New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-12

| In and for this parish aud city of New Or
leans, do hereby certify that the foregoing
| charter has this day been duly recorded in
my office, as provided for by law, in Book
Society No. 8, folios 433, 43i, 435 and 436.
New Orleans, June "a, 1871.
| C. DARCANTEL, Deputy.
| 4 true copy of the original:
| ANDREW HERO, JR.,
| Notary Public.
SECTION 1. Therefore, be it enacted by
| the Senate and House of Representatives OF
| the State OF Louisiana in General Assembly
| convened, That the above charter OF the
| New Orleans Waterworks Company be and
| the same is hereby ratified aud confirmed.
SEC. 3 he it further enacted, etc., That
the said New Orleans WaterwOrks Com
! pany be and they are hereby authorized
| and empowered to assess annually the fol
| lowing schedule of water rates to the owner
or owners of improved property in said
| city, contiguous to or fronting on any street
| or alley through which the line or lines of
| water pipes shall have been laid for
! the supply of water to the inhabitants
| of said city, and such water rents OF rates
SO assessed shall be a lien upon said prop
| erty, and colectible by said company in
the same manner as the'city taxes are now
| by law lien and collectible; provided,
| however, that no such water rates shall be
| assessed upon any property of any citizen
| until the water is let into such pipe or pipes
! ready for distribution; and provided, fur
ther, that no owner of real estate in the
| district to be provided with water pipes by
| the company herein Incorporated shall be
| taxed for the laying of water pipes, unless
| the persons occupying such real estate can
be supplied with water by this company, in
| which case they shall pay such rates as
| may be adopted by the company under the
provisions Of this charter.
| First, that said New Orleans Waterworks
Company is further authorized to assess to
| the owner or owners of all unimprOved prop
erty rs above the sum of ten cents per front
foot on the line Of said pipes, after deducting
and allowing fifty feet for each and every
Improvement upon which water rates have
d been assessed. Such water rates 80 assessed
| on improved and animproved property
shall be in lieu of all charges or rents for
the use of water to such owner or OWNERS
Of improved property.
! DWELLING HOUSES.
7 Every house containing six rooms or lees
per ahnum, twelve dollars.
Every house containing thirteen rooms OF
less. per annum, twenty dollars.
Every house containing twenty Gooms or
less, per annum, thirty dollars.
STORES.
For each tenement occupied az store
! warehouse, office, shop, or for purposes
not included in any other classification, and
not requiring more than an ordinary supply
Of water, from eight dollars to twenty iz
dollars per annum.
HOTELS ETC.
Hotels an8' boarding houses containing
ever twenty rooms) not including waite
for baths or for uses without the house, fol
| 81, hnI 4Dah lava I'd lnAr u tr
the same, one dollar and fifty ,senrs DE
annum.
[ &STEB'CGosETs.
| FOR each private water closet &Ve Dol
For each PUBLIC water closet, eigh.' dol
lars per anuum.
For each private ~rlnaL five slollats PEI
annum.
2 For each public slrinal. sen dollars poI
annuN
STABLES.
} Private staEes, including water for,gash
ing carriages, five dollars per annun; au6
for each horse over two, one dollar anC
1 fifty cents per annnm additional.
Livery stables, including water for wash
ing carriages, for each and every horse
d two dollars and fifty cents per annum
Street car stables, drays and teams, tol
each horse or mule one eiOllaS and fifty
gents .er snnuN
foe . horS of not move SHaH Sve eighth
Of an inca orifce for washing windows o.
| sprinkling streets or gardens, in addition Il
the Charge sor other uses, dhree dollars pei
annuns
,REFECToRIEe
Refeetsrfes, confectioneries, eating houses
market and fish stalls, provision shops, rc
| 7. .,
the water used, froE Twelve t. twenty dy'
! dS!lars peg aDagH.
BATHS.
! Public batAs, for each Cub, eight iollsr
Private baths. fos each tabo dse dollar
| per AnEUn.
SRtSttSts OFFICES
!.s sa.' printing office. according q
the auInbeE of presses used. not includin!
the supplying Of a steam engiuee from tel
q. siet4ea dollars per annum.
srRAs ENGINES.
Every stationary steam engine. workin@
7 not over twelve hours per day, for &aci
horse yswey. ak dollars per annum.
FOUNTAINS, ETC.
Foun tains, for each one hundred gallons
daily consumption, eight dollars pee AL
| mum,
For large quantities. of water to brewers
distiIlers, and for other purposes not speci
fed under specific regulations, for deter
mining the quantity, when the estimated
average quantity consumed ID more thar
r one hundred gallons per day, for each on
thousand gallons, twenty-five cents. Tn
company shall have the right and power t,
! ascertain by metres the quantity of waite
used in any case; and when the quantity
used shall be ascertained, and measured il
| that way, the company may establish waite
; rates therefor, instead of the specific rate
herein before established provided, how
! ever, that the said rates shall in no cast
, exceed twenty-five SCENTS Cor one thOusant
j | gallons.
SEC. g. Sc ie further enacted, etc, Tha
the said New Orleans Waterworks Com
pany shall have the right to lay down waite
! pipes. erect fire plugs on or in any street
! lane or alley within the limits OF the abOv.
Fourth and Sixth Districts of the city of New
, Orleans during the term of their charter
and further, they may have the right to ex
tend their pipes, erect fire plugs or by
drants into any ana all other parts of thu
CITY upon the terms and conditions named
in section two OF this act, etc; sprovided
I however, that the City Council shall frs
give their consent so to do; and further, thu
city of New Orleans is hereby authorized
and empowered to make such contracts o.
arrangements with the said New Orleans
Waterworks Company. for the supplying 0
the city with pure water, as they may deem
for the best interests of the city,
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted. etc. Tha
the New Orleans Water works Company
shall commence the construction of their
works on or before the first Of January,
1873, aud complete the same, and lay dowI
at least twenty miles Of main pipes, on 81
before the first day of January, 1876.
SEC s Be it further enacted, etc. Tha