Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-21
(Approved january n. lsas.)

CONCERNING WATER-WORKs a!
PPRovIDEiS So, FOR AN ANNUAL
TEA
approved January IT, 1881
BE II ordained by the Council OF tn
| city OF Richmond, That section twelve o
| chapter twenty-seven, OF the City Ordi
nances, concerning the water-works. b,
amended and reordained so as to read "a
| follows:
Section 10. The supply OF water to any
person shall be on condition OF his payint
a water rent at certain rates. as foilows;
| For the purpose of building-For eacf
table used for brick-making. forty dollars
| per annum. When In building brick are
laid, or stone work or plasterfng done
fve 90 cents for each thousand bricks
| TWO 90 cents for each cubic yard OF stone
work, and ten O0) cents for each hundred
yards OF .plastering. A license shall b
| 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 the
charges for water shall be paid on the
estimated amount of work TO be done
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 plastering or stone work.
Penalty for noncompliance, ten dollars
For public building. at the following
rate per annum-to wit: For the Capitol
and Governors Mansion. one hundred
theatre, opera-house, &c, thirty dollars;
o public hall, with water fixtures access
sible. ten dollars: with water fixtures
inaccessible. five dollars; Henrico county
courthouse, ninety dollars; custom
lars; penitentiary. five hundred dollars,
except that the water used by the lessees
ana ana persons operating manufactures
tnereln shall be paid for at the, rates
required by ordinance for otner and SINH
lar manufactures.
For schools, at the following rate per
annum-to wit: For n boarding-schSol,
twenty-five dollars; for q private school,
i've 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 In which the city water
Is used. This shall pay for all the uses
OF water at such depot. except for sta
tlonary steam-engines, water-closets, and
baths; for each stationary steam-englne,
Tor each estimated horsepower of boiler
from one to ten-horse power, five dollars;
Tor each estimated horsepower from ten
TO forty-h0rse power, three dollars; for
each estimated horsepower over forty
horse power. two and one-half dollars.
But no steam-engine shall be supplied,
except where the water is taken In the
building where the engine is used for the
In such building; for a roling-mill. or
boundary, or machine-shop, or a factory,
or stemmery. &c, fifteen dollars. If not
more than fifteen persons be employed
therein; for each additional person, thirty
cents; for each spike-ms chine. forty dol
lars; for each manufacturng-mill, forty
live dollars; for tobacco mandatory
thirty aTSyr cents bI for zach hand Id ess Ss6
hfteen dollars; for warehouse, whole
sale tobacco. &c, thirty dollars; storage
warehouse, each, ten dollars; Tor a cur
rfer-shop, thirty-seven dollars and fifty
forty-hve dollars; for a dying establish
ment. twenty-five dollars and fifty cents.
exclusive OF the use Of steam boiler; for
a Iager-oeer, porter, soda, or bottling
each additional table, ten dollars; for
blacksmth-sh0p. four dollars for the first
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 a barber shop six dollars for
the first chair, and one dollar and fifty
cents for each additional one, for car
pcnter, paint shop. &c, five dollars: for
q 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 bakery, twelve
dollars. for private clearinghouse five
dollars. and for each bedroom, used or
not, one dollar: for 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 faucet
in the bar-roOm, ten dollars; for each
beer-pump. three dollars; for a public
stable. seventy-five cents for each stall,
oil ,ar cd or M for
one dollar and twenty-five cents for each
horse or mule, one dollar Tor each COW,
and one dollar and fifty cents for pri-
Vate carriage, or buggy, &c; for a stable
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 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 a store,
ten dollars; for 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 in each |
ease where a store or shop may have been |
rented by the owner or agent to different |
tenants, and so occupied. the bills shall |
be made out and presented to the owner |
Or agent of said store or shop, who shall |
Do responsible for their payment; for each |
,fiice, not otherwise provided for, four dol |
ars and fifty cents.
Dweling-houses at the following rate
Der annum-to wit: For each dwelling
house. five dollars, and for each additional
aucet over one (hot and cold water fau-
,ets counted as one faucet, one dollar
md fifty cents: where one supply fur
lishes more than one lot or premises,
here will be made like charge for the
PARTIES having access TO the fixtures: and
whenever any lot or premises shall be
occupied by more than one family,
meter may be placed. subject TO the APP
)roval 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 urlnals. fountains,
lose, yard and street-sprinkling. at the
rate per annum-to- wit: For
ach public bath-tub. nine dollars; for
ach private bath-tub. three dollars and
fifty cents; each public water-closet,. six
Ollars; for private water-closet, three
Ollars; for each additional water-clOset
n the premises two dollars; for a closet,
rough, or sink-closet. one dollar per lineal
GOT; for each private urinal, one dollar
nd fifty cents; for public urinal, five
o ten dollars; but no bath, water-closet,
r urinal shall be supplied except when
he water is taken in the premises where
uch bath, water-closet, or urinal is for
he usual purposes for which water is
sed on said premises; any premises hav-
lg water-closets, bath, or other fixtures
with the water-pipes shall pay
or the same, or have the pipes supplying
hem disconnected from the supply of
aid premises; for a fountain In a yard
r store having a. one-sixteenth inch jet.
tx dollars; a one-eighth inch jet, ten
ollars; a one-quarter inch jet, twenty
ollars; a three-eighth inch jet, thirty