annually to the City Coun• the Water Committee or by the City
Council. �i'�i
cil on the first Monday of May the con- passed, adopted and approved this
dition of the water plant, showing the 30th day of March, A. D. 1899, /
revenues and expetses for operating J, V. BOGERT, a �,
the plant, the arrioultt of cash on hand / '""ter Ililll
GLo, D, PEAsP. Mayor.
anti the amount paid, into the Water City Clerk.
sinking l�'und, and to every respect It ____�,.. �•�� O�}�u( III
full, true and complete report of the
inanngemeut and condition of Said_
plant. �,t�1
Sec. ;J..-That the City 'Treasurer
hereby made Water Collector for the
city, IIe shall give a bond to the city ~�� ��✓t""
in the sum of 610,(X)000. It sliall be p /J
his duty to keep it correct account be- ,vfoA �n���' L��✓
tween the city and all consumers of 6 n
water, showing the kind of service and
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the rite charged, and description of ..�-+� c.C�° pl-{•1'/-�
the property on which the water i-
used; he shall collect monthly in ad
vance all Sums due the c' y for water, (JX
fitaccordance with the rules and rates
referred to in this ordinance and place apesµ �+r✓ �G� ^^-� -
the Sums so collected In the Water ) y J 1 A
Fund; his books shall be at all times gvtxe�n y aWlt� e-1 JG>
open to inspection by the City Council.
On the first se ular day of each month
tie shall report in writing to the City
Couilcil, showing the amounts collect-
ed during the preceding month for the
use of water, and amounts collected as
lines or penalties for re -opening service
cocks that may havo been closed for QeJ
non-pavment of water rates, the sum >
collected for putting in new service
cocks, the amount of warrants drawn