Manchester Democrat., 1911-04-19
PLACES ORDER MONDAY EveN'N
FOR FOUR HUNDRED FOR USE
OF WATER PATRONS.
ALL CITY STREETS NARROWED
Pass resolution Cutting Width Of Ev-
.ry Street in Manchester to
Thirty Feet.


streets of Manchester, was determin-
ed upon Monday evening at the reg
! ular session of the city council A
resolution was passed narrowing the
width of all the streets in the city of
Manchester to thirty feet EXCEPT
those portions of Franklin and Main
streets which are now paved. The or
dinance committee was directed to
prepare an ordinance to this effect
ana present the same at the nexA
meeting of the council. AS soon as
the necessary legal steps can tie.
taken the width of the streets VIII.
be fixed at thirty feet. and property
owners will have the privilege of set
ting their curts out to this line
Z in the streets. No curhs were order
ed In on any of the streets at the
meeting Monday evening, but it is
thought that curbs and possibly gu
ters will be ordered cons tructed
some time during this season on
Main and Franklin streets and pos
sibly on Union street
Sweeping changes in the conduct
and management of the city water
works plant were discussed. The or
dinance committee presented a new
water works ordinance which W 8
discussed by the members at consid-
cradle length, their attention leina
given to the details of the same rath
er than to the main provisions which
have heretofore been agreed upon
In furtherance of their resolution
passed at previous meeting to
place the town on meter basis
an order was placed for 400 meters
at the cost Of $3.50 each. While de-
sirable in many respects it will b.
seen that the change will cost the
city and water users neat little
sum, the meters ordered Monady ev-
ening alone costing $3440.00. The
council did not pass the new water.
ordinance on Monday evening for the
reason that there were other mat
ters concerning it-whieh they sdesii 4
ed to give more cepside erat.en ats All
meeting next Monday evening Th3
matter OF meter rates will lie of in Ell
est to the public generally. AS III
ordinance was presented and now
stands the rates are as follows:
For the first 1000 gallons, per M
40 cents.
For the next 1900 gallons, per M
35 cents.
For the next 1000 gallons, per NJ
80 cents.
For the next 1000 gallons, per NJ
25scents.
For the next 5000 gallons, per NJ
20 cents.
For all over $4,000 gallons per NJ
15 cents.
The above rates ar based on month
ly consumption of water.
All water rents are to be- paid
quarterly, and the minimum rate
will be $1.50 no matter how small an
amount of water consumer uses
The minimum rate of $1.50 will en-
title the consumer to use $3.50 gal
Ions during the quarter. No rebate
shall be allowed If the consumption
Of water does not reach $3.50 gallons
for that quarter. The ordinance as
presented is copied almost wholly
from the water ordinance now /,
force in the city of Waverly, Iowa.
and the meter rates therein ar.
the same The question of rates is
one that will doubtless come In for,
considerable discussion. 1t must be
conceded that the object of estaL-
fishing municipal water work plan
such as we have here in Manches-
ter, is not for the purpose of making
money and paying dividends as
would naturally be the case were
the plant owned by private individ;
uals. The public money was used to
afford the people of the city pure
water, and at as near cost as possi
BILE. The city of oelwein owns 4 its,
water works system and furnishes
water to consumers at rate OF
$500 for loom gallons per year.
The consumers of Manchester un-
der the proposed ordinance will pay
about $34.00 per year for the same
amount of water Oelwein people
+ get for $500. Conditions vary in
different cities and what may be 9
reasonable rate in one place canno'
necessarily be standard in another
1t is apparent. however, that the
proposed meter rates will at leas1
double the water tax now paid by the
consumers of this city. Whether
such an increase is necessary O.
justifiable or is the proper me. hot
for. stopping the wanton waste OF wa
ter by careless users is somethins
which the members of the councl
should wisely consider and decide TO
the best interests of the community.
A petition OF property owners wa
presented asking for the construct O
of sanitary sewer running fror
the Catholic church east to Franz
lin street in the alley between Butle
and Fayette streets. The pe'itio
was granted an dthe matter referre
to the proper committee with powe
to act.
L. G. Wells appeared in perso
y and asked for the extension of tn
water main on Union street from tn
corner of Wayne street one bloc
east to the corner Of Buchana