Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-23


newals of meters shall be- certified by the
respective officers to the Auditor OF the
city and IL shall be the duty OF sald
Auditor TO place all such amounts 20
the credit of the Committee on water
for the purchase and repairs OF meters.
The Auditor shall place all delinquent
bills i'm the hands Of the Collector OF
Delinquent Taxes. who shall proceed 10
collect them I'm any manner IN when
any other delinquent tax Bills may De
collected.
Any person who shall violate any OF
the conditions and requirements as SET
forth IN this section or who shall VIII
fully or negligently injure or detace
meter. or any Of its appurtenances, or
shall In any manner attempt 10 interfere
with its mechanical parts and conuec-
tions. so as to prevent its performing us
full work with accuracy shall be suOJecI
to a penalty Of not less than I'VE nor
mure than one hundred dollars Tor each
offence. BEN I. August,
ap l9-5t City Clerk.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND RE-
DREAMING SECTION y. CHAPIEk
y. OF THE CITY ORDINANCES. CON
CORNING THE WATER-WORkS.
approved April TO- 1881
BE IL ordained by the Council of the CITY
of Richmond. That section Il OF chapter
q, of the City Ordinances, concerning tns
water-wOrks, be amended and reordalheu
so as 10 read as follows 49,.
Section -. The supply OF water 10 any
.
ing a water rent at certain rates as Ioi-
lows. ,.
table used for brick-making, forty douats
Der annum. When i'm a building brick are
laid or stone work or plaSterlnS uoie' hNe
60 cents for each thousand brlchs' lMo ~
cents for each cubic yard OF STONE WOlH
and ten Q0) cents for each hundred NaIus
of mastering 4 license shall be obtained
from the superintendent for each puliu-
ing or other work before such work is
commenced, for which the city water -
wanted for any Of these purposes; Dut no
license shall be issued until the charges
for water shall be paid on the estimated
amount OF work TO be done, ana WutH VIZ
same shall be completed the sald Hcsusc
shall be returned 10 the superintendent
with a statement by measurement OF
the number of bricks laid. yards or pas
tering or stone work. Penalty Tor nom
compliance. ten dollars in each case.
For a public building AT the iolloNluS
rate per annum-tO-wit; For the tapltol
and Governors Mansion, one hundred .lol-
lars; Medical College, fifty dollars a lhea-
tire, opera-house, &c, thirty dollars,
public hall with water fixtures accessible.
ten dollars; with water fixtures lhacres-
siblc five dollars. HenricO county court
house, ninety dollars, cuStOm-house, one
hundred and fifty dollars, penitentlarA.
five hundred dollars; except that the water
used by the lessees and persons operating
manufactures therein shall be paid tof
at the rate required by ordinance LOT
other and similar manufactures.
For schools. at the following rate per
annum-to-wit: For a boarding school
| twenty-five dollars; for private schoob
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 Tor every
locomotive i'm which the CITY water ~
used This shall pay for all the uses OF
water at such depot, except for stationary
steam engines, Water-closets, ana Ddlii9,
for each stationary steam engine lot
each estimated horsepower or boiler IRON
one to ten-horse-pOwer, five dollars, Tor
each estimated horsepower from ten
to fOrty-hOrse-pOWe three dollars
for each estimated horsepower over
rty-hOrse-pOwer, two ana One-hat doI-
lars. But no steam engine snail be sup
piled except whore the water Is taken
in the building whore the engine l5 USED
for the usual purposes for winch water Is
used i'm such building, for a rolling mill or
a foundry, or machine-shOp, or a factory,
or stemmery. &c, fifteen dollars; II not
more than fifteen persons be employed
therein: for each additional person, thirty
cents: for each splke-machine, forty dot
lars. for each manufacturing mill, forty
five dollars. for 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 currAr-
shop. thirty-seven dollars ana nity cents,
for u rectlfyinS ESTABLISHMENT loIll i've
dollars. for dyelng establishment
twenty-five dollars and fifty cvits, eNclu-
siVe of the use Of steam boiler; Tor "A
lager beer porter, soda, or DOttllhs estdD-
iishment. one table, twenty dollars: eacu
additional table ten dollars; Tor bldck-
smith shop. four dollars for the first forge,
and two dollars for each additional one,
for a daily newspaper printing once.
twenty dollars; other printing oflces' zen
dollars. or using motors or meter, specldl
rates. for a barber shop, six dollars Ior
the first chair, and one dollar and hity
cents for each additional one; for car
pehter. paint shop. &c, five dollars; for a
coach and wagon shop, htteen dollars, TOT
| 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 boarding mousse I'VE
/ dollars. and for each bedroom, used or
not one dollar; for hotel or house OF
Dublic entertainment, I'VE dollars, ana
/ for each bedroom. used or not one dollar;
restaurants, fifteen dollars, Tor a snack
/ house or lunch counter, ten doildIa' lOr
| each bar whether kept in Il hotel or else
where with faucet In the Dar-ropm'
| fifteen dollars, and for eacn addl-
tiOnal faucet three dollaIs' ana
| without a faucet IN the bar-room. Ten
dollars. for each beer-pump, three dollars
| for a public stable, seyenty-iiye cents Tor
each stall. whether used or not, TOT n
/ private stable, one dollar ana twenty i've
cents for each horse or mule, one dolldI
/ for each COW, and one dollar ana htty
| cents for a private carriage, or buggy,
/ &c: for a stable where hacks or car
/ riages are kept for hire. four dollars and
| hftV cents for each hack, carriage, ncdfse,
| omnibus, &c. and one dollar and nity
| cents for each buggy or wagon, whether
| kept for hire or in livery, Tor each mule
] or wagon lot. thirty dollars Tor eacn
/ stable. where wagons. drays. or carts are
| kent for hire one dollar and twenty-five
| cents for each horse or mule; for "A bill
/ liard-saloOn. with water hNtures cohFe-
inert, twelve dollars, or without water
| fixtures. hve dollars.
stores shops. and offices at the follow
! ing rate per annum-to-wit: For store
| ten dollars: for shop, nYe dollars, green
| grocery fiye dollars; each nSn stand, uV-
! dollars; II besides being used as store
or shop the house be also occupied as
! dwelling for one or more families, then
three dollars for each family and in each
! case where store or shop may have been
rented by tho owner or agent 20 different
| tenants. and 50 occupied, the bills shall
be made out and presented 20 the owner
/ be responsible FOR their payment; Tor
/ each Office not Otherwise provided for.
| four dollars and fifty cents.
Dwelling-houses at the following rate
/ per annum-tO-Wit: For each dwelling
house having only one hydraut or faucet.
| four dollars; for each dWelling-hOuse haV-
! ing hydrant OF faucet and closet. eight
| dollars; and for each additional faucet
| over one (hOt and cold water faucets
| counted as one faucet, one dollar ana
/ fifty cents; where one supply furnishes
more than one lot or premise, there will
/ be made a charge against the owner OF
| the lot or premise on which the supply
| enters from the street, Tor each and every
/ fixture connected with said supply or this
| or adjacent premises, and whenever any
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