Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-08-16

pipes, unless the person 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 char
ter.
FIRsT-That the New Orleans Water
works Company is further authorized to
assess to the owner or owners OF all unini-
proved property as above the sum OF Ten
cents per front foot on the line OF said
pines. after deducting and allowing fifty
feet for each and every improvement rpon
which water rates have been assessed.
Such water rates so assessed on improved
and unimproved property shall be In lieu
of all charges or rents for the use OF water
to such owner or owners of improved pro-
perty.
DWELLING HOUSES.
Every house containing six rooms or less,
per annum, twelve dollars.
Every house containing thirteen rooms UT
less per annum, twenty dollars.
Every house containing twenty rooms OF
less, per annum, thirty dollars.
p0fEL, ETC.
tfoteis and boarding-houses Containing
over twenty rooms), not including water
for baths or for uses without the house, lor
each bed for boaaders and lOdqers within
the same, one dollars and fifty -entsper an
mum.
STORES.
For each tenement occupied as STORE,
warehouse, Office, shop, or for purposes not
included in any other classification, anu
not recurring more than an ordinary
supply of water, from eight dollars 10
twenty-five dollars per annum.
WATER CLOSETS.
For each private water closet, five dol
lars per annum.
For each public water closet, eight dol
lars gsr annuuf.
For each private urinal, five dollars per
annum'
For each public urinal, ten dollars per
annum.
STABLES.
Private stables, including water for
washing carriages, five dollars per annum I;
and for each horse over two, one dollar and
fifty cents per annum additional
Livery stables, including water 1or wash
ing carriages; for each and every horse,
two dollars and fifty cents per annum.
HOSE.
For \ hose of not more than five-eights
of an inch orifice for washing windows or
Shrinking streets or gardens in addition to
the charges for other uses, three dollars
per annum.
REFECToRIEs.
Refectories, confectioneries, eating houses
market and fish stalls, provision shops, re-
freshment and oyster saloons, according to
\ fKe wafer used, from twelve to twenty-five
dollars per annum.
Public baths, for each tub, eight dollars
pet annurh.
Private baths, for each tub, five dollars
per annum.
PRINTING OFFICES.
Por each printing Office, according to the
number of presses used, not including the
supplying of steam engine, from ten tt
sixteen dollars per annum.
STEAM ENGINES.
: livery r,arionary s,eam engine, working
NOT over twelve hours per dag; wt eacI
hcrss power; six dollars per annun'
FOUNTAINS ETC.
Fountains for each one hundred gallons
daily consumption, eight dollars per an
mum.
For large quantities of water to brewers
idis.:m anu inoF other purposes not specl
fed under specific regula.' iot uoss
mining the quantity, when the to.
average quantity consumed II moro thar
one hundred gallons per day, for each ONT
Thousand gallons, twenty-five cents. Th'
comnany shall have the right and p0we
to ascertain by meters the quantity OF wa
fer used in any case and when the oman
titv used shall be ascert aimed, and measur
ed in that way, the company may establish
water rates therefor, instead of the specih.
rates hereinbefore established; provided
however, that The rates shall in no cas-
exceed twenty cents for one Thousand
gallons. nm
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, ETC., Tha
the said New Orleans Waterworks Compa
nv 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 aDoy'
citv of New Orleans during the term o
their charter; arid fiirther, they may hav'
the right to extend their pipes, erect fir
plugs or hydrants into any and all othe
parts of the city upon the terms and con
ditions named in section two OF this act
etc. provided, however, that the Cit,
Council shall first give their consent so +
do; and further, the city OF New Oriean
is hereby authorized and empowered t
make such contracts or arrangements wit
t the said New Orleans Waterworks Compa
ny, for the supply of the city with pur
water, as they may deem for the best IN
terests Of the city.
SEC. d. Be it further enacted, ETC., Tha
the New Orleans Waterworks Compan:
: shall commence the construction OF thei
works on or before the first day OF Janna
nv, 1873, and complete the same, and La
down at least twenty miles of main pipe.
on or before the first day of january, 1877
SEC. S. Be it further enacted, etc, Iha
this act shall take effect and be IN iorc
from and after its passage.
(Sioned) o. ii. BREWSTER,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
J S(Signed). p. ID. s. PlNCHBACk,
: Lieutenant Governor and President of tn
7 Senate.
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