The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-07-17
Letter Read al Meeting Of
Council Last Night Making
This Proposition
CITY To ALLOW THEM
RIGHT TO PLACE METERS
viii Reduce Maximum Rate of 80
Cents and 8 Cents Minimum
to 20 Cents and
Cents.

AT q meeting Of the City Council last
night a letter from the Birmingham Wa
ter Works Company, signed by A. NJ
Lynn, offering to reduce the water rates
now In force, was read. In this letter the
company proposes to reduce the present
rate of SO cents maximum and cents
minimum to 20 cents maximum and 8
cents minimum per thousand for water
service. 1t IS also proposed that the
charge for fire hydrants be reduced to $40
from SIS providing the city would place
loo additional MIGRANTS. The propositions
are made with the understanding that
a new contract Shall be made by the city
and the county jointly so as TO allow the
company the right to place a meter on
any service pipe at its own expense. 1t
also offers the city l05 additional fire
hydrants free.
The letter was referred to the fire de-
partment and water service committed
Its substance Is as follows:
Present Meter Rates.
The meter rates provided in the con-
tract between the water company and
the city of Birmingham are as follows:
For the daily consumsumption Of:
1000 gallons or less, 30 cents per 1000 GAL
Ions.
1000 to 1900 gallons, 271s cents per 1000
gallons.
1900 to 1000 gallons. rs cents per 1000 gal
Ions.
1000 to 800 gallons. 22A cents per 1000
gallons.
5000 to 1000 gallons, 20 cents Der 1000
gallons.
1000 to 5000 gallons. 17sA cents per 1000
gallons.
In excess of 500 gallons daily:
For first 5000 gallons daily Is cents per
1000 gallons
For second 5000 gallons daily. "a cents
per 1000 gallons.
For third 5000 gallons daily, 10 cents Der
1000 gallons
For Fourth 5000 gallons daily - cents
per 1000 gallons.
For fifth 5000 gallons daily. Ii cents per
1000 gallons.
For sixth 5000 gallons daily, 10 cents per
1000 gallons
For seventh 5000 gallons daily. Q cents
per 1000 gallons
For eighth 5000 gallons daily, s cents
per 1000 gallons.
All over 10000 gallons daily cents per
1000 gallons.
Proposed Rates.
instead OF a maximum meter rate of
30 cents and a minimum meter rate of
cents per thousand gallons, as above.
the water company proposes herewith
to so reduce the rates as to make the
maximum meter rates 20 cents and the
minimum meter rates cents per 1000
gallons, as follows:
For a daily consumption Of;
1000 gallons or less 20 cents per 1000
gallons
1000 to 5000 gallons. 171k cents per 1000
gallons
In excess of 5000 gallons daily:
FOR nrst 5000 gallons daily, Is cents per
1000 gallons. pc
For second 5000 gallons daily IA cents
per 1000 gallons,
For third 5000 gallons daily. IA cents
per 1000 gallons.
For fourth 5000 gallons daily 10 ce,,ts
per 1000 gallons.
For fifth 5000 gallons daiiv n oents
per 1000 gallons.
For sixth 5000 gallons daily. IN cents
per 1000 gallons
For seventh 5000 gallons daily, cents
per 1000 gallons.
For eighth 5000 gallons daily. cents
per 1000 gallons
For ninth 5000 gallons daily. I cents
per 1000 gallons.
For tenth 5000 gallons dai1v. CENTS
per 1000 gallons
May Place Meters.
All over $1,000 gallons daily, cents
per 1000 gallons, 1t being understood that
the present contract shall be so amended
as to allow any consumer the right to de-
mand meter as well as allow the Water
Company the right to place a meter on
any service pipe.
1t Is proposed that minimum rate
of one dollar ($1.0O charged on " inch
or " inch meters. All meters to be
placed, kept in repair, and renewed, by
and at the expensel of the Water Com
pany.
There are at present 279 city fire n.y.
drants which are charged for at the
rate of $500 each per annum making a
total charge of sl5345 per annum. The
Water Company will allow the city to
order placed on present cast iron pipe
system los additional fire hydrants with
out additional charge and proposes fur
Their to make a charge of $4,000 per an
mum, instead of $500. for fire hydrants
ordered placed after the 105 hydrants