The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-02-05
THE WATER RANCHISE

Terms and Rates Proposed ny the silver
How Hydraulic Company.
BY the Standards special Wire.
BUTTE, Feb. 4.-The Judiciary commits
tee of the city council and the attorneys
Of the Silver Bow Hydraulic Mining conn
many have met and agreed ON an orSii-
nance which will he presented at to-mor-
row nights meeting of the city council.
The grants to the company "a
perpetual right of way along and undo
all of the streets and alleys of Butte for
the purpose of laying along and under
said streets and alleys water pipe and
mains for the purpose of furnishing and
supplying the city of Butte and its inhah-
that the company shall within six months
the construction of the works. and shall
from the date of the pas.
sage of the ordinances. The water
S 20 "E, to Butte ,h. by n me i,c cSSmpaTy shall
measured i'm accordance with the provis-
ions of the state Of Montana. II shall be
Butte that the water in the pipes shall
have u pressure on opp street equal to
at least $50 feet perpendicular. The rom
pany shall lay at least one main from it's
reservoir above the city tn the south linn
its of the old town site. which main shall
points north of Park street. and 10 inches
In diameter below Park street. The main
shall be of wrought iron. standard, lap
All l~aterais laid in the city shall bc not
less than five inches i'm diameter of
wrought iron. standard, lap-welded pipe.
The laterals shall Inc put i'm wherever the
city council may order. and for every 30
feet of laterals so laid one fire hydrant
shall he put i'm, for the use of which the
city shall pay the following rates:
For all hydrants to exceed NJ, at the rate
of S15 per month for each hydrant; for all
S12 per month; for all hydrants over ~, at
the rate OF SO per month. All water
used by the city i'm and about the city hall
| shall tp furnished frSsa Of S.llarspp- Water
for general use shall be furnished at the
following rates: Bakeries, $50; barber
shops each chair 81, hut mo charge less
than $3.50: bath tub 50 rents to 81; board
ing house under 10 rooms $50, each room
over 10. 12H cents; one COW, 25 cents; each
forge. 81; hall, - to 50; horse in private
stable, 80 cents: hotel, Id rooms and
under, $50. each room over III. l2ts
cents; laundry 80 to $40; livery stable per
81 .5O; seven to eight rooms Sl.75; six tai ten
rooms. 81; eleven to twelve rooms, S2.25;
thirteen to- fourteen rooms. S2.iO; fifteen
to- sixteen rooms. SD; restaurants each
cents; saloon. each faucet over one. 81
saloon, each water closet. $3.50 minimum
charge of saloons S2.JD: steam heating
minimum $40: steam engines. per horse
power mp tai ten, 81; tenement per room.
12L cents: urinal, 81 to 81: water closet,
public, $40; water closet, hotel or tene-
ment. for every fifteen rooms, S1.JO
sprinklinR lawns, SO tn So. Water may
he disposed OF by measurement at the rate
of ~ cents per loo gallons for less than
5000; 80 cents for less than 1,OOO; % cents
per Loo from 5.O0O To D.OOO; ~ cents pei
loo for more than 2O.O00. The franchis
is perpetual on compliance with the RI,
q~uirenents of the ordinance, hut on fail
Ire to comply. the city after rcasonabl.
notice may revoke the ordinance with al
its lights.