Hallsville Request for Water Taps: Fees ordinance (§ 705.040)

Any person or corporation desiring to make connection with the water system of said City or use water therefrom shall first make application to the City Water Superintendent of said City for that purpose upon a blank form or forms to be furnished by said City. Every such applicant shall state specifically and in detail the place, location and kind of connection and appendages sought, the purpose for which the water is to be used and all the plumbing and plumbing work in any manner or way connected therewith. It shall be the duty of the plumber or person installing said work, immediately upon completion thereof, to report to said City Water Superintendent in detail everything done in connection therewith, showing all the kinds of plumbing and plumbing work done and other features thereof and if any departure has been made from such permit, to specifically indicate the same. Every such person or corporation so making the connection with said system or plant or using water therefrom shall make connection and use such water and maintain the same subject at all times to the provisions and conditions of the ordinances of said City in force or to become in force at any time during the period such connections are maintained or such water is used and shall in all respects conform to the provisions and conditions of this Article. The City, under the supervision of the Water Superintendent of said City, will make all taps for service connections, furnish and install corporation stops, meter box complete with cover, meter yokes with stops and the necessary amount of water service pipe to extend from the water main to the meter box or curb stop. All such material for connections, pipe, meters, meter yokes and stops or their appliances shall be in conformity to the written regulations of the Public Works Department, which said Board may from time to time promulgate, a copy of which shall be placed in the files of the City Clerk to be available for inspection. All persons requesting a water tap shall, prior to any work being performed thereon, pay a fee to the City of Hallsville, Missouri, the City of Hallsville, Missouri's cost for same as declared by the Superintendent of Public Works at least quarterly and more frequently if necessary, posted in City Hall, plus ten percent (10%), for the three-quarter-inch, one-inch and two-inch water meters. After payment of the aforestated fee, the person desiring the water tap shall cause the water main to be exposed at the location of the desired tap and ditch therefrom to the location of the proposed water meter upon the property of the applicant to be made, all of which excavation shall be braced and shored to ensure the safety of all persons working within such excavation to the satisfaction of the City. The City will supply a maximum of forty (40) feet of (K) copper water line or an approved material for line, one (1) tapping saddle, one (1) tap, one (1) curb stop, one (1) meter setter, one (1) meter, one (1) pit, ring and lid. Any materials required in addition to the foregoing shall be supplied by the City, paid for by the applicant. Only City employees are authorized to install the water tap. The foregoing fee for a water tap does not include any excavation or dirt work. The applicant will comply with all requests of the City that may be necessary to safely and promptly complete the water tap project.