The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-21
RAISING THE RENT.
Ten Per Cent. Increase in
Water Rents All Along
the Line.

the Line.
The Street and Water Commissioners,
at their meeting yesterday afternoon
adopted new schedule of water rates
for consumers. The new temporary con-
tract made a revision of the schedule nee
essary. In every instance the rates have
been increased about ten per cent. That
such a raise was contemplated was fore
shadowed in 1.-THE News" the day before
election, when it leaked out that the Re-
publican Water Assessor was holding
hack his bills because of the revised and
increased charges. The new schedule as
adopted is as follows:-
| Baths in private dwellings, s4 year.
Baths in hotels, saloons, barber shops
and club rooms, $40 a year for first bath
and So for additional baths.
Bakeries, one cent per barrel for every
barrel of flour used per annum; no charge
! less than IS per annum.
| Barber shops, $3.50 per chair a year.
Bars and saloons, SIS a year where there
| hind the bar, SO.
Blacksmith shops, FORCES and foundries
| So a year.
Beer bottling and bottle washing estab-
| lishments, SIS year.
| Beer pump, $40 each.
| Drug stores, $40 where there is no foun-
| tain; 500 where there is a as-inch tap;
| $25 for 1a to y inch tap, and S35 for II to
| inch tap.
Dyeing and securing establishments, $25
and S35
$40; 1s inch yet, 800. Fountains will only
| be allowed to run from April / to No
vember 1 each year.
Gardeners and florists using water not
| metered shall pay for each washer on
hand hose from $50 to $100 a year; no
charge less than $25.
Greenhouses, SIS for every 1000 feet of
| surface.
Hydrants for fire only, IS.
Horse troughs, to be used only from
| April l to December l, and no tap larger
/ than as inch, SIS month; $25 a year if
Hotels and boarding houses, in addition
/ to established building rate, 81 for every
| bed over six.
Ice cream manufactures, $40 apiece.
Ice manufactures to be metered
Laundries, $25 to $50 on meter.
/ Meat stalls, $5.
/ oyster and fish stores, $40.
Milk stores and depots, 81.
Photograph galleries, $40 to S15.
Restaurants, SIS to $780,
Street washers and hand hose, S5, and
/ a special permit must be obtained.
! Private stables, 81 for every horse or
COW over regular building rate.
Livery stables, 81 a stall, or no charge
! less than $25.
Steam engines and bollerS, ~ Ior each
Steam heating apparatus, s. to $50, ac-
! cording to consumption.
/ Hot air heating, 49,
Hot water heating, So.
Slaughter or rendering houses, S25 to $50
Soda fountains, beer fountains. where
;c i,1fr Wi
Shipping and steamboats, must be
Soda water and cider manufactures,
Street sprinkling. s25 a month.
/ Stone work polishing, ST.
Soap manufactures, metered
Tenement houses, in addition to build
ing rates, 81 year will pc charged Tor
| each family over two. No reduction for
f Water Closets in private houses, 50
each. No hopper closets allowed in fu-
ture except they be charged at $5
| Water closets in public houses, S.. In
| hotels, saloons, barber shops and club
rooms no hopper closets allowed in future
except they be charged at So ga. each;
and other apparatus used for tanning,
light machinery. air pumps, elevators
as as foliows:-1s oil inch tap, IS month: j
inch, $50 month; IL inch tap, $45;
inch tap, $50 or metered.
J.
/ gans, $40 to $40 year.
Meter rates in less than 100000 cubic
feet, s150 a thousand; between 100000 and
500 600, $1.25; between 100000 and 1000, 900,
4 81 is; from 100000 to $1500,000 $1.05
100000 to 100000 95 cents; 2OO0, 900 to
$500 600, IS cents; 100000 and over, rs
cents.
/ When Alexander Dusenbery was APP
pointed Water Assessor four years ago
he made an entirely new assessment for
water rents. There were increases all
along the line The new assessment was
levied entirely in accordance with the
schedule then in operation. There was
considerable kicking done by consumers,
but no redress was obtainable The i'm
position of new charges at an increase
of ten per cent. following SO closely upon
the making of a new temporary contract
will, it is expected by the Republicans,
be the signal for the fling Of substantial
protests from consumers on all sides
q The new schedule becomes operative at
once, and this years water bills. which
are payable in advance. will be made out
on the prices.
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