In case of public emergency, act of God, drought
or conflagration, the Mayor of the Village, with the consent of the
Board of Trustees, shall have the power to regulate the use of water
from its water supply within said Village, and, except for drinking
and domestic use within a dwelling and for the purpose of fighting
fire, he may prohibit its use entirely. The Mayor shall be the sole
judge as to when an emergency exists. The power herein granted shall
exist only for the duration of such emergency.
No person, firm or corporation shall use sprinklers,
hand hoses or other devices for the purpose of watering gardens, yards,
lawns, streets, driveways or thoroughfares from the water supply of
the Village except between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. and
5:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.; and no sprinkler, hand hose or other device
shall be used over three hours in any one day; and no person, firm
or corporation shall use such sprinklers, hand hoses or other devices
for the purpose of sprinkling or watering adjoining properties.
Whenever the public health, welfare or order
of the Village is endangered due to the freezing of the water service
or supply pipes of the water consumers of the Village, the Board of
Trustees of said Village is hereby empowered to declare that a public
emergency exists.
A.
In case it shall become necessary for the Mayor of
the Village to act under the provisions herein, he shall cause a proclamation
to be made, the same to be signed by him and given under the seal
of said Village and also signed by the Village Clerk, stating specifically
the nature of such emergency and also stating specifically for what
uses the use of water is prohibited.
B.
The proclamation shall become effective upon posting
the same in three public places and shall thereafter be published
in the first issue of the official newspaper or newspapers of said
Village.
Refer to § 149-25.
The Mayor, with the consent of the Board of
Trustees, shall have the power to discontinue and cut off the supply
of water to property where any person, firm or corporation fails or
refuses to observe the foregoing restrictions or to observe the proclamation
of emergency herein provided.
