St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1912-08-30

Repeating All Ordinances
and Acts or Parts Thereof
in Conflict with this Or
dinance.
The city of st. Johns does ordain as
follows:
Regulation Of Rates.
Section Lit Is hereby declared
TO be unlawful for any person or
persons, partnerships or corporations
to charge any consumer or consumers
of water in the city Of st. Johns
more than the schedules of rates
herein set forth and adopted by the
Council of the City of St. Johns;
and the said schedules are hereby
declared 10 be the maximum rates
to be charged for water in the City
Of ~. Johns.
Classification Of Rates
Section II.-All rates for water
In the City of st. Johns shall he
divided into three classes as follows:
A. Municipal rates.
Il. Flat rates.
&. Meter rates.
II shall be the right of any and
all consumers, others than municipal
corporations, to choose whether they
or "meter rates. and any person
on n "mctcr rate" shall be entitled
20 use all reasonable amounts of
water for any legitimate purposes
without regard 10 the "flat rate. 4"
SCHEDULE OF RATES.
A. Municipal Rates.
Section lIT.-A. The City of st.
Fifty Cents per month for each by
drant established by order Of the
city of ST. Johns until such hydrant
shall bc discontinued or discs,ab
lishcd. aud otherwise according to
schedule-dd-undc "Flnt Rates.
B. Flat Rates.
Section III.-B. For all other
purposes the following monthly rates
shall he the maximum rates 10 bee
charged by any person or persons,
partnerships or corporations vending
water to the inhabitants Of the City
Of 81. Johns excepting as hereinafter
set forth when the consumer or con
sumcrs Of water shall have request
cd TO he put upon "a meter rate, to
wit:
Dwellings.
Family Of ten persons. or less. In
cluding all occupants.
(a) Ordinary use of water for
drinking, or In cooking or
washing .,,,.,y.,,.,..,,., s0.75
Each person exceeding ten Q. .i0I
Bath tub ,.......,.,...,.,. .s5
Each additional bath tub. b...... .e5
Water closet ......,.,s...... .25
Each additional water closet. .2i
lrinhl .sss.ssss.ss.ss.ss. 30
steam or hot'watcr heater .,.. 80
Hose connection for sprinkling
yard, washing porch aud like use,
see "Sprinklng,
sprinkling Through Hose.
(b)-For each dwelling the rate for
using water through hose for sprink.
ling yard or sidewalk. or for wash.
ing porchcs or windows. shall be- ac.
cording 10 the size Of the ground
pertaining TO ID. including the space
occupied by building, ctc.; Provided,
that the minimum rate for so using
water nc each dwelling shall be 30
cents per month, although there may
be several dwellings ON one lot of
ground or less.
Each half lot, or less ....,.,..s0 $3.50
Not exceeding 81 and more
than i.s lot ....,.,,..,..., -
Not exceeding ! and more than
- Tot sssrstsssssssssssss lsuu /
Not exceeding IA aud more
than l lot ,,,,,,.,,.,,...,. l,25 |
Not exceeding l2 and more
than Ia lot ,....,.,..,.. $50 |
Not exceeding aud more than
he lot '.................. l.75
Not exceeding 3 aud more than
lots ..,,,....,...,..... 200 |
Not exceeding aud more than
lots '-''.'''s''. .''''..s..s. 20"
For more than lots, 81 l-2 cents
per lot or fraction of lot.
A lot is 5Oxl0O feet, or 5000 |
square feet Of ground, including the
space occupied by the buildings.
For sprinkling sidewalk adjoining
store, or similar buildings, the length |
TO be measured along the curb.
The first 25 feet front or less, i
including washing windows $3.50
Each additional 25 feet or less ,s5
Dwellings Occupied by More Than
One Family.
(e).-Eaeh family Of ten per.
sons, or less ,..,.,,.....,..$O $O.T5
Bath for use by all, each fam
ily ...,..,.....,....,, 20
Water closet for use by all, each
iainlly .....,,'s......,,. "a
Urinal for use by all, each fam
lly OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 20
Steam or hot-water heater 6Oe to 200
Zone person to pay for all water
supplied through one service pipe)
Apartment Houses or Flats.
(d)-Eaeh suite of apartments or
flat, occupied by one family, same
rates as single dwelling occupied
by one family,
Hotels, Boarding and Lodging
Houses; Hospitals and Asylums;
Academies, Boarding Schools, etc.
rate .............sO.75
Each bedroom for guest ........ 10
bath tub Observation-Disclosures. 10
Each additional bath tub. ....,., so
Water closet ................., 80
Jrinal Observation-Disclosures. 30
bar .......s........... l.2O
Steam or hot water heater soc TO 200
Hose connection, see f'Fire Pro