The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-03

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The Joint committee of the committees
from the Commercial club and the Board
of Trade met yesterday afternoon in the
rooms OF the Commercial club behind
closed doors to discuss the matter of
water rates. They refused to give any
Information concerning the action they
took.
A proposed agreement was made by
Major w. J. Miner, chairman of the
Commercial club committee, which was
endorsed by his committee. but the COM
mittee from the Board of Trade made
statement In which they said several
sections of the agreement did not meet
with their views and asked permission to
withdraw. which they did.
John w. O'Neill. as chairman Of the
Board of Trade committee, stated that
his committee was appointed with the
underst anding that it should report to
that organization before 1t took any ac-
ton and that 1t could therefore not take
action as suggested by the proposed plan
until it had reported to the Board of
Trade and received instructions. Mr..
O'Neill further stated that there were
several clauses to the recommendation
which he did not think the Board of
Trade would agree to and that their COM
mittee did not agree to them. He and
President ]. d. Collins of the Board Of
Trade then withdrew.
The Commercial section of the commit
tee will present a resolution at It's next
meeting, and in it will be the following
proposition to the water works company
and to the board of aldermen and mayor.
One section of the proposition contained
in about four lines following the fiat
rate suggested for houses in the first par
| agraph, it was impossible to get, there
being but one complete copy and that in
the hands of Major Miner. The recon-
mendation Is as follows:
Plan of Committee.
1.-THE water works company shall have
| the option to place meters upon private
residences and charge therefore a mini
mum quarterly rate as follows:
"1nree-room house, $500.
"Four-room house, $2.25.
"Five-room house, $3.50.
"Six-room house, $2.75.
"Seven-room house, $500
1.-THE consumer shall also have the right
to demand the use of a meter upon the
same terms and conditions as the water
company. For all purposes other than
private dwellings, the charges shall be
by meter measurement according to the
following tariff rates:
For a daily consumption of less than
5000 gallons, IS cents per thousand gal
Ions For 5000 gallons daily or over as
| follows:
First 5000, Is cents per thousand.
Second 5000 IA cents per thousand.
Third 5000, IL cents per thousand.
Fourth 5000 II cents per thousand.
Fifth 5000. IL cents per thousand.
Sixth 5000, 10 cents per thousand.
Seventh 5000 cents per thousand.
Eighth 5000, cents per thousand.
Ninth 5000. cents per thousand.
Tenth 5000 cents per thousand.
Eleventh 5Oo0, cents per thousand.
"All in excess of 5000 gallons at cents
| per thousand.
Rent for Meters.
"The company shall have the right to
charge for meter rental In addition to
the quantity of water consumed for all
meters in excess of u OF an inch IN size
as follows:
For %-inch meters 20 cents per month
"For 1-inch meters, GO cents per month.
For 11s-inch meters 81 per month
For Pinch meters, s1.50 per month.
For 3-inch meters. S1.75 per month.
For finch meters, $3.50 per month.
1.-THE water used by the city for public
buildings and other public purposes. ex-
cept that used for fire protection, shall
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one attachment without regard to the
number of places from which 1t is drawn,
and shall be charged for according to the
foregoing schedule of rates instead Of
10 cents per 1000 gallons as named In the
present contract.
THE charge for fire hydrants shall be
reduced from sos to s35 per annum, 1t be-
ing understood that the aggregate
amount to be paid by the city for the
fire hydrants shall not be less than that
now paid (S15,340, and the 1891 addi-
tional hydrants allowable at the said rate
are to be put in by and at the expense
of the city on the present system of
mains without requiring extensions there
OF to be made by Water company"
Effect of Changes.
The following paragraph is explaina-
tive:
"Under the foregoing plan the minimum
for small buildings are reduced to what
the fiat rates for such buildings now are,
where the quarterly rate is less than SO
under the present contract but the maxi
mum quantities of water are correspond
antly reduced which is but fair and just
to the water company and the water con-
sumner. The consumer will have, however,
an opportunity. by proper care. to save
at least a portion of what he now pays
for the toilet. The rates on business
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