The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-03-28
TIPS ABOUT WATER RATES.
AUSTIN is DOWN AMONG THE
VERY LOWEST CITIES IN
THE COUNTRY.
AN INTERESTING COMPARISON
OF FIGURES.
Information That Should Make Austinites
Feel Good-You Should Send in
Applications for Wiring Your
Premises for Light at Once.

The following figures showing the rates
paid for water in some Of the large cities
in the country are from official reports and
they are interesting when compared with
the figures here in Austin as adopted by
the city.
Austin meter rate per 1000 gallons 10
cents, New York IS, Chicago 8 to 10,
Philadelphia s, Brooklyn 10 to 10, St
Louis 10 to 30, Boston 16 to Is, Baltimore
6, Cincinnati to 10. Cleveland 5.
The daily consumption in New York is
154,000,000, revenue per million gallons
$61.50.
Chicago 147,000,000 gallons daily, rev.
enue per million gallons $40.S1.
Philadelphia 1G3, 100000 gallons daily,
revenue per million gallons $4,000.
Brooklyn 5S,054,000 gallons, revenue
per million gallons $70.12
st. Louis 44,162,OOO gallons, revenue
per million gallons $76.67.
Boston 46,740,000 gallons, revenue per
million $107.76
Baltimore 100000 gallons, revenue
$50.70.
Cincinnati 2,119,ooo gallons, revenue
per million $64.27.
Cleveland 36,443, 900 gallons, revenue
per million $44.9S.
If Austin pumps 100000 gallons daily
her revenue per million at her present
| rates will be as low as the lowest of the
above cities and this is the result of her
superb and cheap water power.
The yearly rates in New York for a 10
room residence, one yard hydrant, kitchen
sink. BATH one water closet, two laundry
trays is $20.50. Washington same as
above including sprinkling of lawn $S.67;
Cleveland $3.50, Buffalo $15.30, Gin
cinnati $16.GO, Chicago SIT, Baltimore
Boston $2610, st. Louis, $34, New Or
leans $56.50. In Austin rates for same
size residence will range from SIS to $50,
owing to bath tubs and amount Of sprink
ling.
New York city has 9062 fire hydrants,
Chicago 13,411, Philadelphia SAT, Brook
Ign 1878, st. Louis 4103, Boston $500,
Baltimore 1920, Cincinnati 1850, Cleve-
New York has 100 600 taps Chicago
1S2,3S2, Philadelphia 100000, Brooklyn
92,944, ST. Louis "a 900, Boston 3,433,
Baltimore 10000, Cincinnati 36,754,
Cleveland 33,940. ....
st. Louis last year pumped 3,500,000,0 900
gallons of water and her water revenue
reached S1,25IOOO.
THE LIGHT SYSTEM.
The rates for light in Austin are put
so low that the poorest man in town Will
find them cheaper than the cheapest oil
or candles. So cheap are they that every
body should at once apply and have their
houses wired.
One 16 candle power light will only
cost 80 cents month, two 20 cents and
four only so cents, or 20 cents each.
All wiring must be done in conformity
with the following:
No person shall construct, alter, or re-
pair any electric wires within the city of
Austin, except in conformity with the
provisions of this ordinance.
No material shall hereafter be used
in the construction of electric wiring
within the city of Austin, unless the same
shall have been previously approved by
the electrical engineer in accordance with
the regulations governing wiring.
The electrical engineer employed by |
board of public works or city council shall |
have general supervision of the electric |
light an power plant and no connections |
shall be made thereto, except as he di-
reefs in accordance with the regulations |
governing wiring, and after written APP
plication has been regularly made and |
written permit granted, and he shall keep |
a record of all permits issued, which shall |
be regularly numbered in order Of their |
issue.
He shall upon being served with a
notice requiring him to visit and inspect |
any building upon or in which work is |
being done under any of the provisions |
of this ordinance do so forthwith.
He shall examine all buildings or
cause the same to be examined in which |
work is being done under the provisions
Of this ordinance as often as practicable |
and make a record of all violations, to-
gether with the street and number where
such violations are found, the name of
the owner, lessee, or occupant, and all
other matters relative thereto.
He shall so far as may be necessary for
he performance of his duties have the
light to enter any building or premises,
and to examine and inspect such work
n process of construction, and to direct
he suspension of any work as shall
lot conform to the requirements of this
ordinance contained.
And no person shall continue wiring
# any kind in the city of Austin after
he said electrical engineer shall have in
writing directed the suspension thereof
or such reason. He shall not during his
employment by the city be employed or
directly or indirectly, in any
wiring business or any contract for others
r for furnishing materials for wiring I
or others. He shall have charge of, '
inspect and examine and exercise general
upervision over all electrical work in :
he city of Austin.
Every individual, firm or corporation. If
efore entering upon the election, con-
truction or change of any electrical work t
or wiring in the city of Austin, shall file t