Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-19
CITY ORDINANCES.

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THE CITY ORDINANCES, CONCERN
ING THE WATER-wORKS,A AMI RE-
PEALING SO MUCH OF SECTION
E0uRTEEN e OF cHAPTElR, TWENTY ! z y |;
CoNCERNING wATER- WORKS AS
| PROVIDES FOR AN ANNUAL
CHARGE FOR THE RENT OF A ME-
TER.
approved January H. 1881
BE II 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.. be
amended and reordained so as to read as
| fOllows
Section l2. Tho supply of water to any
| person shall be on condition OF his paying
Ia water rent at certain rates, as folows:
For the purpose of building-For each
| table used for brick-maklng, forty dollars
| per annum. When I'm building brick are
| laid, or stone work or plastering DONE
| five 90 cents for each thousand bricks,
two () cents for each cubic yard OF stone
work. and ten 00) cents for each hundred
yards OF plastering A license shall be
| 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 me
| said license shall be returned TO the
| superintendent, with statement by
IifbHuItIltHL Oh inc nuUiDtI VI Dii'ho
laid yards of plastering or stone work.
Penalty for noncompliance, ten dollars
In each case.
For a public building, at the. following
rate per annum-to wit: For the Capitol
and Governors Mansion, one hundred
dollars; Medical College. fifty dollars;
theatre. opera-house. &c. thirty dollars;
a public hall, with water fixtures access
sible. ten dollars; with water fixtures
inaccessible five 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 les see,
therein shall be paid for at the rates
required by ordinance for other and SINH
lar manufactures.
annum-to wit: For a bOarding-schcol,
twenty-five dollars; for a private school,
five dollars
For depots. manufactures. workshops,
and warehouses, at the following rate
per annum-to wit: For railroad depot.
one hundred dollars, or special rates Tor
every locomotives in which the city water
is used. This shall pay for all the uses
of water at such depot. except for sta
tionary steam-engines, water-closets, and
baths: for each stationary steam-engine,
for each estimated horsepower OF boiler
from one to ten-horse power, five dollars
for each estimated horsepower from ten
to forty-horse power. three dollars; for
each estimated horsepower over forty
horse power, two and one-half collars.
But no steam-engine shall be supplied,
except where the water is taken in the
building where the engine is used for the
usual purposes for which water Is used
in such building; for a rolling or
boundary, or machine-shop, or FACTORY,
or stemmery &c, fifteen dollars, II not
more than fifteen persons be employed
therein: for each additional person, thirty
cents; for each spike-machine, forty dol
lars; for each manufacturing-m forty
five dollars: for a tobacco mandatory.
thirty cents for each hand employed
therein, but no charge|to be less than
fifteen dollars; for "a warehouse, whole
sale tobacco. &c. thirty dollars; storage
warehouse, each. ten dollars; for cur
rjer-shop. thirty-seven dollars and fifty
cents; for a rectifying establishment,
forty-hve dollars; for dying establish
ment, twenty-five dollars and fifty cents.
exclusive of the use of steam boiler; for
a hger-beer. porter soda, or bottling
establishment, one table, twenty dollars;
blacksmith-shop. four dollars for the first
forge and two dollars for each additional
one; for a daily newspaper printing-ofice,
twenty dollars; Nher 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
penter, paint shop. &C, five dollarsi for
a 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 a private clearinghouse five
dollars, and for each bedroom, used or
not, one dollar; for a hotel or house or
public entertainment, five dollars. and Tor
each bedroom. used or not, one dollar;
restaurants fifteen dollars: for a snack
house or lunch-counter, ten dollars; Tor
each bar, whether kept in hotel or
elsewhere, with a 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-hve cents for each stan
whether used or not; for 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 a 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 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 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 in each |
case 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 10 the owner |
or agent of said store or shop. who shall |
be responsible for their payment; for each |
Office, not otherwise provided for, four dol |
lars and fifty cents.
Dwelling houses ut the following rate |
per annum-to wit: For each dwelling |
house, five dollars, and for each additional |
faucet over one (hOt and cold water fau |
Gets counted as one faucet, one dollar |
nishes more than one lot or premises, |
there 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, Il
meter may be placed subject 10 the APP
meter rates charged. and the bill rendered |
against the person who sub-rents to other
tenants
Baths, water-closets. urinals. fountains.
hose, yard and street-sprinkling, at the
Following rate per annum-tc- Wit: For
each public bath-tub, nine dollars; for
each private bath-tub three dollars and
fifty cents; each public water-closet. six !
dollars for a private water-closet. three
dollars; for each additional water-closet
on the premises two dollars; for a closet,
trough, or sink-closet. one dollar per lineal
foot; for each private urinal, one dollar
and fifty cents; for a public urinal, five
to ten dollars: but no bath, water-clOset, |
or urinal shall be supplied except when
the water is taken I'm the premises where
such bath. water-closet or urinal Is for
the usual purposes for which water is
used on said premises; any premises hav-
ing water-closets. bath. or other fixtures
with the water-pipes shall pay