The morning news., 1889-05-16
TO INCREASE THE RATES.
THE CITY MAKES N4W RULES FOR
WATER CONSUMERS.

by the Council-Ihe New Water
Rate to be Settled by a Committee
of the " hcle-Aldernan Falligants
Plan for Increasing the Revenue OF
the Water Department-His OBJ
lection to the Plan Adopted-The
New Water Works he Central
Railroads Proposition to the City.
TIE city council was in session until II
O'Clock last night, principally considering
the new and lengthy rules and regulations
for the government Of the water works.
There were several objections to some Of
the sections, but after explanations by Al
derman Wells that portion the rules and
regulations applying to consumers and for
the government of plumbers was adopted,
and the water rates, without being read,
were referred to the committee of the
whole
The rules adopted are very rigid and in
some instances there are radical changes
from the rules heretofore in force. In brief
the rules COVE. ming consumers compel per-
soEs applying for perm IS to state all the
purposes f-r which tie water to be used.
The owners Of property must make written
APPLICATION. " ~ uceDseu pluulDSTS may
be employed. Street sprinklng is not
allowed without stated in permit. No cou-
nectiOns, eIl nS,Oas, alter tions or attach
Inents 10 pipes or fixtures in the building
or premise, a e to be made without permit
stating what is to be done. Only a inch
tap in the main will be allowed for dlnsry
water fixtures II dwellings. Waste Il
water by neglect, leakage or ps M ting
other persons to use it will be followed by
81 CH Of ba 49, l-tlxy ha { tho
width of a street IS allo . to b. spri kied
in from of lot, and no hose over three
quarters Of an ilch will be permit ed to be
Used fo- streets aud sidewalks Nithout ad-
dit nal charge. Those intending 10 build
and use water must give a statement Of tne
number Of bricks. perches Of stone, yards OF
plaster and barrels o. lime aad pay schedule
water tes. inspectors are permitted to
enter premises or buildings for examina-
tion. a weeks notice must be given by
consumers ii their in,en ion 10 discoltlnue
tie use Of water Wate~ cannot be turned
on from the main with ut authority.
The rules g veraing plumbers are radical.
Plumbers must be regularly educated and
licensed plunbe-s, ultsr bo1d OF $4,000
with gooi security. They are required to
make the fullest detailed reports in blank
forms and O one is allowed 70 do plumb
ing con gected with the water service in tbs
name cf another. No plumber is permitted
to make any alteration, addition or disco
neca3I without written permission from
the depa tment.
ALDERMAN FALLIGANTS'S PLAN.
Alderman Fa ligaat opposed toe adop-
tion OF a portion of the rules. While respect
Ing most sincerely he ability and gooi pIr-
poses OF he committee on water, he aid
that he regretted that the meas
ures i4troducad u improve the SER
vice do .ot commend themselves 10
his judgement. The pr con in section
to charge each house on the basis of dupli-
cate systems Cha, is, fer two closets. two
bath tubs, etc., b. c3usiia ed unjust TO tae
occupants of small hou-es, wh5 10 their own
work sud do not need duplicate coave1-
fences for servants.
In section 9 the limitation Of the right Of
sprinkliug the street to lie frontage of The
lot, he said, renders the work practically
useless, unless every one is forced 10 do
similar y ork. since the dust t. the side Of
the Inc Of the lot will blow as readily into
ones house as that IN font of 1t. The
owner of trust lot win be allowed t.
sprinkle fully twenty times IS great SIR
face a. the owner of an inside lot of thirty
feet front, for the same charge. Whilst
he regards it as beneficial to the
public health 70 keep the dust
laid, il this beneficial service Is
to be msde remunerative in ratio to lot
frontage, the rer1mm 9ndation of tse
commit G considers unfair t. tho lesser
frontages, and he would rather ses this
sprlukhng made free. In section II the
clause making it IA ishable to allow poor
persons Tor unaItho ized persons to get
pure water, eysa for drinking purposes, h
put down as barbarO1s Drinking waite,
he thoug t, should be FURNISHED fres to all
unable 70 pey for It,
Allerrlan Flliigant objected to the whole
scheme Of increased rates mapped out by
the water com nitjee. I'VE are paying"
he sad, 'enoUgl nov for th9 conveni iances
We gel, aid to increase our burdens 80
heavily, without commensu ate benefit, is
10 put an extra load on the back Of an
already overiaden beast" II seems, he
added, that the water commit
tee should have brought forwari
some financial schsme to tighten
our expenses, instead Of increasing them.
"What is the running expense of the de-
partment;' he asked. "Wnat is its total
reve ue! WNat is its net incom5l II it is
lnpfscticabe 10 pre- vent the great waste Of
water that IS going ol, what is the eSti-
mattel quantity Of water needed for neces-
sarY usei What is tie proportion of wastel
What supply aud puoping power is re-
quired TO meet the demands Of necessary
supply and waste alsoW The derma
went on TO ask If tie amount Of
money needed TO pr vide for these new
WORKS and Improvement could no. be OBJ
talaed upon water tax DO ds, secured in
their principal aud tere5t by the water
revenues, and be answered that it certainly
can. The constitutional inhibition re-
garding the debt Of the cty does l. a1sly
70 an obligation Of this kind That iuhi-
bltlon applies to the taxable property Of
the city, Whist water revenue bonds wo Ia
he the pro1uct of a creatio Of lew pro-
ouctiye resources not subject to taxatlon-a
ne" pro7erty spring. up out Of the bed
OF development, an entity and success in
Itself and by itself, resting on the supD rt
Of its own revenues and fulfilling its own
purposes, without claim upon the iuh Litei
T. xaole property beyond payment for tns
service it renders that pr pertv
IL seemed TO the alderman that some
scheme of this kind should be devise which
viii enable the city 70 acco plish all needed
work without forcing the people TO bear 100
great. too immeds and pressing burdens
Tor tie benefit Of children that may posz.-
bly come by and by, an DO ssibly not.
There ls another ard very crave o iec-
lection the alaermaI said Co the Dr. gram ne
mapped out by the water c1nmt.ee. That
is, Il tn city is 70 be put to tho immediate
expe SO IN connection with tho water de-
paitment, the most i'm 7ortant work. the
Improvement of The citys house drainage
system, will be showed unceremoniousiy
aside.
THE NEW WATER WORKS.
The question OF another water works
plant was brought up b. Alderman Myers
~ ho gaid has yviflo ba lfd