ARTICLE 7
Extension of Water Mains
Section 1. Any person desiring to be served by the public water system shall make written application to the Department of Public Works Manager and shall receive an estimate of the cost to the applicant. The Department of Public Works Manager shall by November 15th of each year prepare a list of all water extensions covered by signed guarantees from the applicants, said list to contain the location, length, estimated cost of each, together with the names of the persons requesting same hold a public hearing by December 15th of each year for the purpose of hearing objections to any arguments for such requested extensions. Minutes of said hearing shall be made
and preserved by said Department of Public Works Manager. The Department of Public Works Manager shall publish due notice of the time and place of said hearing and shall publish his findings and recommendations regarding each requested extension at least once before January 15th of the following year in a newspaper having a general circulation in the Town. The Department of Public Works Manager shall then insert an article in the Warrant for the next Annual Town Meeting providing for all the requested extensions which have been guaranteed by the applicants.
The Moderator shall conduct a vote on each extension in said article, item by item, in the order listed.
Section 2. In the event that any person wishes to become a water taker immediately and without complying with the provisions of this Bylaw, he shall be required to pay to said Department of Public Works Manager in advance of any construction the full cost of same and may thereafter petition said Department of Public Works Manager for the privilege of being brought under the terms of this Bylaw. The Department of Public Works Manager is hereby authorized to expend money collected under this provision for such purposes.
In the event that a Town Meeting shall vote to approve said extension, the petitioners shall have an amount equal to eighty per cent (80%) of the cost of said extension refunded to them and they shall not be required to furnish surety or to make any further payment to the Town.
The provisions of Sections 1 and 2 of this Bylaw shall apply only to water mains installed on accepted streets or parts thereof that were accepted as Town ways prior to May 1, 1954.
Section 3. Upon vote of the Town to construct a water main in accordance with Section 1, the Department of Public Works Manager shall proceed with the construction provided the petitioners furnish surety satisfactory to said Department of Public Works Manager and agree in writing to pay annually to the Town a sum equal to 2% of the net cost of the extension for a period of ten years. In determining said net cost, the Department of Public Works Manager shall be governed by the following condition:
Petitioners shall not contribute to the cost, the Department of Public Works Manager shall be governed by the following condition:
Petitioners shall not contribute to the cost of hydrant installation or to the added cost resulting from the use of pipe larger than eight inches (8") in diameter.
Any proposed voted water main installation exceeding an estimated cost of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) shall be submitted to open public bid.
Section 4. In constructing water main extensions the Department of Public Works Manager shall be governed by the following restrictions:
(a) Fire hydrants shall be placed along all extensions at distances not to exceed 800 feet between hydrants.
(b) Pipes used for hydrant branches shall not be less than 6-inch diameter.
(c) All extensions shall be of cast iron, cement lined pipe or its equivalent.
(d) Pipe used in water main extensions other than hydrant branches shall not be less than 8 inches in diameter.
Section 5. All water mains and services installed on private or unaccepted streets that will be served by the Town water system shall conform to Section 4 of this Bylaw and such rules and regulations of the Department of Public Works Manager than may apply to such installations.
Approved water mains shall be installed on private or unaccepted streets, where Town water service is available, before that street may be accepted by the Town as a public way.
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