Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-03-23

year commencing July LIST, A. d. 1856.
The Mayor and Council of the City
Of Los Angeles do ordain as follows:
SECTION /. The monthly rate of
compensation TO be collected by any
person, company or corporation engaged
in the business of supplying water to
the inhabitants of the City Of Los
Angeles for domestic and other pur-
poses for the year commencing July /,
A. ID. 1886 and ending June Both A. ID.
1887, are hereby fixed as follows:
For tenements occupied by a single
family including bath tub and water
closet one dollar and fifty cents. tSl. so. J
Horses kept for private use, including
water for washing one vehicle, fifteen
(l5) cents. Each additional horse, ten
(l0) cents. Each additional vehicle, ten
| (l0) cents.
For hose for washing windows, side
walks. gardens or grounds, not including
lawns, for every lot not more than sixty
| (60) feet front, twenty-five (25) cents.
Over sixty 1907 feet front and not sx-
ceeding one hundred (l0O) feet front.
| fifty (50) cents. Over one hundred (l00)
feet front, one ~ cent per front foot for
all over one hundred tl00) feet in addi-
tion 10 the rate per one hundred (l00)
feet.
For hose for washing windows, side
walks, gardens or grounds. including
lawns for every lot not more than sixty
feet front, fifty (50l cents. Over sixty
feet front and not more than one hun
dred ll00) feet, seventy-five t75) cents.
Over one hundred Q00) feet front, two
| t2) cents per front foot for all over one
hundred (l00) feet in addition to the
rate for the one hundred feet.
For each water closet used in public
buildings one dollar and fifty Isl .50)
cents.
For each urinal used in public build
ings seventy-ive t75) cents.
For water used for building purposes
for each barrel of lime used ten (l0)
cents.
For bakeries for each barrel of -four
used three t3j cents.
Stores, banks, offices, warehouses, sa-
looms, groceries, barber shops, butcher
shops, blacksmith shops, book binderies.
confectioners, churches, halls, laundries.
photograph galleries, printing Offices.
steam engines. green houses, markets,
market stores, soda fountains and other
places of business not supplied by meter
to be charged according to the estimated
quantity used from one ~ to ten tl0j
dollars.
When meters are used, then If the
amount used does not exceed ten thou
| sand gallons per month for each one
thousand gallons twenty-five t25) cents,
over ten thousand gallons, per month at
the rate OF fifteen (l5) cents for each one
thousand (lOOO) gallons.
Hotels, boarding houses, boarding
schools and lodging houses in addition
to family rates ten (l0) cents for each
boarder or lodger.
For every bath tub used in barber
shop, bathing establishment or hotel
two (2) dollars.
For each horse trough on public street
fifty (50) cents.
Fountains outside of city parks shall
be regulated by contract.
All persons, companies, or corpora
tions furnishing water as aforesaid shall
have the right in all cases to apply
meters at their own expense for the
purpose of discovering waste or exces-
sive use and when waste or excessive
use is found to charge meter rates.
The water supplies for purposes not
specified in the above tariff, the rate
shall be in proportion to the above tariff
where meters are not used and the meter
rates where meters are used.
| All water furnished for sprinkling
streets, flushing sewers, watering parks
or for the extinguishing fires shall be
supplied free.
Provided, That whom the city Of Los
Angeles is not entitled by law or con-
tract to water free for the extingnishing
OF fires or sprinkling streets the rate on
each hydrant used for extinguishing fires
shall be twenty (20) cents per month,
streets one (U dollar per month. No
company or person furnishing watel
shall charge more than the actual cost
J of labor and materials for inserting tai
and putting in service pipe. All rates
except meter rates are due and payable
in advance, aud meter rates are due and
payable at the end of the month; and
upon meter rates q deposit not exceed
ing three fourths ~ of the value of the
estimated quantity of water to be con
sumed for the month may be required
SECTION 2. The Clerk of the Counci
} shall certify to the passage of this or
dii a1ce and shall cause the same to b.
! published once in the Los Angeles
J DAILY HERALD, q newspaper published
in said city, and thereupon and
thereafter the same shall take effect ant
be in force.
l hereby certify that the foregoing
,, ordinance was adopted by the Council
Of the City of Los Angeles at its meet
ing Of the 26th day Of February, A. ID
1886. w. w. Robinson,
Clerk of the Council of the City of Lo
Angeles.
The above ordinance was presented T.
the Mayor for his approval March lst
A. d. 1886, and returned by him to tn
Clerk of the Council without his ap
: proval, March 22ad, 1886. By reaso
of not being returned within fiftee
days tSundays and other legal holiday
excepted) the above ordinance has be
come effective. and as valid as II th
Mayor had approved and signed 1t.
J, w. w. ROBINSON,
Clerk of the Council of the City OF Lc
Angeles.
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