The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-16
Present Water Rates

Present Water Rates
as given on the company's card:
Private dwelling houses occupied by
four persons $1,000
For each additional family ........... 1000
Also on every $1,000 city valuation,
over 81 900 and less than 10000. zoo
On every 81 Qo9.oy 81 ooo-......... Leg Leg
Each additional bath tub $50
For the first water closet. ........ 500
Each additional water closet. ......,. 300
Each additional family using same 80
water closet -. ............. 800
Private stables, including water for -
For eaeR additional horse over two 500
Hand hoSef0r use on premisessOnly, bel
fore a. m. ahdafter 4 p. M. 300
Lawn sprinkler for the season ........ 1000
Whenever the rate for private .dWellng
special rate will be made by the COM
pany
Building purposes for each cask Of
lime or cement.... -........ Gus
Livery stables, 1 cent per day per horse.
including the use OF hose for washing
carriages.
year eA .so' ~ .a 49, -. ~ 200
Provided that in no case the charge
is less than eight dollars.
Stores, Offices and saloons. not requir-
ing more than an ordinary supply OF
Wafer p! W SO
Full rates will be charged for water closets
run ny waste water from SILKS.
When water sis required for purposes not
specified lin the above schedule of rates. the
rate will be fixed by officers OF the company.
With the new schedule in the hands Of
the counsel for the water company, the
court adjourned until o'clock yester-
day afternoon.
When the court assembled in the after
noon. Judge Symonds said the schedule
proposed had been carefully examined.
Much the larger part of the schedule
could be agreed to by the water company
if some changes could be made in minor
particulars, especially in the items for
private stables, and set tubs for washing
purposes. 5asds&
But after all the principal thing to be
objected to was the family ratepss 1t was
far below the rate in the State of Maine,
and far below what could be fairly asked
in Portland. The cost of the works had
been larger than the counsel for the
other side had admitted.
If 81 could be added to the family rate
the company would compromise here and
not drag on this hearing. That family
rate should be changed by the addition
Oh 81. OF Ull6I6 SuOlId NO q ClduS0 ~ GldU
an unlimited number of faucets might
not be used ina house.
Chief Justice Peters-"I should say
there would be something in the limiting
of faucets, because. in such away the
charge would be graded according to the
means of families"
MI. Rand said the objection to that
method twas that it introduced new
element with conditions the effect of
which could not be understood. The
number of faucets was not know.
Then, at the suggestion of the Chief
Justice, the two sides arranged confer
ence, There was some discussion as to
the time needed for this conference,
when Judge Peters remarked: "Take
plenty of time. This is kind OF a
Counting Business
and both of you will be shy at first. !"
The learned counsel on both sides
blushed, while the sparse audience
smiledgsss k5s e--4 81 Ass
So the consultation began. On the
side of the Water Company were Treas
urer Geo. P. Wescott, Judge Symonds
and Clarence Hale, Esq. On the side OF
| the city were the three commissioners,
4MeSSfS. OeOISo T. LtneIy, henry .. Dur
rage and E. B. Winslow.
The consultation was not long, for the
| commissioners
Would Not Bulge An Inch.
They would have their schedule OF
| they would fight. So the Water Com,
pany yielded, and the result was an,
nounced to the referees, who will make
| the award to correspond.
When they returned to the court room
Judge Symonds said that the sudden
| termination of the case had removed the
opportunity for him to deny certain
statements made by counsel on the other
side as to the stock and the cost of the
works of the company. Those state
ments were not in accordance with the
facts.