Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-01-18
WATER RATES FIXED
By the Board OF Aldermen Monday
Night.

Night.
AT Monday nights meeting of the Board of
Aldermen the water committee presented a
report for a new system of water rates. The
yearly rates from Jan. list, 1884, were fixed
as follows. For from 1000 to 1000 gal
Ions, so cents q thousand 1000 to 70O0 40
cents 1000 to 25,00O 30 cents. These
monthly rates are added For the first 20,
900 gallons used in month, 90 cents rer
thousand for the next 10000, 10 cents (;
100 600 gallons, ~ cents These rates differ
from those hitherto charged only in the last
two items.
Alderman Alger objected TO this report
being accepted, on the ground that 1t ignored
the complaints made against the special rates
hitherto charged, and did nothing toward
equalizing the rate between ordinary takers
and those corporations which stood on a
charitable basis. The same committee that
reports these rate year and a half ago in
sisted that there las no reason for reducing
the rates. He pointed out the amount to be
saved large consumers, being, according
to his figures, a reduction from $40 to $2Si
on 200, 900 gallons or of $50 to S52t on AGO.
600. The charge he figured, would be less
than the cost of pumping. lie gave a graphic
touch by declaring one consumers rate had
been affected by "a nod from Mr.. Alger'
which being noticed had led to his being
charged 1896 where he used to pay SIS.
Certain settlements with the Pioneer shops
and others whereby the water accounts had
been Offset by shavings furnished, he stated
he did not question as to their honesty,
but the accounts were not settled through
the city treasurer so that they could be
readily known, aud his objection was gen.
orally that things were too much in the dark
in the water department, all round. He was
unable to learn what the current expense
account of the department was, though he
had attempted. lie said Walker & Jap!in
had had no definite rate fixed for four years
Continuing, he said the burden is slipped of
upon the famly-rate payer and upon the
taxpayer by direct taxation. The water de-
partment has cost the city $4,000 year in
direct taxation for the last 10 years.
Alderman Peck declared that the report
was not IN order because it did not respond
to the motion calling for it, bat President
Woodbury. said he should rule it in order
because even if incomplete it was yet a re.
port.
Alderman Woodbury. then made an cx
PLANTATION of the Pioneer shops water bill al
some length, to show its fairness, and de.
fended the practice Of giving large consumers
easy rates, on the ground that the expense
of pumpinp would be about The s1me il
these did no, take water of the city. II i,
merely n source of additional income. and
hence il would be well to make il an induce
ment for manufacturers to use the water
Mr.. Woodbury. further remarked that AL
dcrnlan Alger was an obstructionist, where
upon Temporary Chairman Taft, on Alder.
man Peck's suggestion, declared him out Of
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