Evening journal., 1899-02-02
CHEAPER WATER RATES
"A Uniform Cut of Forty Fer
Cent.
THE TEXT OF SENATOR PYLEs BILL


MITTED TO CHARGE PRESENT
RATES UNTIL JANUARY l, 1900
AND THEN COMES THE DROP
ONE YEARS GRACE FOR THE
DEPARTMENT AND CITY CoUN-
Gil.
Stan Correspondence Evening Journal.
Dover, Feb. 2.-Senator Pyle to-day
introduced his bill to give to the peo-
pie Of the city OF Wilmington cheaper
water and to compel consumers and
non-consumers Of water to stand on an
equal footing under the general levy.
It's benehcent provisions make a uni
form cut Of forty per cent. and are
as follows
An act fixing the rates or prices at
which the Board of Water Commits.
sioners Of the city of Wilmington shall
hereafter supply water to persons
using the same in the said city Of Will
mington.
BE it enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives OF the State
of Delaware, in General Assembly
met, two-thirds of all the members
elected to each house concurring
herein.
Section l. That on and after the
| first day of the month Of January, A.
d. 1900, the Board of Water Commits
sioners of the city Of Wilmington shall
furnish and supply water to any per-
son or persons or corporation using
the same in the city OF Wilmington at
the following charges, prices or rates
per annum, to the several persons or
corporations aforesaid respectively,
and said rates shall not be raised by,
but may be reduced by said board at
any time It may deem advisable.
FOR DWELLING HOUSES.
Dwelling houses having hydrant in
yard or kitchen, or both, one family
sS Small dwellings containing two
rooms, one family. $3.50. Small dwell.
ings containings three rooms, one fam
lily, S240. Dwellings occupied by more
than one family, each suite Of two
rooms, one family, $3.50. Each suite
J Of three rooms, one family, $2.40
Each suite of four rooms, one family
SO. Baths each S1S0. Water closets
and urinals, self-closing or with reser.
voir, each. s120 Water closets and
urinais OF other description. $3.50
Wash paves of every description, ol
hose attached to hydrants for tha'
purpose, each, S1.20. Bidets and foo
tubs. each. 60 cents Wash basins anC
sinks in chambers or pantry, each, G.
. cents.
FOR STORES.
Stores, offices, factories and shops
2 $3.50. Stores without water in them
each, 60 cents to $3.50. Basins o
sinks additional, each, s1.2O Wate
closets and urinals, each s1.S0.
j FOR HOTELS, SALOONS AND PUB
LIC BUILDINGS.
: For family keeping the hotel, s.
$ Bars with water in or out Of bar, s.
Water closets and urinals (self clos
ing) with reservoir, $3.50.
Water closets and urinals Of othe
descriptions, EACH SO to $12
o Wash basins and sinks, each, S1.20.
+ Beer pumps (water pressure) each
49,
o Baths, each, $3.50.
FOR STABLES.
$ Livery and other public stables
each horse, 60 cents.
= Private stables with one horse, $1.Sl
/ each additional horse, 60 cents.
For washing with use Of hose) eac
n carriage or vehicle, 60 cents.
For washing (without use Of hose
e each carriage or vehicle, 80 cents.
Il For market horses exclusively, eac
It stan, 30 cents. For each COW,
IS cents.
n FOR SCHOOLS.
For hydrant in yard each, SO. Fac
Is basin, additional, $12O. Water closet
IT and urinals (self closing), each, $1.S0
- MISCELLANEOUS.
"A Lawn sprinklers, each. 50.
: Eeating and oyster saloons, $l.SO.
"A Green houses or hot houses, privat
ID each s1S0.
o Green houses or hot houses, for flo
sr lists, each, SO.
Gas engines, without tank, p'
as horse power, S2.40.
Gas engines with tank, per hor'
Sc power, $1.20.
Heating boilers, circulating, for pu
n lie buildings. each, SO to Sc.
Heating boilers, circulating for pr
no vate dwellings, each 60 cents.
he Fish stalls, each, SO to Sl2.
n Market houses. for each stall, in a
O. dition to appliances, Is cents.
ed Churches, from $3.50 to SO.
Pools in churches, each, $l.SO.
ed Slaughter houses, each. from SO
he SO.
Each tub at a public washing esta
IT. liahment, $3.50.
he Each tub in a hotel or dwelling,
by cents.
For common family bakeries, in a
ed dition to charge for dwelling. SlSO-
ng For large bakeries, according to c
pacity. 60 per centum. Of the rate nc
n established by the board.
he Barber shops, one basin, each, SIS
% each additional basin, 60 cents.
Drug stores, each, SO.
,isl Fountains in drug stores, each, !