Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-04-27
PROPOSED Rate
FOR WATER USERS
COUNCIL TONIGHT WIZ n.
CEIVE RECOMMENDATION on
WATER COLLECTOR NICKnr
SON.

SON.
The council. will tonight recefvo
the report from Water Collector
Nickerson showing the new ached-
ule of proposed rates which shows vi
reduction over former Irrigation
rates, slight increase on the baao
meter rates and while the nat rates
for four, Ave and six room houses
remains unchanged, slight In
crease OF cents per room for houaoU
OF more than six rooms.
A material reduction on the CON.
mercial rate to large consumers haoS
been suggested by which users viii
be given water at the rate of ~
cents per 1000 gallons after tho
consumption has reached 926 -
month. A change In the meter ~
tenn Of handling the water consump.
ton on basic Of cubic feet, 60 -.
corded by the meter. instead Or eal-
Ions has also been proposed.
( The new system 10 one undog
which the city IL dealing diroct1ys
with the property owners ana pul.
lie discussion of the proposed rats ~
Invited. The matter VIII be befCro
the council tonight ana properly
owners are invited to be present.
The data now on lie in COntrOllor
Nickerson's once shows there are =
total OF 1870 services. OF this
|, number S69 are ON the NAT basis,
210 are on meters. and 1ol aro
either vacant or are services to
stables and outbuildings not nov
In us6. .E
The property record shows tkerS'
are but 1910 taps supplying tko
above number Of 1870 services snl
this Is probably accounted f0r ~
two houses being ON the same TN.
The records In February show thoro
were but 966 paying patrons 70 ~
water system and II lel vacaaolGD
then existed there are still ) num-
ber OF services not. accounted fbr.
The canvass OF the city shows
there are 81 vacant places whoro
the water should be turned on ~
least so Of these are extensiono
where other patrons are served W.
the same line and the water canuos
be turned on until the necessarY
gates are installed.
As working example Of the ef-
feet Of the proposed rates e
might be we'll to cite . 11-room
house with hath and toilet, whore
5000 feet OF land are Irrigated. The
fiat rate for the house would ~
$1.25; bath and toilet. so cents;
irrigation. IS cents per month.
making total OF s2.40 per month.
A Groom house with bath and toi.
let with 5000 square feet to BE- ir-
rigated would cost $i-75 per
month and or Groom houso
without bath and toilet with 1000
feet to he irrigated would cost 31.zo
per month.
The following is the rate sched-
ule that will be presented to the
council tonight.
Residences, boarding houses,
roomsng houses. Office rooms IN
blocks--2 rooms, SOC; 3 rooms. 75c;
4. 5, 6, rooms. 81; each additional
room over &c. Each bath or toilet,
Csc.
Single store rooms, blacksmiths-
A base rate of soc. plus charge for
urinals and toilets.
Barber shops-First chair, II:
each additional chair. csc. Baths
tpublic). 81; each additional. 50t.
Restaurants-A base rate OF
$3.50, plus charge for urinals. toll
let's, etc.
Livery barns--A base rate of 50,
for not more than 40 single stalls.
Soda fountains-75c in addition to
store rate.
Water closets. public 81; private
Csc; urina's, public SOC: private,
25c. Baths. public. 81; each addi-
tional, soc; private, 25c. Each Of
these charges to be in addition to
base rate.
rr'gation-1. 900 square feet.
net, So: 1000 square feet. net.
| $3.50: 5000 square feet. net, So;
1000 square feet, net, s.; 5000
square feet. net, IS: 5000 square
feet net. Sc: 1000 square feet. net,
81; 5000 square feet, net. IS.
| Each additional 1900 square feet,
/ SOC.
! Meter-700 cubic feet shall be
minimum considered and S1.20
the base rate. For each additional
90 cubic feet until $500 cubic
feet are consumed. lie; for each ad-
ditional 100 cubic feet over $500
cubic feet and until $1,000 cubic
feet are consumed. INC; for each
additional 100 cubic feet over 31.-
i 30a cubic feet. SC. (If charge ac-
cording to above rate should end IN
j nm nad nnmhar nf eonfs a shall ha