Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-20
CITY ORDINANCES.

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| AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND RE
ORDAINfNG SECTION TWELVE,
cha HAP T,Tv TW ~ Y ydNcrp or 81
ING THE WATER Works. AND RE-
PEALING SO MUCH OF SECTION
| FOURTEEN OF CHAPTER TWENTY,
CONCERNING wATER-WORKs as
| PROVIDES FOR AN ANNUAL
TER.
approved January II. 1881
BE i ordained by. the Council Of the
city OF Richmond. That section twelve OF
| chapter twenty-seven, Of the city Ordi-
| nances, concerning the water-works, he
! amended and reordained SO as TO read as
| follows:
Section r. The supply Of water to any
| person shall be on condition Of his paying
| "a water rent at certain rates. as follows;
For the purpose Of building-For each
| table used for brick-making. forty dollars
| per annUm. When In building brick are
! laid, or stone work or plasterlng done
hVe 90 cents for each thousand bricks,
TWO CD cents for each cubic yard OF stone
work. and ten 00 cents for each hundred
| yards OF plasterng. A license snail be
obtained from the Superintendent for each
building or other work before such work
Is commenced. for which the city water
Is wanted for any OF these purposes; but
no license shall be issued until me
charges for water shall be paid on the
and when the same shall be completed the
said license shall be returned TO the
Superintendent. with a statement by a
measurement Of the number Of bricks
laid. yards OF r,astering or stone work
Penalty for Noncompliance, ten dollars
in each case.
For "A public building. al the following
rate per annum-tO wit For the Capltol
and Governors Mansion, one hundred
dollars. Medical College. fifty dollars,
theatre. opeta-house, &c, thirty dollars'
"a public hall. with water fixtures acccs-
sible, ten dollars. with water fixtures
inaccessible. nve dollars; Henrico county
courthouse, ninety dollars: custom
house, one hundred and fifty dol
lars, penitentiary. five hundred dollars,
except that the water used by the lessees
and persons operating manufactures
therein shall be paid for at the rates
required BY ordinance for otner and SINH
For schools at the following rate per
annum--to wit: For boarding-schsOl
twenty-five dollars; for private school,
five dollars.
For depots. manufactures. workshops.
and warehouses, at the following rate
per annum-to wit: For a railroad depot.
one hundred dollars. or special rates for
every locomotive I'm which the city water
is used This shall pay for all the uses
OF water at such depot. except for sta
uOnary steam-engines, water-closets. and
baths, for each stationary steam-englne,
for each estimated horsepower OF boiler
from one to ten-hOrso power. five dollars,
for each estimated horsepower from ten
TO fOrty-hOrse power. three dollars; Tor
each estimated horsepower over forty
morse power two and Onc-hdlf dollars.
But no steam-cngine shall be supplied,
except whore the water Is taken in the
building where the engine Is used for the
usual purposes for which water is used
10 such building, for a rollingmill. or
boundary or machlne-shop, or factory,
or stemmery. &c. fifteen dollars II not
more than fifteen persons be employed
81 81 ~ al frsI al
cents; for each spike machine, forty dol
lars; for each manufacturing-m mill. forty
I'VE dollars, for tobacco manutactory
thirty cents for each hand employed
therein, but no charge 10 be less than
fifteen dollars for a warehouse. whole
sale tobacco. &C.. thirty dollars; storage
warehouse, each. ten dollars; for a cur
rier-shop. thirty-seven dollars and htty
cents; for a rectfyng establishment
fOrty-fve dollars; for dying establish
ment. twenty-five dollars and fifty cents,
exclusive Of the use of steam boiler; for
lager-beer, porter. soda, or bottling
establishment. one table. twenty dollars;
each additional table. ten dollars; for a !
hlacksmt h-shop. four dollars for the 1rst |
forge and two dollars for each additional
one; for daily newspaper printing office, |
twenty dollars. other printing offices. ten |
dollars. or using motors or meter. special !
rates: for barber shop, six dollars for |
the first chair, and one dollar and fifty |
cents for each additional one. for a car |
penter. paint shop. &c, five dollars, for |
coach and wagon shop. fifteen dollars; !
for a Candy-factory. ten dollars.
Bakeries. restaurants. hotels stables. |
billiard saloons. &c. at the following rate |
per annum-tO wit: For a bakery, twelve |
dollars for private clearinghouse five |
dollars. and for each bedroom. used or |
not. one dollar; for a hotel or house Of |
public entertainment. five dollars and for |
each bedroom. used or not, one dollar; |
restaurants. fifteen dollars; for a snack |
house or lunch-cOunter. ten dollars; for |
each bar. whether kept IN a hotel or |
elsewhere. with faucet in the bar-rOom
fifteen dollars. and for each additional
faucet. three dollars and without a faucet /
IN the bar-rOOm, ten dollars, for each |
b aer-pump. three dollars. for a public |
stable. seventy-fve cents for each STALL
whether used or not, for a private stable,
one dollar and twenty-five cents for each
horse or mule, one dollar for each cow,
and one dollar and fifty cents for pri-
vate carriage, or buggy. &c; for "a stable
where hacks or carriages are Kept for
hire. four dollars and fifty cents for each
hack. carriage. hearse, omnibus. &c, and
one dollar and fifty cents for each buggy.
or wagon, whether kept for hire or in
livery; for each mule or wagon lot. thirty
dollars, for each stable where wagons,
drays. or carts are kept for hire. one dol
lar and twenty-five cents for each horse
or mule; for a billiard saloon with water
fixtures convenient. twelve dollars, or
without water fixtures. five dollars.
Stores shops and offices at the follow
Ing rate per annum-to wit: For store
ten dollars. for a shop five dollars; green
grocery five dollars each fish stand. five
dollars; If besides being used as a store
or shop the house be also occupied as a
dwelling for one or more families. then
three dollars for each family, and i'm each
ease where store or shop may have been
rented Dy the owner or agent 20 different
tenants. and so occupied. the bills shall
be made out and presented TO the owner
lr agent Of said store or shop. who shall
1e responsible for their payment. FOR each
,ihce. not otherwise provided for, four dol
ars and fifty cents.
DWcllng-hOuses at the following rate |
Der annum-tO wit. For each dwelling !
house. five dollars. and for each additional
auCet over one mot and cold water fau-
cts counted as one faucet. one dollar
md fifty cents; where one supply fur
fishes more than one lot or premises.
here will be made like charge for the /
larties having access TO the fixtures: and |
whenever any lot or premises shall be |
occupied by more than one family. a
meter may be placed. subject to the ap-
lrOyal Of the Committee on Water and
meter rates charged. and the bill rendered
gainst the person who sub-rents TO other
enants.
Baths. water-closets. urinals. fountains.
lose. yard and strect-sprinkling, at the
GLOWING rate per annum-tc- wit: For
aCh public bath-tub. nine dollars; for
ach private bath-tub. three dollars and
fty cents: each public water-closet. six
ollars, for a private Water-clOset. three
ollars; for each additional water-closet
m the premises. two dollars for a closet.
rough. or sinll-clOsct one dollar per lincal
rCf. for qaqh rriyafa urin1I ono dollar I