Ordinance of the City of South Bend Concerning the Financing and Construction of Sewage Treatment Works

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supply furnished by the municipal waterworks of the City of South Bend, as indicated by the metered water consumption records, or in cases where there is no water meter or consumption re- cord, then the quantity of water used may be determined in such manner as the Board of Public works and Safety may elect. (3) The quantity of water obtained from sources other than the municipal waterworks and discharged into the public sanitary sewer system, may be determined by the City in such manner as the Board of Public works and Safety shall elect, and the sewage treatment service may be billed at the above rates. (4) water which is used in the process of manufacture, or for other purposes, not discharged into the public sanitary sewers, shall be exempt. b. The City shall have the right to base its charges not only on volume but also on strength and character of the sewage and wastes which it is required to treat and dispose of, and the right to determine the strength and character of sewage in such manner and by such method as it may find practicable. Section 5, The Board of Public Works and Safety is hereby authorized to advertise for and receive bids on the construc- tion of said sewage treatment works in accordance with the provisions of said Act, but no contracts for the construction of said works shall be entered into unless, or until, approved by ordinance of the Common Council. All contracts entered into for the construction of said works shall be subject to the authorization, issuance, and sale of revenue bonds issued i