The age-herald., 1900-05-11
The Proposition

The Proposition The proposition submitted by the com pany is as follows:
 First-Dwelling of rooms or less, S6 per annum.
 Each additional room up and including 10 rooms, $1 per annum.
 Each additional room oyer 10 rooms 50 cents per annum.
 Water closet, private family, dwelling of rooms or less, $4 per annum.
 Water closet, private family, dwelling of 1 rooms or over, S5 per annum.
 Water closet, each additional for same family or servants. $2.50 per annum.
 Second-City to have the privilege of changing the location of any fire hydrants now set, such work to be done at the ex- pense Of the city and under the direction Of the water company.
 Third-The city to have the privilege for the period of six months to order placed any number not more than fifty, of addi- donal fire hydrants on present cast iron pipe system, at a rental of $40 per annum, until the expiration of the present con tract.
 Fourth-Water company to rebate to the city rental due on It certain fire hydrants rom July l, 1898, which rental amounts to the sum of SLIGO to July l, 19OO.
 F1fth-Meter rates to large consumers using in excess of 5,00O gallons, daily, as follows:
 For flrst 5,000 gallons daily, b cents per 1000 gallons.
 For second 5000 gallons daily 14 cents per 1000 gallons.
 For third 5000 gallons daily 13 cents Der 1000 gallons.
 For fourth 5000 gallons daily, 12 cents per 1000 gallons.
 For fifth 1000 gallons daily Il cent per 1000 gallons.
 For sixth 5000 gallons daily, 10 cents per 1000 gallons.
 For seventh 5000 gallons daily, cents per 1000 gallons.
 For eighth 5000 gallons daily, s cents per 1000 gallons.
 For ninth 5000 gallons daily cents per 1000 gallons.
 For tenth 5000 gallons daily. cents per 1000 gallons.
 All over 10000 gallons, daily, cents per 1000 gallons.
 Sixth-Any consumer to have the right to demand a meter, and the water company to have the right to set meter on any consumer and charge for use of water ac- cording to meter rates provided for in ...e contract; provided, that there shall be charged and collected minimum monthly charge of $1 in cases where a one-inch three-quarter-fnch or a one-half-nch meter is required, except where the annual assess ment would be less than $12 per annum in Which case or caAS the minimum monthly charge shall be nne-twelfth of what the assessment would be by annual rating, ac- cording to schedule of annual rates named in the contract. No meter rent shall be charged in cases where a meter of one inch or less is required. In cases where a meter of more than one inch is required there shall be no minimum monthly charge for the use of water, but a charge for meter rent as follows:
 11R-inch meter $1 per month; Finch meter. $1.65 per month; 3-inch meter, $25O per month; finch meter, S415 per month All meters to be placed, kept in repair and renewed by and at the expense of the water company.
 Any changes in the present rates or con- tract to be agreed to by the city and water company and proper ordinance embodying such agreed changes therein passed amend ing present contract to the extent that is necessary.
 Clause Stricken Out
 In the first clause the provision where two or more families occupying one house. each family was to be charged as occupying separate dwellings was eliminated as was also provision that a minimum rate of s6 per annum for services.
 Objection was made to these two pro- visions by the committee and they were stricken out.
 claims that consumers can further reduce their bills by taking advantage of the me- ter provisions.
 and the committee adjourned to meet sub- ject to the call of the chairman to give the matter further consideration.