Authorizing the Increase of Sewage Charges Purpose of Repair and/or Replacement of Water Service Lines

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ORDINANCE NO. � 9 30 --7,r AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 4207 ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE INCREASE OF SEWAGE CHARGES TO ALL USERS OF CITY SEWER SERVICE OR CITY WATER SERVICE FOR THE PURPOSE OF REPAIR AND /OR REPLACEMENT OF WATER SERVICE LINES, SHUT -OFF BOXES AND WATER METER MANHOLES, (AS AMENDED). That Ordinance No. 4207, which ordinance was adopted on the 13th day of January, 1958, and amended the 24th day of February, 1959 is hereby amended further to read as follows: Section I That the sum of twenty -four (.24) cents per month be added to the water service charge of all water users. Section II That all of said sums of money so collected be deposited in a separate fund of the Bureau of Wastewater and that said fund be used solely for the repair and /or replace- ment of leaking water service lines and shut -off valves. Section III Funds so collected shall be used for the payment of re- pairs and /or replacement as provided herein from the water main to the front wall of any building, or a line extended therefrom, but it shall not insure any water service line under any porch, steps, slab foundation, crawl space, or in any room or space under any sidewalk. In the case of two inch lines or larger, the repairs provided hereunder shall extend from the water main to the property line only. Section IV Water sprinkler service lines shall not be insured under this Ordinance. However, if the regular service line has a lawn sprinkling connection tee in it, said service line and the tee will be insured, but not any costs of repair to the lawn sprinkling system proper. Section V The insurance of repair and /or replacement shall not be in force on any account if the charge for such insurance has not been paid for the last four months. Section VI All work performed on said repair and /or replacement of water lines shall be in accordance with the provisions set forth in the Plumbing Code for the City of South Bend, Indiana. No claim for the repair of a water service line under this Ordinance will be honored unless said repair order is approved by the manager of the Bureau of Water. Section VII The manager of Common Council financial stat second meeting shall show the penditures. the Bureau of Water shall submit to the of the Municipal City of South Bend a ament of the affairs of this fund at its of January of each year, which statement receipts for the year as well as all ex- Section VIII This Ordinance shall not cover the maintenance of any service line.