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Home My WebLink About0879 Ordinance1 ORDINANCE NO gll7q AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 11 and 32.05 OF ORDIN- ANCE NO. 868, BEING AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE LICENSING. OF GAS FITTERS INSTALLING OR REPAIRING GAS PIPING OR GAS APPLIANCES; THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS FOR THE INSTALLATION OR REPAIR OF GAS PIPING OR GAS APPLIANCES AND FOR THE INSTALLATION, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF A GAS TRANSMISSION AND/OR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM WITHIN THE CITY, AND PRO- VIDING FOR THE INSPECTION OF SAME AND THE COLLECTIDN OF INSPECTION FEES THEREFORE; PRESCRIBING RULES, REGULATIONS, AND STANDARDS RELATING TO THE SALE, INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIR OF GAS PIPING AND GAS APPLIANCES CONVEYING NATURAL OR ANY TYPE OF GAS ONTO CONSUMERS' PROPERTY EXTENDING FROM THE POINT OF DELIVERY TO THE POINT OF CONSUMPTION, AND RELATING TO INSTALLATION, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF A GAS TRANSMISSION AND/OR DISTRI- BUTION SYSTEM WITHIN THE CITY; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE, AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS THEREOF IN CONFLICT THERE- WITH THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 11 of Ordinance No. 868 is hereby amended to read as follows: Before any permit is issued to a Gas Installer there shall be filed with the City Clerk a bond to be effective during the period for which the li- cense is issued, plus one year from date of the expiration of the license, in the sum of One Thousand ($l, 000. 00) Dollars, executed by the applicant and a surety company authorized to do business in the State of Washington as surety, running to the City of Pasco, conditioned that the Gas Installer and his. agents and servants shall fullycomply with all provisions of law and City Ordinances relating to a gas installation and that any person injured by failure of the principal to comply with such laws and ordinances or with any -.of the provisionsthereof shall have a right of action against the principal and surety, in his own name provided that any person wishing to avail himself of the bene- fits of the bond commence action thereon within one year after the date of completion of the work alleged to have been improperly done. The bond shall be further conditioned to protect the city specifically against any loss, damage, or expense it may sustain by reason of granting of the permit requested. The liability of the surety upon the bond required to be given to the City of Pasco shall be limited to the amount specified in the bond, in recovery under such bond. shall be prorated when claims exceed the liability under the bond. Section 2. Section 32. 05 of Ordinance No. 868 is hereby amended to read as follows: Before a permit as herein provided shall be issued, the appli- cant shall execute and deliver to the city and file with the City Engineer a bond in the sum of. Six Thousand ($6, 000. 00) Dollars., or such additional amount as the City Engineer deems. to be necessary for each bond, for each complete working unit (tt spreadt) under construction, in a form to be approved by the City Attorney, and with a surety (or sureties) approved, conditioned that the gas company will comply with all of the provisions of this ordinance, and that the applicant will keep and save harmless the. city from any and all claims, 11 liabilities-, judgments, costs, casualty, accident, or damages, and expenses arising from any negligence 'of. such gas company on account of ,any,act which he may do or suffer to be done or omission of said gas company in the performance of said work under said permit, or which may be. done by any of his agents, servants, or employees, or which may arise from any negligence of himself, his agents, servants., contractors, or employees, or any of them, in obstructing or in any way disturbing any private or public properties, or by reason of the violation of any of the provisions of this ordinance. The City Engineer shall determine the number of units ("spreads") and number of bonds needed at any one time. The gas company shall also indemnify and save harmless the city from all suits and actions of every description brought against the city for, or on account of, any injuries or damages received or sustained by any person by reason of failure to erect and maintain the required guards, barricades, or signals. PP`r`ovided, That in case the act or acts per- mitted under such permit necessitate 'for any purpose the cutting into, or under any public properties in the city, said bond shall be. conditioned that the person -2- firm, or corporation applying for, and acting under said permit shall re- place the portion thereof affected thereby , and shall restore the same at its expense to as good or better condition within the time specified by .the City Engineer; and further conditioned that the gas company will maintain such public properties so rest:or-ed for a period of one year from, and after, such restoration. Settlement within the one year period mentioned in this section. shall be considered conclusive evidence of defective backfilling by the 'gas company. Acceptance of the work, and the release of the same, shall not prevent the city from making claim against the gas company for any un- completed or defective work if the same is discovered within two (2.) years from the date of such release.. The fact that an inspector was present during J the progress of any construction shall not relieve the gas company from respon- sibility for defects. discovered after the completion of the work. The liability of the surety upon the bond required to be given to the City of Pasco shall be limited to the amount specified in the bond, and recovery under such bond shall be prcrated when claims exceed the liability of the bond. Section 3. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect five (5) days after its passage and publication as required by law. -PASSED by the City Council and APPROVED by the Mayor thisl*ay of _ L 1956. M -O R A.TTESTa _ City Clerk AP O ED, sASTO LU City Attorney- v\' PUBLISHED: rev o2s,, i9�G -3- CITY ;OIr PASCO PAGE 16 Expenditures Compared with Budget Allowance Month of NO-VE-IBER. .19.55 Budget Previously SPENT SPENT Unspent t• J. - Allowanc P is o f o t Baa e Services ........ ......................................... ----------- 2,500.00 Meters................................................. =................ 10,000.00 Meter Fittings 300.00 I i l , Utility Equipment _.IRL� ®.?.>2 12000.00 85,93,10-70 , 1819 9�.. 86'; 05. b?' +! Sma41 Tools ----------------- ...--------------------.-- 1 000.00 j Q -j y 7,000.00 0. IVp 4�e 1954- i , 446 90 S 9Trans, to Water &Sewer Rev. Bond Red.52,796.04 aj �_0:6 6Bond Reserve Fund ---------------------------------------- 11,600.04 9 t66,766fi10 600 i IO �r $360,000.00 22 ,8?'�� 66 1:1,534.691+ 37.*1 1 .5?' 12 .o, f3�.+43� i RECEIPTS: J '---.. 205,000.00 '1182 8103,.i ,I Water—Meter $ �.:3.? ?, y 6.7 8 X0324ed 3 1L, Q53 aI- +89 6' �• II Sewer Charge 65,00000 4± :x641 j 5. ' 3s -.9'61 25 8�,?5 A. -aft —1-6 *30..20-, Sewer Permits -----.............................................. 300.00 5 e a 00 i— rvices—Water------------ ......................... 40,000.00 52;, 0661 19 1 i9664-36 73�910i7.5! { - Sewer— ew, e i' Front Footage 6,000.00 2 2 0 OM, -50'! ,, . < 1 0 •l0 ' - i2 3, .�i22..50 .. Penalties --Water ----------------------------------------- 1,000.00 1Q79,i Q0: ' :.."t�3,:Op;. ' 1,0222 {.0:0;! j Accd Cladms _ 68 _ Misc. Receipts 1 s.�� e 62: .,� 9 1,, � •-- ----------._...---•---------------- 1,000.00 I 1' Cash on, Hand --------------------------------------+•-----------_ 41,700.00 C}(1 5 04. a $3sa,000.00375,,: 0 63:. 19,•4.64 03 ,, .3!95x8 3' -7 � 66a 27 9 9.63 .9 f! ,7 TOTAL�BUDGET EXPENDITURES .......... $1.178,479.06 763s011��{� 369!62-. 0 729`9'1 _8974914, 392042e47 Wer; 1 A 058 3 � .. lted'I -05943 r' 11 0 1 _ S.lU 1 18�' e TOTAL ESTIMATED RECEIPTS ............ ..$L178.479.06 1 ! 223, �9 e 97 65 51 Ch6' ri15 6, 61,5 o f . tmTRUC'Ta ON FUND OM1 -786 I 1 ! Contin�at i on- of 774 { - .� �8 a upend te urs _ . d _ .. CONST CTION FUND CFtD ?7!� 1 20 -x-en t „ ..urea P --.- - 1 '20 !17 , r. - e Cash -on -Hand -40471'80- i � CONSTRUCTI.ON FUM ORD. 774 9'786 !RRCE 1PTS a'rens:Fer So P1te _onsL. 2,4, 885...1 i � • �i + C--_ T -- _ _..- 1' U �,�/t/'i7�i�Q/Yi E� �_ �C � o -� �� - 879