Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-02-24

The Mayor and Council OF the
City of Los Angeles do ordain as
follows:
SECTION l. The monthly rates OF
compensation to he collected by any
person, company, or corporation
engaged In the business Of supply
ing water to the Inhabitants Of the
city Of Los Angeles for domestic
purposes, for the year commencing
July LIST, 1882, and ending June
30th, 1888, are hereby fixed as fol-
lows:
For tenements occupied by a
single family of not more than
five persons:
For one story buildings, $150.
For two story buildings, So.
For three story building, $3.50.
For each additional person in
any one family over five, Is cents.
Horses kept for private use, in-
Guiding water for washing one ve-
hicle, for each horse, Is cents.
And for each additional horse, 12A
cents.
And for each additional vehicle,
122 cents.
For hose for washing windows,
sidewalks, gardens or grounds, for
every lot not more than go feet
front, 80 cents; 60 to 100 feet front,
$100; over 100 feet front, 2 cents
per foot front.
For each water closet used In
private houses, rs cents.
For each used in public build
ings, So.
And For each urinal used in pri-
vate buildings, rs cent?.
For each urinal in public build
ings, ST..
For water furnished for building
purposes, for each barrel Of lime
used, 20 cents.
For bakeries, according to the
monthly use of -four, for each bar.
rel of -four, 10 cents.
Stores, banks, offices, ware
houses, saloons, groceries, barber
shops, butcher-sh0ps, blacksmith.
shops, bock-hinderies; confection-
ers, churches. halls, laundries, pho
tograph galleries, printing offices.
steam engines, greenhouses, mar.
kets, market stores, horse tronghs,
soda fountains and other places of
business not supplied by meter, to
be charged according to the esti-
mated quantity used, from 81 to
$40.
When meters are used, then, II
the quantity does not exceed TO-.
600 gallons per month, for each
1000 gallons, ST.; over 10000 gal.
Ions per month, rs cents for each
1000 gallons.
Railroad companies shall pay ac-
cording to agreement and accord
ing to the quantity of water used.
Hotels, taverns, clearinghouse,
boarding.schools lodging-houses,
In addition to family rates, for each
boarder or ledger, Is cents.
For every bath-tub used in bar.
ber.shops, bathing establishments
and hotels, So.
Fountains shall be regulated by
contract.
All persons, companies or corpo.
rations furnishing water as af0re-
said, shall have power in all cases
to apply meters, at their own ex-
pense, for the purpose eff discover
ing waste or excessive use, and
| when waste or excessive use is
found, to charge meter rates.
For water required for purposes
that are not specified in the above
tariff and fixed by contract, the
rates shall be fixed by the superin.
tendent of the water works and
ratified by the Council.
All water furnished for sprin-
Killing streets, flushing sewers,
watering parks, or water used for
the extinguishment of fires, shall
be furnished free.
All rates are due and payable
monthly In advance.
Sec. 2. The Clerk of the Coun.
Gil shall certify to the passage of
this ordinance, and shall cause the
same to be published once In the
Los Angeles Daily HERALD, and
thereupon and thereafter it shall
take effect and be in force.
I hereby certify that the forego.
ing ordinance was adopted by the
Council Of the city Of Los Angeles
at its meeting of February 2lst,
A. D. 1882.
w. w. ROBINSON,
Clerk of the Council of the city Of
Los Angeles.
Approved this 23d day of Feb
ruary, A. d. 1882.
J. r. ToBERMAN,
MaVOr.