San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-06-06
HOW 1T IS REGARDED.
Citizens Are Not Satisfied With Part
of the Water Contract.

| of the Water Contract.
The contract between the Water
company and the city was the talk
among the citizens yesterday, par
ticularly that part of the contract
relating to private consumers,
which is as follows:
That party of the second part
agrees to supply water at it's mains
to such private consumers in said
city as furnish and lay pipes to its
mains, and pay the actual cost of
connecting Herewith, during the
term of nine years, beginning Aug.
| l, 1890, at a maximum rate not eX-
ceeding twenty.gve (25) per cent.
less than the water rates OF the
Waterworks company in force
February l, 1894, and a reason
able meter rent, where met
ers are used provided said meter is
furnished by the party of the
second part at its own expense, and
shall only charge % cents per
month for meter for pipe one inch
or less in diameter,wh furnished
by the Waterworks company, met
ers used to be approved by the
Waterworks company, payable
monthly at office of the Water
works company; provided, that
the minimum rate of water charged
for one building used for household
purposes shall not be less than 70
cents per month.
That party of the second part
agrees to supply water for house
hold and domestic purposes, includ-
ing bath and sprinkling of yards,
but not for power, irrigating or
manufacturing purposes, at its
mains,to such private consumers in
said city as furnish and lay pipes
to its mains and pay the total &C
tual cost of connecting Herewith,
and who do not use meters, during
the term Of nine years, beginning
Aug. |, 1894, at rates % per cent
less than the rates charged and
collected by the Waterworks COM
pany on Feb. l, 1894, for such water,
payble in advance on the first day
of each quarter at the office Of the
company. Provided, the Water
works company shall have the
right to put on meters and charge
at meter rates above specified in
cases where consumer taking
water for above purposes uses
same for other purposes or allows
water to waste, but not otherwise
except by agreement of the owner.
Provided further, that in water
for household and domestic pur-
poses above mentioned each water
taker shall have the right to use
v alter for flushing one water closet
if connected with the city sewer
age system free of charge therefor
so long as he is water taker I'M
der the above provision.
When a sanitary inspector of
party of the first part may report
to the city council that the oCcu-
pant Of any house is not a water
taker and is unable to pay for
water then the Waterworks COM
pany shall, if ordered to do so by
the city council, furnish to party
of the first part for term not to
exceed one year water to flush
one water closet, if said water
closet be used on said prem
Uses and is connected with said city
sewerage system, the water so fur
nished to be portion of the water
agreed to be furnished by the party
of the second part to the first part
for "public purposes" and said
Council, upon further report Of
said sanitary inspector of the con-
tinuation of the facts upon which
said order was made, may, at the
end of the time specified in said
order, renew said order, and the
Waterworks company is to comply
with said renewed order and any
subsequent renewals thereof, as in
the first instance.
That party Of the first part, act
ing through it Mayor and Council,
hereby grants to the Waterworks
Company, it's successors and as
signs, the right to supply water to
| private consumers in said city
upon the terms and at the rates
hereinbefore established, and here
by fixes the rates and terms of
water supply to private consumers,
at the rates and upon the terms
and for the time specified above.
"The meter rent" said one citizen,
"brings the old rate right back on
the consumer even makes it higher.
| / don't see that we have gained