The herald., 1896-02-19
THE THING MAY Be VETOED
EI0ED POLICE DETECTIVE WORK
Mayor RAIDER Will Receive the
Water Ordinance Today
APPROVAL NOT PROBABLE
The Remarkable Action OF the Council
Commented Upon
Full Schedule of the Rates Under the Pro-
posed Newest New Cut-Was Pre,is
dent iced Joking?

The new water rate ordinance will reach
the mayor today, and the indications are
that the proposed law will never secure
executive approval. The opinion ia gen.
eral about the city hall that the ordinance
will be vetoed.
The universal comment is that if the
mayor signs the proposed law, lie places
himself in the tail end of the councilnanic
procession, where he will have everything
to lose and nothing to gain, as the so per
cent cut, if it was made in good faith, was
secured without any consultation with him.
self. If, on the other hand, he vetoes the
ordinance and indites strong message to
support the generally accepted theory that
the newest new rates cannot be legally ell
forced, he will make a brand new policy,
not only for himself but for his party.
The ordinance as finally adopted OH
Monday will, If it secures executive APP
proval. place in effect after June 80 the
following schedule of monthly rates;
THOSE NEWEST NEW RATES
For every tenement or dwelling house of
not exceeding three living rooms, occu-
pied by single family, 50 =; cents.
For every tenement or dwelling house of
four living rooms, occupied by a single
family, 40 cents.
For every tenement or dwelling house of
five living rooms, occupied by single FAM
lily, so cents
For every tenement or dwelling house of
six living rooms, occupied by a single fam
lily. 62la cents.
For every tenement or dwelling house of
seven living rooms, occupied by single
family, 50 cents.
For every tenement or dwelling house of
eight living rooms, occupied by single
family, 75 cents.
Eor every tenement or dwelling house of
nine living rooms, occupied by single
family, so cents.
For every tenement or dwelling house of
ten living rooms, occupied by single fam
lily, 80 cents.
For every tenement or dwelling house of
over ton living rooms, and occupied by a
single family, for every additional room, 5
cents.
For hotels or boarding houses, in addition
to family rates, for each boarder, 10 cents.
For lodging houses, in addition to family
rates, for each lodger. cents.
For business blocks, for each Office, in
addition to a basis rate of 81, 8 Gems.
For private fire hydrants, each so cents.
For restaurants and eating houses, ac-
each twenty-five people per day, 81.
For QUE or more bath tubs in private
residences, II cents.
: For public bath tubs, eac, tub rs cents.
For public urinals, each 50 cents.
For private urinals, each 20 cents.
For one or more water closets in private
residences, 12}s cents.
For public water closets, i'll business
blocks, 80 cents.
For public water closets, in stores, 25
cents.
For public water closets, in hotels, rs
cents.
For sprinkling lawns and gardens, "a
cent per front foot for lots not exceeding
100 feet depth.
For all additional area q proportiopate
rate shall be charged. Provided that
the sprinkling rate for no yard shall
l,e less than 5 cents. Also that when the
amount of lawn or shrubbery, or both,
does not exceed forty square yards, the
minimum rate of u cents shall be
charged.
For horses kept for private use, incIud-
ing water for washing vehicles, one horse,
1oI cents; each additional horse cents.
For livery, boarding AMI hack stables.
including water for washing vehicles, for
each horse 20 cents.
For feed and sale stables where no wash
rack is used, for each horse 10 cents.
For each water trough, rs cents.
For bakeries, in addition to family rates,
for each barrel of -four used, 211a cents.
For barber shops, for each chair, 25
cents.
For boarding schools, i'll addition to
family rates, for each pupil, . cents.
For each soda fountain, so cents.
For steam engines, for each horse power,
% cents.
For building purposes, for each 100
ya,ds of p!astering. 20 cents.
For cement walks, for each 100 square
feet, 10 cents.
For cement curbs, for each 100 linear
feet, 90 cents.
For each 1000 brick laid, including wet.
ting of brick and Stacking of lime. cents.
For each saloon, not including water
closets or urinals, 81.
For each water beer pump, so cents.
For stores, warehouses, butcher shops,
confectionery shops, halls, photograph gall
lsrics. printing offices, markets. bookb;nd-
dries. blacksmith shops. and for other pur-
pose not enumerated above. so cents. -s- -
All railroads, distilleries, brewer2es, ele-
yators. machine shops, manusSc' 'ories, and
al! other consumers not mentioned above.
requiring large quantities of water, shall be
governed b, the following meter rates:
For each 90 cubic feet, in quantities of
1000 cubic feet or less l21a GER g.
For each 100 cubic feet over 1000, 10
cents.
Pr. sident Ieed, it is stated, had no idea,
that his amendment OF a 40 per cent re-
duction to the water committees recon-
mendation of a 331s per cent cut, would
be taken seriously. He intended bis com.
ments upon the subject to be in the nature
doubt but that the mayors veto of what it is
considered the courts may interpret as be-
ing destructive ordinance, will result in
the adoption of the water committees
original recommendation.