11-12-580 Bond.

   Before any such permit shall be issued, the applicant therefor shall file with the commissioner a bond in the penal sum of $10,000.00, with sureties to be approved by the said commissioner, conditioned upon the faithful observance and performance of each and every condition and provision of this chapter dealing with the use of space in water pipe tunnels and of said permit, and conditioned further to indemnify, keep and save harmless the city against all liabilities, judgments, costs, damages and expenses which may in any way come against the said city in consequence of the issuance of said permit, or which may accrue against, be charged to, or recovered from said city from, or by reason, or on account of the issuance of such permit including any damages which may result to said water pipe tunnel or any of the city property installed therein. The liability of the grantee in said permit shall in no way be limited to the amount of the bond herein provided for, but shall extend to the entire amount of such liability, cost, damage, or expense of said city. Said bond and the liability of the sureties thereon shall be kept in force throughout the life of said permit, and if at any time during the life of said permit such bond shall not be in full force, then the privileges therein granted shall thereupon cease.

(Prior code § 185-51; Amend Coun. J. 12-4-02, p. 99026, § 1.12)

11-12-590 Permit fees.

   As compensation for the privileges granted in such permit, the grantee shall pay to the city an annual compensation per lineal foot for the privilege granted, in accordance with the rates hereinafter set out; provided, however, that in no instance shall said annual compensation be less than $10.00.

   The length of the pipe, conduit, cable or other construction shall be measured along said tunnel from center to center of shafts.

 

Diameter or Longest Side of  Rectangle Measured Outside	Annual Rate Per Lineal Foot
Up to 6 inches inclusive	$0.20
Up to 12 inches inclusive	$0.60
Up to 18 inches inclusive	$1.40
Up to 24 inches inclusive	$2.40

 

   Fractional sizes not included in the above table shall be assessed at the rate for the next larger size.

   The first annual payment of said compensation shall be made in advance as of the date of the issuance of said permit, and subsequent payments shall be made annually thereafter.

(Prior code § 185-52)

11-12-600 Revocation.

   Any such permit may be revoked for cause by the commissioner, and shall be revoked by him in all cases where he, in his discretion, has determined that such revocation is proper or necessary.

(Prior code § 185-53; Amend Coun. J. 12-4-02, p. 99026, § 1.12)

11-12-610 Violation – Penalty.

   Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter dealing with the use of space in water pipe tunnels, where no other penalty is provided, shall be fined not less than $25.00 nor more than $200.00 for each offense.

(Prior code § 185-54)

ARTICLE VII. ENFORCEMENT OF CHAPTER PROVISIONS (11-12-620 et seq.)

11-12-620 Administrative powers and duties.

   The commissioner, or any employee he may designate for that purpose, shall enforce the provisions of this chapter, and for that purpose shall be qualified as a special police officer in accordance with the ordinances of the city.

   The commissioner is authorized to promulgate from time to time such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.

(Prior code § 185-55; Amend Coun. J. 12-4-02, p. 99026, § 1.12)

11-12-630 Violation – Penalty.

   Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter other than those dealing with the use of space in water tunnels, where no other penalty is specifically provided, shall be fined not less than $5.00 nor more than $200.00 for each offense; and the cutting off of the water supply to any premises, or the forfeiture of water rates paid, or the imposition of any liability or expense herein otherwise provided, for or on account of any violation of any of the aforesaid provisions of this chapter, shall not be held to exempt any such person from the penalty herein provided.

(Prior code § 185-56)

ARTICLE VIII. SERVICE TO PREMISES WITHOUT THE CITY (11-12-640 et seq.)

11-12-640 Out-of-city service.

   The commissioner is authorized to supply water at the city limits to private persons or corporations for all premises located in any area outside the corporate limits of the city, but only when specifically in each case authorized to do so by order of the city council. The authority herein granted to the said commissioner shall not be extended to private persons or corporations when said service can be furnished by the city, village, township or sanitary district within the boundaries of which the private persons or corporations are located; provided, however, when said service cannot be furnished immediately then upon written notice to said commissioner from the properly authorized officials that they have no water supply in the immediate vicinity and have no objection to the City of Chicago supplying said service, provided it meets with the city's approval, then the service may be obtained after it is duly authorized so to do by an order of the city council.

(Prior code § 185-56.1; Amend Coun. J. 12-4-02, p. 99026, § 1.12)

11-12-650 Application.

   Application for such service shall be made to the commissioner on a form prescribed by said commissioner. The application shall contain the name and address of the applicant, the location and description of the premises to be served, the quantity of water desired, and the period of time during which such service is desired, and the applicant shall in said application covenant and agree (1) to bear the entire cost of installing, operating, maintaining and repairing all connections and private supply pipes, shutoff rod or valve boxes and valve basins, roundway stopcock or valves, meter or meters and meter basins or vaults or other appliances deemed necessary by the commissioner in connection with supplying such water service; (2) to allow the city and its representatives to make at all reasonable times tests for tightness of piping in the applicant's mains and connections; (3) to comply with all sanitary regulations of the city to safeguard the water supply; (4) to prevent excess use and waste of water; (5) to use city water exclusively; (6) not to resell or furnish water to any other person, and not to permit any connection to be made to applicant's main; (7) to abide by and conform to all of the provisions of Chapter 11-8 of this Code as though the same had been incorporated into and made a part of said application and made applicable to the supplying of city water to private persons or corporations for premises located beyond the corporate limits of the city, and to obey all rules and regulations regarding water service to the applicant's premises as are promulgated by the commissioner from time to time; (8) to install on the applicant's premises water mains and connections of the same size, type and durability as in the judgment of the commissioner are required and are provided for by provisions of this Code applicable to users of city water within the city limits; (9) that all water mains and connections laid by applicant shall become the property of the city, without cost or expense to the city, in the event the territory within which applicant's premises are located should be annexed to the City of Chicago, so as to permit the use of such mains and connections by the city as part of its municipal water system; (10) to construct, maintain and operate such water storage facilities as may from time to time be required by the commissioner. Such application shall be signed by the applicant and acknowledged before a notary public or other officer authorized to administer oaths, and if the applicant is a corporation it shall be duly signed and acknowledged by the corporate officers authorized to execute the same. In addition to the requirements stated above, and apart from and separate from any insurance requirement under this section, the applicant shall indemnify, defend and hold the City of Chicago and its assignees and employees harmless from all losses, damages, injuries, claims, demands and expenses arising from or caused by the making of the connection and the furnishing of such water supply.

(Prior code § 185-56.2; Amend Coun. J. 12-11-91, p. 10832; Amend Coun. J. 12-4-02, p. 99026, § 1.12; Amend Coun. J. 10-28-15, p. 11951, Art. VI, § 43)