The morning call., 1894-09-16

METER RATES.. c., City. An ordinance of
the Board OF supervisors provides that in no
case where fixed rates other than meter rates
are applicable shall any charge be made by the
Spring Valley Water Company by meter rates,
1t being the purpose Of the ordinance to pro-
vide for all dwellng-houses fixed monthly
rate by the corporation furnishing water. But
it is provided. however, that for The purpose
of discovering and depressing waste or ex-
cessye use OF water, the company shall have
the right IN all cases to apply and MAINTAIN
meters TO measure the water used or consumed,
and 10 charge and collect for waste or excessive
use under certain conditions. The order pro-
yides that no consumer shall be deemed guilty OF
waste or excessive use of water unless the
water used or consumed his premises in
any month shall exceed by so per cent the
number OF cubic feet which at regular meter
rates amounts to his rated bill, in which case
such excess shall be deemed waste or excess
sive use. When waste or excessive use mas
been discovered the company must notify the
consumer, and alter such notice the consumer
may be charged and there may be collected
from him for any waste or excessive use there
after occurring upon his premises at regular
meter rates, but such charge or collec-
ton shall not exceed for the .ood first
month the sum OF 81, or for any follow
Ing month the sum OF SIS. Water provided
other than by special rates is charged for at
meter rates, which are 80 cents per 100 cubic
feet, 10 monthly bill TO be less than SO so. Con-
sumers. however, are allowed TO contract with
the company 10 IurDlSD water AT the JOllOWlUg
Tales: twenty-five cents per 100 cubic feeI,
provided The monthly bills shall not be less
than SO per month. 20 cents per 100 cubic
feet IL the monthly bills are not less than $50
per month ana 10 Gems per 100 cubic feet il
the monthly bills are not less than 500.
MICRoBE-M. Z. E. s.. San Leandro. Cal.
Mcrobe is a minute living being not distin-
guisbed, primarily, as to its animal or vegetable
nature. Bacteria is applied TO micro organisms
concerned in the purrefactive processes. Tri.
chime is the plural of trichlna, a harlike worm
which In the larval state is occasionally
found encysted In large numbers in the muscu
lar tissues of man and certain lower animals.
tuTity and are from g TO l millimeter long,
they coil themselyes up IN the form of a spiral
and become inclosed I'm elongated or lemon
colOred cysts about 4 millimeiers long, the
cysts cont flaming rarely more than Que worm.
After variable length OF time, the cyst be-
comes filled with lime salts. The worm is
thereby more or less obscured, but the cyst be-
comes visible 10 the NAKED eye as minute
white speck. In Germany. where The greatest
care is exercised for the purpose of ascertain
ing if meat OF swine Is affected, the meat Is eX-
amined under the microscope.
BLACK FRIDAY-W. 7. NJ, Olema. Cal. The
term BacS Friday was first used In England In
connection with the receipt in LONDON of the
news that Charles Edward, the young Pre-
tender, had reached Derby. This created ter
rible panic. 1t was also applied TO May the
IL b. 1866, when the failure OF Overend, Gurn-