The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-02-20
E Every body
must Meter
The town commission
ers passed the follow
ing ordinance last
Monday evening.

1t was ordered that the Town of Hen.
dersonville, from and after the first day
of June A. D. 1908, as condition pre-
cedent to furnishing water, require each
person, firm or corporation desiring
water to sign an application and con-
tract in the following form, to wit:
Contract for water Meter and Water
Supply.
- hereby makes application TO the
town of Hendersonyille, q municipal
corporstieR chartered and. axistisss un-
der the laws of the State of North Caro-
| lima, to install at No. - street, in
said town a - inch water meter and
furnish water to - upon the terms
and conditions hereinafter contained:
l. Bills for water supplied under this
contract shall become due and payable
upon the first day of each month and
rendered monthly, between the first and
fifth day of each month, and if paid at
the Office of the town tax collector not
later than the tenth day of the month a
discount of 20 per cent shall be allowed.
2. Charges per month for water shall
be as follows: For the first $500 gallons
or less fiat rate of 623 cents; for the
second 2600 gallons or part thereof zoe
per 1000 gallons; for the second 5000: or
any part thereof 15c per 1OOe; and any
amount in excess of 10000 gallons I29
cents per 1000 gallons.
8. - agree to pay for a meter as
follows: 25 per cent upon the installa-
tion of the meter and the balance in in.
stalments of s1.OO per month payable
at same time as water rent.
4. A failure to pay the charges for
water supplied as per terms of this
agreement, together with said install
ment for meter, shall operate to termi-
nate this agreement and said town, by
its agents or employees, duly authorized
and directed so to do, may enter upon
the premises and cut the water supply
from said meter contolling said prem
iseS; and should terminate
this agreement by failure to comply
with its terms, or otherwise, before all
the instruments have been paid for said
meeter, then said town by its agents or
employees, duly authorized and empow-
cred so to do, may remove said meter
and the amount or amounts which have
been paid therein during the period
wherein this contract has been in force
shall be forfeited to said twon in COM
pensation for the cost OF installation and
rent. Sea-
5. The total cost of the meter under
this contract is to be -, (from SO. is
to $17.55 the latter for hotels, etc.-ED.)
with interest on deferred payments.
6. This application becomes binding
contract when signed by the applicant
and the duly and lawfully authorized
officer of the said town."
Be it ordained by the Board of Com
missioners of the Town of Henderson
vile that upon and after the first day of
June A. d. 1908, all connections and
taps into the Town Water System shall
be disconnected and cut off, except
where water furnished by said connec-
tions or taps shall flow through meter
approved by the Board of Commission
ers.
Be it ordained by the Board of Com
missioners of The Town of Henderson
vile that from and after the first day
of June, 1908, it shall be unlawful aud
is hereby declared nuisance for any
person, persons, firm or corporation to
use water from the town water supply
except said waite. be furnished through
water-meter approved by the Board of
Commissioners and at the rates prescrib-
cd by said Board, and that any person,
persons. firm or corporation violating
this ordinance shall be guilty of q mis-
demeanor and upon conviction thereof
shall forfeit and pay fine of $4,000.