shall be the duty of the said Surveyor to have a covenant inserted, whereby the contractors for all such work shall be bound to erect, at their own expense, a sufficient fence or enclosure around the said work, and during the night to place a light or lights in such a manner as to prevent danger to passengers; such fence or enclosure, light or lights, to be continued until the completion of the work; and the contractors being made responsible, in all cases, for any damages which may be occasioned by the violation on their part of any of the stipulations aforesaid. Sec. 10. It shall be lawful for the said Surveyor to grant Private drains. to any proprietor or occupant of any house or lot in the said city, a permit to connect any private drain with any of the common sewers of the city, provided that nothing be done contrary to the By-law of the said Council in that respect, and Fee. that one dollar be paid to the said Surveyor, for and on behalf of the said Council, for every such permit. Sec. 11. It shall be the duty of the said Surveyor, under the direction of the Road Committee, to employ cartmen to remove the manure, rubbish and dirt from the streets, and to report weekly to the Road Committee all infractions of the By-laws relating to the sweeping, cleaning or obstructing of the streets of the City: he shall also have charge and care of all carts and implements belonging to the Road Department, and shall keep the same in good order. City Surveyor cartmen to may employ remove dirt from streets, &c. alignment of applying for Sec. 12. It shall be the duty of the said Surveyor, when He shall give required by any person wishing to build on any street or street to parties public place in the City, to establish by a survey the line of the same. such street or place, and to draw up a procès verbal of the same, a copy of which shall be delivered to the proprietor, or person requiring such alignment, on payment of a sum of Fee. two dollars, to be accounted for to the City Treasurer. an account, &c. Sec. 13. It shall be the duty of the said Surveyor to He shall render render to the Road Committee, when required, an account of all expenditures by him made, connected with the cleaning and repairing of the streets, and of all moneys by him received for the use of the Corporation. Water Department, under whose direc tion. Superintendent to have charge &c. CHAPTER V. By-Law to provide for the Care and Management of the Montreal Water Works, and to establish a Tariff of Water Rates. BE E it ordained and enacted by the Council of the City of Sec. 1. The Water Department of this City shall be under the direction of the Water Committee. Sec. 2. The Superintendent of the Water Works shall take of aqueducts, such charge of the Aqueducts, lands, reservoirs, and other works and property, as well as of all plans belonging to or connected with the Water Works, as the Water Committee may from time to time direct; and he shall perform all such services in relation thereto, as may be required of him, by. the said Committee, or the City Council. He shall make an annual report. City's agents may enter premises, &c. Introduction of water and dis Sec. 3. The said Superintendent shall, on or before the fifteenth day of March, annually, present to the City Council a report of the general condition of the Water Works and such other matter as he, or the Water Committee, may deem expedient, accompanied by any information or suggestion, which he or they may deem necessary. Sec. 4. The said Superintendent, or any of his deputies, may enter the premises of any Water Tenant, to examine the water pipes and apparatus, the quantity of water used, and the manner of use. Sec. 5. The introduction of the said Water into all buildings tribution pipes. to be supplied by the said Water Works, shall be made by and at the expense of the said Council; but the distribution of the Water in all such buildings shall be made by and at the expense of the proprietors thereof; and whenever any such building may be occupied by a tenant and the proprietor thereof shall refuse or neglect to provide for the said distribution, such tenant may, in case the said Council shall exact from him the payment of the rate imposed as aforesaid, withhold from the said proprietor, out of the rents to be paid to him, the sum thus paid by such tenant, unless there be an agreement to the contrary between them. pipes in good Sec. 6. All persons taking the water shall keep the dis- Tenants to keep tribution pipes within their premises in good repair, and repair. protected from frost, at their own expense; and they shall be held liable for all damage which may result from their failure to do so. waste, &c. Sec. 7. Water Tenants shall prevent all unnecessary waste To prevent of water, and there shall be no concealment of the purposes for which it is used. Sec. 8. No alteration shall be made in any of the pipes or No alteration to fixtures inserted by the City, except by its agents or officers. cept, &c. be made, ex be supplied to Sec. 9. No water is allowed to be supplied to parties not water not to entitled to it under this By-law, unless by special permission other parties, from the Water Committee. &c. Sec. 10. No person, unless duly authorized by the said Hydrants. Committee, shall open any hydrant in the said City, or lift or remove the cover of, or draw water from the same. turning off of Sec. 11. No person shall turn on or turn off the water in Turning on or any manner, or interfere with any of the water pipes or valves water. belonging to the City, without the license of the Water Committee, or of the said Superintendent. interfere with Sec. 12. No person shall pass the Railing enclosing the No person to Reservoirs of the said City, or shall defile, or deposit any filth reservoirs, &c. or offensive matter in the said Reservoirs, or on the bank or ground adjacent thereto, belonging to the said City, or shall allow any dog or other animal, to go or jump into the said Reservoirs, or upon the said bank or ground; or shall pass or remain upon the said bank or ground after ten o'clock in the evening; or shall do, or cause anything to be done tending to defile or corrupt, to disturb or agitate the waters of the said Reservoirs. No person to sell water from the river. Use of hand hose restricted. Metre to be approved of. Water rates established. By whom payable. Discount for prompt payment. Charges for specific supplies. Sec. 13. No person shall draw water from the River St. Lawrence for the purpose of selling the same in any part of the City. Sec. 14. No person shall use any Hand Hose for sprinkling the streets or for any other purpose, unless such person shall have previously obtained permission from the Water Committee so to do, and paid the rates charged for such permission in the said Tariff; and in no case shall the said Hose be used for sprinkling or watering the streets, between nine o'clock in the forenoon and five o'clock in the afternoon; nor shall any such Hose be used by builders or contractors, or any person in their employ, for sprinkling or watering bricks or other building materials. Sec. 15. No metre shall be used for determining the quantity of water supplied by the said works, unless the same shall have been previously submitted to and approved by the said Superintendent. Sec. 16. The several rates enumerated and specified in the Tariff contained in the subjoined schedule, shall be and the same are hereby imposed for water to be supplied from the Water Works of the said City. Sec. 17. The said rates shall be due and payable to the City Treasurer, in advance, on the fifteenth day of August every year, by the occupant or lessee, or occupants or lessees of all buildings, parts of buildings, or tenements in the said City, supplied with water from the said works, as well by those who shall consent, as by those who shall refuse to receive the water pipe to supply the said water, or to use the same. Sec. 18. A discount of five per cent. shall be allowed to all water tenants who shall pay the said rates on or before the fifteenth August in any year. See. 19. All charges for specific supplies, or for fractional parts of the year, shall be payable in advance, and before the water is let on. Sec. 20. In all cases of non-payment of the rates imposed by the present By-law for thirty days after the same are due, the said Council or any duly authorized officer charged with the management of the said Works, may cut off the supply of Water from any building upon which the said rates shall be due, which shall not prevent the said rates from running as before; and the Water shall not again be let on except upon payment of all arrears due. Sec. 21. All persons offending against any of the provisions Penalty. of this By-law shall be subject to a fine not exceeding Twenty Dollars, or to an Imprisonment not exceeding Thirty Days, for each offence, or to both fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the Recorder's Court. SCHEDULE.. TARIFF OF DWELLING HOUSES. For every Tenement or Dwelling House occupied by one family only: Per Annum. 1.-When assessed at an amount not exceeding $30 2. When assessed at an amount exceeding $30 but per annum, Five Dollars. ... not over $40. ... not over $50..... $5.00 .. 5.75 3. When assessed at an amount exceeding $40 but 6.50 And so on, continuing according to the same scale, For every additional family lodging in or occupying any part of such Tenement or Dwelling House, an additional rate shall be exacted, equal to one-third of the rate imposed for a single family. FF |