Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-11-16

A NEW WATER ORDINANCE "A new ordl-
nance relating to the city water works, revising
the rules ard regulations governing the use of
water by water takers, and providing for the
election of water registrar, has Just been
passed by the city council, and will take effect
at once. 1t provides for the appointment by the
city council of joint standing committee on
water, whose duty it shall be to exercise gen.
eral supervision of the city water works, and of
all officers and property pertaining thereto. 1t
also provides for the annual election of water
registrar. His duties will be TO visit, or cause
to be visited, the premises of every water taker
at least once in each year, assess the water rates
according to the established tariff, and keep
set of books containing all ecessary details in
regard to the water service. The water commits
soner will have charge of all repairs, and cxer-
else general supervision over the use of water.
The city engineer is required to keep in his office
a daily record of the height of the water in each
storing reservoir.
The regulations, which also include most of
those now in force, provide that plumbers shall
report to the city engineer once month all
work done by them; that tine annual rates shall
be made payable on the list of June, instead of
April, and that the 1873 assessment shall be for
fourteen months.
The rates for the use of water are fixed as fol-
lows:
In dwellings occupied by one family, or more,
for three persons or less in each family, five
dollars; families of four and five persons, six
dollars; and one dollar additional for each per-
son over five in family. In dwellings occupied
by more than one family, where hut one faucet
is used by all the families, fifty per cent of the
above rate shall be charged each family.
Boarding houses, in which there are more than
ten persons, seveny-fve per cent All sinks,
more than two in general use, one dollar each.
Wash basins, more than two, fifty cents. Single
water closets in dwellings or tenements, other
than boarding houses, four dollars; each add.
tiona one two dollars. In boarding houses,
single closets, five to ten dollars; each
additional one three dollars. Water closets
used by several families in one house,
six to sixteen dollars. Single bath tub
in dwellings or tenements, five dollars; each ad
ditional one, two dollars. In boarding houses,
single bath tub four to ten dollars; each ad-
dional one three dollars.
In stores, offices, warehouses, machine or
other shops or foundres fifty cents for each
individual using water, provided there shall be
no assessment less than four dollars. The in
dividuals counted in all the above rules include
children and servants.
Owners of stables where one horse is kent.
three dollars; two horses, four dollars, and one
dollar and half for each additional horse.
Truck stables one dollar for each horse, pro-
vided there shall be no assessment less than
three dollars. Stables where cattle are kept,
one dollar for each.
Hand hose in general use for washing win
dows, sidewalks and store fronts, for twenty-five
feet in length of sidewalk in front, or less. four
dollars; for each additional five feet eighty
cents. In gardens Or streets, 5000 square feet or
less, five dollars. The use of hose for such pur-
poses will be allowed not exceeding two hours
per day-one hour before A. NJ, half an hour
between 70 and p. NJ, and half an hour after
6 p. NJ.
Where the quantity of water used is deter |
mined by meter the assessment is fixed as fol- |
lows: 1000 gallons per day or less, 25 cents per
1000 gallons; 1000 to 5000 gallons per day, 90 |
NNHts pei luVu EullOho1 oVJV W lo,Ouu gallons |
per day, 10 cents per 1000 gallons; all amounts |
over $4,000 gallons at special rates, to be fixed
by the committee. The committee on water
may set at the expense of the city water meters
on any estate, when the annual assessment is over
$50 per annum. There will be no charge for by |
drants maintained by individuals for fire pur- |
poses. Where no specific rates are fixed by the |
ordinance the committee on water are empow-
cred TO fix rates These ratesHwill take effect |
April /, 1879