Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-02-22
Ordinance No. IIe.

water 10 De Iurhsned Dy any person,
company or corporation for family uses,
for private purposes, for municipal uses,
and for all public purposes in the city of
Los Angeles for the year commencing
July Let, 1884.
The Mayor and Council of the City Of
Los Angeles do ordain as follows:
SECTION l. The monthly rates of COM
pensation to be collected by any person,
company or corporation engaged in the
business of supplying water to the in
habitants of the city Of Los Angeles for
domestic purposes. for private purposes.
for municipal purposes and for all pub
lie purposes of said city for the year
commencing July LIST, 1884, and ending
June 3oth, 1884, are hereby fixed as
follows:
For tenements, including for bath tub,
occupied by single family = For one
story buildings. sl.50; for two.story
buildings. 81; for 'hree-story buildings,
$3.50.
Horses kept for private use, including
water for washing one vehicle, for each
horse 25 cents, and for each additional
horse l2a cents, and for each additional
vehicle l2A cents. For hose for washing
windows. sidewalks. gardens or grounds,
for every lot not more than sixty feet
front. 50 cents; sixty to 100 feet front, 81;
over 100 feet 'front.' two cents per front
foot for all over 100 feet in addition to
the rate for the 100 feet.
For each water closet used in private
houses. 25 cents.
For each water closet used in public
buildings, 81.
For each urinal used in private build
ings, Is cents.
For each urinal used in public build
ings. 81.
For water furnished for building pur-
poses, for each barrel, of lime used, 20
cents.
For bakeries. for each barrel Of -four,
cents.
Stores. banks, offices. warehouses,
saloons, groceries. barber shops. butcher
shops. blacksmith shops, book binderies,
confectioners. churches, halls. laun-
dries. photograph galleries, printing
Offices, steam engines, greenhouses,
markets. market stores, herse trcughs,
soda fountains, and other places of busi.
ness no. supplied by meter, to be charged
according to the estimated quantityused,
from 81 to $40.
Where meters are used, then, ii the
quantity does not exceed 10, 900 gallons
per month. for each 1000 gallons 81;
over 10, 900 gallons per month, IS cents
for each 1000 gallons.
Hotels, taverns, boarding houses,
boarding schools, lodging houses, in ad-
dition to family rites, for each boarder
or lodger, 10 cents.
For every bath tub used in barber
shops. bathing establishments and no.
tells. $3.50.
Fountains shall be regulated by con-
tract
All persons. companies or corporations
furnishing water as aforesaid, shall have
power in all cases to apply meters, al
their own expense, for the purpose Of
discovering 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 the
rates shall be in proportion to the above
tariff when meters are not used. and the
meter rates when meters are used.
All water furnished for sprinkling
streeta. flushing sewers, watering parks,
or water used for the extinguishment Of
fires shall be furnished free; provided,
that when the city Of Los Angeles is not
entitled by law or contract to water free
for The extinguishment Of fires and
sprinkiing the streets, the rate on each
hydrant used for the extinguishment Of
fires shall be 20 cents per month, and on
each hydraut used for sprinkling streets.
81 per month.
All rates. except meter rates, are due
and payable in advance, and meter rates
sre due and payable 1t the end Of the
month, and upon meter rates q depositnot
exceeding three -fourths tl) Of the value Of
the estimated quantity Of water to be con-
sumed for the month may BE- required.
SIC. 2. The Clerk Of the Council shall
certify to the passage Of this ordinance.
and shall cause the same to be publishsd
oaes in the Los Angeles Daily HkRAlp,a
Newspaper publishsd in said city.
end thsrsupon and thereafter Il shall
take saect and b In force.
hereby certify that the foregoing
ordinance was adoptsd BY the Council
Of the City Of Los Angles vt ID meet
ing Of February llth. A. D. 1854.
W. W. Rossxsox.
0erh q the Council Of ths ciey Of I.os
AnSslss.
Approvsd this 18th day d February,
4, D. lssk G K Taon,
Mayor.
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